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Cherish the good and decorate early

Holiday thanks with a humorous observation on how I am dealing with the stress educators feel right now.

Elisa MacDonald

Nov 28, 20242 min read

How To Restore Trust After a Norm Has Been Broken

What's at stake when a group norm is broken and how do you address it?

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Elisa MacDonald

Oct 7, 20241 min read

Engagement-Busters to Avoid

Learn how to engage adult learners on your team by avoiding these 3 things. In this special edition blog to launch your teacher and...

Elisa MacDonald

Aug 28, 20243 min read

Team Games They Haven't Played

Nurture group culture with community-building games your team hasn't played before.

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Elisa MacDonald

Aug 15, 20242 min read

Culturally Empowering Team Norms

This school year, set shared expectations for your team in ways that foster empathy and inclusivity of diverse cultural norms.

Elisa MacDonald

Aug 10, 20243 min read

Optimize Adult Learning Conditions on Teams

This is blog no.1 in a special August series to help you launch teacher and leadership teams this school year. This references Primary...

Elisa MacDonald

Aug 1, 20243 min read

I'm a better teacher because of you.

Elisa MacDonald

May 12, 20240 min read

What Resistors to Change Need You to Know

Three ways to rethink resistance

Elisa MacDonald

Mar 22, 20243 min read

Show Your Team Some "Love"

Communicate you care in a "Love Language" your team understands.

Elisa MacDonald

Feb 15, 20242 min read

A Mistake Even Well-Meaning Teachers Make

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Elisa MacDonald

Feb 2, 20242 min read

The Best Advice of 2023

Words of wisdom I received this past year that I'm carrying into the new year. (Inspired by NY Times article.) If you are a people...

Elisa MacDonald

Jan 3, 20241 min read

Find Gratitude Within Hardship

Reflect on 2023 by finding moments of gratitude amidst the hard stuff.

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Elisa MacDonald

Dec 21, 20232 min read

Summer is the Season for Meaningful Collaboration

Published in MiddleWeb Magazine June 25, 2023

Elisa MacDonald

Jun 23, 20234 min read

How old were you when you knew you wanted to be a teacher?

A personal story for Teacher Appreciation Week

Elisa MacDonald

May 3, 20231 min read

3 Moves to Manage Conflict

We need to be intentional about managing conflict on our teams. View this short slideshow video.

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Elisa MacDonald

Apr 20, 20231 min read

3 Moves to Cultivate Diverse Perspectives

Create a collaborative culture that not only welcomes diversity of thought, but expects it.

Elisa MacDonald

Mar 23, 20231 min read

5 Levels of Engagement in a Team Meeting

Popular Instagram post. Principals, administrators and coaches often sit in on teacher team meetings. It can be hard to know how to...

Elisa MacDonald

Feb 11, 20231 min read

Facilitators Build Trust With Clear Parameters

Whether you are a principal facilitating a change initiative or a teacher leader facilitating a content-level team, set clear parameters.

Elisa MacDonald

Feb 5, 20231 min read

Become a Better Collaborator By Committing to a Personal Norm

Let’s show up as our best selves so that, together, we can have the powerful impact on student learning of which our teams are truly capable

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Elisa MacDonald

Jan 20, 20231 min read

The "Best Of the Year" List: A team-building activity for the new year

The “Best of 2022” lists are out & they inspired this great teacher team-building activity! Build trust and community with prompts that...

Elisa MacDonald

Jan 1, 20232 min read

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"I love that after all these years and to this day I find resources from you and use them to better my practice and I share them with all my colleagues!!!" Erin F., Assistant Principal

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FREE VIDEOS on my You Tube Channel: Skillful Intentional Team Leadership

Blog, Vlog and Published Articles

Cherish the good and decorate early

How To Restore Trust After a Norm Has Been Broken

Engagement-Busters to Avoid

Team Games They Haven't Played

Culturally Empowering Team Norms

Optimize Adult Learning Conditions on Teams

I'm a better teacher because of you.

What Resistors to Change Need You to Know

Show Your Team Some "Love"

A Mistake Even Well-Meaning Teachers Make

The Best Advice of 2023

Find Gratitude Within Hardship

Summer is the Season for Meaningful Collaboration

How old were you when you knew you wanted to be a teacher?

3 Moves to Manage Conflict

3 Moves to Cultivate Diverse Perspectives

5 Levels of Engagement in a Team Meeting

Facilitators Build Trust With Clear Parameters

Become a Better Collaborator By Committing to a Personal Norm

The "Best Of the Year" List: A team-building activity for the new year

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"I love that after all these years and to this day I find resources from you and use them to better my practice and I share them with all my colleagues!!!"
Erin F., Assistant Principal

Free Templates and Excerpts
for the Skillful Team Leader (STL)

FREE VIDEOS on my You Tube Channel:
Skillful Intentional Team Leadership