Folio is a leadership collaborative for educators. We bring together a platform, a community and highly-customized trainings to help you create conversations that inspire learning, fuel mastery and create a culture of connection and belonging. We design trainings with verve — they’re fuel for the fire (and they can help get you unstuck too). Starting …
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Introduction: Last month we kicked off our Starting Strong Series with a lesson plan to support your new year myFolio launch. As we settle into September and move from the details of opening school to setting our aspirations, we turn to goal setting. You might be asking… Now that goals have been set, what patterns …
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Introduction: Last month we kicked off our Starting Strong Series with a lesson plan to support your new year launch. As we settle into September and move from the details of opening school to setting our aspirations, we turn to goal setting. You might be asking… How do I help staff check in on their …
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Introduction: Last month we kicked off our Starting Strong Series with a lesson plan to support your new year launch. As we settle into September and move from the details of opening school to setting our aspirations, we turn to goal setting. You might be asking… How do I facilitate a goal setting meeting? Folio …
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Introduction: Last month we kicked off our Starting Strong Series with a lesson plan to support your new year launch. As we settle into September and move from the details of opening school to setting our aspirations, we turn to goal setting. You might be asking… How do I guide faculty and staff to attend …
Goal Setting: How do I guide Faculty and Staff to attend to DEIB in goal setting? Read More »
Introduction: Last month we kicked off our Starting Strong Series with a lesson plan to support your new year launch. As we settle into September and move from the details of opening school to setting our aspirations, we turn to goal setting. You might be asking… How do I guide faculty and staff in setting …
Goal Setting: How do I guide faculty and staff in setting goals? Read More »
Abstract: Aspects of the professional growth process are driven by your school’s strategic priorities, which we call Themes. Once established, Themes serve as the guiding focus for your school’s work in Folio, whether to influence the selection of posts for the Community Feed, the focus of the observation cycle, or the generation of Goals. Schools …
Selecting and Implementing Themes for the Year in Folio Read More »
Urgent Not Urgent Important Quadrant I — Do/Reduce Crisis Deadline Work Pressing Problems Quadrant II — Schedule Long Term Planning, Strategic Work Relationship Building Personal Growth Not Important Quadrant III — Delegate Interruptions Email Scheduling Quadrant IV — Delete/Eliminate Trivial, Busy Work Meetings without agendas In a 1954 speech, President Dwight D. Eisenhower …
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What Teachers Need Next Year — And How Folio Can Help Provide It Conversations with member schools have revealed consistent themes as school leaders look ahead to ‘21-’22. We are hearing that teachers need: Validation, Celebration, Care and Attention, Collaboration. In order to support teachers, school leaders might look toward these common themes to build …
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Through elevating teachers and teaching and by making professional growth a strategic priority, Folio Collaborative helps school leaders drive change. This change and transformation happen as reflecting, experimenting, questioning, collaborating, and providing feedback become normal aspects of school life through the Folio platform, community, and trainings. At Folio, we think teachers are the best people …