Nov 5, 20211 minA Relentless Focus on ALL FACES!Ali Busuttil is the epitome of Parameter #2: Embedded Instructional Leadership. It is hard work because we are asking teachers to refine...
Oct 29, 20211 minKnowledgeable OthersI have been working in the Diocese of Paramatta for many years now. And I am always wondering about the sustainability of the work as it...
Oct 22, 20211 minStudent Voice is KEY!Listening to students and really hearing them are 2 very different things. Last week, teachers from St. Bernadette’s The Basin planned...
Oct 15, 20211 minSuccess Breeds SuccessStudents rise to the occasion when teachers and leaders have high expectations for them. It begins with careful and ongoing PLANNING to...
Oct 8, 20211 minResistance!I am often asked how do you deal with resistors? This is a key question to unpack if we need ALL staff members to ‘buy-in’ to our core...
Oct 1, 20211 min‘Tiger’!Parameter #1 is the easiest to say and the hardest to do. Do we really believe all students can and will learn? The ‘Tiger’ Story says it...
Sep 24, 20211 minStudents Teaching Teachers!How good is it when students become teachers!! A Kindergarten student in the Diocese of Lismore is excelling in his Oral Language...
Sep 17, 20211 minTerrific PD!Secondary Science Teacher, Josh Dennis, says it all: Case Management Meetings (CMMs) are ‘terrific Professional Development (PD) for all...
Sep 10, 20211 min3 Lyn WORDSCanadian Leaders, Mike and Elaine, from Manitoba, who meet regularly with leaders across the world doing the CLARITY work, focus on...
Sep 3, 20211 minLearning at School AgainSchool is the best place to be to learn! My guests explore questions that they’ll be asked when they return to school - very soon! My 5...
Aug 27, 20211 minCanvases of LearningLyn is speaking with Principal Frank Dame , Macs – Eastern Region, Victoria - who reflects on ‘what has changed’ since he and his staff...
Aug 20, 20211 min'Collaborative Learning Teams' Work!All ‘Learning Teams’ work when they are organic and begin with co-constructed Operating Norms and Protocols that point to the commitment...
Aug 13, 20211 minConsistent-Persistent-Insistent Instructional Leaders!Everyone is an Instructional leader! We must all know the ‘look-fors’ of quality teaching and learning – and see them in every classroom,...
Aug 6, 20211 minPowerful Learning Walks and Talks Defined!In an Interview with Carol Grinsted, MACS, Victoria, Lyn explores daily Learning Walks and Talks (LWTs) as an instructional leadership...
Jul 30, 20211 minGrowth Versus EvaluationLyn explores a frequently-asked interview question: ‘What is the difference between growth and evaluation?’ Without getting too technical...
Jul 23, 20211 minDr. Alma Harris Shares Initial CLARITY Research Findings from WalesLyn has been inspired by the CLARITY work that is happening in Secondary Schools right across Wales. Researching alongside this work is...
Jul 16, 20211 minDescriptive Feedback is Critical!Leaders and teachers at St. Joseph’s Wauchope, Lismore, NSW, AU share the way they most appreciate giving and getting Descriptive...
Jul 9, 20211 minPrecision-in-Practice: A Strong Example!Lyn shares an outstanding example of bringing school improvement work together by the staff at St. Joseph’s Wauchope, Lismore, NSW, AU....
Jul 2, 20211 minEverything Digital!Lyn and Michael Fullan explore what has been recently learned across the globe about the implementation of ‘Everything Digital’. Both...
Jun 18, 20211 minCLARITY: Whole School Buy-in!Holy Family School, Skennars Head, NSW, AU is an exemplary example of sustaining students’ growth and achievement through whole-school...