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Sherry St. Clair

Coaching in Crisis: In This Time, Lead With Compassion

In recent weeks, as we’ve watched schools shut down in an effort to slow the spread of Coronavirus, I’m witnessing one of the most...

Sherry St. Clair

Coaching SEL Through Literacy: Ideas and Things to Look For

It’s hard to go a week without someone reminding us of the importance of social-emotional learning (SEL)—and with good reason. SEL is...

Sherry St. Clair

Leadership Skill Development: My Favorite Resources

In my last blog post , I asked instructional coaches to consider themselves something far greater than the title “coach” suggests. I...

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Dear Instructional Coach: Do You View Yourself as the Leader You Are?

Anytime we sit down to coach a teacher, we are asking her to trust us. We are asking her to join us on a vulnerable process of growth,...

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Leading Versus Managing Instructional Growth

For a school to move towards becoming a true learning organization, school instructional leaders must focus on leading, and not simply...

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Creating Meaningful Project-Based Learning Team Contracts

Team contracts are a staple in any good project-based learning experience. When written correctly and implemented effectively, team...

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6 Signs of an Effective Instructional Coach

While conducting classroom visits in an elementary school in Saipan, a young boy started quizzing me about who I was, where I was from,...

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Integrating the Next Generation Science Standards: Guiding Questions for Instructional Leaders

Many schools are now trying to integrate the Next-Generation Science Standards into their classroom practices. A part of the standards...

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Tips for Creating Relevant Learning Experiences

In my coaching of instruction, I will frequently help schools design more relevant learning experiences for their students. Relevant...

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Creating Effective Groups

Group work can help students develop valuable skills such as communication, teamwork, management skills and responsibility for their own...

Sherry St. Clair

Teaching with the Next-Generation Science Standards

In our Teaching with the Next-Generation Science Standards series, we focus not only on teaching science content but also teaching...

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Integrating Technology into Writing Instruction

Integrating technology into the classroom is part of Reflective Learning, LLC Common Core State Standards Implementation Workshops....