Co-authored by: Dean Shareski, Victoria Caruso and Julie Foss When a product becomes a verb it’s likely a pretty good sign for that company. Today we “Google” an idea, ask for a “Kleenex” and “Photoshop” a person into a picture. You can now add “Zoom” to that list. Whether you use Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, […]
Advanced Learning Partnerships is delighted to welcome Ronique Hicks as our new Director for Professional Learning. Ronique is not new to ALP, as she has been part of our consulting staff for over five years. We couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity to leverage her experiences to strengthen our leadership team. We’ve invited Ronique […]
Focus Question: How to bring the Profile of a Virginia Graduate, the division’s strategic plan, and Manassas Park City Schools initiatives alive through the creation of a common language framework that is shared with all stakeholders? Overview: Manassas Park City Schools is a division that embraces innovation and strategic risk taking. They believe that all […]
It is May, and June is right around the corner! State testing is over (or just about to be), which has brought with it the time for field trips, field days, and farewells. Teachers are wrapping up the school year and beginning to look forward to the end of the year. So where does this […]
Editor’s note: ALP guest blogger David Sladkey is a trailblazing math teacher in Naperville School District 203 (IL). The original publication of this post can be found at Corwin Connect. First and foremost, I’m not an instructional coach. The reason for this post is because I believe so strongly in instructional coaching and have benefited […]
When a team of highly accomplished educators decide that they are ready to refine their coaching practices and measure the impact of their work, the challenge is to put together the right tools and process. Through numerous conversations, it became evident that the Profile for Innovative Educators (PIE) may be just the tool to amplify […]
Edgar Schein, one of the leading experts on organizational culture, defines the subject as “the sum total of everything an organization has learned in its history in dealing with the external problems – which would be goals, strategy, how we do things – and how it organizes itself internally.” Schein’s quote describes the importance of […]
When a popular item becomes available, sometimes there just aren’t enough to go around and you have to wait. We’ve seen this before, from concert tickets to Cabbage Patch Kids, from xBox games to Harry Potter books. While online pre-orders and secondary markets may have changed that experience to some degree, limited supply and high […]
A bus full of educators may seem cliche. But the bus played a significant role in the success of the experience for a team of educators in Clear Creek ISD (TX) as we engaged together in a facilitated learning walk across their schools. First of all, everyone left their car at the depot, so everyone on […]
