The 5 Things Every Professional Development Should Include

Chad OstrowskiBlog, Classroom Management, Differentiation, Innovation, Leadership, Lesson Planning, Professional Development, Student Engagement

Planning PD for your staff can be stressful. You want to make sure that the time and resources are well spent, your teachers are getting actionable value from it, and that you’re getting what you asked for from your PD provider. Working with schools and districts across the country has allowed our team to create and develop high-quality professional development … Read More

The Hidden Gaps in Your Professional Development Plan (And How to Fix Them)

Chad OstrowskiBlog, Leadership, Professional Development

Let’s be honest: Professional development planning is tough. You’re juggling state mandates, teacher needs, budget constraints, and dozens of competing priorities. So, it’s no surprise that even the best school leaders sometimes overlook critical gaps that quietly undermine their PD efforts. Here’s the good news: Once you uncover these gaps, you can fix them. What we’ve found is that most … Read More

Using the 10/100/1,000 Exercise to Improve Your Time Management

Jeff GargasBlog, Classroom Management, Innovation, Leadership, Professional Development, Self-Care, Teach Happier, Teacherpreneur, Video(s)

Jeff Gargas discusses how to use the “10/100/1,000” exercise to improve your time management.  [scroll down to keep reading] Time management has always been an issue with me. The line between what’s important and what is essential can oftentimes become so blurry. A few months ago, a friend of mine recommended the High Performance Planner by Brendon Burchard. This … Read More

Effective Decision Making: Using Core Values as the Filter

Teach Better TeamBlog, Classroom Management, Leadership, Professional Development

TL;DR: Reflecting on our core values helps us filter through the decisions we make to ensure they are purposeful and effective. Involving team members in decision making can help to increase the likelihood that all members support the outcome. Using core values to make decisions helps to prevent decision-making fatigue. Research shows that adults make an average of 35,000 decisions per … Read More