It's the HOW not the WHAT
Many schools across the country have struggled to make significant improvements in student outcomes. As school leaders we try to...
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Chad Ransom
Oct 11, 20213 min read
The Power of Beliefs
Beliefs are one of the most powerful things in school. Don’t believe me? Students' beliefs in how well they will do is the second...
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Chad Ransom
Oct 4, 20213 min read
The Danger of Meetings
Meetings are often terrible. I bet you can think of many examples of horrible meetings that you’ve experienced. These range from whole...
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Chad Ransom
Sep 13, 20214 min read
Don't do PLCs...unless
I remember being struck by the cover of the book On Common Ground. It lists the chapter authors in this order: Roland Barth, Rebecca...
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Chad Ransom
Sep 5, 20212 min read
Physics of the Implementation Dip
Trying new things is hard. Getting good at new things is even harder. In fact, our output often suffers at first. This is commonly...
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Chad Ransom
Aug 29, 20215 min read
First, Do No Harm
If we do RtI or MTSS incorrectly, we have the potential of negatively impacting two of the strongest influences on student success:...
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Chad Ransom
Aug 24, 20212 min read
What's in a name?
As the school year starts, I had a wonderful reminder on Twitter from a newfound friend about the importance of names. It can be really...
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Chad Ransom
Aug 15, 20213 min read
Systems or People?
Where to begin? What to focus on? We are all so busy that we naturally seek out ways to simplify our work. We know we can’t do...
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Chad Ransom
Aug 2, 20213 min read
Facilitative Leadership for School Improvement
This might sound familiar to you, either from your own experience or watching a school leader: It’s time to write your school improvement...
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Chad Ransom
Jul 26, 20213 min read
Start with WHY, but make sure it's the right why.
Most people are familiar with the concept of Start with Why, made famous by Simon Sinek. The basic idea is that people are motivated not...
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Chad Ransom
Jul 18, 20212 min read
The Missing Link in Cycles of Improvement
There is little doubt about the benefit of engaging in cycles of improvement. We can look at everything from design theory to...
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Chad Ransom
Jun 7, 20212 min read
What are we selling?
Getting buy-in is one of the most widespread leadership terms that exists. For school improvement or any other change initiative,...
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Chad Ransom
May 31, 20212 min read
End Strong to Start Strong
It's the end of the school year. You’ve been swamped with everything that goes into the last couple of months of school. You finally...
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Chad Ransom
Nov 21, 20203 min read
The Foundation
There are a number of skills and dispositions that have been found to be the most predictive of future life success that really have...
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Chad Ransom
Nov 14, 20203 min read
Build Capacity, Not Dependency
Many parents and teachers have noticed that some kids are missing an important skillset to be successful with online or distance learning....
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Chad Ransom
Nov 8, 20202 min read
What Really Matters
Earlier this year, we posted about the need to recognize there is a hierarchy of needs that families and staff were facing as we started...
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Chad Ransom
Oct 31, 20201 min read
The Communication Challenge
Did you ever play the "telephone" game when you were a kid? You know, the one where someone whispers a message to the person next to...
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Chad Ransom
Oct 24, 20202 min read
The New Instructional Core
Most people in education have at least a general understanding of the Instructional Core. As defined by Richard Elmore, it includes the...
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Chad Ransom
Apr 27, 20203 min read
It's not the resources, it's how you use them
As we’ve gotten to spend more and more time supporting parents to successfully navigate this new world of home learning, what has become...
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Chad Ransom
Apr 12, 20202 min read
Don't Skip the Foundation
Most of the school systems we work with have been frantically creating plans to support their teachers and families with home-based...
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