professional growth

  • Time and Money

    The Art of Giving and Receiving Advice by David A. Garvin and Joshua D. Margolis (Harvard Business Review, January/February 2015) Two Harvard business professors explore the two roles that often play out in professional settings: Advisor and advisee. This article relates well to teachers, administrators, and instructional coaches. They identify the many hurdles involved in…

  • Teacher/Learner

    The most powerful way of thinking about a teacher’s role is for teachers to see themselves as evaluators of their effects on students. – John Hattie Battle of Semantics by Melissa Emler (Connecting to Create Greatness, January 2, 2015) A former high school English teacher and current education consultant confronts the concept of separating teaching from…