Publications: School Improvement, Leadership, Professional Development

School Improvement

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To turn around schools, first turn around the principals (eSchool News)

By Mark Comanducci

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How the STEP Model Uncovers Local Bright Spots and Transforms Instruction (Education Week)

By Jason Stricker & Steve Cantrell

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TRACTION for School Improvement™ (Executive Summary)

Insight's school improvement model

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Forget Singapore and Finland: For School Improvement Practices, Let’s Look Elsewhere (Insight Blog)

By Jason Culbertson, Insight President

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4 Ways to Maximize the ROI on Professional Development Spending (Education Week)

By Jason Culbertson, Insight President

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Community Service: The Supporting Teacher Effectiveness Project (Language Magazine)

By Jason Stricker, Insight CEO

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Creating College- and Career-Ready Students (Scholastic EduPulse)

By Dr. Michael Moody, Insight ADVANCE CEO

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Putting Students at the Center in Nashville (The Edvocate)

By Dr. Euna McGruder and Trellaney Lane

Leadership Development

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7 Reasons Why Districts Need to Invest in Principal Coaching (Insight Blog)

By Jason Culbertson

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How Does Wrap-Around Leadership Inspire Lifelong Learning in Principals? (Getting Smart)

By Jason Stricker & Jason Culbertson

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How Our Leadership Academies are Creating Better School Principals (eSchool News)

By Linda Mulvey, Syracuse CAO

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3 Keys to Building Strong Instructional Leadership Teams

By Jason Stricker, Insight CEO

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Distributive Leadership: 5 Ways Principal Coaches Can Help Principals Execute

By Jason Stricker, Insight CEO

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Principal Leadership: 3 Surprising Lessons from Jordan

By Paul Freeman and Kelly Lyman

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How a Principal-Training Model in Jordan Is Transforming Instruction (Education Week)

By Team of CT Superintendents and Jason Culbertson

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Back-to-School Prep for School Leaders (Getting Smart)

By Jason Stricker, Insight CEO

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Syracuse academy targets aspiring leaders among teachers, admins (Education Dive)

By Tara García Mathewson

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Superintendents: The lessons we learned in 2016 (eSchool News)

By Dr. Bryan D. Luizzi, Superintendent

Teacher Growth

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Incredible: Teachers are forming job-specific collaboration networks. Here’s why and how. (eSchool News)

By Jason Stricker & Jason Culbertson

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TLC for School PLCs (Smartbrief Education)

Featuring School City of Mishawaka in Indiana

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Supporting Teacher Effectiveness Project (Sample Playbook)

Insight's asset-based PLC model

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Coaching for Change: Creating the Context

Guide for coaches and leaders

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Coaching for Change: Tools for Assessing Instructional Coaching Competencies

Guide for coaches and leaders

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A research-based approach to instructional coaching (SmartBrief)

By Jason Stricker, Insight CEO

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Insight Core Framework

CCRS-aligned framework & rubric

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A Game Changer: Using video to achieve high performance in the classroom

A playbook for school & district leaders

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Using Observations to Improve Teacher Practice: How States Can Build Meaningful Observation Systems

From the Reform School Network (USDOE)

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Promoting Evaluation Rating Accuracy Strategic Options for States

From the Reform School Network (USDOE)

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Why Video Is Essential for All Educators in the Teacher-Feedback Process (Education Week)

By Dr. Michael Moody and Jason Stricker

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Four Ways Blended PD Makes Teachers Ready for the Classroom (Getting Smart)

By Dr. Michael Moody, Insight ADVANCE CEO

Case Studies

Baltimore City Public Schools

Teacher instructional framework development

District of Columbia Public Schools

School Improvement & instructional coaching

Memphis City Schools

Instructional Framework Development

Syracuse City School District

Teacher & School Leader Instructional Framework Development, school turnaround, instructional and executive coaching