RADICAL LEARNERS
about radical learners
The Radical Learners blog features articles and interviews of people who:
- believe we are here on earth to learn
- use technology to learn, teach, & lead (and because it’s cool)
- know that to teach without hope is to damage, but to teach with hope can save the world
- don’t blame others but accept personal responsibility for whatever task they take on
- infect everybody with their love of learning; most important, the children they teach
Meeting Teachers Where They Are: Maslow Before Bloom
Today's guest author, Casey Landry, is an Instructional Coach for The Woodlands College Park High School in Conroe Independent School District and has over 19 years experience in education, including teaching all levels of English grades 6-12, World History and US...
Can Administrators Be Coaches? Yes and No.
Like most educators, principals and administrators are very busy professionals. With all of the various tasks that fall under their responsibility, finding the time and focus to go through a complete coaching cycle can be next to impossible. But something...
Why Teacher Autonomy Is Central to Coaching Success
Pressure to see results can lead coaches and administrators toward a directive approach – dictating exactly what teachers must do to improve – but research has shown giving teachers more control and choices in their practice is far more effective. Jim Knight recently...
Music to Listen to While Writing (Reading, Painting, or Doing Other Creative Work)
Creative work can be extremely fulfilling, but it also takes a lot of time and dedicated focus. The right music can inspire you, facilitate the momentum of your work, and even help keep you on task. Since I began working with ICG, Jim Knight and I have had an ongoing...
Great Questions for Instructional Coaches
For the past few years, I’ve been asking people for their metaphor for coaching, and I’ve heard a number of different suggestions, including a sherpa, sour dough yeast, and the gobstopper that Violet eats in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Two metaphors have been...
Take the Judgment Challenge: Why Moralistic Judgment Is Wrong, Why It Feels So Good, and How to Stop It
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...
