Practice

Use digital photos to enhance your instruction! Stella Villalba uses photos in the classroom as a powerful tool for critical thinking and reflection. Photos allow students to process complex learning as it happens. Read about it in this Choice Literacy article—just click here!

Energy

For Winter Refresh 2024, more than 75 educators from northern Indiana gathered to learn from national in-the-field educators Gwen Blumberg and Brian Sepe. It was a day full of joy and strong vibes. Check out what our colleagues said about the day…

Reflection

The opportunity to connect with practitioners both across the country and in our area is invaluable. I am able to take the learning back to my school to impact both teachers and students. —Michelle McGregor, Literacy Cadre coach, Whitley County Consolidated Schools

Joining Lead Learners has been a catalyst not only for my professional growth, but for my personal growth as well. It provides a welcoming space to meet with other educator influencers to exchange ideas, collaborate and share resources, and engage in meaningful discussions about teaching practices and trends in education. I always walk away feeling inspired and joyful! —Lisa Wybo, behavior interventionist, Southwest Allen County Schools

Leadership roles can be lonely in schools and working as agents of change can add a great deal of stress. Winter Refresh allowed NE Indiana Educators to connect and feel supported. —Valerie Hughes, Literacy Cadre TSS, Region 8 Education Service Center

Winter Refresh helped me think about how to celebrate small wins and how to grow leaders within the schools that I support. With the rate of teacher turnover in our state and the declining number of young people going into the field, it is imperative that we become positive changemakers for education! —Paula Fiscus, secondary instructional coach, Wawasee Schools

Kindness

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Two Dates and Locations!

March 6 | Region 8, Fort Wayne, IN | Click here for registration and information.

March 15 | John Wood Middle School, Mishawaka, IN | Click here for registration and information.

Even if you were unable to attend day one, part two is open to all coaches and principals who want to purposefully nurture a school culture where coaching is embraces and teachers are uplifted so that instructional changes happen with purpose and joy.

What colleagues are saying about day one…

• This workshop is a wonderful way to bring coaches and administrators together to make transformational change in buildings. — Jonathan Winslow, Elementary Curriculum and Instruction
• Appreciate your valuable and insightful thoughts on the coaching process as a building leader. The opportunity to collaborate with others schools is priceless. — Rosie Brandt, principal
• This workshop was extremely valuable in growing my leadership capacity as well as providing ideas and systems that will lead to more productive relationships with the principals and teachers I serve. — Holly Wenning, secondary instructional coach
• Connecting and collaborating with other coaches and Ruth Ayers always fills me with reminders of the strong work I’m currently doing and practical tools to improve my practice in ways that fulfill school vision, work toward school goals, and ultimately improve student learning. — Susan Frerking, instructional coach
• Great information to discuss with our instructional coaches. — Carl “Mike” Fisher, principal