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All #PLtogether Lounge Talks

Doug Reeves- Don’t ask for teacher buy-in (this is more effective)

Use Classroom Evidence, Not Research Papers, to Help Teachers “Buy In”

Doug Reeves- Your formative assessments might be missing the mark

How Formative Assessments Help Monitor Instructional Progress and Build Teacher Morale

Doug Reeves- New school initiatives require more than a training manual

The 5 D’s of Implementing Schoolwide Initiatives Effectively

Doug Reeves

Doug Reeves: Best Practices for What Helps Teachers Improve

Doug Reeves- The illusion of student engagement

Improve Student Engagement with These 5 C’s

Doug Reeves- Never give a one-time assessment

Why Fewer Assessments with More Feedback Helps Teacher and Student Learning

Natalie Wexler 4- Coaches can provide teachers with the big picture

Helping Teachers Focus on What Matters in Their Reading Instruction

Natalie Wexler 3- What is the ‘why’ behind your reading curriculum

Breaking Down the Why, What, and How of Implementing Literacy & Reading Curriculum

Christian van Nieuwerburgh: Don’t “Other” the Teachers You Coach

How to Support Teachers’ Performance AND Well-Being

Why Teachers Should Take More Risks, According to Tepper & Flynn

photo of Christian van Nieuwerburgh with text "How do you teachers know you're listening?" for post about teacher coaching

Why Playback and Follow-Up are Key to Your Teacher Coaching

Natalie Wexler 2- Literacy instruction look-fors

Are You Observing for These Elements of Strong Literacy Instruction?

Natalie Wexler 1- How background knowledge accelerates students’ reading, The Knowledge Gap

Natalie Wexler Shares “The Knowledge Gap” in Literacy Instruction

Jim Knight coaching model quote: Teacher coaching is a conversation between equals

The 4 Components of the Jim Knight Coaching Model

Jim Knight on teacher agency: What Alfred Hitchcock teaches us about improving K12 classrooms

What the Research Says about Building Hope and Improving Teacher Agency

Jim Knight quote on questioning techniques: Are you giving advice disguised as a question?

Instructional Coaches, Use These Questioning Techniques from Jim Knight with Teachers

Jim Knight: Collect student engagement data using video

Measuring Student Engagement? Here are 4 Ways to Collect Data, from Jim Knight

Jim Knight’s Best Practices for Instructional Coaching and Questioning Techniques

2 Keys to Helping Reluctant Teachers Use Video

Feeding Your Instructional Coaching Practices

Nita Creekmore on School Diversity and Equity

Why Your Coaching Needs to Start With Expansive Listening

How Instructional Coaching Expert Nita Creekmore Embraces Uncertainty

image of Christian van Nieuwerburgh for post about teacher mental health with text "Happy teachers need more than happy thoughts"

Teacher Mental Health is More Than Just Happy Thoughts

photo of Steve Ventura with quote "Do you tell your teachers it's okay to make mistakes?" for post about supporting teachers

Supporting Teachers Means It’s OK When They Make Mistakes

photo of Steve Ventura with quote "Stop watering down PLCs. Stick to the protocols." for post about PLC protocols

Why You Should Stick to PLC Protocols

photo of Steve Ventura with quote "There's an easy way to respect teachers' time for PD"

Steve Ventura Has an Easy Way to Respect Teachers’ Time

photo of Steve Ventura with quote "Teachers want better ROI for PD - here's what works" for post about teacher PD

Here’s What Works for Teacher PD

photo of Megan Tschannen-Moran with quote "'yes, but' and other common pitfalls" for post about teacher coaching

Coaches, Improve Your Teacher Coaching Skills

photo of Megan Tschannen-Moran with quote "Are you correcting or connecting?" for post about compassionate communication

Compassionate Communication is about Connecting with Teachers

photo of Megan Tschannen-Moran with quote "Replace 'how did it go' with 'how did you grow'" for post about evocative coaching

Evocative Coaching Puts Teachers in Charge

photo of Megan Tschannen-Moran with quote "Are you coaching teachers or evaluating them?"

Evaluating vs. Coaching Teachers… Do You Know the Difference?

photo of Monica Burns with quote "Edtech is for teacher learning, too"

Edtech is for Teacher Learning, Too

photo of Monica Burns with quote "Offer edtech choices instead of edtech answers"

How to Streamline Your School’s Edtech

photo of Monica Burns with text "tasks before apps" for post about class tech

Ask Yourself These Q’s When Choosing Class Tech

photo of Monica Burns with quote: "in-person" and "edtech" should coexist

Hands-on Projects Don’t Mean Getting Rid of Edtech

photo of Sarah Martin with quote "Trust the data, not your gut feelings" for post about measuring school success

Measuring School Success? Trust the Data, Not Your Feelings

photo of Sarah Martin with quote "Teachers talk way too much during lessons"

Principal Sarah Martin: Teachers, How Much Lesson Time Do You Spend Talking?

photo of Sarah Martin with quote "Teaching is an inquiry into student learning" for post about student impact

Measure Teacher Success w/ these Metrics for Student Impact & Agency

photo of Sarah Martin with quote "Don't leave your school culture to chance"

Cultivating School Culture? Look at that Teacher Survey Data

photo of Lacrecia Terrance with text "Project Based Learning opens doors to critical thinking"

Project Based Learning Opens Doors to Critical Thinking

photo of Zaretta Hammond with text "Using neuroscience to help students hack their learning"

Using Neuroscience to Help Students Hack Their Learning

photo of Zaretta Hammond with text, "To combat learning loss, say 'No!' to old ideas"

To Combat Learning Loss, Say “No” to Old Ideas!

photo of Heather Hill and text "How a postcard can improve student attendance"

How a Postcard Can Improve Student Attendance

photo of Heather Hill with text "Cancel your data team meetings"

Cancel Your Data Team Meetings

photo of Heather Hill with text "Take a deep breath! It can improve classroom culture"

Take a deep breath! It can improve classroom culture

photo of Heather Hill with text "Skip the PD focused on new content knowledge"

Skip the PD Focused on New Content Knowledge

photo of Lacrecia Terrance with text "New teacher? I started with culture"

New Teacher? Lacrecia Terrance Started With Culture

photo of Lacrecia Terrance with text "Building a culture of learning? Try sticky notes"

Building a Culture of Learning? Try Sticky Notes

photo of Zaretta Hammond with text "Teachers are personal trainers for cognitive development"

Teachers are Personal Trainers for Cognitive Development

Zaretta Hammond photo and quote "Culturally responsive teaching is the antidote to inequity."

Culturally Responsive Teaching is the Antidote to Inequity

photo of Lacrecia Terrance with text "It's not a fair game when the rules don't work for all kids"

Lacrecia Terrance: It’s Not a Fair Game When Rules Don’t Work For All Kids

Teaching social justice helps us decide to head somewhere together

Online learning isn’t a requirement of distanced learning

High-stakes testing isn’t the only way to have accountability

Nonevaluative feedback allows for more authenticity

This generation might be less educated than their parents

photo of Doug Fisher with quote "Close reading with students still works in online teaching"

Close Reading with Students Still Works in Online Teaching

for post about teaching videos, thumbnail of Doug Fisher with quote "We share videos of our teaching to find what's going right"

If You’re Not Sharing Your Teaching Videos, It’s Time to Start

Doug Fisher: updating your definitions of student engagement and assessment

Doug Fisher Wants You to Update Your Definitions of Student Engagement and Assessment

thumbnail of Doug Fisher for post about student thinking with quote: : Ask yourself how to get the most thinking out of students

Doug Fisher: Maximizing Student Thinking

Pedro Noguera Video 4

Shared professional vision amplifies teachers’ power

Pedro Noguera video 3

Yes, we should use classrooms to create value systems

Pedro Noguera Video 2

Student engagement is the pathway to achievement

Pedro Noguera video 1

We need to spend less time talking at kids

Andre Daughty on teaching about race

Experiences students have about race can have impacts that last decades

Andre Daughty discusses teaching during covid-19

Covid-19 has created a moment for teachers to see more clearly into students’ lives

Andre Daughty on Classroom Diversity

The pandemic has made it easier to bring diverse voices into your school community

Andre Daughty on teacher professional development

If you can fix your car via online video, you can teach math via video

Andre Daughty discusses teaching during covid-19

PLtogether Lounge Talk Series ft. Andre Daughty

thumbnail image of Heather Hill with quote "high-impact teachers stay two steps ahead of their students' thinking"

Heather Hill: High-Impact Teachers Stay Two Steps Ahead of Their Students’ Thinking

Heather Hill thumbnail with quote: inquiry-based math instruction is possible when teaching online

Heather Hill: Inquiry-Based Math Instruction Is Still Possible When Teaching Online

thumbnail of Heather Hill for post aout MQI coaching, with quote: "Helping teachers change their teaching requires two key ingredients"

Two Ways to Help Teachers’ Math Instruction w/ MQI Coaching

Ayodele Harrison If you're a black male educator, where is your safe space?

Ayodele Harrison PLtogether Lounge Talk Series

Jim Knight instructional coaching expert video gives you a clear picture of your current reality

Jim Knight PLtogether Lounge Talk Series

Ayodele Harrison on emotional self care

Emotional self-care includes sharing kind words with ourselves

Being antiracist takes work says Ayodele Harrison

Unlike being not racist, being antiracist takes work

Ayodele Harrison on preparing conversations on race with students

Preparing conversations on race and BLM with students

Ayodele Harrison If you're a black male educator, where is your safe space?

If you’re a black male educator, where is your safe space?

Laura Baecher on recording distance teaching

Recorded distanced teaching can increase accessibility for ESL students

Laura Baecher states how developing professional vision requires more than talking about teaching

Developing professional vision requires more than talking about teaching

Dilemmas of practice are similar for distance and in-person teaching says Laura Baecher

Dilemmas of practice are similar for distanced and in-classroom teaching

Laura Baecher says how teachers cannot see their work without video

Without video, teachers are an artist who never sees their work

Jim Knight Video Coaching expert states how coaches should be driven by their teachers

Coaching should avoid taking action because it feels good. Be driven by the teacher

Jim Knight discusses how to build virtual relationship

You have to find new ways to take the temperature of relationships when virtual

Jim Knight instructional coaching expert video gives you a clear picture of your current reality

Video gives us a clear picture of reality. Without it, we don’t see the need for change

Joellen Killion with text: It's inequitable to have expectations that students can't meet

PLtogether Lounge Talk Series ft. Joellen Killion

Bob Lenz and text "PBL can enable learning while together and apart"

PLtogether Lounge Talk Series ft. Bob Lenz

Elena Aguilar with text We don't have to solve the problem or know what to say

Elena Aguilar PLtogether Lounge Talk Series

Deborah Ball with text "Create equitable learning through content, not technology"

Deborah Ball PLtogether Lounge Talk Series

Tepper and Flynn with text: Leading learning is first understanding whether your kids are OK

PLtogether Lounge Talk Series ft. Amy Tepper and Patrick Flynn

Tepper and Flynn say Our greatest growth happens when we're uncomfortable

Our greatest growth happens when we’re uncomfortable

Tepper and Flynn with text "Three lower-tech ideas for virtual feedback"

Lower-tech ideas for feedback during distanced teaching

Tepper and Flynn with text: "The trifecta: Look, listen, and interact"

The feedback trifecta: Look, listen, and interact