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

Chad OstrowskiBlog, Lead Better, 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

Give Yourself 90 Seconds

Suzanne DaileyBlog, Connect Better, Teach Happier

Something I teach my own children, and something we’ve said in this series before, is there are really only 2 things you can control in your life: How you prepare and how you respond. Viktor E. Frankl, the renowned psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, once stated, “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to … Read More

5 Benefits of Progressive Instruction for Modern Classrooms

Chad OstrowskiBlog, Differentiate Better, Engage Better, Innovate Better, Lesson Plan Better, Mastery Done Better

TL;DR: Progressive instruction fosters student-centered learning, critical thinking, and adaptability. Key benefits include active learning, personalized approaches, collaboration, lifelong habits, and dynamic classrooms. Using frameworks like The Grid Method can make implementing these strategies manageable and effective. Education is evolving, and so are the methods we use to teach and engage students. One of the most impactful approaches that is … Read More

Why Personalized Professional Development Is a Game-Changer for Teachers

Jeff GargasBlog, Engage Better, Innovate Better, Lead Better, Reflect Better

TL;DR: Personalized professional development tailors growth opportunities to individual educators’ needs, improving engagement, practicality, and flexibility. This approach fosters meaningful classroom impact through coaching, self-directed learning, and actionable feedback. Personalized professional development is exactly what it sounds like—tailoring growth opportunities to fit the unique needs of each individual educator. In today’s ever-changing classroom environments, the old “one-size-fits-all” approach to professional … Read More