Human-centered, empathetic design. In school communities.Using this process, you can approach school challenges confidently. You can cultivate creativity and forward momentum in your school.For years, I had a 'design for
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My leadership story inhabits my life story. I took the long way to 'Thriving.'Alongside my first steps into school leadership, the nest of my family went SPLAT! Unfortunately, my children
High-performing school leaders set goals, focus on high leverage work, engage the team, monitor progress, and assess performance. This is the story of a school moving forward.However, it's much easier
We have a touchstone called "trust" on our school team. We need it more than ever right now. A Time of Tumult The overwhelm, anxiety, and stress are higher than
Failure. How do we deal with failure? Learn Forward is currently considering how to cultivate change-ready schools. This week, I was reminded about how change-readiness includes bouncing back from failure.
Monday means more change. We are embarking on the gradual re-opening of schools, which represents the 3rd delivery model for education we're innovating on in this school year. We started
Today, one of the top priorities for principals and educational leaders may be to care for teachers. They are doing the sacred work of nourishing our children. Whether, online, in-class,
What will help us during our lockdown? At the end of March, the Washington Post published that 1.5 billion children are out of school worldwide. Consider how many teachers and
Schooling is experiencing an extraordinary disruption and, as usual, our Learn Forward school leadership is asking, "What matters most?" Of course, our answer, "Student learning." So, we are re-working and
Education must learn from our collective pandemic experience! The most important growth isn't about how to master online learning, re-define delivery models, be more techie, or assess more authentically. The