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 struggling and...
3 reasons for Sibme’s Instructional Virtual Coaching
3 Reasons Sibme’s Instructional Virtual Coaching Offers Powerful Support for Struggling Teachers I know why we are surprised—even unprepared when it happens. It’s because we were pro-active! At the beginning of the summer, we used a team of the school’s finest to...
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...
Instructional coaching that is Swift, Consistent, Strategic – and Virtual
Struggling Teachers need Coaching that is Swift, Consistent, Strategic—and Virtual After working with a struggling teacher, I always walk away with the same thought and the same question. My thought? I appreciate the value and power of personalized instructional...
Opening Day
Last weekend was opening day for Little League. I sat in the bleachers and clapped for my little guy and 700 of his closest friends, and then came the speeches. I got some funny looks because I was taking notes the whole time, but as a virtual coach I’m...
