Shifting the system towards hope
I began my teaching career in 1975. For the first 20 years, the changes were modest alterations to the existing system. Lauren Hill clearly labels…
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Learning to lead together: Harnessing your change-agent superpower
Leading together is challenging. It requires revolutionized mindsets about how school systems should operate; however, it is the only avenue that…
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Collective leadership: Leading the schools of tomorrow
In the forthcoming series of blogs in this roundtable, K-12 public education leaders from across the country, working in different parts of the…
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We can’t create what we can’t imagine
LOOKING BACK In 2009, our team of 12 outstanding classroom teachers and CTQ’s founder Barnett Berry debated the future of education among ourselves…
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Inspired by history: We need a new movement, stronger voices in education
Last week, I had the privilege of attending a small gathering of policy leaders, academics, and activists to reflect on the landmark Kerner…
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Collective leadership and the future of public education: Hopes for 2018
I see good things in education and teacher leadership for 2018. There are many reasons to believe I may be a bit naïve: a foreign policy world in…
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Meet Rob Kriete and Tricia Ebner, blogging leads for the authentic assessments roundtable discussion
Over the next two months, bloggers from the CTQ community will be discussing the implications of authentic assessments. The roundtable discussion…
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The future leadership of teachers
The future leadership of teachers, authored by Barnett Berry and Vicki Phillips, was originally posted by TeachingPartners. Almost 30 years ago,…
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The courage to leap
Many teachers find themselves faced with the decision to leap into the unknown and confront fear, hope, self-knowledge, and, ultimately, commitment…
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A noteworthy reminder: Teaching experience matters
It is a myth that teaching experience does not matter. By sharing the story of Justin Minkel—Arkansas teacher who leads without leaving the…
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