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School Leadership

Using ESSER Funds to Prepare for a Transformative School Year

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School Leadership

Supporting Teacher and Student Reintegration to School

This month, we recognize Mental Health Awareness month—a time to raise awareness around the reality.

School Leadership

A Focus on Environmental Justice Can Lead to Equitable Schools

In honor of Earth Day, we at Insight are reflecting on how environmental issues impact students,.

Professional Development

Principal Leadership: 3 Surprising Lessons from Jordan

This post is excerpted from the recent SmartBrief article entitled, "3 key insights gained in.

Professional Development

2 Key Questions to Guide Your PD for Principals

This post is excerpted from the recent eSchool News article How Our Leadership Academies Are.

Instructional Coaching

Maximize your instructional coaching program with 3 critical questions

In his recent blog post on Education Week, coaching trainer Peter DeWitt laid out 3 Reasons.

School Leadership

5 Pitfalls to Avoid When Launching Your Instructional Leadership Team

As my colleague Jason Stricker discussed in his blog post 3 Keys to Building Strong Instructional.

Professional Development

School Leaders: How to Achieve Instructional Breakthrough in Your Schools

If you’re like most district and school leaders, you started the school year with an excited staff.

School Leadership

Three Key Steps Districts Should Take in Addressing Unfinished Learning

The global pandemic shook schools and districts to their core in the last year. Educational.

School Leadership

Five Key Lessons Learned on Racial Equity in Schools

It’s almost impossible these days to read an education article, watch the news, look at social.

School Leadership

Recruiting Teachers of Color: Why It Starts With Being Intentional About Retention

In my work in supporting districts with building teacher recruitment and retention systems across.

School Leadership

Four Key Lessons on Addressing Equity in Schools

It’s almost impossible these days to read an education article, watch the news, look at social.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

[Throwback Thursday] 5 ways to spot college and career readiness in classrooms

Throwback Thursday is our new weekly blog that opens up our vault and reshares some of our most.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

5 ways to spot college and career readiness in classrooms

When you walk into a classroom, how can you be sure that students are really on their way to being.

School Leadership

Culture: The Invisible Umbrella of Effective Instructional Leadership Teams

In the Summer 2019 issue of the ASCD Educational Leadership (EL) magazine, I discuss the.

Instructional Coaching

Five Practices to Do Today for More Effective Instructional Coaching

How many of us current or former teachers would love the opportunity for a redo on those first one,.

School Leadership

Why Teacher Recruitment Needs to Change

Teachers have the largest in-school impact on student achievement. We also know that teacher.

Instructional Coaching

How a Nationwide Networked Improvement Community Seeks to Empower Educators

Insight is incredibly excited to announce a new partnership with five districts across four states.

Instructional Coaching

7 Reasons Why Districts Need to Invest in Principal Coaching

Research has been very clear. There is no greater school-related impact on student achievement than.

Instructional Coaching

How to Build a Successful Instructional Coaching Program

Dr. Atul Gawande, an acclaimed surgeon and research scientist, wrote in a 2011 New Yorker article,.

Instructional Coaching

Distributive Leadership: 5 Ways Principal Coaches Can Help Principals Execute

Principal coaches are a critical and essential support to principals. One trap that we have found.

Professional Development

3 Keys to Building Strong Instructional Leadership Teams

We know from supporting schools and districts across the nation for the last 17 years that some of.

School Leadership

Forget Singapore and Finland: For School Improvement Practices, Let’s Look Elsewhere

A few years ago, the height of elevated education discourse was centered around what we in the U.S..

Professional Development

4 Ways to Get the Most from Your Professional Development Dollars

This post is excerpted from the Education Week article entitled, “4 Ways to Maximize the ROI on.

Instructional Coaching

What you may have missed in 2015: Our top 3 blogs for school leaders

The turn of the calendar may only mark the unofficial halfway point of the school year, but this is.

Professional Development

Meeting the Challenge of College and Career Readiness

In October 2015, Insight had the fantastic honor of sponsoring a District Administration Leadership.

Instructional Coaching

[Throwback Thursday] What school leaders need now

Throwback Thursday blogs open up our vault and reshare some of our most popular content. Each week,.

Professional Development

3 Keys to Effective Principal Professional Development

As educators, we're always looking for what sets great schools apart from the others. While there.

School Leadership

Welcome Jason Culbertson and Angela Ritchie to the Insight Team

We are thrilled to announce two key additions to Insight's leadership team. Jason Culbertson and.

Instructional Coaching

What school leaders need now - Our latest feature in Education Week

At this point, it's clear to all of us that great teachers lead to greater student achievement. And.

Professional Development

We appreciate our teachers - A little love from the Insight Team

"A great teacher takes a hand, opens a mind, and touches a heart." - Author unknown

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

What you need to know about CAOs: A new resource from Education Week

Chief Academic Officers (CAOs) - or Chief Innovation Officers, Assistant Superintendents for.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

Congratulations to EdWeek's 2015 Leaders to Learn From

Professional Development

3 Things School Leaders Should Know About CCSS and Educator Effectiveness

The implementation of more rigorous teacher evaluation systems and Common Core State Standards.

School Leadership

Making Time for Observation in Teacher Evaluation

It’s been almost two years since the Teacher Effectiveness and Accountability for the Children of.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

7 Indicators of a High-Quality Transition to the Common Core

A few months ago, we partnered with the Aspen Institute, Student Achievement Partners, and Targeted.

Professional Development

Five SEL Strategies to Use in a COVID-19 Environment

How many of us current or former teachers would love the opportunity for a redo on those first one,.

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