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...
A principal sits across from a Mills Teacher Scholars facilitator in the middle of a room full of her fellow principals, her superintendent, her district leaders, and thinks aloud about the adult learning spaces at her school. She...
What does it look like for teachers to promote curiosity? Our Teacher Leaders support their colleagues’ thinking in many ways. Here’s an email that Beth Levine, a Teacher Leader at Montalvin Elementary sent to her colleagues.
At Mills Teacher Scholars, we know that collaborative inquiry builds teachers’ local knowledge about how best to support their students’ learning. By sharing that knowledge publicly, they develop a collective understanding of where their students are and a vision for where to focus their...
Read on for some helpful answers to commonly asked questions about this unique professional learning opportunity. Have additional questions? Email us at info-leadbylearning@northeastern.edu. I’m a teacher. Why should this course matter to me?...
Registration for the 2018-19 Coaching Inquiry Network is now open! If you have questions about which of our courses would be the best fit for you, email us at teacherscholars@mills.edu. In 2017-18, Amelia Rosenman of the...
