This post addresses the following thread: Why do we need a pedagogical framework? Why is Evidence Based Education’s model for great teaching a good choice for a pedagogical framework? What is…

We use the High Impact Teaching Strategies. We use the Great Teaching Toolkit. We use the Walkthrus. We use Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction. These authors and many more have parsed the…

Twelve years ago, educational leadership heavyweights Michael Fullan and Ken Leithwood reflected on how the role of education leader was evolving. This post looks at those reflections and considers…

This is a post about planning meetings. It is the quality of teaching that makes the biggest difference to outcomes for children and school leadership has a significant effect on features of the school ...

The start of the school year often has a honeymoon period. Teachers have set their classrooms up over the summer exactly as they want them. They've decided on how they'll manage their class. Planning ...

I believe three things to be true about school leadership. Schools are complex. School leadership is problem solving. Problem solving requires a great deal of knowledge. This post is a mental model fo...

To begin with, two assumptions: In order to improve, teachers need feedback School leaders should establish systems and processes for teachers to receive and act on feedback Feedback from an observer ...

This post is a sequel to an earlier post on whether we need a teaching and learning policy. There, I made the argument that it is not a policy that is needed but a pedagogical framework, a well organi...

This post is a sequel to an earlier post on whether we need a teaching and learning policy. There, I made the argument that it is not a policy that is needed but a pedagogical framework, a well organi...

This post is a sequel to an earlier post on whether we need a teaching and learning policy. There, I made the argument that it is not a policy that is needed but a pedagogical framework, a well organi...