Maintaining Focus Amid Change Effective leaders in all sectors know their decisions carry power, but the stakes feel even higher in education. The future of the next generation hinges on the instructional moves system leaders bet on, yet leadership development often overlooks a critical element: the psychological journey of managing change. How can leaders support … Continued
Take Five is a quick-hit series highlighting the people behind Leading Educators’ mission, shining a light on the experiences they bring to our partnerships with school systems. Learn how Leading Educators can help you go further faster. Meet Mark Healy Education leadership—whether at the school or system level—is complex, human work. It’s also everchanging. This is a … Continued
Today’s principals face increasing demands Over time, their job has expanded to include a growing list of administrative duties—budget management, compliance, staffing—that can overshadow their original purpose: to be the principal educator within their school. For school system leaders, setting up principals to balance operational and instructional leadership is critical to transforming school outcomes. So, … Continued
The Power of A Coaching Cycle We’ve all been there: the first day on the job, brimming with confidence, convinced we know what we are doing and that we have everything to offer. Or rather, the professional world has set an expectation for feeling that way. In education, this illusion of instant expertise is particularly … Continued
Instructional Leadership Matters For many potential school leaders, the preparation experience is like swimming in the shallow end of the pool. It’s a lot of learning and applying transactional skills around school budgeting, school law, and instructional observations. But the role of an effective school leader demands so much more. In reality, these leaders will … Continued
Take Five is a quick-hit series highlighting the people behind Leading Educators’ mission, shining a light on the experiences they bring to our partnerships with school systems. Learn how Leading Educators can help you go further faster. Meet Bekki Sarradet Meet Bekki Sarradet, Senior Director of Network Support at Leading Educators. As part of the … Continued
Take Five is a quick-hit series that highlights the people behind Leading Educators’ mission and the experiences they bring to our partnerships with school systems. Learn how Leading Educators can help you go further faster. Meet Michael Little Meet Michael Little, a new Instructional Leadership Coach for the New York City partnership who is working … Continued
Q&A with Designer Araceli Flores Araceli Flores is a designer, coach, and math lover at heart. She’s especially passionate about applying ratios and proportional reasoning to her two main hobbies: baking and home improvement projects. I spoke with Araceli about how her lifelong passion for math and Filipino identity shaped her perspective on the intersection … Continued
Talking with Michigan District Leader Jennifer Slanger Earlier this year, I profiled Dr. Jennifer Slanger’s efforts to improve students’ opportunities in West Michigan’s Wyoming Public Schools. As the Director of Teaching and Learning for the district, Dr. Slanger is leading system-wide efforts to strengthen learning in math and ELA. This second installment details her journey … Continued
LeAnita Garner describes herself in a few ways: learner, caring big sister, mother, wife, daughter of an educator, and a career educator herself. These facets are shaped and enhanced by the power she finds in her heritage. Within the context of Black History Month, she hopes we can start to change the way we celebrate … Continued
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