Posts by Kelly Niccolls
Assessment as Revelation, not Destination
When we think about the implication of education within high stakes societal times experiencing struggle and scarcity, we often succumb to the comfort of what we know, and what we think we can control but we must open the possibilities in learning spaces to improve the livelihoods of our students and support their growth and development into a world of possibility.
Leading (Invisibly) While Black
Kelly Niccolls shines a light on what it's like to lead as an educator of color to help define what humanity is in education work.
Getting Clearer: Decolonizing Education
Kelly Niccolls shares the first piece of a three-part series exploring colonial education circumstances.
The Future of Leadership is about Legacy, not Self-Preservation
What is the future of leadership in education and how can leaders keep learning systems continually thriving? Kelly Niccolls explores.
Decentering Whiteness from Our American Schools
There is a narrative surrounding decentering whiteness in American education spaces. Kelly Niccolls, Rebecca Midles, and Susan Enfield walk you through this journey.
Collaborative Conversations to Shephard Communities Forward, Together
Rebecca Midles and Kelly Niccolls explore how school systems set the future of communities and the urgency of intentional design of community building for our learners.
First They Came for Critical Race Theory…
A year ago, there were protests all across the country building a movement and calling for action and systems that believed Black Lives Mattered. Hundreds of thousands of people advocated and proclaimed wanting to learn how we can build communities of support and care for each other and…
Year of Listening
Are you in your years of questions or your years of answers? Kelly Niccolls shares where she's at on her educational leadership journey and how she's listening now more than ever for what's next.
Emancipating Equity for Learning Justice
Kelly Niccolls and Rebecca Midles discuss how we must dismantle the machine that is schooling and emancipate equity for learning justice.
Getting Clearer: Schooling Loss, Not Learning Loss
By: Kelly Niccolls & Rebecca Midles. Students have experienced school loss and peer interaction loss, not learning loss. Kelly and Rebecca outline how educators can help students continue forward in their learning journey.