Coaching mindset seen as a lever for school improvement

Youth leadership course strengthens teamwork

Youth leadership course strengthens teamwork

Letters: A clear and structured curriculum will help raise academic achievement

Letters: A clear and structured curriculum will help raise academic achievement

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Teacher evaluation systems and their reforms were built, in part, on the idea that rubric-based classroom observations, paired with feedback, would improve teacher performance and raise student achievement. Not every reform delivered on this promise, but there were bright spots. Tennessee’s evaluation system—the Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model (TEAM)—was among a small group of system reforms that were associated with gains in math and reading scores.[1] Whether TEAM is connected to other Read More

PRINCIPAL VOICE: Our off-track high school students weren’t terribly interested in school until we dug into hands-on learning

As a former teacher and now school leader, I know nothing is worse than missing the mark with your students. It is both disillusioning and frustrating to know that you are failing to provide them with the necessary tools to drive their own learning. It was this realization that convinced me that something needed to [] The post PRINCIPAL VOICE: Our off-track high school students weren’t terribly interested in school until we dug into hands-on learning appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

3 questions that uncover teacher leadership

Feedback discussions shape how educators understand their professional influence—and what questions principals ask can make a -More-