by Jim Knight | Jan 7, 2020 | Improving Instruction, Instructional Coaching, Professional Learning, Self-Coaching |
Several books have been published recently describing the role habits play in personal growth. Some authors have even stated that people who want to get better should ignore goals, and focus on habits. As a result, people have been asking me, “Is it really important...
by Matthew Kelly | Nov 19, 2019 | Self-Coaching, Uncategorized |
We often are often advised to “be authentic,” but depending on what that can mean, it might not be the best advice. If I take it to mean that I should do whatever I want in any given situation because it is a reflection of my “authentic self” and people...
by Jim Knight | Oct 22, 2019 | Instructional Coaching, Professional Learning, Self-Coaching, Uncategorized |
For many reasons, judging people can feel good. Saying something like, “I can’t believe they wore that!” or, “What’s wrong with these administrators?” or, “What are these kids thinking?” could be an attempt to boost our own ego, to make ourselves feel less inept, or...
by Jim Knight | Oct 17, 2019 | Improving Instruction, Self-Coaching, Uncategorized |
Robert Sutton’s Good Boss, Bad Boss examines the differences between being a bad or good boss, but those distinctions can also serve as extremely useful parallels for bad or good teaching. In particular, there are five ideas in Sutton’s work that can help foster a...
by Jim Knight | Jul 12, 2013 | Self-Coaching, Teaching Strategies |
This is a column I wrote for a different blog a few years back. I recently received an email asking a great question: “Where can I find good Thinking Prompts for my math class?” Thinking Prompts, in case you don’t know, are provocative objects we...
by Jim Knight | Apr 22, 2013 | Professional Learning, School Reform, Self-Coaching |
This is a guest post by Dennis Sparks, Emeritus Executive Director of the National Staff Development Council, now known as Learning Forward. Dennis’ blog, “Dennis Sparks on Leading and Learning,” can be found at dennissparks.wordpress.com....
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