Leaders' Teaching for Mastery: Recent Episodes
Charles Thomas Colten
In this episode, we sketch out the "Teaching for Mastery" process; including how teachers listen to the brief podcast episodes, collaborate, co-create, give and receive feedback from one another, and share their findings with the larger group.
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Dive more deeply into the source material
- Theories of Action (article)
- Curiosity and Powerful Learning (workbook)
- Curiosity and Powerful Learning (video)
- David Hopkins' website
- Unleashing Greatness (article)
Podcast creator: Charles Colten; charles@circle123.org
Podcast producer: Luke Gannon; lukecgannon@gmail.com
In this episode, Professor David Hopkins explains how and why Principals, and other Instructional Leaders, make effective use of a unifying narrative to improve school culture, teacher effectiveness, and student outcomes.
Further reading and (re)sources
- Leadership for Powerful Learning
- Professor David Hopkins website
Podcast Creator: Charles Colten; charles@circle123.org
Podcast Producer: Luke Gannon; lukecgannon@gmail.com
Professor David Hopkins explains the use of Triads, Peer Coaching, and Instructional Rounds as ways of cultivating a culture of feedback, collaboration, and collegiality among faculty. All of these contribute to building teacher effectiveness and mastery.
More source materials
- On Working in Triads
- On Giving Feedback to Teachers
- More on Giving Feedback to Teachers
- Professor David Hopkins' website
Podcast Creator: Charles Colten; charles@circle123.org
Podcast Producer: Luke Gannon; lukecgannon@gmail.com
In this episode, Dr. Thomas Hoerr describes the Formative Five (Fostering Grit, Empathy, and Other Success Skills Every Student Needs). As a seasoned and highly-successful administrator, Dr. Hoerr shares how these skills translate for Instructional Leaders and Principals.
For links to more (re)source materials
- The Formative Five (book)
- CEO Chief Empathy Officer (book)
- Fostering Grit (book)
- Dr. Thomas Hoerr (website)
Podcast Creator: Charles Colten; charles@circle123.org
Podcast Producer: Luke Gannon; lukecgannon@gmail.com
