Administration & Leadership
Discover the challenges, strategies, and triumphs of troubleshooting, guiding, and inspiring not just a classroom, but an entire academic community.
5 Ways Administrators Can Support Teachers
Encouraging teachers to focus on their strengths—while taking a few things off their plates and carving out time for catch-up work—can help them weather a difficult year.397
The Case Against Zeros in Grading
Teachers can rethink their grading practices to make them more mathematically fair for students and allow for redemption for a missed assignment.26.2k3 Alternatives to Assigning Detention
Developing relationships with students to help them make positive choices requires planning and patience, but the work pays off.1.8k5 Ways School Leaders Can Work to Prevent Teacher Burnout
Retaining teachers can be a challenge, especially now, but focusing on making the workload more manageable helps.1.4kTeachers (and Students) Can Only Take So Much
Rather than push more content and new initiatives, this year teachers and administrators should consider scaling back.11.3k
Schools, Not Teachers, Must Reduce Stress and Burnout—Here’s How
Educators’ health and well-being should be prioritized in school culture; school leaders can help create the conditions for that.35.1k
Defending a Teacher’s Right to Disconnect
Remember personal time? For many educators, technology has driven it toward extinction—and it’s time to get serious about reclaiming it.20k
Too Much Focus on ‘Learning Loss’ Will Be a Historic Mistake
Learning loss is real and needs to be addressed, but how we go about it should be commensurate with the size of the moment.32kLeading Through a Staffing Shortage
A lack of substitute teachers has educators feeling strained, but there are things principals can do to help.939How To Lead With Empathy
Six ways to build a school culture that prioritizes understanding the experiences and perspectives of others.1.7kReal Actions School Leaders Can Take to Support Teachers
A district superintendent shares several takeaways from talks with teachers about what they want to see from administration.936
Schools Are Opening Worldwide, Providing a Model for the U.S.
Children are returning to school in countries that are weeks—or months—ahead of the U.S. in battling Covid-19. Here’s how it’s happening.29.6kHow School Leaders Can Build Realistic Optimism This Year
Amid the challenges of the past two years, a superintendent shares the four-step process he used to step back from his breaking point.7.1k3 Steps School Leaders Can Take to Support Teachers Right Now
Educators’ well-being impacts students’ well-being and learning, so it’s imperative that school leaders find ways to make teachers’ workload more manageable.618Making Sure Each Child Is Known
A middle school in Nevada uses a simple strategy to build deeper connections between teachers and students.62k
