Topic: Tom Marshall

Leading a school is a lot to manage under normal circumstances, but what does it look like during a pandemic?

How can we re-frame how principals talks about evaluations and observations with teachers for the start of the new year?

In a world of education that’s crowded by acronyms that vary state by state, teachers often find themselves needing to comply with mandates that someone far away has imposed on them. Sometimes, teachers look to principals for support in either doing away with these mandate, or to help make sense of them.

Why do we learn? It's a question principals always have on their mind. Children and adults, students of school, and students of life learn with greatest investment when they are engaged in what they are doing, when they feel that their learning is meaningful and relevant.

How can principals take on the role of instructional leader to build and lead the school community?

In this video, author Tom Marshall shares sample conversations and the questions he asks as he walks through his school in search of improvement.

Families drop their children off at school each day hoping that we will make their children’s lives greater than their own. Every guardian wants this.

As a principal, your days are filled with decisions. How can you keep student learning central to your work and the school’s mission?

A fine line is drawn when the principal acts as coach. If we want teachers to take risks and grow, we must learn to notice things with a coaching lens.