Peter shares how a better balance between home and work, will be more impactful in what we do. Stepping back allows us the time to focus on what matters, and that is good for our mental health and well-being.

This conversation focuses on white ladies and the work they are doing in the antiracist leader community. Join Angela Ward with special guests Sara Freund, Christine Saxman & Christie Nold.

Watch Luis Versalles and other presenters facilitated storytelling activity and to help you learn how effective storytelling at work.

The six authors of Humanity Over Comfort share their thoughts on how we can all contribute to achieving equity.

Michael Fullan sits down with Peter DeWitt to talk about the new right drivers that bring whole system success: wellbeing, social intelligence, equality investments, and systemness.

Dr. Jenni Donohoo Talks Collective Efficacy. We’ll dive in to a range of examples from psychology, history, and even our own lives to uncover the power of collective efficacy.

Listen to Jennifer on the Shift Our Schools Podcast. The Shifting Our Schools podcast tells stories from educators around the world who are shifting their schools.

Peter joins authors Trudy Arriaga and Delores Lindsey to share new stories about women in school leadership, and paint a picture of what gender equity looks like.

Jennifer speaks with Dr. Kevin Ruth about her latest book, Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) At Work.

Jennifer went from full ‘yang’ to full ‘yin.’. Read more as to what she means by that and if it is a bad thing.

Marcia shares parental tips about not feeling guilty for providing exactly what our children needs. Also, we must let our children learn – from both success and failure – for themselves.

Peter shares his feelings about people who don't like his writings and how this experience become an amazing opportunity that changes his point of view.

Join Peter and Steve Constantino to discuss developing relationships with families as the most important thing you can do as a school leader.

Join Peter DeWitt and guests to help clarify this complexity and map a path for keeping schools on the move.

Peter shares an evidence-based approach helping to alleviate stress and anxiety to educators.

Peter talks about LGBTQ communities or communities of color and what they are looking for when it comes to equity, equal opportunity, and acceptance.

Join Peter DeWitt and Rachael George discussion around creating a school climate that supports all children from all backgrounds and orientations requires intentionality. Where should school leaders begin?‍

Jenni Donohoo joins Cathy and Jackie for a Concise Conversation about collective teacher efficacy.

Find out Kareem’s groundbreaking insights on what he calls “full and complete reading”, leader development, the hidden chasm between educators and students, and steps to end the reading wars once and for all.

Peter shares tips how to address about low morale amongst educators.

Join Jennifer Abrams and Cory Camp as they talks about the Better Together 2022 Summit and her book.

Peter DeWitt continues the conversation on how to create an environment in schools—and districts—that enables teachers to feel valued and rewarded for their work.

Peter shares his opinion regarding the "thinking" mindset. He also shares insights from the reference article "Bringing the Profession Back In".

Angela defines and shares her expertise and knowledge around Anti-Racism and SEL and how both are important in a classroom. She also shares initial steps that a school can take toward anti-racism.

Peter Dewitt discusses the concept of de-implementation and why it’s a term that should be on every leader’s mind.

Something to consider for next year, two ways to create a more engaging parent-teacher conference, hear it straight from Peter DeWitt.

Jennifer encourages us to connect with the company of others and get messy. Check out the importance of having good company while learning.

Peter DeWitt shares best practices from the most respected and productive teachers.

Michelle Trujillo joins Cassie Tabrizi from Create-Abilities to talk about her book Social Emotional Well-Being for Educators. They talk about how we can create a system of hope, even in this tumultuous time.

Peter talks about why we need to focus on SEL and believe in Social- Emotional Learning to address America's obsession with violence, especially in schools.

Dr. Peter DeWitt and guests Andrea Kane, Tim Cusack, and Vince Bustamante get together to share ideas about nourishing future leaders and stem the growing tide of attrition, it is all about setting them up for success in the first place.

In this conversation, Jennifer talks about the planning and the point and the of 'Hard Conversations.

Are you a new school principal? How about assistant principal? In this video, Peter DeWitt, Ed.D. explores 3 actions that new leaders should engage in when starting as a building leader, and 1 action they should avoid.

Peter returns to Changing Conversations to explore the practice of de-implementation. With a new book soon to be released on this topic this conversation offers some insight into what this is and how it may be useful to create space for what is important.

Jenni shares that when collective efficacy increases and that is when teachers collaborate on how and when to use strategies for maximum impact.

Jennifer and Kim talk about the intersection of coaching and leadership and in particular the power of clarifying conversations. As coaches, and leaders, these conversations are not always easy, but their importance can not be undervalued. If you’re looking for strategies to manage these kinds of clarifying conversations in your role, this is for you!

Listen to Wendy and Michelle's podcast chat about how educators who want to focus on SEL need to begin with a focus on adult SEL first.

This session will review the Governor’s Revised Budget Proposal and discuss budget key issues for local educators. Guests Jessica Hannigan and John Hannigan will discuss issues in student engagement, SEL, discipline, and multitiered systems of support.

If you are a coach who has a strong conviction to help others deepen their practices, while you deepen your own as well, this on-demand course is for you. This is for anyone who wishes to engage in leadership or instructional coaching.

In this critical conversation, Dr. Ward and Dr. Green discuss the impacts of Brown v. Board of Education on our work as antiracist leaders.

Watch the conversation with Dr. Angela Ward and Dr. Terence Green on Antiracist Edu Leadership.

Jennifer Cheatham, lecturer and director of the Public Education Leadership Project at Harvard, and John B. Diamond, researcher and sociologist at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, join Education Week opinion contributor and author Peter DeWitt to discuss the connection between leadership and equity in schools and districts.

Find out how you can efficiently respond to the needs of individual and small groups of students while building your school’s overall collective efficacy.

Listen as four leaders from all over the country show how they use their “spirit” to stay focused, build belonging, and successfully lead their schools.

Peter talks about how we can use de-implementation to eliminate things that no longer serve our students. This positively impacts our educator's social-emotional well-being.

Tom is joined by Dr. Lee Ann Jung to discuss sound assessment practices within the Universal Design for Learning framework.

Peter shares tips and sample questions that we could ask school board candidates and why we need to support them as they will help our school communities become stronger.

Do we really understand equity? It seems to scare so many people. Listen to Peter Dewitt's podcast as he chats with Dr. Chaunté Garrett and Dr. Tammy Campbell to share how they unpack and operationalize equity in their schools.

Peter shares the three ways to get feedback between teachers and school leaders right.

Read Jennifer's interview with The Register, Ontario public school's magazine for Principals and Vice Principals.

Minnesota Education Equity Partnership honors Mr. Luis Versalles, Executive Director of Education for Courageous Conversation, for his commitment to building racial equity in education!

In this video, bestselling author Marcia L. Tate takes listeners on a journey through her latest book, Healthy Teachers, Happy Classrooms, which tackles this problem head-on. Join us as we delve into authentic experiences that inspired Marcia’s work. We will also explore how this book can help you live a healthier, more joyful life and how to share those healthy habits with your students.

In this 3-minute Collaborative Leader video, Peter DeWitt, Ed.D. defines 5 steps to a more collaborative and impactful team. He talks about collective leader efficacy, drivers to success, roles for a team and a cycle of inquiry.

Jennifer shares the meaning of celebration for her that could be done in smaller ways and in private rituals. She also shares the importance to acknowledge those we know and care about.

Peter DeWitt, Ed.D explains how to flip faculty meetings in 5 easy steps. Flipped meetings will increase teacher voice and develop efficacy among a staff.

C3 Coaching (Connecting, Coaches, Cognition) interviewed Jennifer, the raw fairy godmother of coaching, to talk about growing and developing, the never ending work of all of us.

Check out the latest newsletter of Jennifer Abrams. This was written before Russia invaded Ukraine. She shares her experience after taking MRI and discovers why she wants to step up, speak up and show up after the said experience.

Do you still have a behavior chart in your room? Do you know someone who does? Read here to learn why you need to Tear Down your Behavior Chart.

Authors Stefani Arzonetti Hite and Jenni Donohoo share insights on the relationships between student achievement and collective efficacy as well as their model for leading collective teacher efficacy.

Peter DeWitt and Mark White discuss how schools can leverage new technology to reach their youngest teachers and students, how to retain and attract more Millennials and Gen Z teachers, and how to move from managing to coaching with all generations.

In this loose interpretation of a 3-minute collaborative leader video, Peter DeWitt, Ed.D. focuses on why leadership coaching is an important method of professional learning, and 3 topics every coach must focus on with leaders.

Read Jennifer's latest as a featured columnist for TIE (The International Educator), where she writes about the importance of knowing yourself.

In this webinar, Jessica and John Hannigan will discuss their Don't Suspend Me! Alternative Discipline Framework for designing effective discipline using restorative, reflective, and instructional methods of supports and share lessons learned and new tips for implementation since the publication of the bestselling first edition of Don't Suspend Me!

Learn more from Jessica and John Hannigan with regard to alternative discipline and SEL and how to prepare for effective implementation.

Peter DeWitt talks with collective efficacy experts Megan Tschannen-Moran and Jenni Donohoo.

Learn from Jennifer why in this ongoing process of growth, coaching is invaluable for educators.

This COVID educational experience is hard enough that sometimes we have to look at the positives, and it was truly inspiring to watch teachers engage students, as we engage in deeper conversations as an administration team.

‍Learn the 3 reasons from Peter Dewitt why most formal observations are a waste of time.

Learn and explore more about Project Based Learning from Peter Dewitt and how it can be used to teach anything can be used to teach anything from career technical concepts to critical race theory and cancel culture.

Join Dr. Jenni Donohoo and Andrea Stringer discussed their doctoral journey and why ConnectTheDocs was created.

Luis Versalles is a second-generation, Afro-Cuban American born and raised in Bloomington. Learn about his career-long goal of working to create cultural equity for all students.

In this Podcast episode you will be able to learn how to teach kids SEL explicitly; the importance of taking care of ourselves as educator show to build clarity and a common understanding of SEL.

Leaders want to try to practice instructional leadership as often as they can, but they should also take time to understand that those management tasks may be closer to instructional leadership than they first thought.

By developing a student-centered focus for our instructional-leadership team, understanding the drivers behind whole-team success, and then engaging in an intentional process to do the work is a viable way for school communities to be successful and develop a more positive self-fulfilling prophecy as a team.

We all need outlets and moments where we can cry or share frustrations and grief in messy ways. Check out Jennifer's latest blog about challenges in life and some suggestions for self-care.

Jennifer discusses her new book, Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) at Work.

Marcia Tate knew at the age of six that she wanted to be a teacher. Read more to know why Teachers possess the gift to change the world!

People don't use what they learn at a meeting because they are talked at instead of talked with, and flipping is about learning together.

In this video Jennifer catches up with Lisa Haney from the California Teacher Development Collaborative to talk about resilience and her new book, Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) at Work.

Luis shared his personal experience of how his teachers were remarkable and made him feel the sense of belonging and being appreciated. Check this video to know why we need to start courageous conversations and encourage the next generation of young people of all races to understand why Education Changes with a Conversation.

In this post, we provide a summary of a recent study that sought to determine which types and levels of feedback are most common in schools in Brisbane, Queensland.

Read Jennifer's latest as a featured columnist for TIE (The International Educator), where she writes about collaboration and reciprocity.

A protocol helps school leaders avoid the pitfalls that can derail collaborative work.

Read Jennifer's article in JSD's The Learning Professional. The article entitled You've Reached Your Limit. Here's How You Can Stretch It discusses growth and change.

Key questions school leaders should ask themselves when rolling out a new school or district initiative.

Peter DeWitt, Ed.D explains what self-efficacy is and 3 steps we can take to help others develop it. Hint one...it begins with how we approach the person.

Dualistic thinking leads us to believe that management is bad and instructional leadership is good. What matters is the balance, and sometimes that balance is impacted by our situations.

Michelle Trujillo introduces her new release from #Corwin this week: Social Emotional Well-Being for Educators.

Michelle shares five ways to Ignite Hope

Peter explains about finding a balance between dealing with what are teacher's responsibilities, the toll of the pandemic to them and ways to support our teachers.

For as long as school building leaders are responsible for learning walks and formal observations, there will be pressure on them to practice instructional leadership.

When it comes to leadership coaches, they may use a coaching cycle to help leaders find a balance between management and instructional leadership. Leadership coaches can also help leaders collaborate more with teachers or engage more families in the school community.

We know that school leaders, as well as educators, students, and families, have been through many challenges over the last 14 months as a result of COVID-19.

School is supposed to be a venue where students have numerous opportunities to engage in deep learning that will prepare them for their future.

Whether we are teachers or school building leaders, having a coach can help us improve our practices. That certainly isn’t a groundbreaking statement, but it does seem to be a lesson many educators are beginning to learn.

chools often face challenges, but COVID-19 exacerbated those challenges when it comes to issues of equity, student and adult mental health, the effective use of technology, and developing authentic student engagement

The use of technology within instructional practices, an understanding of the need to curate and not just consume information, media literacy, and collaboration are all important aspects of a brighter future for students.

So, the word “pracademia” is not one based in snobbery at all; it’s actually based in a deep hope to bring all those parties together in order to have a much more profound impact on how our students learn.

We have all been a part of teams, whether we are referring to grade-level, department, or school-based leadership teams. The first time I was asked to be a part of a leadership team I remember feeling very honored.

While collaboration sounds easy, it is anything but. It’s not difficult to put a group of people together, but how do you ensure that being together adds value? And how do you avoid getting mired in conflicts and contradictions?