Expecting teachers to collaborate in Professional Learning Communities, or PLCs, has become a nearly ubiquitous practice in schools across the nation. While site leaders create schedules that allow for teachers to meet regularly...
A brave soul cuts through the terse and awkward attempt at discussion that is a high school English Zoom class: “Maya Angelou has a conversational style with all those words that sound just like the people she heard...
Public Learning is not, however, a one way street. It depends on a dialogue between the public learner and their colleagues. Frequently, those not as familiar with our work ask us, why...
With the start of a virtual school year looming, I spent the summer of 2020 grappling with the idea of teaching my incoming freshmen history students in a Zoom setting. I always strive to create a comfortable, welcoming...
I had no idea how I was going to pull through last year as both a department chair and instructional leadership team (ILT) member for the first time. I doubted myself. Not only was it my first time...
Opening its doors for the first time to students in August 2021, brand new Santa Clara Unified School District elementary school, Abram Agnew, is partnering with Lead by Learning to create a safe and brave space for...
Building rapport with students was an experience I was looking forward to as a first year teacher. It was also completely unprecedented and not what I had expected. As we eased into the virtual school year, I had...
Distance Learning was a huge transition for a Physical Education Department. No more “Mile Monday” or “Try it Once” Tuesday or “Fun Friday.” Everything had to be online. It wasn’t just about digitizing worksheets or textbook material. It...
