Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 24, 2021

[To celebrate our upcoming book, Leadership for Deeper Learning , I am publishing an excerpt each day for a week before its release. We describe what we saw in detail in the new book and, in Chapter 7, articulate a Profile of a Deeper Learning Leader that’s based on empirical research, not just anecdotes. Excerpt 04.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2015

This places them in the most important role to usher in and sustain meaningful change in the classroom that will ultimately shape school culture for the better. With or without leadership support, teachers need to be open and willing to change as schools, for the most part, continue to prepare students for a world that no longer exists.

Pedagogy 273

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Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 17, 2024

I was in a new seventh grade language arts position, one I’d started in January after a teacher retired mid-year, so I hadn’t had enough time yet to build the relationships that are the foundation of my approach to classroom management. The answer to this question is complicated, and not everyone agrees on it.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2019

The more I learn about leadership, the more convinced I am that teachers need leadership training in credential school. We create a culture in our classrooms, establish norms and routines, and seek to influence our students. In his article, he focuses on the difference between transactional versus transformational leadership.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

I was more of a periodical girl, with the magazines and the newspapers and an occasional novel or self-help book. I was hired and became a school librarian but I thought I wanted to make a bigger impact by becoming a classroom teacher. I'm a second-year doctoral student in educational leadership. That's what I do.

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Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

One person who definitely knows that is Elena Aguilar, who has been coaching teachers for two decades and has written eight highly acclaimed books all centered on helping teachers grow. Elena Aguilar While the new book contains some elements of the original, this one takes a much more humanistic approach. The school’s out of control.

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Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 22, 2023

To be fair, I’m not the only one making her feel this way — she gets this message from professional development, from people who write books and articles and create media directed at teachers, and from her school leadership. I have no new strategies or tools or books to share with you this week. Nothing new to implement.

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