Observations Vs Feedback
Over the next few weeks, many school administrators will ensure that they complete a to do list of required…
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Make It Better
How can your work be better? Ship it. Share it with the world. Find out. Make it better. …
Critical Feedback
I am always on the lookout for resources that I can share with teachers. At a conference a few…
What Do Report Cards Tell Us?
We have seen many schools move away from traditional grades and report cards in order to deliver more meaningful…
Being Defensive
It seems like we spend a lot of our time being defensive. It might be when presented with something…
5 Ways to Use Feedback to Plan PD
Are you gathering data on the PD experiences you are providing? More importantly, are you utilizing that data to…
Something Finally Clicked
It can be beautiful when something finally clicks. I have spent the last 12 weeks coaching my daughter’s basketball…
Pixar Team Meetings
Pixar movies, like Toy Story and The Incredibles, have been huge successes because of the painstaking process that the…
End of Year Checklist
It’s about that time of year in many schools where we provide each teacher with an end of year…
The Peanut Gallery
We often admonish the peanut gallery for criticism and heckling. However, we can learn from those who hate the…