What does it mean to get sophisticated about how we use student data? This was a question our Instructional Leadership Team, ILT, pondered during our first Vision and Inquiry Session with Lead by Learning, a series designed to...
As we work together to restore hope to the future, we need to include a strange and new ally — our willingness to be disturbed. Our willingness to have our beliefs and ideas challenged by what others think. No one...
Many teacher, school and district leaders are questioning how they can create professional learning cultures where colleagues routinely engage in honest conversations that lead to learning and improvement, particularly as it relates to issues of equity. What is...
A lot can happen over the course of a weekend. Family members come to visit, birthdays are celebrated, pets get sick, little siblings hurt themselves and recover, and there are eventful excursions to the zoo or Chuck E...
For teachers everywhere our worlds have been turned upside down. We are used to gathering data about what our students know and don’t know yet through listening to conversations, having quick chats before or after class, and even...
As public school educators, we are all very familiar with our districts adopting new initiatives every year. Perhaps one year Integrated English Language Development (ELD) is all the rage, and then Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports takes center...
“Principal Crespo, can you drop me from Ms. X’s class and put me in Ms. Y’s instead?” asked Mia, the third senior this week to walk into my office and ask me this question. I began to wonder...
As I noticed many district and school leaders around me also struggling to feel connected to their visions for improvement in the midst of their day-to-day challenges, I began asking, how can leaders bring about transformation when they themselves don’t have time...
We can all agree that we, as teachers, made the ultimate pivot in our career. We were able to bring the love and joy of learning to an online format. Everyday wasn’t easy and came with...
This year of inquiry began for me with a focus on peer talk routines. Our Mills Teacher Scholars (MTS) inquiry group at Encinal Jr. and Sr. High School was focused on supporting students in engaging more...
