Read by Example Newsletter, 9-22-18: Professional Growth
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This week I found personal growth to be a common thread in the posts and related resources.
When we lead like a coach, we are more likely to see growth in our teachers. Check out my post on this topic.
An excellent resource for leading like a coach is Coaching Conversations: Transforming Your School One Conversation at a Time by Linda M. Gross Cheliotes and Marceta F. Reilly.
Can principals even be coaches? I wrote about this in a post from five years ago. I am not sure I currently agree with my thinking at that time.
I questioned whether we are talking about what really matters when try to grow professionally in this post.
The previous post references a recent ASCD Education Update article. The subject involves a teacher and a principal facilitate a mock conversation about the challenges with traditional teacher evaluation systems.
Last summer, I wrote a post on how literacy leaders might release some of the responsibility of professional development to teachers via study groups.
The previous post is in response to Jennifer Allen’s excellent resource Becoming a Literacy Leader. We (contributors and I) responded to this book in our own online study group; click here to check out all of our posts.
I wrote a short response to the memoir I just read, Educated by Tara Westover.
My wife and I plan to attend an author Skype visit with Tara Westover at a local library (we both read the book). Check out the author’s website for her schedule.
Journaling is how Westover documented her upbringing. Related, I enjoyed this article by Benjamin Hardy for developing a habit and process regarding reflective journaling for professional and/or personal growth.
What’s going on in your world? Any themes you are noticing? Please share in the comments.