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We’re live! The new Leading Learning Matters website has grown from a blog to a website. The “original” LLM Blog will not auto-redirect to the new website at www.leadinglearningmatters.com So come check us out! We’re ready to show you our new digs! So what’s going to be on the site? Great question and here’s just a little of what you can expect LLM Blog (yes, it will continue and we look…

Big News Coming for LLM!

2022 is going to bring some new and exciting things for Leading Learning Matters. The little ol’ LLM Blog is going to grow up a bit and become a more comprehensive and useful website. That’s right, later this month I’ll be launching LeadingLearningMatters.com and it will focus on the core work of growing educators and leaders to best serve students and learners, of all ages! So what’s going to…

THIS & THAT Week of 12/13/21

I use this blog post to share some of the interesting education-related research and articles I’ve come across over the past couple of weeks. I’ll try to keep it short & sweet and give you 3-5 links to check out. I hope you find them to be interesting as well and, perhaps, have some relevance to your work as an educator, leader, or lover of learning! 1. If you want your leadership to have an…

Here's the latest in education news and notes that caught my attention. Happy Thanksgiving!

I use this blog post to share some of the interesting education-related research and articles I’ve come across over the past couple of weeks. I’ll try to keep it short & sweet and give you 3-5 links to check out. I hope you find them to be interesting as well and, perhaps, have some relevance to your work as an educator, leader, or lover of learning! 1. What School and District Leaders Get,…

THIS & THAT Week of 11/8/21

I use this blog post to share some of the interesting education-related research and articles I’ve come across over the past couple of weeks. I’ll try to keep it short & sweet and give you 3-5 links to check out. I hope you find them to be interesting as well and, perhaps, have some relevance to your work as an educator, leader, or lover of learning! 1. Leaders: Stop Confusing Correlation with…

Teaching & Learning vs. Prediction: Take Caution In Building That Next Test

Why do you give students assessments? What do you do with the assessment data? Two fundamental questions must be asked when educators endeavor to measure student learning. Even more important than asking the questions is what are the answers to those questions. Without knowing why one is giving an assessment or if the chosen assessment(s) will even provide the intended data they are seeking,…

THIS & THAT Week of 8/16/21 We're back from a summer break. Here's 3 new items that got me thinking this week! Check it out and share it if you like it!

I use this blog post to share some of the interesting education-related research and articles I’ve come across over the past week or so (usually bi-weekly). I’ll try to keep it short & sweet and give you 3-5 links to check out. I hope you find them to be interesting as well and, perhaps, have some relevance to your work as an educator, leader, or lover of learning! 1. Low Learning, School…

THIS & THAT Week of 6/21/21

I use this blog post to share some of the interesting education-related research and articles I’ve come across over the past week or so. I’ll try to keep it short & sweet and give you 3-5 links to check out. I hope you find them to be interesting as well and, perhaps, have some relevance to your work as an educator, leader, or lover of learning! 1. How to Be a Transformational Leader. It’s…

Leadership Lesson from an Airport Exchange

An Encounter: The Airport Wendy’s A couple of years ago, while traveling through Houston Hobby Airport during lunch time, I stopped by the airport Wendy’s to grab a quick bite. Not surprisingly this Wendy’s was slammed. There were probably 8-10 customers waiting on their order and 6-7 others in line. The employees at this Wendy’s were scurrying about trying to fulfill orders as quickly as…

THIS & THAT Week of 5/17/21

I use this blog post to share some of the interesting education-related research and articles I’ve come across over the past week or so. I’ll try to keep it short & sweet and give you 3-5 links to check out. I hope you find them to be interesting as well and, perhaps, have some relevance to your work as an educator, leader, or lover of learning! 1. 10 Key Policies and Practices for Explicit…

Guaranteed + Viable Curriculum: The WHAT!

In the first post of this series on building a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum, we discussed the importance of focusing on and clarifying the “how” before jumping into the “what”. In the GVC Implementation Framework, “how” refers to the systemic resources and structures in place that allow teachers and leaders to best use their curriculum and incorporate all of their tools, resources,…

THIS & THAT Week of 4/12/21

Every other week I use this blog post to share some of the interesting education-related research and articles I’ve come across. I’ll try to keep it short & sweet and give you 3-5 links to check out. I hope you find them to be interesting as well and, perhaps, have some relevance to your work as an educator, leader, or lover of learning! 1. The Social Construction of Racism in the United States.…

Here we go! 3 items that got me thinking this week! Check 'em out and I hope you'll share them with friends & peers!

Each week I use this blog post to share some of the interesting education-related research and articles I’ve come across over the past 7 days. I’ll try to keep it short & sweet and give you 3-5 links to check out. I hope you find them to be interesting as well and, perhaps, have some relevance to your work as an educator, leader, or lover of learning! 1. Is It Safe to Reopen Schools. Given that…

THIS & THAT Week of 2/22/21

Each week I use this blog post to share some of the interesting education-related research and articles I’ve come across over the past 7 days. I’ll try to keep it short & sweet and give you 3-5 links to check out. I hope you find them to be interesting as well and, perhaps, have some relevance to your work as an educator, leader, or lover of learning! 1. The Science Of Gratitude And Why It’s…

Guaranteed + Viable Curriculum: The HOW!

Think back to your first few years of teaching? Maybe you’re still in your first few years of teaching. How did you know what to teach? Did someone give you a list of lessons to implement and send you on your way? Did you have a textbook or online resource and just sort of plow through that until you reached the end? How did you decide what was important to teach? How did you ensure every student…

THIS & THAT Week of 2/1/21

Each week I use this blog post to share some of the interesting education-related research and articles I’ve come across over the past 7 days. I’ll try to keep it short & sweet and give you 3-5 links to check out. I hope you find them to be interesting as well and, perhaps, have some relevance to your work as an educator, leader, or lover of learning! 1. Will This School Year Be Another Casualty…

THIS & THAT Week of 1/25/21 Here's what got my attention this week! Enjoy!

Each week I use this blog post to share some of the interesting education-related research and articles I’ve come across over the past 7 days. I’ll try to keep it short & sweet and give you 3-5 links to check out. I hope you find them to be interesting as well and, perhaps, have some relevance to your work as an educator, leader, or lover of learning! 1. U-Turn: Surge of COVID Cases Reverses…