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Empowering all students takes courageous leaders: CEL’s new vision for student experiences and a mission to get there
Jun 24, 2019 | Student-centered, The Throughline
In this latest installment of The Throughline, Max Silverman uses his final blog post of the school year to share CEL's new vision and mission.In their recent book, Leading for Professional Learning, my colleagues Anneke Markholt, Joanna Michelson and Stephen Fink...
Teacher professional learning: A shift in beliefs is key to advancing access and equity for students.
Jun 17, 2019 | Teacher Professional Learning
What does transformative teacher professional learning look and sound like? This case example — which was written by my colleague Renee Gallagher and published in the May/June 2019 issue of NAESP's Principal magazine — illustrates how a shift in beliefs is key to...
Leading for a new student experience in schools
Jun 10, 2019 | Student-centered, The Throughline
In this latest installment of The Throughline, Max Silverman reflects on a year of conversations with leaders who are pushing for a new school experience for students. As a leader, you are continually pushing for a new set of outcomes for students, new experiences for...
Resetting leader and teacher learning with an Instructional Leadership Academy
May 20, 2019 | Instructional leadership, Teacher Professional Learning
by ANNEKE MARKHOLT We know that classrooms that are truly transformative for students require adults to work and learn differently than they typically do. We also know that the old methods of in-service professional development have failed to create lasting changes in...
Superintendent Joseph Davis: Pushing for productive struggle
Apr 8, 2019 | The Throughline
In this latest installment of the Throughline, Max Silverman speaks with Superintendent Joseph Davis about his commitment to changing educators’ mindsets to enable the creation of rich and challenging learning environments featuring strong content for all students —...
