Peter DeWitt
Education Week
Albany, NY, United States
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Attending a Professional Learning Session? Many Educators Don't Know Why (Opinion)
It’s hard to develop a shared commitment when you don’t even know why you’re in the room. → Read More
5 Reasons Educators Take On Too Much (Opinion)
Educators feel overworked, but what if they needlessly contribute to that burden? → Read More
5 Reasons Educators Take On Too Much (Opinion)
Educators feel overworked, but what if they needlessly contribute to that burden? → Read More
11 Critical Issues Facing Educators in 2023 (Opinion)
From health and safety to labor shortages, the coming year is rife with challenges for school leaders and teachers. → Read More
To Have a Bigger Impact, Here's What You Should Stop Doing in Your Classroom or School (Opinion)
Teachers and leaders often want to lighten their load, but don't know where to start. → Read More
You're an Educator. What Can You Stop Doing This Year? (Opinion)
Teachers and education leaders often feel stretched for time. Here are 9 ways to rethink your schedule. → Read More
4 Protocols That Can Shift Your Teacher-Leadership Meetings From Drab to Fab (Opinion)
Meetings are usually encounters in which adults talk at each other. They don't have to be like that. → Read More
Find What’s Impactful. Get Rid of What’s Not. Your Mental Health Depends on It (Opinion)
COVID should have taught us what is important and what is not. Did it for you? → Read More
Are Schools Too Inclusive? Some People Think So (Opinion)
Acceptance of all children is a central mission of public schools—places where there's no room for hatred and fear. → Read More
America's Obsessed With Guns and Violence. And Schools Are the Target. (Opinion)
We don't just have a gun problem in this country. We have a violence problem. → Read More
It's Time to Give Feedback Another Chance. Here Are 3 Ways to Get It Right (Opinion)
Teachers and school leaders have a love-hate relationship with feedback, but that's not feedback's fault. It's all in how we approach it. → Read More
Tired of Uninformed School Board Candidates? Try Asking These Questions (Opinion)
Candidates who peddle fear mongering as the cornerstone of their platforms are often clueless about what really goes on in schools. → Read More
Tired of Uninformed School Board Candidates? Try Asking These Questions (Opinion)
Candidates who peddle fear mongering as the cornerstone of their platforms are often clueless about what really goes on in schools. → Read More
Management vs. Instructional Leadership: Don't Get Caught Up in Dualistic Thinking (Opinion)
There is a constant debate focusing on instructional leadership vs. management. During this time, it's important to look beyond the debate. → Read More
Is 'Pracademia' Just Another Word Based in Academic Snobbery? (Opinion)
There is a gap between research and its impact on student achievement. 'Pracademia' may the very thing to help bridge that gap. → Read More
Banning Books Is Not About Protecting Children. It's About Discrimination Against Others (Opinion)
Parents are pressuring schools to ban books. Is there anything more un-American? → Read More
Can't Get Along? Here Are 5 Skills Needed for Every School-Based Team (Opinion)
Often, teachers are a part of a PLC or school leadership team, but they don't know why they're there. Here's what's needed to change that. → Read More
If You Can’t Maintain an Initiative, Maybe You Shouldn’t Do It (Opinion)
Schools are often really good at finding new initiatives to implement but aren't always good at maintaining. Here's a model to consider. → Read More
When School Leadership Actions Contradict the Work We Expect to See in Classrooms (Opinion)
Districts often want to engage in the latest work that will impact student learning. Unfortunately, their actions go against that work. → Read More
Educators, It's Time to 'Declutter' Your Practice (Opinion)
Teaching people how to breathe is used to alleviate issues in school. Breathing is the start, but decluttering should be the next step. → Read More