It's the HOW not the WHAT
Many schools across the country have struggled to make significant improvements in student outcomes. As school leaders we try to...
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Chad Ransom
- Oct 11, 2021
- 3 min
The Power of Beliefs
Beliefs are one of the most powerful things in school. Don’t believe me? Students' beliefs in how well they will do is the second...
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Chad Ransom
- Oct 4, 2021
- 3 min
The Danger of Meetings
Meetings are often terrible. I bet you can think of many examples of horrible meetings that you’ve experienced. These range from whole...
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Chad Ransom
- Sep 13, 2021
- 4 min
Don't do PLCs...unless
I remember being struck by the cover of the book On Common Ground. It lists the chapter authors in this order: Roland Barth, Rebecca...
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Chad Ransom
- Sep 5, 2021
- 2 min
Physics of the Implementation Dip
Trying new things is hard. Getting good at new things is even harder. In fact, our output often suffers at first. This is commonly...
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Chad Ransom
- Aug 29, 2021
- 5 min
First, Do No Harm
If we do RtI or MTSS incorrectly, we have the potential of negatively impacting two of the strongest influences on student success:...
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Chad Ransom
- Aug 24, 2021
- 2 min
What's in a name?
As the school year starts, I had a wonderful reminder on Twitter from a newfound friend about the importance of names. It can be really...
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Chad Ransom
- Aug 15, 2021
- 3 min
Systems or People?
Where to begin? What to focus on? We are all so busy that we naturally seek out ways to simplify our work. We know we can’t do...
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Chad Ransom
- Aug 2, 2021
- 3 min
Facilitative Leadership for School Improvement
This might sound familiar to you, either from your own experience or watching a school leader: It’s time to write your school improvement...
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Chad Ransom
- Jul 26, 2021
- 3 min
Start with WHY, but make sure it's the right why.
Most people are familiar with the concept of Start with Why, made famous by Simon Sinek. The basic idea is that people are motivated not...
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Chad Ransom
- Jul 18, 2021
- 2 min
The Missing Link in Cycles of Improvement
There is little doubt about the benefit of engaging in cycles of improvement. We can look at everything from design theory to...
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Chad Ransom
- Jun 7, 2021
- 2 min
What are we selling?
Getting buy-in is one of the most widespread leadership terms that exists. For school improvement or any other change initiative,...
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Chad Ransom
- May 31, 2021
- 2 min
End Strong to Start Strong
It's the end of the school year. You’ve been swamped with everything that goes into the last couple of months of school. You finally...
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Chad Ransom
- Nov 21, 2020
- 3 min
The Foundation
There are a number of skills and dispositions that have been found to be the most predictive of future life success that really have...
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Chad Ransom
- Nov 14, 2020
- 3 min
Build Capacity, Not Dependency
Many parents and teachers have noticed that some kids are missing an important skillset to be successful with online or distance learning....
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Chad Ransom
- Nov 8, 2020
- 2 min
What Really Matters
Earlier this year, we posted about the need to recognize there is a hierarchy of needs that families and staff were facing as we started...
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Chad Ransom
- Oct 31, 2020
- 1 min
The Communication Challenge
Did you ever play the "telephone" game when you were a kid? You know, the one where someone whispers a message to the person next to...
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Chad Ransom
- Oct 24, 2020
- 2 min
The New Instructional Core
Most people in education have at least a general understanding of the Instructional Core. As defined by Richard Elmore, it includes the...
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Chad Ransom
- Apr 27, 2020
- 3 min
It's not the resources, it's how you use them
As we’ve gotten to spend more and more time supporting parents to successfully navigate this new world of home learning, what has become...
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Chad Ransom
- Apr 12, 2020
- 2 min
Don't Skip the Foundation
Most of the school systems we work with have been frantically creating plans to support their teachers and families with home-based...
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