Leadership
Content that enables educators, edleaders, organizations and families to increase capacity, apply a growth mindset and implement what’s next in learning on behalf of those entrusted to them.
Safeguarding Back to School: Preparation for a Healthy Return to School in Downtown Brooklyn
Eric shares Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School (LAB)'s Back to School Facility Tool Kit. The toolkit will provide ideas for addressing health, safety, and the requirement for social distancing.
Professional Learning Network Pivots to Virtual
A professional learning school pivots to distance learning while maintaining their core values and partnerships.
Effective Professional Learning: More Essential Than Ever
As administrators prepare for an entirely different launch to the coming school year, doubling down on professional development by engaging the team at Getting Smart can make a sizable difference in teachers supporting learning from home.
Getting Through: Being An Equity-Focused Leader
By: Dedy Fauntleroy. Everything is rapidly changing—especially education. What are the implications for the equity-focused leader? Beyond the necessity to lead virtually in the moment, how do we move forward, how do we recover, and how should our leadership shift as a result?
Getting Clearer: Liberatory Coaching
By: Matt Thompson. Coaching done well offers a moment to fully see the other adult in front of you, to be their critical co-investigator in interrogating what’s working, what isn’t, why, what better looks like, and what they want to do in pursuit of better.
The Counter-Narrative
Our children are learning right now. They are learning significant lessons far away from the walls and rows of desks. They are learning what matters to them. We need to shape learning to encourage that discovery.
Connections Matter in Lee’s Summit: Planning and Adapting to Virtual Learning
A superintendent reflects on the challenges, opportunities and strategies that have been required to face distance learning head-on.
Searching for the Other Side of the Tunnel: Leading Through COVID-19
By: Carlos Moreno & Andrew Frishman. The rules of engagement are being rewritten, and old assumptions are no longer viable. How can we step up our game as leaders? How can we deepen and broaden our service to others in this moment?
A New Way Forward: A Virtual Summit on Building a Learner-Centered Future
A New Way Forward is a free virtual summit and opportunity to reimagine learning for all that will take place on April 28th, 2020.
Getting Through: Distributive Leadership
Rebecca and Kelly discuss distributed leadership and how it resolves in community and requires collaboration from multiple stakeholders.