Tag Archive: collaboration
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Teaching: When Collaboration Simplifies a Highly Complex Profession
Teaching is highly complex, sophisticated, and rewarding work …We are very proud of the effort and energy our teachers devote to serving our students well.
These words, from the University of Washington’s Center for Educational Leadership, greet students, teachers, parents, and guests upon entry to our school. I never want anyone …
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New Beginnings
Schooling systems move forward by building the capacity of the individuals within the system to do the work. – Michael Fullan, 2011
Like many of my colleagues across the educational spectrum, summer provides the time and opportunity to learn and to grow, reflecting on and re-imagining possibilities for ourselves, our …
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What the Olympics “Fab Five” Taught Me About Teamwork
I won’t soon forget the 2012 London Olympics. There were so many inspiring stories – from the South African double-amputee who competed in the 400-meter race, to the American who became one of the first women boxers to medal in the Olympics. Above all, though, I felt a …
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Strange New Worlds
What do you think it takes to be an instructional leader in the 21st century?
Recently, I participated in two professional development offerings to help equip me for this challenge. First, as a Success at the Core (SaC) Fellow, I had the opportunity to learn more about SaC with a small …
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Joining as One, Under the Midnight Sun
I recently journeyed to Fairbanks to get to know a group of Alaska educators. I happened to be with them on the summer solstice, at a time when locals and others gather to see the Alaska Goldpanners baseball team play at the annual Midnight Sun baseball game. Many …
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Welcome to the Core Connections Blog
For the past three years, Success at the Core (SaC) has been working behind the scenes with educators to help improve school leadership and teaching. Along the way, we’ve heard and learned so many things from you that we’ve decided to keep the conversation going in …
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Stories of Use
I’ve spent the last four years partnering with colleagues to develop and share Success at the Core (SaC). Connecting with schools and classrooms that are benefiting from our behind-the-scenes efforts has been one of the most rewarding aspects of this work. I’ve heard stories from educators from all over the …
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Innovative Educators Are the Real American Idols
One of the best parts of my job is listening. No, I’m not judging the voices of wanna-be pop stars on American Idol. But I am deeply interested in hearing from people who are the unsung stars in our communities. Specifically, I’m thinking about educators – the teachers, …
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When School Budgets Dry Up: Innovation Can Help Educators Ride out the Storm
In the wake of what the National Science Teacher Association calls “unacceptable” standardized test results, U.S. educators everywhere are nervously grappling with the reality of deeper spending cuts that threaten to challenge our kids further. As professional educators, we have an obligation to find additional resources that will …
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