But without planning, these teachers’ roles can be at greater risk during budget downturns, like those occurring now as K-12 ...

The instructional coach is a teacher talking to another teacher." —Jim Knight Developing a craft like teaching is challenging work. Developing it in an innovative, unfamiliar next generation model can ...

Before I started teaching ninth grade Algebra in D.C. Public Schools, I had a career in global health. I would sometimes travel alone for work for weeks at a time, collaborating with partners abroad ...

Teacher effectiveness is the number one school-related factor that impacts student achievement. The question then becomes: How do I as a superintendent support my teachers and ensure they are getting ...

Years before I wrote my book, “Courageous Edventures,” and helped develop an instructional coaching model used in schools across the country, I served as a district leader supporting instructional ...

District 211 recently hosted a networking conference for area instructional coaches to share coaching models and strategies that are utilized in area schools. More than 60 participants from 38 Chicago ...

A superintendent shares her district’s best practices for inspiring teachers to keep learning as the district aims to improve instructional coaching Instructional coaching can be a powerful framework ...