The Final Stretch –
How to End the Year with Energy
Teacher Tired Is Real, But So Is Your Power to End Strong
As the school year draws to a close, it's common for teachers to feel overwhelmed. The constant juggling of lesson plans, meetings, grading, and student needs can take a...
Forget Perfect—Let’s Make Learning Brave
Messy, Uncertain, Amazing
If you want students to take ownership of their learning, try new things, and push the boundaries of what they think is possible — you’ve got to build a classroom where risk-taking isn’t just allowed, it’s expected...
📰 Your Teachers Need You More Than You Think
Let’s talk about something we’re all feeling but not always addressing: staff morale and divisiveness. Whether it’s initiative overload, unclear priorities, or just plain burnout, these challenges impact everyone.
As Hacking School Leadership a...
George Eliot Was, Actually, the Famous Victorian British Novelist Mary Ann Evans
Time to Jump!
So … we’ve written several times recently about the possibility of starting a side hack while you work your day job. Or you may be considering stepping outside your comfort zone and start...
Silent Leadership & Inner Strength
The Deep Power of Introversion
Are you an introvert? How do you know if you're rocking that quiet strength? If you’ve ever felt more at home with your favorite book or a cozy cup of coffee than in a bustling party, congratulations—you might just be...
Turn Challenges into Champions
Fixed or Growth? Why Mindset Matters
We’ve all seen it or felt it. A fixed mindset is the belief that our intelligence, abilities, and talents are set in stone. In other words, students with a fixed mindset might think, “I’m just not good at math,” or...
Create Brave Spaces
In an era where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) face both growing urgency and mounting resistance, the need for intentional, supportive spaces in classrooms has never been greater. For racialized students, "brave spaces" offer more than just inclusion—the...
Turn Your Students into Savvy Digital Citizens
In the midst of researching this week’s blog post entitled, “Level Up Learning: How Gamification Transforms the Classroom,” we came across a gem we just have to tell you about (if you don’t know about it already): Common Sense Media E...
How Effective is Your Feedback? Is It Helping or Hurting?
Dear Feedback, It’s You, Not Me
How good is the feedback you share with your students? Is it truly helpful or just what you think you should be doing?
Actually, it’s estimated that one-third of feedback interventions ...
What Happens When You Actually Give Teachers What They Want?
This week, we’re featuring a guest article from Erika Garcia-Niles, author of Hacking School Leadership: What Makes Teachers Happy and Why it Matters to Students. Thanks, Erika, for sharing your insight!
If we all ...
Clarifying Roles, Building a Team
In our recent blog post entitled “Use Restorative Justice to Create School Rules: 5 Steps to Get Started,” we cover some actionable steps to start on the road to creating a culture of accountability, collaboration, and empathy in our schools.
But...
Crush the Myth that Educators Never Prosper
One of the most detrimental outcomes of deficit thinking is its impact on our belief that we as educators are powerless. Because deficit thinking blames our students and families for their problems, we are left with the belief that the work ...
