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This is a list of the resources, articles, and books on professional learning, coaching, and education compiled by the Learning Forward Texas staff.
August 2024
Making Sure Meetings Are a Good Use of Time - The Intercom, Edutopia - Time is precious, especially for teachers, and improving school meetings is one-way school leaders can show genuine respect for their staff. Read more
Advice for New Teachers From a Teacher of the Year - The Intercom, Edutopia - Try implementing four simple ways of thinking to help guide you through your evolution as an educator. Read more
Professional learning through staff collaboration - Teacher Magazine - Research shows that high-quality teaching and leadership teams learn from each other's practices. At Loreto Normanhurst, Sydney, that philosophy has led to the development of their Open Learning Circles program, which sees professional development done in a collaborative, teacher-led format. Read More
July 2024
5 ways to support novice teachers with instruction - Poster designed by Jamie Clark | jamieleeclark.com - An illustrated one-pager written by Haili Hughes presents five powerful mentoring strategies for supporting novice teachers. According to Haili, "Mentoring has many different facets, but one of these is to facilitate improvements in teaching." Download the poster.
'At the heart of every coaching conversation resides an inquiry into what people want.' Coaching Conversations with Jim Knight podcastThis episode provides valuable insights into effective coaching practices, the significance of empathy and understanding, and the transformative impact of dialogue in fostering growth and development. Jim Knight and Haesun Moon delved into the concept of scaling in coaching conversations and the importance of focusing on progress rather than deficits. Watch the interview
Sometimes, we have to create our own professional learning practice - The Intercom- formerly Edutopia - Instructional coach John Schembari presented several strategies and resources for teachers to use in order to take charge of their own professional learning, especially when they feel unsupported by administrators. He cited newsletters The Marshall Memo and The Main Idea as good go-to places for current articles on K-12 education and teaching and invited readers to consider, "How might we take inspiration from these examples of collective caring and of independent and collaborative learning to infuse our practice with new information and meaning?" Read More
Let’s get it right — everyone deserves a coach - Learning Forward Blog - A culture which reflects that everyone deserves a coach because everyone deserves to grow, transform, and support the positive impact of student achievement is an imperative message that must be made loud and clear in order to help make shifts in teacher practice. Read More
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