by TeachUNITED TeachUNITED | Mar 21, 2022 | administrators, coaching, collective efficacy, Education, Efficacy Resource, Hattie, Professional Development, professional learning, rural schools, teachers, training, U.S.
EN ESPAÑOL Language matters. “My students came to me already a year behind in reading. There is no way that I will be able to catch them up.” “At the end of the day, it is not the student’s fault. So many of them come from troubled homes. Their parents need to be...
by TeachUNITED TeachUNITED | Mar 7, 2022 | administrators, coaching, collective efficacy, Education, Efficacy Resource, Hattie, Professional Development, professional learning, rural schools, teachers, training, U.S.
EN ESPAÑOL (But, There Should be a We.) “All kids are capable of amazing things!” “We grow student achievement!” What would the impact be in a school if the above two sentiments rang true for teachers and administrators? What if teachers and administrators actually...
by TeachUNITED TeachUNITED | Feb 18, 2022 | administrators, coaching, collective efficacy, Education, Efficacy Resource, Hattie, Professional Development, professional learning, rural schools, teachers, training, U.S.
EN ESPAÑOL Above and beyond the research in our intro post, paying attention to developing collective efficacy is worth your time. Why? Efficacy transcends learning environments! Efficacy is necessary whether students are served in traditional brick-and-mortar...
by TeachUNITED TeachUNITED | Feb 3, 2022 | administrators, coaching, collective efficacy, Education, Hattie, Professional Development, professional learning, rural schools, teachers, training, U.S.
EN ESPAÑOL What does impact mean in your school? In your classrooms? How do you understand where your students are in their learning and then determine what progress looks like? When John Hattie says, “know thy impact,” he essentially means connecting what you and...
by Jess Heitner | Sep 21, 2021 | Education, hybrid, online training, U.S., virtual learning
After a year of emergency remote learning, more and more districts started their own well-planned online and hybrid schools. While launching a new online or hybrid school comes with a unique set of benefits and challenges, there are also similarities with traditional...
by Jess Heitner | Jun 24, 2021 | administrators, coaching, Education, News and Press, Professional Development, professional learning, rural schools, training, U.S.
School and district leadership is not easy. And leading in a small and/or rural district also comes with its own unique set of challenges – performing multiple roles, combating teacher burnout and turnover, working with fewer funds and opportunities. In a...