instruction – Page 2 – Navigating the Present and Future of Education

The Reading Crisis: Where Are We At and Where Do We Go From Here?

As someone who’s spent years working in the worlds of both K-12 and Higher Education, I’ve witnessed a worrying trend that’s been brewing for over two decades amongst students in both K-12 and Higher Education. It’s a crisis that gnaws at the very foundation of learning and critical thinking: a reading crisis.

New Release! Crush it from the Start: 25 Tips for Instructional Coaches and Leaders

Today marks the release of my new book—a resource designed for instructional coaches, principals, assistant principals, college of education professors, and district office leaders who are committed to transforming teaching and learning in the modern classroom. This book isn’t just about coaching strategies; it’s about understanding the content necessary to navigate education in the ageContinueContinue reading “New Release! Crush it from the Start: 25 Tips for Instructional Coaches and Leaders”

The Power of Rehearsal: The Most Overlooked Step in Instructional Coaching

Instructional coaching is a powerful tool for transforming teaching and learning, but one of its most underutilized strategies within instructional coaching is lesson rehearsal by the teaching being coached—a safe, structured opportunity for teachers to practice new instructional strategies before implementing them in the classroom. Check out how this critical element of instructional coaching can be implemented and be apart of your coaching toolkit and practice.

The Death of the LMS in Higher Ed: How AI Agents May Make the Traditional LMS Learning Obsolete in the Near Future

The rise of AI-powered agents like Operator (and many more) will drastically reshape how higher education delivers courses online, making traditional Learning Management Systems (LMS) increasingly irrelevant if safeguards are not created. As students gain access to AI tools capable of completing assignments within an internet browser autonomously, writing essays, answering quizzes and tests, andContinueContinue reading “The Death of the LMS in Higher Ed: How AI Agents May Make the Traditional LMS Learning Obsolete in the Near Future”

Instructional Coaching Through Co-Teaching

Co-teaching isn’t an abstract concept for instructional coaching—it’s the practical reality that can be done to amplify your instructional coaching program.

Navigating Education – The Podcast: Ep 78 – Formative Assessment is One of the Most Impactful Strategies You Can Use In Your Instruction

Formative assessment is one of the most impactful strategies K-20 teachers can use in their instruction. It helps us determine where our students are at and how they are performing in real time. Here are my thoughts about how you can use formative assessment with and without EdTech as well as implementing it at strategic points throughout your lesson to get the most out of it to support your students.

Navigating Education – The Podcast: Ep 77 – The Diffusion of Innovation and Instructional Coaching

Everett Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovation theory is a compelling framework for understanding how new ideas and technologies spread through organizational cultures. Essentially, it outlines a process where innovations move through a series of adopter categories—from innovators to laggards—each with unique characteristics that influence their acceptance of change. This theory isn’t just academic; it’s a practicalContinueContinue reading “Navigating Education – The Podcast: Ep 77 – The Diffusion of Innovation and Instructional Coaching”

Transform Your Instructional and EdTech Coaching with I Do, We Do, & You Do

Instructional coaching plays a pivotal role in bridging the gap between innovative tools and effective classroom implementation. One proven strategy that involves rehearsal within instructional coaching is the I Do, We Do, & You Do!

How Data, Decision-Making, and AI Can Future-Proof Your Organization

In 2019, I wrote my dissertation on data literacy and data-driven decision-making, believing these concepts were critical for leaders in education and beyond. At the time, however, it felt like the conversation was ahead of its time. The tools and frameworks for analyzing data were still cumbersome for most, and AI advancements—while promising—had yet toContinueContinue reading “How Data, Decision-Making, and AI Can Future-Proof Your Organization”

Proving Our Impact: How Instructional Coaches Can Use Regression Analysis to Demonstrate Their Value

Recently, my PLN colleague Roxi Thompson posed some compelling questions on LinkedIn: How do you collect data to demonstrate the impact of your coaching program? What methods have you found effective, especially in showing improvement in areas like instructional design or student learning? As instructional coaches, these are the questions we must answer to advocateContinueContinue reading “Proving Our Impact: How Instructional Coaches Can Use Regression Analysis to Demonstrate Their Value”

Retrieval and Spaced Practice – Key Strategies to Support Multilingual Learners

supporting multilingual learners is a top priority for teachers who want to help every student succeed. As language demands grow, teachers are always on the lookout for practical, research-backed strategies to support vocabulary and memory skills. A recent study by Butowska-Buczyńska et al. (2024) highlights two strategies that stand out: variable retrieval and spaced practice.ContinueContinue reading “Retrieval and Spaced Practice – Key Strategies to Support Multilingual Learners”

CoTeaching Evolved – Released Today

On October 11th, 2024, “Co-Teaching Evolved” hit the shelves, offering a revitalized approach to co-teaching that speaks to today’s educators and students alike. As classrooms grow increasingly diverse and technology continues to reshape education, traditional co-teaching strategies need a fresh update. That’s exactly what Dr. Belinda Dunnick Karge and I did as authors of thisContinueContinue reading “CoTeaching Evolved – Released Today”

Optimizing Co-Teaching Partnerships for Student Success

Co-teaching is an expanding opportunity across schools to provide equitable and inclusive classrooms for all students. It can be used in many facets and is employed regularly in schools through many different mechanisms and programs. Generally, many think of co-teaching as only to provide students with special needs an opportunity to participate in general educationContinueContinue reading “Optimizing Co-Teaching Partnerships for Student Success”

Week of AI Conference Presentation: Revolutionize Your Data-Driven Decision-Making with AI Tools

On May 13th, 2024, I had the opportunity to present at the #WeekofAI conference. My presentation focused on Data-Driven Decision-Making Using AI Tools to support data-driven decision-making in education in classroom, school, and district contexts. The AI tools utilized in this presentation were GPT4 and Concensus GPT. Google Gemini as well as Claude can performContinueContinue reading “Week of AI Conference Presentation: Revolutionize Your Data-Driven Decision-Making with AI Tools”

Co-Teaching: Equitable and Inclusive Opportunities for Students

Co-teaching is an expanding opportunity across schools to provide equitable and inclusive classrooms for all students. It can be used in many facets and is employed regularly in schools through many different mechanisms and programs. Generally, many think of co-teaching as only to provide students with special needs an opportunity to participate in general educationContinueContinue reading “Co-Teaching: Equitable and Inclusive Opportunities for Students”