We know COVID-19 and the global pandemic changed things for everyone in education. But for our youngest learners, who often come to preK with deficits in language and socialization, the... read more →
Contributing author: Annie Gagne Have you ever been in a meeting where people were using words, buzzwords, and you quickly understood that your colleagues did not have the same definition... read more →
Shifting to remote learning over a weekend and then starting the fall semester remotely has been a challenge for many teachers. Assessing those learners who do not always check in... read more →
So much of the national conversation has shifted towards reopening school to our students and to our communities. Locally, you may be hearing conversations about reopening to full in-person learning,... read more →
Change is hard, but inevitable. Schools are complex…I would argue they are extremely complex. Name another industry where you have as many variables (students, parents, teachers, bus drivers, board members, legislation, local/state/federal... read more →
Before Morrilton Intermediate School was selected to be a part of Cohort One of the PLC at Work® process in Arkansas, we had common planning times, but there was no expectation of collaboration.... read more →
"When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills." –Chinese proverb I’ve recently had reason to want to grab some bricks and build that wall... read more →
The need to explore school culture is evident as schools work to become professional learning communities. Culture in any organization is the typically unexamined assumptions, beliefs, expectations, and habits that... read more →
In Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work®, the authors comment on common mistakes made in attempting to build consensus around a new vision of learning: “It is a mistake to move forward... read more →
Change involves managing the complex matrix of relationships and beliefs that exist in an organization and aligning them toward a mission of higher learning for all. In my career, there... read more →