7 Experiences for Teachers to Seek for a Satisfying Career
Teachers seeking a more satisfying career should seek out a variety of opportunities to learn and lead. ...
Teacher Leadership
Tell Your Story, Make a Difference
Video of my EdTalk at San Francisco State University, July 2017, California Teachers Summit....
CA Teacher Summit EdTalk
Teachers need to provide a multitude of positive stories about public education in order to advocate more effectively for an equitable system....
Labor Day and Beyond
For unions, Labor Day has to be more than a one-day nod to our past....
Times Change, Teacher Leaders Adapt (1 of 3)
Times change, and teachers must adapt. Are you ready for analysis and reflection that will challenge some basic paradigms?...
Teaching and Learning in D.C.
Today and tomorrow I'm attending the Teaching & Learning Conference in Washington, D.C. There are several ways to learn more about what's happening here if you can't join in personally....
Decision Quality for Students and Schools
The study of decision quality reveals a number of reasons that teachers need autonomy as instructors, and must be integrally involved with decisions that shape or become school policies....
Put the Professional in PD
What does it look like when professional development days are not only highly professional, but celebratory, and inspiring?...
Today’s Recommended Reading for Teacher Leadership
Teacher leadership in schools isn't as new as some people might think, but it's a reform unique among the others in that it has never really been taken to scale, despite evidence that it works....
Remembering Ron Thorpe
Ron Thorpe articulated a grand vision for the teaching profession and pursued it with gusto, never dissuaded by the scope of the challenge or the likelihood of some stumbles along the way. ...