4 reasons why instructional leaders avoid using video to grow teachers
By Allyson Burnett I have been working with an increasing number of schools that are using video to enhance the professional learning of their teachers. These innovative leaders of schools hold some common beliefs around the use of video: Teachers are self-reflective...Why a Teacher who is “good enough” is not good enough– and the one action a principal can take to intervene
“I was hired to be the instructional leader of the building, but I am really more of a fireman,” said a friend and third-year principal during a quick chat the other day. She continued, “I want to get into classrooms; I want to help ‘grow’ some teachers who need to...Instructional Focus + Video = Professional Learning Success: Instructional Coaching Strategies that work
If You Really Want to Grow Your Teachers, Video is the Secret Sauce to Success: Instructional Coaching Strategies that work It Only Took 25 Years I had been in education (teaching and leading) for 25 years when it finally happened. Success! What is success? Success is...3 ways to identify teachers who are drowning
3 ways to identify teachers who are drowning –and the best way to rescue them Lifeguards—the really good ones– have learned to scan the water to look for two things: swimmers whose behavior is so reckless it could endanger others and swimmers who are...Why I Coach My “Future” Teachers with Video
3 Reasons Why I Coach My “Future” Teachers with Video After 30 years teaching in public schools, and another five as a national educational consultant traveling the country, I thought that my best teaching days were behind me. Not so. For the past couple of years, I...