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The Myth of Choosing Between Rigor and Student Agency is Costing Us. You can—and must—have both.

Too often, we hear leaders and teachers feel they must sacrifice high standards to make space for student-led learning. The solution lies in
I absolutely adore my work out in the field at schools. It’s energizing to lead workshops with teachers, coach leaders through challenges, and facilitate team discussions. 

I’m equally grateful for the (rare!) days with no meetings or ca
🧠 A little neuroscience for your Monday: 

Oxytocin fuels connection, and connection fuels learning.

Here’s why this little fact matters for school leaders: 

When you intentionally build trust and warmth with staff, students, and families, y
Why should a principal or division head encourage their stronger, more veteran teachers to engage in instructional coaching? In a phrase: CULTURE OF LEARNING. 

When a veteran teacher engages in an improvement practice like coaching, they are modelin
During this Thanksgiving week, we are sending gratitude to every friend, follower, and educator for making the Teach Learn Thrive community a special place that’s equal parts hard work and joy, authenticity and perseverance… laced with l
Still getting the hang of live video 😅 (How’d I do, @keenlyguidedparenting ?!) but won’t let that stop me share about some energizing collaborations I checked in on this week. ✨ 

St. Ann School and Holy Redeemer School are all in on ins
November newsletter drop 📬 

This month we explore tough questions about current reality in education:

Are American schools lowering expectations in an era of cognitive and literacy decline? 

Our article unpacks the disconcerting evidence and offe
➡️ Apparent contradictions in instructional coaching, and my take on them... The first post in an occasional series. 

⁉️Apparent Contradiction: Coaches must “go slow to go fast,” but they also have no time to waste when it comes to stude
“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” – Albert Einstein

Monday motivation…

How can you dissociate from your talents and skills today… and replace that with plain old curiosity? 

Yes, it’s

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