Everyone listened intently as a focal student shared his sadness of having no friends on his teacher’s audio-recorded data. “No one likes me,” he complained. The room paused as educators took notes to support their colleague, the Public...
At Lead by Learning, we believe that effective adult learning deepens awareness of racial harm to engage in anti-racist action. The shifts in mindsets and increased self-awareness of one’s implicit biases which lead to anti-racist action show this...
July 1, 2024 | Dr. CPT Yashika Nicole Tippett-Eggleston
We all have biases, yet we are not all able to accept that fact. Nor are we often able to receive or believe that there are behaviors or systems that we as leaders allow that impede student achievement...
“Oh no, no no, this is not going to work.” Oof. I gulped… swallowed hard, and felt my heart pound in my ears and my face redden. I was tempted to offer a rebuttal, something like...
I remember it all began on August 12, 2022, a few days before school started. Our Monroe leadership team had chosen to meet and plan early before the school year started. We knew we had important work to...
Ms. Sato: “Now [at the end of the school year], how do you feel about math?” I asked this question with a little trepidation to one of my most challenging students in the last weeks of...
Advancing Equity Through Inquiry On May 14, 2024, the Mills College at Northeastern University Oakland campus was buzzing with educators at our 2024 Inquiry in Action Forum.
“Quiet leadership’ is not an oxymoron.” – Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Won’t Stop Talking When I first ready Quiet, by Susan...
Those kids don’t care. That’s too hard for these kids. These kids won’t be able to… You wouldn’t think you were at a meeting of educators, veterans at that, upon hearing these...
Imposter Syndrome. We’ve all heard of it – a belief that one isn’t qualified to be in a position of leadership or in a job because they don’t have the right credentials, experience,...
