The Radical Learners Blog
The Radical Learners blog features articles and interviews of people who:
- believe we are here on earth to learn
- use technology to learn, teach, & lead (and because it’s cool)
- know that to teach without hope is to damage, but to teach with hope can save the world
- don’t blame others but accept personal responsibility for whatever task they take on
- infect everybody with their love of learning; most important, the children they teach
Blog Posts
The Coach’s Playlist: Checklists
The Coach’s Playlist is a two-minute read packed with information based on an essential part of coaching. This week’s topic: Checklists The Idea: Checklists help coaches think about and explain strategies clearly, and they function as a third point for...
Dignity and Belonging: Ideas and Resources from a Coaching Conversation with Floyd Cobb and John Krownapple
In their conversation with Jim Knight on August 27th, 2020, Dr. Floyd Cobb and John Krownapple discussed some powerful ideas around dignity and belonging that will help inspire and encourage educators towards meaningful reflection upon their practice and their lives....
Article: Teach to Win, Seven Success Factors for Instructional Coaching Programs
As we begin this new year and all of our partners begin back at their schools, we want to revisit what factors are most important for an instructional coach's success. Through our research and experience we have identified seven factors that are required for an...
High-Impact Remote Instruction Strategies
Pexels This past year has been unlike any other in our lifetime. As a result of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools have taken precautions to protect their teachers and students by instituting virtual, or distance learning. For many schools, this year...
The Coach’s Playlist: Empathy
The Coach’s Playlist is a one-minute read packed with information based on an essential part of coaching. This week’s topic: empathy The Idea: According to communication expert Marshall Rosenberg, empathy involves three elements: empathy toward...
Article: Studying the Impact of Instructional Coaching
In today's blog post, we're summarizing a study that measured the impact instructional coaching had on whether or not teachers implemented proven practices, and if there was an impact on the quality of teacher implementation of new practices. The article begins by...
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