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For the past 35 years, Steve Barkley has served as an education consultant to school districts, teacher organizations, state departments of education, and colleges and universities nationally and internationally, facilitating the changes necessary for them to reach students and successfully prepare them for the 21st century. A prolific published author, his weekly blog has evolved into a go-to resource for teachers and administrators all over the world. Visit BarkleyPD.com to learn more.
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Author and international educator, Ann Lautrette, describes a co-constructed classroom as a space where students are valued and empowered, where teachers and students work together to plan learning, to do learning, and to assess learning. How can coaches and school leaders create a space for teachers to stop doing some good things to make room for …
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Nellie Harden, from the "6570 Family Project," describes our parenting role in providing a training ground for our children’s adulthood. 6570 days is the amount of time we have until our youngsters reach age 18. As a parent of four teenage daughters and having interacted with hundreds of parents, Nellie explores building youngsters’ worth, esteem, …
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This podcast is pulled from a presentation/conversation I did with Nicole Turner as part of her Coaching Summit 2023. In this podcast, we explore why teachers deserve a coach. We knew this important connection to coaching from at least 1980. We also examine the important principal coach partnership and explore building coachability by tackling FOFO…
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This podcast is pulled from a presentation/conversation I did with Nicole Turner as part of her Coaching Summit 2023. With a special consideration on those who are newer to their instructional coaching career, I looked back on the learning and insights from my early years implementing coaching in many different settings. In part one, we explore the…
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It takes time and conscious decisions on a teacher’s part to build connections with students. With the pressures of pacing guides and content coverage, teachers can feel uncomfortable dedicating the needed time to connection building with students. Research is clear that many benefits can be gained from committing to building connections. "The need…
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Dr. Mark Wilson, a past national principal of the year and a current coach to school leaders, shares insights and strategies from his new book, "What They Didn’t Teach You in Fancy Leadership School." Mark addresses team building, communication, and expectations. He highlights the many similarities among the roles of teachers, instructional coaches…
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How can "constellation thinking" (Matthew Barzun, "The Power of Giving Away Power") increase the learning and creativity of school staff who currently are most likely engaged in pyramid thinking? Building integration into decision making increases vulnerability, trust, and interdependence. What role should instructional coaches have in PLCs? Watch …
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What do students experience in your classroom that they would identify as indications of caring? When would they identify the tasks that they have been given as useful? When and why would they describe hard work as feeling good? Can students recognize that when teaching is hard work it feels good to you? How might discussions about above and beyond…
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The start of the school year is a great time to guide your school team in a reflection around the school’s and district’s mission and vision statement. Commit to the necessary actions that are needed to have the vision become an outcome rather than just an opportunity. Use high expectations to drive educator actions. Subscribe to the Steve Barkley …
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Does your staff have a clear understanding of what it means for educators to work as a team? Do your teacher and administrator leaders have a common assessment of the current status of teaming? How are you planning to support the building of vulnerability and trust required for deep team collaboration? Read the article on the benefits of teaming he…
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Goal setting can help with classroom management and academic performance. It allows students to become more aware of expectations and concrete methods to achieve an outcome. How might students forming hypotheses increase the success of their goal setting practices? Students sharing their hypotheses and their reflections can lead to learning from ea…
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Dr. Kevin McGowan, the National Superintendent of the year, shares how the Brighton Central School District in New York State made substantial increases in student success by focusing on every student, every day, in every way. He examines the roles of everyone connected to the school questioning their actions around the “every student” focus. Their…
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If you did walkthrough observations of PLC sessions in your school, what would you hear and see? To what extent does the learning environment for teacher during PLCs mirror the learning environment you want for students? Are projects, peers, passion, and play evident? Listen to the podcast with Nancy Frey and Doug Fisher here. Subscribe to the Stev…
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“Stop talking so much and make time for inquiry.” That’s the first of the six strategies that Alexis Wiggins and Tracy Hill share from their experiences as teachers and instructional coaches both nationally and internationally. They provide the "why" for empowering students to learn content deeper while developing critical success skills for life o…
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Donna Spangler, a past chair of district level coaches, describes the need for coaches to develop strategies to gather input that assesses the effectiveness of their coaching program. The collection of calendar and activity records tend to record activity; not impact. How does coaching enhance teacher professional growth, positive organizational ch…
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George Wright, management consultant, explores why focusing on continuous improvement is a critical leadership purpose; improvement for your self and creating the needed support for your staff’s growth. He identifies the benefits of improvement as increased self-confidence, greater job satisfaction and more opportunities for growth. Improvement is …
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Mastery-oriented learners are motivated by building competency. They are intrinsically motivated rather than driven by extrinsic rewards or by fear of punishment. Mastery-oriented learners want to learn for the sake of learning rather than for grades or teacher or parent approval and believe that ability is changeable. Mastery-oriented learners bel…
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All of us are at different stages in our learning of a new skill from being unconsciously or consciously unskilled to being conscious or unconsciously skilled. Tom Gordon, the originator of Parent Effectiveness Training and Teacher Effectiveness Training identified theses stages. They provide a helpful understanding for those of us coaching and bei…
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This episode continues the exploration of the early authors, presenters, researchers, and experiences that have influenced my work in coaching across the last 40 years. Bruce Joyce and Beverly Showers' exploration of the impact of coaching on the transfer of workshop skills to embedded classroom success was an early footing for me. I explore that i…
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Looking back on my 35 years of working in the field of coaching, I am pulling some of the authors, beliefs, experiences, and insights that I believe form a foundation for those building their coaching practices. In this first episode, I’ve focused on Joellen Killion’s explanation of the importance of "coaching heavy." She reminds us that results bu…
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Research informs us that when tackling tasks that are more complex, success is more likely to occur from intrinsic rather than extrinsic motivation. How can teachers and parents support learners in building self-determination? What are the environments that nurture intrinsic motivation leading to increased engagement, persistence, and satisfaction …
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When teachers are told to implement a new program because it’s "research based," what are they thinking and feeling? That’s the question Sarah Morris, a Doctoral Academy Fellow at the University of Arkansas explored. She shares her summary from 400 responding teachers. Instructional leaders should consider how they engage teachers with research. Re…
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Schools face increasing needs to respond to student wellness concerns, often with limited staff and time. Maria Barrera, the founder and CEO of Clayful, shares how her organization is working to respond with an app that through text links students with a wellness coach. She responds to some of the most asked questions about the strategy. Find out m…
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Parent, teacher, and author Crystal Frommert, shares her thoughts on building the parent/teacher partnership from the parents’ perspective. That partnership is important to maximize a student’s success in school. When is a phone call or even a short visit at school a better choice than an email? Crystal also describes the changing parent role as yo…
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“Self-efficacy is one psychological lens school leaders might use to support teachers, so they are able to effectively accomplish and sustain the work they love.“ (Sarah Caroleo) As a Ph.D. student researching teacher capacity at Johns Hopkins University, Sarah shares findings indicating that weaker levels of teacher self-efficacy can relate to int…
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As John Dewey stated, “We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” This is as true for educators as it is for our students. I was invited to explore teacher reflection through coaching with Cory Camp on the SIBME Coach Replay Show. Listen in on our reflections which hopefully will generate some of your own. Watch the V…
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As you observe your kids on social media, are you seeing them engaged in entertainment and social connection or are they engaged in distraction from boredom, anxiousness, or distress? Mental health counselor, Leah Jacobs, describes how parents can engage with their young ones in reflection creating mindfulness. What are we modeling in our own socia…
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Chief Innovation Officer for the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Tim Fish, explores how school leaders can support the environment and opportunities for educators and students to be innovators. How does your mission and vision lead to innovation? Tim describes innovation as "a disposition, a way of behaving, a way of seeing ours…
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The term Fear of Finding Out (FOFO) was initially used to describe the feelings of people who were afraid to seek medical advice even if suffering. One can be more comfortable not knowing. How does FOFO impact teachers’ reactions to opportunities for “finding out,” coaching observation, PLCs looking at student work, or data review meetings? Emotion…
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The use of learning stations can provide teachers and students at all grade levels increased options for differentiated learning with greater student agency. Catlin Tucker shares many specific station rotation strategies for handling issues around school schedules, class size, and management. Her knowledge around blended learning options expands th…
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Elementary principal, Haley Beavert, created a program trading required mandatory faculty meetings for optional learning opportunities. She identifies the strategy as an example of de-implementation. The program, called “Feed Your Brain,” has teachers organizing learning opportunities for professional development which has now expanded to other sch…
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With the right strategies, educators can support student-led discussions that foster deep critical thinking and empathy. Student-led discussions can build students’ skills in analytical thinking and innovation; complex problem-solving; creativity, originality, and initiative; and reasoning and ideation. Tracy Hill and Alexis Wiggins, experienced te…
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Parents often receive messages about the dangers that might befall unsupervised children and the value of high achievement in school. They too seldom hear messages that if children are to grow up well-adjusted, they need ever-increasing opportunities for independent activity, including self-directed play and meaningful contributions to family and c…
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“Are we giving students answers to questions they haven’t asked and solutions to problems they have never encountered?” Author and consultant with an expertise in blended learning options, Catlin Tucker, explores bringing relevance, curiosity, and inquiry into our students learning opportunities. She describes "onboarding" students to learning oppo…
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What impact is created when teachers play a greater role in guiding the observations that school administrators conduct? Ty McGee, an administrator with the Saudi Aramco Expatriate Schools in Saudi Arabia, describes the design process used and the plan that emerged to increase teacher’s satisfaction with observation feedback. Consider how this plan…
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“Neuroscientists have found that mistakes are helpful for brain growth and connectivity and if we are not struggling, we are not learning. Not only is struggle good for our brains but people who know about the value of struggle improve their learning potential.” (-Jo Boaler) Creating student’s understanding of the value of struggle and creating a p…
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Peer Observation and Peer Coaching - both build opportunities for teacher reflection, growth, and collective teacher efficacy. There is a difference between the two activities. Clarity on expectations of a collegial peer engagement may positively impact the experience and learning outcomes. Read Steve's blog on learning walks at Manheim Central Sch…
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Director of Learning at American Community School of Abu Dhabi, Dr. Jen Ricks, explores the changes in moving from a focus on a teacher performance appraisal system to a professional growth model. She identifies options that are offered to teachers as they plan their growth opportunities around what their students need them to learn. E-mail Jen: je…
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Volunteer and paid coaches connecting with your children can play an important role in developing important life skills as well as performing skills. Five elements of building developmental relationships and a strategy called “compete, learn, honor” are explored. How does a focus on safety, fun, and growth reinforce respect and empowerment? Read "T…
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Just as instructional coaches need specific skills and mindsets to be an effective coach, teachers need specific skills and mindsets to gain from being coached. Similarly, team facilitators need important skills and mindsets, and team members need critical skills and mindsets of membership. Patrick Lencioni suggests that team members need to be hun…
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"If you don’t question what your experiences mean and think actively about them on an on-going basis, the evidence shows you are unlikely to improve.” - Alexandra Spalding Using the Gibbs Reflection Cycle, Steve explores how a coach's questions and observations can maximize a teacher’s reflection and thus learning. Teachers’ insights are empowering…
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The author of "Leading Beyond Your Title: Creating Change in School from Any Role," Nili Bartley, shares reasons and strategies for generating leadership opportunities for students to lead. She identifies the value of teachers leading with their passions and learning the passions of others. Countless opportunities to create real change exist in eve…
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How do teacher leaders work to build a coaching culture in a school? They should be the most coached teachers in the school. Steve responds to these questions from teacher leaders: • If I observe something that the teacher can easily fix, should I point it out? • What if the teacher asks, "What should I do?” • What do you do when a teach asks for s…
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Using science teaching and learning as an example, Dr. Stephanie Sisk-Hilton illustrates the importance of exploring big concepts and connected systems with students. She shares her work with colleagues, designing a program leading to a Climate Justice Education certificate. Suggestions on how coaches can assist teachers to expand current instructi…
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Dr. Maleka Donaldson, parent, teacher, education professor and author of "From Oops to Aha: Portraits of Learning From Mistakes in Kindergarten," shares her vast experiences for parents’ consideration. Children at all ages are reading cues concerning the acceptance of mistakes. As parents, we need to be aware of the message we are communicating. Ho…
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Miriam Plotinsky, the author of "Teach More Hover Less: How to Stop Micromanaging Your Secondary Classroom," identifies that students need to be empowered to take ownership of their learning in order to be fully engaged. She breaks hover-free teaching down into four sequential stages: mindset, deeper relationships, planning for engagement, and choi…
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AJ Crabill, the director of governance for the Council of Great City Schools and the conservator for Desoto ISD in Texas, explores the need for district alignment on continuous improvement in student learning outcomes. These statements from AJ spark the conversation: "The sole reason that schools exist is to improve student outcomes” and “Student o…
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“Students are not like Lego sets; collecting small bits of knowledge and eventually building a bigger picture understanding.” Dr. Stephanie Sisk-Hilton describes the reasons for engaging students in learning activities that include deep and broad systems understanding. Her examples encourage educators to increase these opportunities by building fro…
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Dr. Maleka Donaldson shares how school leaders can either encourage or discourage teachers from taking new risks and learning from mistakes. What coaching conversations should occur to uncover teachers’ beliefs, habits, and notions around mistakes? How does a coach personalize coaching with that understanding? What is the “error climate” in your sc…
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Hear the experiences and insights that led to having a PD session for staff with the themes of equity and social justice being led by middle and high school students. Nili Bartley, digital learning and innovation coach, shared this observation: ”The mutual respect in the room for what students and staff members were asking each other to offer, spar…
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