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Reading an @ASCD published book, Engaging Teachers in Classroom Walkthroughs, by Donald S. Kachur, Judith Stout, and Claudia Edwards. As I prepare to work with local Atlanta educational leaders on developing a classroom walkthrough process in their schools, I’m using this piece to build the case. This book lays out a compelling, research-based rationale for…
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I read a great book last year, Coaching Matters, by Joellen Killion, et.al. If you want a primer, read a recent article, Teacher-Coach Relationships, in Tools for Learning Schools by the same authors. The excerpt from the book gives you a feeling for what you will learn. Here is a quote: To have a productive…
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The prospects for job growth in Georgia are positive for the near future (State of the Industry 2013 – High-Tech Employment Growth, Georgia and U.S. 2008-2012). In 2010, jobs requiring a BA degree or higher were held by about 20.0 percent of Georgia’s workforce, or about 826,000 workers. By 2020, this demographic group is expected…
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If this question is something you wonder about as a school leader, you might want to read Tony Schwartz and Christine Porathmay’s article, Why You Hate Work, in the New York Times (Sunday Review, May 30, 2014). The authors run the Energy Project, an organization that partners with organizations to help them “create workplaces that…
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A deep sense of trust and cooperation are very important in good leadership. Simon Sinek gives a very interesting 11 minute TED talk on what it means to be a good leader, creating a culture of trust among those in your “tribe.” Definitely worth reflecting on his vision for leadership. What if we used his…
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