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When setting direction for your team, KPIs matter—but only as part of a broader strategy anchored in purpose. Too often, leaders fixate...

It’s a common frustration in schools: “We provide PD, but no one seems to use it.” Or worse: “We offer training, but teachers dread it.”...

It might sound strange at first. It might even, to some, sound repulsive. It certainly will sound like it's been tried before with...

Most school schedules are built around coverage: How do we fit in the minutes, the mandates, the meetings? But when scheduling becomes...

When does teacher retention really begin? Not after the first evaluation. Not after the first pay cycle. It starts before day one —...

We talk a lot about instructional leadership. Culture. Curriculum. Strategy. But behind every thriving academic team is something far...

There’s a growing tension in education — especially in the private and charter sectors — between purpose and profit. On one hand ,...

Problem : You teach new words one day, and the next day... they’re gone. Here’s why: - The brain filters out what it doesn’t use...

Team culture isn’t something you inherit. It’s something you build — every day, through your choices, words, habits, and expectations....

Ask most teachers or parents, and they’ll say: “Writing? At 3 years old? No way.” But here’s the thing: writing doesn’t start with a...

In many schools, classroom observations are a source of anxiety. They’re seen as judgmental, opaque, and transactional — a checklist to...

In bilingual programs, one of the biggest challenges is giving kids enough consistent, meaningful exposure to English. That’s where...

The shift from teacher or coach to academic manager is one of the biggest transitions in education leadership — and one of the most...

Many schools treat English as a necessary expense — a cost center with low ROI: • Foreign teachers are expensive • Materials require...

The symptoms are subtle at first: Fewer questions in meetings. Less collaboration in planning. A lot of “just doing my job.” No open...

After many years in education — from training teachers to building English programs across 50+ kindergartens — I’ve learned that flashy...

Let’s be honest — compliance doesn’t create commitment. Too often in schools, we roll out policies and expect performance. We assume that...

When I first started teaching English, I focused on drills, vocabulary sheets, and isolated grammar. It worked — kind of. But when I...

When a teaching team is struggling, the instinct is often to fix the individual: more training, more evaluation, maybe even replacement....

If you’ve ever felt lost trying to measure a young learner’s English level, you’re not alone. When I started designing ESL programs, one...