The Missing Piece in Teacher Training: Well Work
Educators are trained in content, lesson planning, classroom management, and assessment, but far too many are never taught how to care for themselves in the work. Well work names that…
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Author: Jethro Jones
Why Dialogue Should Come Before Writing in ELA
Strong writing often improves when students have already talked through the idea. Building dialogue first helps students test claims, sort evidence, and make reasoning more coherent before they ever put…
Read dispatchBuilding Strong Foundations with Explicit Literacy Instruction in Kindergarten
Strong literacy outcomes in kindergarten depend on clear, direct teaching of foundational skills, not vague commitments to balance or discovery. Teachers need curricula and routines that integrate phonemic awareness, phonics,…
Read dispatchWhat Makes Your School Different: Build Around Your Core Identity
Schools do not need to be everything to everyone. They need clarity, consistency, and the discipline to keep improving the one thing they do best.
Read dispatchCollaborative Response Starts With Purpose, Not Process
Collaborative response works because it restores teachers’ first love of teaching: helping kids together. The strongest teams are not built by asking everyone to do the same job, but by…
Read dispatchWhere to Begin When Coaching Teachers: Start With the Lesson, Then the Technique
Effective coaching starts by understanding the lesson teachers are trying to deliver, not by chasing isolated techniques. The strongest approach is to use techniques in service of a coherent lesson,…
Read dispatchSmarter Pre-Meeting Organizers Make Collaborative Team Meetings More Focused
A pre-meeting organizer is not extra paperwork. Used well, it helps teams arrive ready to name a celebration, identify a key issue, and move quickly into solutions-focused reflection.
Read dispatchThree Practices That Turn Language Therapy Into a Scalable System
A scalable language therapy system does not come from chasing a perfect curriculum. It comes from defining clear clinical containers, stacking assets inside them over time, and protecting planning time…
Read dispatchChivalry Is Dead: What Leadership Can Learn from Horse Culture
Chivalry was never mainly about manners. It was a practical system built around mounted cavalry, high trust, hard training, and the ability to convert battlefield success into real power. That…
Read dispatchWhy Instructional Playbooks Matter in Collaborative Team Meetings
Instructional playbooks help schools turn scattered expertise into shared clarity. When they are co-created through collaborative team meetings, they make core practices visible, consistent, and easier to use across classrooms…
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