In this episode, we chat about helpful pieces of advice that you can implement fairly quickly in your buildings, especially when it comes to untangling resistance with our teachers We talk about what teacher development is Some ways on how to get your teachers to buy-in when providing feedback when they’re not on the same page as you Here’s a … Read More
Creating Bit-Sized PD Cheat Sheets for Teachers
Have you tried to create your own bite-sized PD cheat sheets and share it with teachers to best support them during these times? No one has the time for an hour-long or full-day PD sessions anymore, so let’s talk about how to create quick and easy tools for our teachers. In this episode, I talk about what bite-sized PD is and how it works … Read More
Taking on a Leadership Mindset with Kassandra Ingalls
I chat with Kassandra Ingalls who has taught as a kindergarten teacher for 3 years and is currently a K-2 team lead. She quickly pivoted into the position of a teacher leader within weeks and developed a system for a thriving team during the COVID-19 school closure. In this episode, I talk about what a teacher leader is, its challenges, and its … Read More
Advice for New and Aspiring Teacher Leaders from a Principal – with Dr. Angela Draper
In this amazing episode, we chat with Dr. Angela Draper from The Virtual Principal, an elementary school principal who has been practicing for over 6 years and is in her 16th year in education. She is a military spouse and a mom to a very energetic 5-year old girl. In this episode: I talk about how an aspiring teacher leader … Read More
Three Things that Teacher Leadership is Definitely Not
While teacher leadership is hard to define, here are three things that it is definitely not. In this episode: I talk about how teacher leadership is not about roles and job descriptions It is also not about power and authority, but about collaboration Finally, teacher leadership is just not being utilized effectively in schools Links Mentioned: Check out the … Read More