by Jim Knight | Aug 29, 2018 | Uncategorized |
When one teaches, two learn.–Robert Heinlein Schools have been top-down environments since the dawn of time. Rigid organizational structures controlling students, teachers, and instructional approaches do not have a strong research base validating them....
by Sharon Thomas | Aug 23, 2018 | Instructional Coaching, Uncategorized |
Doubt comes in at the window when inquiry is denied at the door. –Benjamin Jowett In our work with schools and coaches around the world, perhaps the most controversial Partnership Principle is praxis. Top-down accountability models are so engrained in education that...
by Sharon Thomas | Aug 9, 2018 | Uncategorized |
The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.–Malala Yousafzai Social media. Texting. E-mail. Even snail mail and old-fashioned phone calls. Humans on the planet today have more (and faster) means to communicate with each other...
by Sharon Thomas | Aug 6, 2018 | Uncategorized |
The history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality. –Elizabeth Cady Stanton Most people support the notion that everyone is created equal. Walking the talk of that belief, however, is challenging. School cultures and professional cultures...
by Sharon Thomas | Aug 1, 2018 | Professional Learning, Uncategorized |
“But without my voice, how can I—” –Ariel, The Little Mermaid In Disney’s animated retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, our plucky heroine, Ariel, has many struggles. Rebelling against her father, standing up to peer pressure, and navigating the trials...
by Sharon Thomas | Jul 26, 2018 | Instructional Coaching, Uncategorized |
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. –Viktor Frankl We believe in partnership. We believe (and adult learning research...
