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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...
Chad Ransom
Jul 26, 20213 min read
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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...
Chad Ransom
Jul 18, 20212 min read
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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,...
Chad Ransom
Jun 7, 20212 min read
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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...
Chad Ransom
May 31, 20212 min read
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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...
Chad Ransom
Nov 21, 20203 min read
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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....
Chad Ransom
Nov 14, 20203 min read
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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...
Chad Ransom
Nov 8, 20202 min read
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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...
Chad Ransom
Oct 31, 20201 min read
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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...
Chad Ransom
Oct 24, 20202 min read
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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...
Chad Ransom
Apr 27, 20203 min read
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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...
Chad Ransom
Apr 12, 20202 min read
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The Importance of School Culture During Social Distancing
Many school leaders and instructional coaches recognize the importance of culture in a school. It would be hard to overstate the impact...
Chad Ransom
Apr 8, 20203 min read
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Home-Based Learning Opportunities
For all of us working in schools, this is a time of huge change and uncertainty. The current situation came about extremely quickly and...
Chad Ransom
Apr 2, 20203 min read
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