Have you ever noticed that you can accept tough feedback from one person, but if another person gave you the exact same tough feedback, it would make you feel judged or criticized? Giving tough feedback is challenging and may feel like an impossible choice: say something and offend the recipient or sugarcoat your message into…
I realized this weekend that if I am suggesting that we should all ask people to observe one another (#ObserveMe), then I should follow my own advice in as public a way as possible. So, I would like any interested peers to give me feedback on the goals in the picture below and record it on this Google Form. I believe that it may also be useful to read the feedback others are leaving for me. So, you can see everyone’s feedback here.
A teacher who doesn’t collaborate works on an isolated island. When this lack of collaboration permeates an entire school, teachers more closely resemble independent contractors than colleagues. I’m growing increasingly concerned that this is becoming more, and not less, common. Consider the highly shared and liked tweet below from Heather Kohn. At a very collaborative…