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Hard Skills and the Slippery Slope
Today I am thinking about hard and soft skills in teaching and how I think we’re headed down a very slippery slope. Let me explain… I have done professional development and coaching of teachers (and their coaches and leaders) for a decade and a half. I have seen a...
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How Do I Get My Teachers to See Me As Coach, Not Just Administrator?
I was speaking to a group of administrators last week in Chicago and I got to do one of my most favorite things during the "off" times: just sit and chit chat with people! I think I end up learning so much by just listening to what principals are asking and what they...
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How Do I Get My Teachers to See Me As Coach, Not Just Administrator?
I was speaking to a group of administrators last week in Chicago and I got to do one of my most favorite things during the "off" times: just sit and chit chat with people! I think I end up learning so much by just listening to what principals are asking and what they...
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Telling the truth about teaching… and getting on with life!
Well… that’s me in a nutshell! I’m Jill Jackson and I’m a teacher who has a great life that I also want to go out and live!
Since 2002, I’ve traveled over 1,250,000 miles and have trained thousands of educators about how to teach reading, plan for interventions and manage the latest education crazes so they don’t lose their marbles. And throughout all of those miles and time spent with educators, I’ve come to realize this: we are best (and we get the best results) when we keep things simple in the classroom.
I know that simple works and I’m practically obsessed with helping you simplify your teaching life. I also know that successful teachers are happy teachers… and I’m totally convinced that all of us teacher-types have to have a life outside of education to be happy in the classroom.
So… let’s say that we get on with the simple part, OK?