Blogs about: Instructional Cultures Of Achievement

A Heart of Thanksgiving

teachthepossibility wrote 6 months ago: As we come to the conclusion of 2012, I find that this is an excellent time to reflect upon and give … more →

Tags: Teach the Possibility, Charter Schools, Human development, collaborative working relationships, education policy, Teacher expectations, Wisdom, Academic Achievement, academic excellence

To Grow in Wisdom

teachthepossibility wrote 6 months ago: Dr. Drew Faust, Harvard University’s President, stated in a recent Harvard Magazine article, “…Learn … more →

Tags: Teach the Possibility, Charter Schools, Human development, collaborative working relationships, education policy, Teacher expectations, Wisdom, student achievement, school culture

As Good As It Gets

teachthepossibility wrote 6 months ago: If you have been a school leader for more than six months, I would maintain that you have had occasi … more →

Tags: Teach the Possibility, Charter Schools, Human development, collaborative working relationships, education policy, Teacher expectations, student achievement, school culture, internal accountability

When Only the Best Will Do

teachthepossibility wrote 6 months ago: I vividly remember my 9th grade English teacher.  She was one of the two most exacting teachers whom … more →

Tags: Teach the Possibility, Charter Schools, Human development, collaborative working relationships, education policy, student achievement, school culture, internal accountability, Academic Achievement

A Time Such As This

teachthepossibility wrote 7 months ago: So much of our lives are spent waiting for the opportune time to move forward and accomplish all tha … more →

Tags: Teach the Possibility, Charter Schools, Human development, collaborative working relationships, education policy, student achievement, school culture, internal accountability, Academic Achievement

Shared Responsibility: Yours, Mine, and Ours

teachthepossibility wrote 7 months ago: In its 1998 joint report entitled, “Powerful Partnership:  A Shared Responsibility for Learning, the … more →

Tags: Teach the Possibility, Charter Schools, Human development, collaborative working relationships, education policy, student achievement, school culture, internal accountability, Academic Achievement

Please, Thank You, and I'm Sorry

teachthepossibility wrote 7 months ago: As an adult, I am continuing to learn the significance of foundational truths that I learned as a sm … more →

Tags: Teach the Possibility, Charter Schools, collaborative working relationships, student achievement, internal accountability, Academic Achievement, Achievement gap, Closing the Achievement Gap, teach the possibility

Intent Versus Impact

teachthepossibility wrote 7 months ago: I have attended numerous conferences, workshops, and retreats throughout my career as an educator.  … more →

Tags: Teach the Possibility, Charter Schools, student achievement, school culture, internal accountability, Academic Achievement, Achievement gap, teach the possibility, School Leaders

If Not Now, When?

teachthepossibility wrote 7 months ago: If not now, when?  This question is for those of us who have worked in the field of PreK-12 public e … more →

Tags: Teach the Possibility, Charter Schools, student achievement, internal accountability, Academic Achievement, Achievement gap, Closing the Achievement Gap, teach the possibility, School Leaders

JUST ONCE

teachthepossibility wrote 7 months ago: JUST ONCE, I would like to open my local and national newspapers and read about adult key stakeholde … more →

Tags: Teach the Possibility, Charter Schools, student achievement, internal accountability, Academic Achievement, Achievement gap, Closing the Achievement Gap, teach the possibility, School Leaders

The Gift of Self

teachthepossibility wrote 7 months ago: Is there a more perfect gift than the gift of self?  I would maintain that there is no greater gift … more →

Tags: Teach the Possibility, Charter Schools, internal accountability, Academic Achievement, Achievement gap, Closing the Achievement Gap, teach the possibility, School Leaders, Academic Goals

Learning to Lead: A Lesson in Humility

teachthepossibility wrote 8 months ago: Those of us who have the privilege of leading people can attest that while many may covet this role, … more →

Tags: Teach the Possibility, Charter Schools, student achievement, internal accountability, Academic Achievement, Achievement gap, Closing the Achievement Gap, teach the possibility, Academic Goals

Expect the Unexpected

teachthepossibility wrote 8 months ago: As a long-term systemic planner who specializes in leading organizational change, I must admit that … more →

Tags: Teach the Possibility, Charter Schools, student achievement, internal accountability, Academic Achievement, Closing the Achievement Gap, teach the possibility, charter school leaders, School Leadership

A Time to Think to Plan and to Dream

teachthepossibility wrote 10 months ago: Let us take the time to reflect upon the following questions:  What would you give for a time to thi … more →

Tags: Teach the Possibility, student achievement, internal accountability, Academic Achievement, Achievement gap, Closing the Achievement Gap, Academic Goals, School Improvement, academic excellence

The Future is Now

teachthepossibility wrote 10 months ago: Oftentimes, when we plan for the future, we view it as some time span in the distance.  For the purp … more →

Tags: Teach the Possibility, internal accountability, teach the possibility, School Improvement, Differentiated Instruction, Literacy, Reading, Reflective Practitioner, differentiated literacy support

2012-13: The Year of Possibility

teachthepossibility wrote 10 months ago: School leaders, what would happen if you and your school community pronounced that the upcoming scho … more →

Tags: student achievement, internal accountability, Closing the Achievement Gap, Academic Goals, academic excellence, charter school leaders, close the achievement gap, paradigm shift, School Leadership

2012 National Charter Schools Conference

teachthepossibility wrote 11 months ago: On June 21, 2012, Dr. Sheila Polk, Founder & President, TEACH the POSSIBILITY (http://www.teacht … more →

Tags: Teach the Possibility, student achievement, internal accountability, Academic Achievement, academic excellence, charter school leaders, achievement, improving academic achievement, 2012 National Charter Schools Conference

Looking Back and Planning Ahead

teachthepossibility wrote 11 months ago: As school leaders, summer is the opportune time to look back and plan ahead, specifically, as it rel … more →

Tags: Teach the Possibility, student achievement, internal accountability, Academic Achievement, teach the possibility, looking back, Planning Ahead, leadership, Reflective practice

Those We Will Always Remember

teachthepossibility wrote 1 year ago: I will always remember my third grade teacher in the Chicago Public Schools. I grew up in a single-p … more →

Tags: internal accountability, Academic Achievement, teach the possibility, School Improvement, academic excellence


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