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🧠If I had one whiteboard to explain school accountability, this would be it.

Outcomes tell us WHAT happened.
Conditions tell us WHY.
January 31, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Knowing how our brains are (and aren't) different from AI can help us understand the proper place for each.

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A Meeting in the Middle
Prediction, Judgment, and the Cost of Thinking
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January 30, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Read things. Real things, unreal things; it doesn't matter. Read things, then talk about them. Ask questions about them. Make kids write about them. Have them read what they wrote. Then talk about what they wrote. And repeat.
Everything else is icing. Or unnecessary.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Teaching is unlike other adult jobs, and that makes it very difficult to change or improve.

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Desert Island Desks
Inside the invisible profession
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November 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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What happens when education leaders experience ICF executive coaching? A lot!
November 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Do we measure the things that matter most in school and in business? Or only the things that are easiest to measure?

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Measure What You Value
What matters--and what doesn't--is not carved in stone
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September 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Some thoughts on metaphor and allusion, and what we lose when we lose connection with them.

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Great Reckonings in Little Phrases
On gathering and holding onto rosebuds
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Well-being should be a continuous leadership practice. But what should education leaders be doing to be sure those being led are well?

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What Leadership Practices Actually Protect Staff Well-Being and Energy?
When leaders talk about retention, performance, or outcomes, they often overlook a key driver: the well-being and energy of their people. Teachers and principals can only deliver at a high level if th...
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We are certainly living in stressful times. How to combat that?
August 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Time to embrace being uncomfortable. Otherwise, you won’t go too far:).
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Writing about what writing has become in our schools.

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A Standard Take on Writing
The rest of the world uses the word differently than we Ed Folk do.
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Many think teacher retention is tied to compensation and perks. Nope. Turns out it’s leadership.

7 Actions Leaders Can Take to Retain Teachers
May 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM