Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud

Helping Teachers See Hope and Possibilities With Their Students

Former classroom teacher, school administrator, and district-level leader, Angie Freese, works with educators as a facilitator, coach, practitioner, and mentor. She empowers educators’ efforts to interrupt antiquated and ineffective practices that only work for some to generate sustainable growth and performance for all. Angie is the founder of the Meant for More Collaborative, an organizational network committed to rejuvenating school systems by igniting creativity, inspiring hope, and investing in the power of human connection. Being a "meant for more leader" requires being grounded in the ideas of authenticity, bravery, and dignity.

Find Angie's book, "Meant for More" here. 

Email Angie: angie@meantformorementum.com  

Find Angie on LinkedIn. 

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What Do You Want Students to Learn Through Your Classroom Management Approach?

As the start of a new school year approaches, it’s a great time for teachers to consider how their approach to classroom management not only impacts their classroom environment for content learning but also what students learn from being part of that classroom management plan. Questions to consider as you reflect on your classroom plan are included. "Every move we make in classroom management is a lesson. Kids are watching us and they’re learning.” -Dr. Carla Shalaby

Watch Dr. Shalaby’s Presentation here. 

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Leaders Modeling the Use of Feedback

Zak Cohen, a highly experienced school leader with a strong belief in "leading by example," shares his process for collecting feedback from teachers regarding his leadership competency and supportiveness.  He turns that feedback into a hypothesis for improvement and requests feedback on his hypothesis. In this process Zak models the curiosity and vulnerability that teachers need as they look to grow from student feedback.

Read Zak’s article, "Leading By Example as a School Leader" here.

Visit Zak's website here. 

Find Zak on Twitter & LinkedIn. 

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An Educator’s Hippocratic Oath

Robert Landau, education futurist and strategist, discusses establishing a hippocratic oath for the educators. Such a pledge would bind us to ethical, equitable, and progressive educational practices that place students' growth and welfare at the core of everything we do. "The traditional Hippocratic Oath is a pledge taken by physicians to uphold specific ethical standards and prioritize the wellbeing of their patients. Similarly, applying an oath to education emphasizes the importance of ethical behavior, responsibility, and a commitment to the wellbeing of students and relationships with all learners built on trust.”

Visit the Two Roads Education website here.

Read Robert's article, "A Hippocratic Oath for the Education Sector" here.  

Visit the Hampsted Academy website here. 

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Classrooms Built on Dignity, Authenticity, and Connection

Angie Freese, author of Meant for More: Real Talk About Classrooms Built on Dignity, Authenticity, and Connection, explores her belief in educators’ potential. She supports educators to create classrooms where students can be brave, assured, and confident in their learning pathway. In this podcast she highlights authenticity, connection, curiosity, voice, resilience, and grace.

Find Angie's book, Meant for More here.

Email Angie:  angie@meantformorementum.com

Connect with Angie on LinkedIn. 

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Building Teacher Growth Plans That Impact Student Success

Tammy Jochinke, The Director of Teaching, Learning and Innovation, at the Dubai American Academy, created a process for 240 teachers to design professional growth plans based on a hypothesis from asking the question, "What do my students need me to learn?” Tammy shares the importance of focusing on student success with teacher autonomy and curiosity. Teachers were supported in PLC groups and a colleague who served an impact partner.

Contact Tammy: t.jochinke_daa@gemsedu.com

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Students Setting Goals and Developing Plans

Students’ abilities to set goals, plan for success, and systematically collect feedback are critical to school and life success.

Starting the school year teaching these processes (at all grade levels) can set the stage for increased student success throughout the year and beyond. This podcast shares important elements to build into your plans for effective goal setting and identifies how a middle school team collaborated with a physical education teacher in teaching and coaching goal-setting and planning for success.

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Coaching From the School Improvement Plan

Dr. Karen Johannesen, a highly experienced school leader, writer, and organizational change consultant explores the role of professional development and coaching in school improvement plans that positively impact student success. She believes that when schools support teachers with well-designed and rich professional learning, those teachers create the same type of rigorous and engaging opportunities for students. Her book, "Coaching for Multilingual Student Success" brings the work of school-based and district based coaches to life.

Find Karen's book, "Coaching for Multilingual Student Success" here.  

Visit Karen's website here.

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Making Magical Ripples Towards a Coaching Culture

To what extent should building coaching into the culture of the school be a desired outcome of instructional coaches’ and administrators’ responsibilities?

How can an instructional coach plan for and assess progress even when administrator support or system expectations are not present? Many schools experience ongoing changes in staff and teams, which can seem overwhelming for coaches who feel they lack the time, stability, or support to create real change. In these cases, I suggest that coaches focus on creating a ripple effect by enhancing individual teachers’ coaching experiences and increasing coachability.

Watch Simon Sinek's video on magic ripples here. 

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Assessment as a Verb for PLCs

Explore how teachers working in PLCs can use a verb approach to assessment and error analysis to collaboratively focus on shared accountability for ALL students’ success. This process of assessment as a verb, combined with collegial exploration of the information the assessing produced, aligns with my favorite PLC question: "What do the students need us to learn…..?" Teacher learning is key to increased student learning. That collegial learning  builds teacher collective efficacy.

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