Examining student data with colleagues requires a willingness to be vulnerable and honest about teaching and learning, how our actions serve our students, where we are succeeding, and where we need to grow. At...
This summer marked the close of our 5th cohort of Lead by Learning’s Certificate in Leading Adult Learning program. Our yearlong, practice-based experience supports education leaders to lead meaningful change in their systems through disrupting unjust...
In the eight years since the schools on my campus chose to reopen our library, I have circulated thousands of books, taught research skills to hundreds of kids, hosted author visits, led National Novel Writing Months, and (once)...
I began this school year with a lofty goal: I wanted to facilitate the transition of my large, comprehensive high school into a more inclusive space that welcomed more students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) into the general...
As a lifelong learner and believer in inquiry, I have many questions. One of the first questions I developed as I was leading circles with 10 and 11-year-olds during my first year of teaching 5th graders was the...
“Can I change my answer?” That was the question a student asked after a quick partner discussion about Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime. She had just shared her response aloud and heard...
My school district has an eligibility process that an aspiring leader must pass to be considered for a principal job. I failed it twice. Once eligible, a school’s individual school board has its own process to hire the...
