I recognize and admit to having a chip on my shoulder about the field of early childhood education - and, at times, disbelief that others may not see ...
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Last Updated: March 16, 2020
CLASS allows us to quantify the quality of teacher-child interactions—and that is a powerful thing. But improving child outcomes takes more than just ...
As coaches, we've all encountered resistant teachers. Resistance to coaching can take many forms. You might encounter a teacher who is direct, making ...
Data. Data. Data. We hear a lot about using data these days. We know it is important and useful, but honestly, it can be overwhelming. So, how do you ...
As the former Vice President of Education and Program Operations, as well as the Head Start/Early Head Start Program Director, of a large Chicago ...
The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority. -Ken Blanchard Consider for a moment the roles both influence and control play in ...
When my first child was born, I was 30. I was also married, had a master’s degree, and taught in a district that paid pretty well. During my ...
A year ago, urged on by my insightful new colleague, Manda Klein, who was born and raised in Texas, I wrote a blog entitled, At Our Core. It praised ...
It’s been a great year. You have just conducted some professional development trainings for the group of teachers you are coaching. You got the ...