The Importance of a Leader Having Clarity and Vision: Reflect on Your “Why”
This short video and brief reflection activity can help you assess whether you're headed in the "right" direction as a leader. As Simon Sinek describe…
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Historically Responsive Literacy Framework: Cultivating Holistic Learners & Citizens
In this interview, Gholdy Muhammad explains elements of his Historically Responsive Literacy Framework. It explores the questions of: How does our cur…
The Self-Made Myth: Identify and Address Systemic Inequities
With the best of intentions, we still often fall short of actually addressing systemic inequities because of lingering beliefs about "the American dre…
Coherence and a Multi-Tiered System of Supports Activity: Evaluate & Visualize Your MTSS Framework
Coherence is not simply the alignment of goals, resources, and structures, although that may help. Our definition of coherence is the shared depth of …
Above and Below the Surface Elements of a School Community: Understand & Evaluate Your School’s Community
There's a lot of talk about school community, climate, culture, and identity and how they're all so important. But what exactly are they and how can y…
Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement Survey: Self-Assessment to Gauge Progress Toward Lasting Cultural Growth & Change
Assessing school/district culture and the readiness of all stakeholders to embrace a culture of continuous improvement is an important first step towa…
Discover Your School’s Shared Vision Readiness: Rate Shared Vision for Readiness in Your School With Your School Leadership Team
This activity will help your team reflect and identify effective leadership practices that will support the elevation and inclusion of stakeholder voi…
Celebrate Student Assets: Understanding the Different Types of Human Capital
Educators may have a habit of looking at students through the lens of what is missing, or what isn't fair in their lives (the deficit perspective). Ex…
Assess Your School’s Expansive Opportunities: Ensure Opportunities are Supporting Your Underserved Students
This activity will help your team examine what additional supports and opportunities are at your school and if they are meeting the needs of your stud…
Make Sure All Students Have What They Need to Learn: Reflect on Purposeful Learning in Your School
In this activity your team will discuss what purposeful learning means to you (teachers, staff and leaders) in your school, and begin to develop a set…