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What teachers need next year — and how Folio can help provide it

Coaching, Evaluation & Growth, Goal Setting, Teacher Support / By Tim Seaton

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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Five Steps to Remote Learning

Coaching / By Sean Flaherty

by Josh Pretzer Dean of Faculties Culver Academies, Culver IN (Understanding how Folio members transitioned to remote learning this past Spring can provide valuable insight for independent school leaders guiding their faculty to plan for the Fall. This is one in a series of blog posts in which members share their process.) Three months ago …

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The Power of Pausing

Coaching, Evaluation & Growth / By Sean Flaherty

By Meredith Monk Ford Executive Director When I was pregnant with my first child, I did what other clueless new mothers do – I researched. I read everything I could find about the abundant theories and practices for raising a content, resilient, and independent child. As educators, my husband and I were determined to raise …

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Dr. Arman Taghizadeh Town Hall: How can we teach through something we never learned?

Coaching, Evaluation & Growth, Teacher Support / By Sean Flaherty

The COVID-19 Pandemic has led to so many unexpected and unfortunate hardships including suddenly changing the way we teach our students, managing the anxiety of faculty and parents while also trying to manage your own. In education, this time of year can be overwhelming under the best of circumstances much less the current situation. This …

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Listening to Students through Surveys

Coaching / By Sean Flaherty

by Guest Blogger Ilana Pergam Director of Academic Program, The Chapin School Like most people in my position, “that was not my original plan” has become part of my standard lexicon. When the team at Chapin began to think about and plan for distance learning, student surveys were not part of our initial thinking. We …

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Applying Innovation Frameworks to Our New Reality, A Town Hall with Tim Fish

Coaching, Teacher Support / By Sean Flaherty

Tim Fish’s role as Chief Innovation Officer at NAIS allows him to see the trends, themes and common issues shared by all independent schools. In Folio’s March 31 Town Hall, Tim shared what school leaders are saying an dealing with right now, and how they are answering questions like: What’s the one thing that we …

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It’s About the Goals

Coaching, Evaluation & Growth, Goal Setting, Teacher Support / By EylerCreative

After a restful summer, the excitement – and weight – of a new school year is upon us. Ideally, the “down time” gave you time to reflect, opportunities to be inspired, and space to recharge so that you are ready to make this school year a great one. The FolioCollaborative process and pro-active goal-setting can …

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