Meaningful Observations, Constructive Coaching and Engaging Learning: MASSP 5D/5D+ Professional Learning Opportunities for Administrators and Teachers
Helping educators understand what good teaching and learning looks like, and supporting their growth are core functions of an administrator. Unfortunately, the pandemic years required many administrators to put observation and feedback, and performance evaluations on the back burner which has contributed to the educator shortage and struggles to develop and retain new teachers. As we reflect, reset, and reboot for the 2022-23 school year, it is important that we reprioritize our…
Crisis Response and Protecting Yourself
In the days following the tragedy in Oxford, many building principals around the state could easily have been thinking “that could be me.” Every day, in school buildings across Michigan, principals are forced to make complex decisions which sometimes require judgment calls. This is part of the job, but no principal should have to be worried about their job or, even worse, their personal assets if they are named in a civil…