A coaching notebook is a powerful reflection tool to consider the year’s accomplishments and determine goals for the upcoming school year.
Leadership
What Is Textured Teaching and why is it important?
In several states in the United States, talking about race and racism is currently restricted in one way or another. In the year 2023, not 1950. So how will those of us who are committed anti-biased and anti-racist teachers proceed? With conviction and vigor.
A is for Assessment: Considerations for linking assessment and instruction
How do we uncover the kinds and degrees of support that will be most effective for individual students? Our best shot starts with assessment that is authentic, asset-based, actionable, and anti-racist.
Lead for Literacy: Your Moment is Now
A sneak peek into Irene Fountas & Gay Su Pinnell’s new professional book, Leading for Literacy; What Every School Leader Needs to Know.
Leading for Literacy: Five Key Ideas That Will Build Capacity and Impact Student Learning
Tips for support literacy teaching in your school/district.
Literacy Collaborative 2021 Virtual Cohort
The 2021 Literacy Collaborative cohort will be held online through a combination of live, interactive sessions and on-demand learning. Participants apply what they learn and receive job-embedded coaching from Lesley University faculty as part of their coursework.
Choose Wisely! Qualities and Dispositions of a Literacy Coach & Teacher Leader
Identifying an educator to train as a literacy coach is among one of the most important decisions a building principal has to make.
Assuring Access and Equity in Early Childhood: Harnessing the Power of Diversity
It is our collective responsibility to continue to advocate for early childhood classrooms. These environments assure the opportunities for children to experience the imagination, wonder, and joy of childhood and develop the confidence and agency that every child deserves.