You’ve probably heard of the saying: ‘If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far go together.’
Leading a positive school team that works together harmoniously and productively, where members support each other but also feel empowered to take the initiative and make their own decisions, is no mean feat.
So, what does it take to be a great school leader? How can you steer your team to greatness? Here are 8 suggestions:
As a senior leader, keeping your teachers motivated is one of your most important roles and an essential part of your students’ overall success. But keeping teachers motivated can also be challenging. Take the time to experiment with some of these tips to find what works best in your school.
Here are 7 tips to keep your teachers motivated throughout the school year:
How did all of the students of 3rd grade teacher Mary Dunbar Barksdale in Brazosport, Texas achieve remarkably high scores on the statewide test, despite the fact that 94% of her students lived in poverty?
How did a handful of schools in Argentina’s Misiones Province achieve a graduation rate of 75%, when the overall completion rate for the province was only 50%?
How did the students in one school district in Mason, Ohio achieve very high scores on achievement tests and other outcomes when their peer districts performed so poorly?
What’s their secret?
CPD doesn’t come cheap and in the current financial climate, it can feel like the most obvious thing to cut. But, if improving teaching quality opens the door to raising student achievement, then surely CPD is the key and should, therefore, be a priority on every school leaders list?
Following educators on Twitter will help you to keep up-to-date on the latest advice and research in education, as well as find and share resources, and be part of a passionate, international community of professionals.
If you’re not sure where to get started, here’s 15 educators and #edtech accounts we recommend following this year and beyond (list in no particular order):
21st century education has become global, and it has never been as important as it is right now. But how can schools internationally maintain high expectations and deliver a well-rounded educated student body, whilst preparing students for the global world? Especially when there is such a variation in the abilities of children and in the skills which a teacher has. Not to mention a difference in the way each school works and overall a difference in how each country operates within the education sector.
What if there was a way to be able to unite these differences within a flexible, bespoke and collaborative system? Here are 3 ways video-based CPD is pioneering schools and organisations in the international education sector.
