Workshop as a Vehicle for Agency
By Sathya Wandzek When I was a teacher in the classroom, my number one goal was for students to see the why behind the...
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Agency = Unstuck
To have agency, or to be agentic, in school means to be a problem solver – someone who knows how to get herself...
What does it mean to coach? Consider the 4 A’s
Despite the many models and beliefs of coaching, I invite you to consider these four “A’s” when planning for your next coaching conversation...
Three Ways to Show Teachers their Impact
Three ideas that highlight application with appreciation for peer observations and create an opportunity for the hosting teacher to see and hear their...
Empowering Problem Solvers
When we empower learners as problem solvers, we support their identities as thinkers and agents in their own lives. We need them....
Cry for Meaning: Making Sense of Math
When students memorize only procedural skill in mathematics, they miss the backstory, they miss the opportunity to question their own calculations, they miss...
Facilitation is People Work
Effective, impactful facilitation recognizes that our core role is to shepherd people through growth and change....
Facilitating Groups is Really Hard
In schools we have asked people to coach and mentor individuals. We work with one person and support their growth through coaching conversations....
Planning Reminders for Professional Learning: Part Two
In addition to establishing clear standards for both agendas and routines—it is important to create an environment throughout all professional learning that encourages...
Planning Reminders for Professional Learning: Part One
In this two part blog series, I will share these five reminders to assist in the day-to-day, week-to-week, or month-to-month professional learning process....
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