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2025 Gallup poll indicates teachers find peer observation a top learning experience. This blog tells you how to do it.

Baseball season might be over for the Red Sox (ouch) but Boston educators know what's important this time of year.   Setting “Wicked SMAAHRT goals” with your teacher teams.   Here's a 5 minute video clip   where I dive into the critically important “H” (heartfelt)  to ensure teachers are invested in their goals. Many are familiar with the SMART acronym which originated in business in the 80's and became ubiquitous in schools across America when Jan O'Neill and Anne Conzemius

Starter moves for high-functioning high-impact teams.

Coaching a leader's technical skills, mindset and dispositions.

Advice for leading collaboration with intention.

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

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

Learn how to engage adult learners on your team by avoiding these 3 things. In this special edition blog to launch your teacher and leadership team learning, I explore Primary Intention 5: Engagement ( Intentional Moves pp.217 - 265) "…By the time we got to our teacher meeting, our energy wasn't fully there.  It was hard to stay engaged.” ~ Teacher  "You are not facilitating meetings.  You are leading your colleagues in learning for continuous improvement." If you've taken a

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

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

This is blog no.1 in a special August series to help you launch teacher and leadership teams this school year. This references Primary Leadership Intention no.1 from the bestseller, Intentional Moves (pp.69-90) “Often our meeting time was reduced because of unplanned  announcements by administrators. By the time we'd get our team meeting started, teachers just wanted to talk about the announcement, and there was never enough time to get through our agenda.” - Teacher Leade

This Teacher Appreciation Month, I am grateful to my teacher colleagues who, unknowingly, taught me how to be a better teacher. The first week of my 1st year teaching was not exactly like the “Stand and Deliver” movie moment that had inspired me to be a teacher.    Day 1, enthusiastic but overwhelmingly naive, I thought I'd hook my reluctant middle schoolers with a drama movement game that would bond us for life. "Everyone!  Get up, form two circles, and answer this question

Three ways to rethink resistance

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

February blog

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 pleaser Not everyone is going to love what you say or do. Stick to your truth. Accept constructive feedback. And to the people who you can't please, remind yourself “They are not my peeps.” - Rebecca Arnold, Leadership Coach   If you are a little too hard on yourself “Your perception of yourself isn’t always accurate so trust the perceptions of t

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

Published in MiddleWeb Magazine June 25, 2023

A personal story for Teacher Appreciation Week

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