Leadership for Collaborative Learning

Collaborative learning and collaboration are terms we use loosely in education and yet they represent complex concepts. We want students...

Very suddenly, it seems, our educational contexts were transformed because of Covid19. All learning contexts at all levels of education...

– Beate Planche Ed.D. June 2019 How do I assess/collect evidence in Reading? We collect evidence through oral reading – fluency and...

In thinking about the journey to become a school leader, my years in education have reinforced that becoming a leader is clearly complex...

It is surreal to reflect on how much our lives have changed in the past few weeks – from visiting with friends and family to waving at each

In 2006, Stephanie Pace Marshall wrote about the fact that science was becoming increasing clear on the interdependence of living...

“If theories of action do not include the harder questions – ‘Under what conditions will continuous improvement happen?’ and,...

Momentum and the positive side of Constraints! March 22, 2019 Educators are often people who like to move forward, do something,...

What does it mean to move learning forward as a school? Momentum is movement with some force or power behind it, in my opinion. How do...

Renewal is a good thing! I will add new blog writing on a monthly basis and I hope you can check it out and offer me some further...

Happy New Year! The best thing about a new year is the new opportunity we have to continue our learning as educators – another...

One of the sessions I attended recently at the CSLEE conference in Houston was on the role of emotions in moral decision making.  It was...

Blending coaching and facilitation skills for positive impact in schools. School Improvement August, 2018 School improvement efforts...

By Beate Planche |Originally published in The Learning Exchange Blog April 18, 2018 As the Ontario Ministry of Education report on Phase...

As a team, with members across areas and schools, we put our understandings on the table – and supported each other’s thinking as we...

Abstract: Leadership resiliency is increasingly a needed personal attribute as well as an organizational necessity.  This article...

By Beate Planche | Originally published in The Learning Exchange Blog April 17, 2017 Applicable to every level of a school system,...

“Am I good enough, can I contribute enough, will my ideas be accepted?” This candid reflection by a teacher leader remains with me years...

Capacity building efforts in schools in Ontario, Canada have taken root and promising improvements in student achievement are evident in...