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The Best of Us

Highlighting the stories, practices, and tactics of K-12 professional learning leaders working to enhance the educator experience.
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The Best of Us S3/E12: Learning Labs — How Job-Embedded Professional Learning Transforms Teaching and Learning

What happens when professional learning moves from conference rooms into actual classrooms with real students? Elham Kazemi and Jessica Calabrese share how Learning Labs transform professional development by having teachers, coaches, and principals collaborate directly in classroom practice.

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The Best of Us S3/E2: National Teacher of the Year Missy Testerman on Bottom-Up Educator Leadership
We talk with National Teacher of the Year Missy Testerman, a master educator who gives us a look at teacher professional learning from the classroom perspective. Missy gives us a ground-level look at what makes for excellent teacher PD, sharing insights and telling stories of how school leadership can become courageous leaders for continuous improvement.
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The Best of Us S3/E3: Fostering Adult Learning Environments as a Leader, with Dr. Jen Cheatham
In this episode of The Best of Us, Jeremy and Jen Cheatham delve into Jen's course "Leaders of Learning" at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Dr. Cheatham is an expert on fostering adult learning and mindset change in educational settings, and shares a wealth of practical tips for education leaders seeking to transform their practice.
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The Best of Us S2/E11: Supporting Teachers Through Building-Level Leadership, with Jen Martin and Jamie Jordan
In this episode of The Best of Us, principals Jennifer Martin and Jamie Jordan share how they’ve supported teacher professional learning through their roles as building leaders. They discuss practical strategies for empowering teachers through alignment and autonomy, the importance of differentiating professional learning for teacher needs, and providing voice and choice throughout the PL process.
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The Best of Us S2/E4: Understanding Educators as a Workforce, with Dr. Tequilla Brownie
In this episode of The Best of Us, we talk with Dr. Tequilla Brownie, CEO of The New Teacher Project, about ways to understand and address the teacher shortage as a workforce issue.
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The Best of Us S2/E9: Campus Leaders’ Role in Teacher Development with Paul Offill and Christy Watley
In this episode of The Best of Us, building principals Christy Whatley and Paul Offill discuss school leadership strategy for professional learning and teacher support. They give us the nitty-gritty on implementing a CHAMPS program district-wide, plus tips for consistent follow-through and using data to demonstrate the program's effectiveness.
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The Best of Us S2/E6: Superintendents’ Role in Teacher Support, with Kevin McGowan
In this episode of The Best of Us, we sit down with Dr. Kevin McGowan, Superintendent of Brighton Central School District and longest-tenured school leader in the country, for a conversation that covers addressing graduation rate disparities to tailored teacher PD and beyond.
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