Instructional leadership team members at one of our partner sites log into Zoom each month ready to dive into teacher learning data to understand more about their adult learners. These teacher leaders each bring a unique viewpoint, from...
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...
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...
From learning to facilitate a webinar to understanding the intricacies of Zoom breakout rooms, our small team at Mills Teacher Scholars, like so many others around the globe, has experienced a steep learning curve over the past month.
The abrupt shift to distance learning due to the spread of COVID-19 has forced all of us in the field of education to adapt our lives and work very quickly. Mills Teacher Scholars has partnered with our sites...
What if there were true symmetry of learning in a district – from students, to teachers, to leaders? What would it look like for principals and district administrators to engage as a community of learners? How could their...
To create an adult learning culture in the service of every student, the process of learning must be visible and valued across all levels of the organization. Why practice public learning? So often, in an effort to...
“Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters.” -Margaret Wheatley “Dive with us into a puzzle.” This was the invitation extended at our Teacher Leader...
On a clear October morning, 100 Oakland Expanded Learning site coordinators and agency directors gathered on the Mills College campus to collectively explore the question “What do we mean by quality?” Under the leadership of Martha...
