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Tag Archives: building relationships
What Every Instructional Coach Wishes Their Principal Knew…..
As wonderful as summer is, most schools will begin within the next couple of weeks for most of us. 😦 We all knew it had to come to an end didn’t we? 😛 Personally, my countdown usually begins around … Continue reading
Socratic Seminar for PLT #3 – The Road to a One Page Instructional Improvement Target Continues..
As many of you know, my high school is in the process of developing a One Page Instructional Improvement Target this year that defines who we are, what we want for our students, and how we plan to focus our … Continue reading
To Truly Reach Your Students, Sometimes You Have To Walk a Mile In Their Shoes
Recently, a friend sent me the link to a blog post from Grant Wiggins entitled “A veteran teacher turned coach shadows 2 students for 2 days – a sobering lesson learned” and asked me what I thought… Well, as an instructional coach, … Continue reading
Before You Can Meet Them Where They Are, You Need To Know Where They Come From
What happens when, over the course of a week,  you load 150 teachers onto school buses and take them on a tour of their students’ community? Show them where their students rest their heads every night…… and where they rise every … Continue reading
Posted in Instructional Coaching, T.I.P Theory Into Practice, Teaching, Vertical Alignment
Tagged 8 Myths of Student Disengagement, activity, building relationships, high poverty, instructional coach, instructional partner, reflection, school culture, student engagement, teaching, teaching and learning
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PLT Session 2… The Road to a One Page Target
Our 2nd PLT meeting was held a couple of weeks ago but I’ve been so busy, I haven’t had time to update until now 😦  Since my Principal and I led the last session, this time the Assistant Principal and … Continue reading
Posted in Instructional Coaching, Professional Learning Team, Strategies, Teaching
Tagged activity, Alabama Best Practices Center, building relationships, formative assessment, instructional coach, instructional partner, instructional strategies, Language Arts, reflection, school culture, strategic teaching, teaching, teaching and learning, teaching strategy
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Empowering Teacher Leaders
“Developing teachers as leaders is paramount to creating a positive school climate in which all students are valued. Teachers not only control the learning environment of their classroom, but they also dramatically influence the school culture and relationships with students … Continue reading
Posted in Instructional Coaching, Personal Thoughts, Teaching
Tagged building relationships, educational leadership, high school, instructional coach, instructional partner, reflection, school change, school climate, school culture, secondary school, teacher leaders, teachers, teaching and learning
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Why Are You A Teacher?
Every student has that “one” teacher with whom they share a connection….. Why are you a teacher? Have you asked yourself this lately? 🙂
No child deserves a teacher who has given up hope
As the new school year begins, it seems that most teachers eagerly anticipate the beginning of the school year just as much as the students.  (I know I do! 🙂 ) However, there always seem to be one or two … Continue reading
Using Evernote as an Instructional Coach
Life as an Instructional Coach in a high school with approximately 50 classroom teachers is hectic! Â Sooooooo how do I keep up with classroom visits, meetings, coaching sessions with teachers, and all the zillions of things that happen during a … Continue reading
Establishing a Professional Learning Community… The beginning of something wonderful!
This year, our school has established our first “official” Professional Learning Team (PLT). Â Â We set the groundwork last school year so we would be ready to hit the ground running as soon as school began this year. Â I plan … Continue reading
Posted in Instructional Coaching, Strategies, Teaching
Tagged activity, Alabama Best Practices Center, Alabama Math Science and Technology Initiative, AMSTI, building relationships, education leadership, education reform, high school learning, instructional coach, instructional partner, professional development, professional learning community, professional learning team, school culture, teaching, teaching and learning, The Fred Factor
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