Every organization creates goals and strategic steps to move them towards achieving their goals. Rare are the organizations that repeatedly go through this process and are successful every year. The successful organizations have something that the others do not have. They have a culture of performance and success. Success separates the top from the bottom...Read More

Instructional Coaching Leads to Skill Transfer The best way to change behavior in schools is to provide consistent coaching and accountability check-ins.  Teachers often attend professional development sessions during the year and over the summer only to fail to take action on the learning derived from these sessions. By providing ongoing coaching and support, professional development...Read More

At the beginning of the year, every educator builds relationships with their students over the first few days of school.  There is talk about “reaching them to teach them”. This excitement however fades to dive into teaching content standards as many teachers feel the time crunch of the total number of allotted instructional.  If we fast-forward...Read More

As we begin a new year, everyone is talking about resolutions.  For educators, we are in the middle of the year.  This is the time that we refocus and shift our mindsets as we enter the “accountability season”.  When I think of resolutions I’m reminded of Jon Gordon and The Power of One Word.  My...Read More