Nancy Frey's Blog, page 34
May 26, 2021
Maintaining Empathy in Crisis
Tuesday, September 11, 2001 began as any other day for a principal heading to work. The difference for me was that it was only my second day being the leader of my own building. I remember getting out of my car that morning excited to welcome students, teachers, and parents and to […]
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May 24, 2021
Leading Collective Efficacy in Your School
Listen to Jenni Donohoo and Megan Tschannen-Moran discuss demystifying collective efficacy on the Leaders Coaching Leaders podcast with Peter DeWitt: Over the past few years we have seen numerous social media posts in which collective efficacy is the topic. Many depict teams engaged in trust- […]
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May 21, 2021
Going on an Intellectual Journey: Designing a Course for Learning that Transfers
This blog is part five of a series on learning transfer. For more on teaching for transfer, see the first post, second post, third post, and fourth post. How can one of the most powerful questions help us in this moment in time: What if? What if rather […]
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May 19, 2021
Practicing Techniques that Teach Students to Engage in Math Talk
If 2020 taught us anything, it was that everything can change, and change quickly! Who would have thought that school buildings could be closed for a prolonged period of time? And teachers would pivot to teaching online within a few days? Who would have thought […]
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May 17, 2021
Slow and Steady Summer School Planning
It’s spring of 2021 and schools across the world are wrestling with the challenges of bringing students back to physical classrooms full time, all with the doomsday drumbeat of student ‘learning loss’ and a push to ‘double-down’ on addressing the achievement gap through a mandated summer school. This is a continuation of the ‘threat and rigidity […]
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May 14, 2021
Three Strategies to Encourage Single-Tasking
Attention is under siege more than it has ever been in human history, we have more distractions than ever before, we have to be more focused on cultivating the skills of attention. – Daniel Goleman, psychologist, science journalist, author You have probably seen the recent […]
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May 12, 2021
3 Practices for a Successful Return to In-Person Instruction
Over twelve months of distance learning was nothing we were prepared for, but the experience has led to heightened expertise with technology, a glimpse into the lives students lead at home, and a newfound exploration of effective instructional practices. As our district team supported teachers and administrators […]
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May 10, 2021
Why We Need SEL Now More Than Ever
Listen to John and Jessica discussing what leaders should know about SEL on the Leaders Coaching Leaders podcast with Peter DeWitt! The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a great deal of reflection in our home. We have a 2020 high school graduate, […]
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May 7, 2021
Navigating the Next Normal in Education
Almost one year ago, a short article titled “Beyond coronavirus – the path to the next normal in education” was published by Corwin Press (Westover, 2020) which provided guidance for district and school leaders to navigate the imminent uncertainty and chaos of the global pandemic. Oddly enough, the predicted changes caused by the coronavirus unfolded over the course […]
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May 5, 2021
10 Keys for Crisis Leadership
How school leaders lead during crises is of critical importance to how schools will fare as a result of them. The most essential element for leading in times of crisis is not necessarily what you’d expect: it’s caring. Crises can originate inside or outside a school […]
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