I had an awesome visit to a high school here in the Omaha area this week. I’ve been working with this school for nearly two…
Continue reading The Impact of Classroom Arrangement on Learning: A Teacher’s Perspective
I had an awesome visit to a high school here in the Omaha area this week. I’ve been working with this school for nearly two…
Continue reading The Impact of Classroom Arrangement on Learning: A Teacher’s Perspective
I had an interesting conversation with a school leader earlier this month, in which the leader mentioned they were wanting to roll out a new…
Continue reading Navigating Change: Three Strategies for Implementing New Initiatives
As the holiday season approaches, both students and teachers find themselves counting down the days until a well-deserved break. However, the period leading up to…
Continue reading The Next Four Weeks – Counting Down or Making them Count?
Everyone told me I had to watch it. My sister-in-law told me more than once that I was missing out. Ok, I was late to…
I had a leader ask me this week what I thought the most important ability a leader could possibly have. I thought for a moment…
I spent most of this past week in New York City surrounded by an amazing team of leadership experts. This team, which I am honored…
Continue reading News Flash: Top 5 Ways Leaders Can Improve Student Outcomes
Ever have a situation you had to describe months (or even years) after it took place? When we have to operate from memory, things may…
The calendar is set to become August which, in addition to ‘dog days’ in baseball and super hot temps all around, means staff is set…
Continue reading 5 Things to Consider for Opening (staff) Week
Hey school leaders, you have new staff joining you for the upcoming school year. For some of you, that means they report very soon. Some…
Continue reading Welcoming New Staff: 3 quick tips for leaders