What educators should know about talking with one another
Educators rarely examine how they talk with one another, yet conversation quality directly determines student learning and school improvement. Understanding dialogue science—how brains sync, thinking ...
1 Dec 202518min
What teachers need to know about framing
Framing happens automatically in all teacher collaboration, shaping what problems we see and what solutions seem possible. Becoming aware of framing transforms our ability to lead and learn together.
17 Nov 202515min
Why teaching requires managing paradox
Teaching well means managing constant tensions, not solving them. The goal is developing better judgment about when to lean which direction, not finding the one right answer.
10 Nov 202512min
Why teachers need "withitness"
Withitness is a teacher's ability to be aware of everything happening in the classroom at once. It's what makes students think their teacher has eyes in the back of their head.
3 Nov 202521min
Teacher talk without an agenda
Formal teacher collaboration structures prevent genuine dialogue through predetermined protocols and forced closure, while actual learning happens in spontaneous hallway conversations that allow messy...
27 Okt 202520min
Why schools feel like a thousand different experiences
Schools struggle because their support systems send contradictory messages that fragment student and teacher experiences. Coherence requires aligning everything around fewer priorities sustained over ...
20 Okt 202513min
Which problems get attention?
Returning to teaching reveals how Kennedy's five challenges—presenting curriculum, engaging students, understanding their thinking, managing behavior, and meeting needs—compete in ways theory can't ad...
6 Okt 202517min
Why problems beat solutions
Teacher education should focus on investigating teaching dilemmas rather than implementing prescribed solutions, since real teaching involves navigating multiple competing demands simultaneously.
29 Sep 202512min
