We're leading in unprecedented times and the Learn Forward™way is to create a vibrant team to lead and serve through the changing landscape of the world, society, and education. Here's
Education
Is your school community inviting diversity and dissent within the system? As a leader, are you? In order to create a team no one wants to leave, we must invite
Recently, I heard the story of a friend-of-a-friend Principal facing her school survey results. Each year, she would sit down late on a Friday night, after the family went to
Principals everywhere are naming the magnitude of student need as the #1 issue they face. I've never had more conversations about restorative discipline, students struggling with self-harm and suicide, and
As I sat down at my laptop today, I heard from an experienced teacher working on her own productivity and time management. She wrote about how her focus is essentially
“I can’t believe I left my classroom in June with a television hanging by a single bolt and now, on September 1, it is lying on my desk unusable. As
Part II A Blog Series with Karine & Jeff Karine Veldhoen of Learn Forward Jeff Thomlinson of Take a Breath for Schools The essential ritual for creating ‘belonging’ in a
A Blog Series with Karine & Jeff Karine Veldhoen of Learn Forward Jeff Thomlinson of Take a Breath for Schools How do you feel when you walk into a meeting
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
The #1 Rule in School Leadership
School leaders, in the year like none other, remember the most important rule: It begins with me.Structural and Systemic OverwhelmOver the past year, I have looked into hundreds of school