Who owns your PD?

Who owns your PD?

Who owns your PD? By Pete Hall In the never-ending quest to provide ongoing professional growth opportunities for our staff, employees, and teams, we tend to rely heavily upon leadership to identify needs, isolate the direction, and implement a PD plan. But what...
Instructional Coaching FAQ #2

Instructional Coaching FAQ #2

Instructional Coaching FAQ #2 By Pete Hall If you’re looking for information about launching an instructional coaching initiative, refining your instructional coaching practices, or augment your instructional coaching program, you’ve come to the right...
Instructional Coaching FAQ #1

Instructional Coaching FAQ #1

Instructional Coaching FAQ #1 By Pete Hall If you’re looking for information about launching an instructional coaching initiative, refining your instructional coaching practices, or augment your instructional coaching program, you’ve come to the right...
How to Survive Cascading Discipline

How to Survive Cascading Discipline

I was recently speaking with a school administrator who was lamenting the increase in disciplinary referrals to the office. He and his assistant principal were swamped, the staff was frustrated, and the campus was teetering on the precipice. As a response, he had...
In Search of the Elusive PLC

In Search of the Elusive PLC

If there’s one thing we educators can agree upon, it’s that our schools can be better. If there’s another, it’s that operating as a true Professional Learning Community (PLC) is the most surefire way to improve our outputs. So if we’re clear on the vehicle, why aren’t...
How Many Classroom Visits Are Enough?

How Many Classroom Visits Are Enough?

I’ve been working with several school districts lately on the topic of teacher evaluation systems. This comes as no surprise, since it’s a hot topic these days. One question always comes up: How many classroom visits (observations) is enough? From the administrator’s...