Formative Assessments Aren’t Just ‘Teacher Work.’ Principals Need to Care, Too (Opinion) Teachers and leaders often find themselves on different pages when it comes to student progress.

Teachers and leaders often find themselves on different pages when it comes to student progress. @michaeldnelson.bsky.social @pmdewitt.bsky.social

Formative Assessments Are Top of Mind for Teachers. They Should Be for Principals, Too (Opinion) Teachers and leaders often find themselves on different pages when it comes to student progress.

Formative Assessments Are Top of Mind for Teachers. They Should Be for Principals, Too (Opinion): Teachers and leaders often find themselves on different pages when it comes to student progress.

School Leaders Must Protect Their Own Well-Being. Here Are the 3 Areas to Watch (Opinion) Principals are under enormous stress. Don’t downplay it.

Principals are under enormous stress. Here’s how they can protect their well-being. @pmdewitt.bsky.social @michaeldnelson.bsky.social

4 Practical Steps Leaders Can Take to Bridge the gap between what they expect and what they model. Our new @edweek.org article co-authored with @michaeldnelson.bsky.social

www.edweek.org/leadership/o... #edusky #eduleadership

Instructional Leadership Collectives. instructionalleadershipcollective.com/ilcs-1 #edusky #edleadership @michaeldnelson.bsky.social

11 Critical Issues Facing Educators in 2026 (Opinion) We asked nearly 1,000 education leaders about their biggest problems. These major themes stood out.

@pmdewitt.bsky.social and @michaeldnelson.bsky.social asked nearly 1,000 education leaders about their biggest problems. These major themes stood out.

11 Critical Issues Facing Educators in 2026 (Opinion) We asked nearly 1,000 education leaders about their biggest problems. These major themes stood out.

11 Critical Issues Facing Educators in 2026. www.edweek.org/leadership/o... @michaeldnelson.bsky.social #edusky #eduleadership #leadership

11 Critical Issues Facing Educators in 2026 (Opinion) We asked nearly 1,000 education leaders about their biggest problems. These major themes stood out.

11 Critical Issues Facing Educators in 2026. A new article that I co-authored with @michaeldnelson.bsky.social Nelson for @edweek.org.

www.edweek.org/leadership/o...

#education #leadership

Season 5 | Episode 34 | Leading Collectively Podcast Episode · Teacher Takeaway · 12/13/2025 · 56m

@michaeldnelson.bsky.social and I were interviewed on the Teacher Takeaway podcast. It focused on:
1. Instructional Leadership Collectives - Cross-role, cross district and region groups focused on a common theme
2. Collective Leader Efficacy
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The 5‑Minute Clarity Reset: How a Small Pause Can Change a Big Decision (Opinion) Stuck in a spin? This practice can help free an education leader to act.

The 5‑Minute Clarity Reset: How a Small Pause Can Change a Big Decision. A new article for @edweek.org that @michaeldnelson.bsky.social & I co-authored. www.edweek.org/leadership/o...

Calling Yourself a 'Lead Learner' Doesn't Make It So (Opinion) As an educator, knowing your job well can dull your desire to grow. There's a way to change that.

As an educator, knowing your job well can dull your desire to grow. There's a way to change that. @pmdewitt.bsky.social @michaeldnelson.bsky.social

Calling Yourself a 'Lead Learner' Doesn't Make It So (Opinion) As an educator, knowing your job well can dull your desire to grow. How to change that.

Calling Yourself a Lead Learner Doesn't Make it So. A new @edweek.org article by @michaeldnelson.bsky.social and me.
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...

How Education Leaders Can Build a Better Space for Collaborative Learning (Opinion) School improvement often falls flat, and initiatives are easily abandoned. That can be changed.

School improvement often falls flat, and initiatives are easily abandoned. @pmdewitt.bsky.social & @michaeldnelson.bsky.social explain how that can be changed.

Read this!

How Education Leaders Can Build a Better Space for Collaborative Learning (Opinion) School improvement often falls flat, and initiatives are easily abandoned. That can be changed.

Feeling isolated as a leader? @michaeldnelson.bsky.social & I have a new article w/ @edweek.org. How Education Leaders Can Build a Better Space for Collaborative Learning. It provides examples of our Instructional Leadership Collective process.

www.edweek.org/leadership/o...

Looking for a New Way to Approach Professional Learning? Try This (Opinion) Instructional leadership collectives build cross-system networks for purposeful, impactful learning.

Instructional leadership collectives build cross-system networks for purposeful, impactful learning. @michaeldnelson.bsky.social @pmdewitt.bsky.social

First Days of School at Any Age Never Lose Their Power (Opinion) At 62, I started graduate school the same day my grandson began kindergarten, proof that curiosity and growth never retire.

First Days of School at Any Age Never Lose Their Power. A great new blog by @michaeldnelson.bsky.social www.edweek.org/leadership/o...

We Asked 100 Leaders for Their Top Challenges. Here's What We Learned (Opinion) There are 10 major patterns to the problems in their schools.

There are 10 major patterns to the problems in their schools. @pmdewitt.bsky.social and @michaeldnelson.bsky.social share.

We Asked 100 Leaders for Their Top Challenges. Here's What We Learned (Opinion) There are 10 major patterns to the problems in their schools.

We Asked 100 Leaders for Their Top Challenges. Here’s What We Learned

A new article I wrote with @michaeldnelson.bsky.social Nelson for Education Week. www.edweek.org/leadership/o... #education #leadership

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What I Learned About School Leadership at My Italian Nonna's Table (Opinion) This principal's annual barbecue became a blueprint for building culture, community, and collective learning.

What I Learned About School Leadership at My Italian Nonna’s Table. A "Full-circle" blog by @michaeldnelson.bsky.social www.edweek.org/leadership/o...

So fun to write this blog! @pmdewitt.bsky.social

I am grateful for the opportunity to write this personal story for oour blog @pmdewitt.bsky.social!

What I Learned About School Leadership at My Italian Nonna's Table (Opinion) This principal's annual barbecue became a blueprint for building culture, community, and collective learning.

What I Learned About School Leadership at My Italian Nonna’s Table. A "Full-circle" blog by @michaeldnelson.bsky.social www.edweek.org/leadership/o...

Our new book “Lead Collectively” is available for preorders on the @corwinpress.bsky.social website. It will be available in September. Check out what John Hattie has to say about it! @pmdewitt.bsky.social

How Communities of Practice Can Drive School Improvement (Opinion) Professional learning often feels like an event. Here's how to make it impactful and collaborative.

Professional learning often feels like an event. @pmdewitt.bsky.social and @michaeldnelson.bsky.social explain how to make it impactful and collaborative.

This is a such an important blog for educational leaders!!

How Communities of Practice Can Drive School Improvement (Opinion) Professional learning often feels like an event. Here's how to make it impactful and collaborative.

How Communities of Practice Can Drive School Improvement. www.edweek.org/leadership/o... A new article for @edweek.org written with @michaeldnelson.bsky.social #edusky

The Stunning Resignation of UVA President Jim Ryan—and Why It Matters (Opinion) The university president’s departure is more than just a headline. It’s a lesson in leadership.

The Stunning Resignation of UVA President Jim Ryan—and Why It Matters. A new @edweek.org by @michaeldnelson.bsky.social and me. www.edweek.org/leadership/o... #edusky

Read about Maisie learning “mahogany!”