Teachers Prefer Written Feedback

Teachers Prefer Written Feedback

This study was born out of my passion to spend less time in my office and more time in classrooms. What I have learned from this study is that teachers want school leaders to visit their classrooms and see the great things they are doing with their students. To...
Three Products, One Mission: Supporting Great Teaching

Three Products, One Mission: Supporting Great Teaching

Is great teaching the key to raising student achievement? Absolutely! This is the message we hear over and over again from our customers and partners in the US, Canada and the UK . But knowing what great teaching looks like, or helping good teachers improve is...
Keep your data close

Keep your data close

In speaking with schools and districts about our software, there is one question that never fails to be asked: How do we get access to our data? I feel like I can always detect a strong note of worry whenever this question is asked. I am not privy to the policies of...
The Reason I Started Doing Classroom Walkthroughs

The Reason I Started Doing Classroom Walkthroughs

As a new principal, I began visiting classrooms so that I would know what was happening in my building. I also wanted to visit classrooms so that I could have intelligent conversations with parents, supervisors, and other stakeholders when they wanted to know what was...