Why Instructional Coaching is Critical by Dianne McKinley If you want teachers to grow, thrive, and stay at your school, instructional coaching is critical. Research is conclusive that the most important factor in children’s learning is the quality of… Continue Reading…
April 12, 2023
6 Tips for Retaining Teachers by Dianne McKinley Let’s face it. Recruiting, hiring, on-boarding, and training new teachers is time consuming, expensive, and exhausting. Schools with a high turnover rate struggle to maintain a healthy culture. Additionally, the inconsistency… Continue Reading…
January 4, 2023
Click to sign-up for my newsletter to receive FREE resources monthly! Creating a Strong Mentoring Program by Dianne McKinley As leaders during these difficult times, it can be hard to attract, hire, and retain great teachers. One way to… Continue Reading…
December 9, 2022
Mentoring to Prevent Burnout 6 Wellness Strategies to Incorporate Into Your Mentoring Program by Tiffany Creager As one school year comes to an end, another is soon to begin! First things first, filling vacancies with the hope that the… Continue Reading…
December 9, 2022
Principals’ End of School Year Checklist As a school leader, there are many loose ends that you will want to tie up at the end of the school year. This is a great time to pause and reflect on… Continue Reading…
December 9, 2022
Mentors People who point us in the right direction! By Bill Reed As you begin your career, mentors are invaluable. They help you stumble through all that you do not know when you start. They are there to listen… Continue Reading…
Behavior • Employability Standards • Leadership • Social-Emotional Learning
December 9, 2022
Employability Skills: Mindset 5 ways to encourage lifelong learning and self-confidence in your classroom through the teaching of growth mindset By Tiffany Creager Employability skills are a set of skills outside of technical or academic competencies that are desired… Continue Reading…
Behavior • Leadership • Teachers
December 9, 2022
5 Simple Ways to Improve Teacher Morale & Decrease Principals’ Stress Written by Dianne McKinley Just when we thought education was one of the most stressful jobs on the planet, BOOM, it got more stressful. Educators are reporting record… Continue Reading…
Curriculum & Instruction • Leadership • Mathematics
November 15, 2021
Indiana Math Textbook Adoption By Bill Reed Back in 2011, Indiana Public Law 73-2011 altered state and local textbook adoption procedures. Under this law, Indiana no longer follows a strict six-year cycle for math materials adoption. Textbook adoptions are… Continue Reading…
January 13, 2022
How to Facilitate an Effective Meeting Written by Dianne McKinley Let’s face it, most people hate meetings and that is because most meetings are a waste of time. No matter how much a leader may want a meeting to… Continue Reading…
