All Educational Directions senior staff have extensive educational leadership experience or specific area experiences (e.g., data management, curricula development, etc.). All have been involved for multiple years in Educational Directions leadership development, school turnaround, data management, teacher development, audits and reviews, materials/book production, and presentations at school, district, state, regional, and national programs and conferences.
When it comes to improving classroom behavior in a high school, a top-down approach rarely works. Handing down new rules without involving the very people… Read More »Empower Students, Improve Your School: 3 Behavior Strategies
A school’s culture is built on the daily interactions between students and staff. When behavior expectations are inconsistent from one classroom to another, the result… Read More »A Unified Behavior Framework for Your School
As a high school principal, you are the chief architect of your school’s culture. When inconsistency in classroom management and student behavior begins to erode… Read More »Leading the Charge: A Principal’s Guide to a School-Wide Behavior Culture Reset
Nurturing Questioning, Reasoning, and Problem-Solving Skills in Every Classroom Critical thinking is widely recognized as one of the most important core skills students can develop… Read More »Empowering Future Minds: An almost In-Depth Look at Critical Thinking in the Curriculum for K-12 classrooms
Navigating a high school classroom requires a unique blend of academic expertise and skilled classroom management. While teenagers are capable of deep critical thinking and… Read More »Managing Negative High School Classroom Behaviors
every group ( community, organization, or social group) evolves rituals and routines that support the group’s formation, continued existence, and social interactions with in the… Read More »The importance of rituals and routines
Purposeful Writing is a Critical academic process that transcends The English Language Arts (ELA) into subjects like Science, Mathematics, History, and Social Studies. Developing purposeful… Read More »Teaching Purposeful Writing Across Subjects
Student test scores have arrived, and the data is on the table. For many educators, this moment can be filled with a mix of anticipation… Read More »Beyond the Numbers: Meaningful PLC Discussions on Test Performance
In the world of standards based education, effective lesson planning plays a crucial role in fostering student success. Teachers, educators, and instructional designers are constantly… Read More »Building Effective Unit and Lesson Plans Around Student Learning Work
Transitions are an inevitable part of a student’s educational journey, whether it’s moving from elementary school to middle school, middle school to high school, or… Read More »What Does a Successful School Transition Look Like?
