Efficacy & Staff Wellbeing
Creating Moments to Create Connection
On January 20th, we were glued to our TVs. We were awed. We felt inspired and connected to something bigger than ourselves…to where we are headed, to each other, and to the people on our screens. We marveled at how the inauguration planners and participants achieved this outcome in a month of chaos and tragedy. […]
Lighting the Way: Creating Anywhere, Anytime Learning
Many thanks to our inspirations for this months’ blog: Hartford High School, North Branford Intermediate, Kent Center School, Housatonic Valley Regional High School, Suffield High School, Sarah Noble Intermediate And the child-inspired The Ninth Night of Hanukkah in celebration of the “shamash.” Last week, I (Amy) probably joined thousands who tried to hang holiday lights […]
Finding Balance: Responding to How We Really Are
The zodiac offers us a perfect metaphor these days. The heat and light from the sun are waning as it is leaving the sign of Libra, moving away from the sign of balance between the head and the heart and harmony represented by scales. Each of our coaching conversations are bookended with, “How are you?” […]
Fair Winds and Following Seas: Feedback for Stress, Feedback for Efficacy
“A fair wind and a following sea together create the very best conditions to get where you want to go.” 2020 has been a tumultuous sea and we are definitely not on a pleasure cruise…more like a three-hour tour that goes on forever. We have all missed our learners. The connection we experience with their […]
When All Things Become Visible
When All Things Become Visible Last Sunday, we were sitting along the Chicago River working on last minute prep for our Visible Learning Conference session, watching kayaks and yachts go by when what to our wondering eyes did appear but a party boat being propelled by 10 eager pedalers. Now if you read our last […]
It’s Like Riding a Bike…But, Together
A post by Amy Tepper and Patrick Flynn This week, we were out organizing our research, yearlong practices, and lessons learned as we prepare to present at the Visible Learning Conference focused on collective teacher efficacy (July 9th & 10th in Chicago). We were immersed in Hattie’s research (Visible Learning for Teachers) and in Donohoo’s “Enabling […]
Birds of a Feather Flock Together
A Post by Amy Tepper and Patrick Flynn We were sitting in Patrick’s living room the other day attempting to write, but found ourselves distracted by the geese in the backyard. We caught ourselves saying out loud, “welcome back” when we noticed new additions had arrived. Two of the geese have spent the last few […]
A Message to Disconnect in Order to Connect
I left for the Learning Forward Conference in Vancouver yesterday and, since I left, I have received two messages – loud and clear – that I need to “disconnect” a little. Now that word means many different things to different people and in different situations. My meaning for it is pretty simple in this context […]
