The challenges of unaligned languageI’ve been thinking a lot about the words we use in education: how often we’re not on the same page and how challenging it is.Oct 10Oct 10
The value proposition of high-quality instructional materials is different than I thought it was.As another school year begins, I have been struck by the many different ways leaders and educators talk about instructional materials.Sep 10Sep 10
Instructional hopes and fears with the end of ESSERI have three worries about the way the end of ESSER may play out for instruction—and hopes for how leaders might work against them.Jun 24Jun 24
How thrilling it is to learn new thingsIn the face of a powerful personal learning experience, I find it hard to be cynical about our capacity to learn new things.Apr 29Apr 29
We know more about how to improve math outcomes than current policy debates suggestworry that the policy debates I am watching seem to have forgotten that we know a lot about what to do to improve math outcomes.Apr 18Apr 18
A look back on predictions for 2023 and new predictions for 2024Last December, I made five predictions for 2023. As the year draws to a close, it’s time to check in and settle the score.Dec 18, 20232Dec 18, 20232
High-quality instructional materials change instructional leaders’ jobI hope wecan pave a new normal that attends to the role leaders need to play in implementing HQIM.Nov 27, 20231Nov 27, 20231
Sharpening our focus on instructional leadershipWe have found, over and over, that leaders need partners, not programs.Nov 9, 2023Nov 9, 2023
Rethinking the teacher role requires rethinking the principal rolePrincipals have an outsized impact on teacher satisfaction, retention, and student learning.Jul 10, 2023Jul 10, 2023
The worthy quest for greater coherenceEvery leader of a state or school system I know regularly gets asked the question, “how do all of the things we are doing fit together?”May 7, 2023May 7, 2023