So, your district has adopted High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM). Now what? TEA defines full-subject high-quality materials as those that...
Category - Campus Leadership
Hey there, fellow educators! Have you ever felt like teaching is like trying to juggle a dozen balls at once? Well, you’re not alone. Teaching...
Coach. That one word alone will likely lead you to think about what? If you’re like me, something like sports or athletics comes to mind. Like...
Schools are highly complex environments, with numerous systems, stakeholders, and components interacting and impacting one another. It’s...
Campus Leadership, The Practical Principal
The Transformative Power of Team-Building for School Leaders
Let’s face it: being a school leader is one of the most challenging and dynamic careers out there. Effective leadership is essential for...
A high-speed roller coaster is a metaphor for the academic school year, with all its twists, turns, surprise drops, and even the ultimate upside-down...
Determining the percentages for student growth and teacher observations in the Weighting Tab of your TIA application is a critical decision. Those...
Campus Leadership, Career and Technology, Classroom Instruction, Multilingual Instruction, Operations, Strategic Instruction
Professional Development for Inspired Bilingual/ESL Educators
In the ever-evolving Bilingual/ESL education landscape, educators must stay at the forefront of best practices and innovative approaches. While...
Campus Leadership, The Practical Principal
Creating Consistency: The Importance of T-TESS Calibration
The Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) is a comprehensive framework designed to assess and improve teaching practices in schools across...
In episodes 6 and 7 of Drinking from the Firehose, Dr. Angela Ward, the founder and CEO of 2Ward Equity Consulting, joins Ellen on the podcast to...