HeyJaredSteve Barkley Ponders Out Loud
For the past 35 years, Steve Barkley has served as an education consultant to school districts, teacher organizations, state departments of education, and colleges and universities nationally and internationally, facilitating the changes necessary for them to reach students…
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Transforming the “One-Teacher, One-Classroom” Paradigm (opens the original)
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“We don’t have a teacher shortage. We have a shortage of sustainable, team-designed teaching jobs.” - Roger Osorio Positive results emerge when educators genuinely share students and responsibility, collaborate around instruction, distribute expertise, and possess meaningful decision-making authority. Teaming can create the daily observation, feedback, and reflection opportunities that make peer coaching part of the work rather than an added activity. Teaching is a team sport. Find Roger Osorio
Planning Period Literacy (opens the original)
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Where do teachers learn to maximize the value of planning periods in their schedules? Teacher and productivity coach, Carla Erskin, reports that "Planning periods have long been treated as empty space on the master schedule, resulting in a missed opportunity to recognize the effective use of that time as professional practice and to help teachers develop the knowledge and skills it requires." What are some first steps coaches and leaders might take? Read Carla's article, "Are Schools Squandering
Leading and Coaching Teaching Professionals (opens the original)
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If I believe the person sitting across from me is a professional, my coaching job can't simply be to get that person to do what I've decided is best. I need to engage their thinking which means deep listening on my part. Treating someone as a professional isn't simply something we say. Teachers experience whether we see them as professionals through the conditions we create and the ways we interact with them. If we want our students to be taught by professionals who exercise professional judgmen
A Focus on Teacher Dignity (opens the original)
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The author of, "Not One More Teacher Lost," Brad Gaynor, explores the powerful idea that improving education is not only about developing better teachers and leaders, but also about creating the conditions in which they can continue to do their best work. What happens when systems confuse accountability with documentation, support with compliance, and improvement with constant change? Connect with Brad and his work here. Subscribe to the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast on iTunes or visit
Teacher Leadership Skills vs. Teacher Leadership Positions (opens the original)
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“Within every school there is a sleeping giant of teacher leadership which can be a strong catalyst for making change.” (Katzenmeyer and Mollar, "Awakening the Sleeping Giant: Helping Teachers Develop as Leaders") Carly Quiros, from EdAdvance, explores this quote with Steve. What should instructional coaches, school and teacher leaders be modeling and doing to create schools that are “leaderfull?” Find Carly’s Blog in ISTE/ASCD Visit Carly's LinkedIn and get in touch Visit EdAdvance Subscribe to
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