TRULY Inspirational Instructional Leadership At This Time

The changes to how instruction is being delivered across the nation are difficult to comprehend. I have been focused on classroom instruction in the traditional sense for decades and it has taken me some time to find how I can contribute to this current reality in K-12 education. Over the past weeks, I have had the opportunity to deeply engage across a wide variety of platforms to learn about how instructional leaders are responding to the Coronavirus pandemic to keep all stakeholders informed in an ever-changing landscape. 

I feel compelled to share what I have found in hopes that it will provide hope and encouragement about how educators are taking advantage of what is NOW possible. Below are some of the educators that I follow on Twitter (and one on LinkedIn) that consistently post. They each have a nuanced take on what we are experiencing in education at this time. What they have in common is their posts are uplifting and inspiring (who doesn’t need THAT right now?) 

I have placed them into two categories: 1) instructional leadership geared for site administrators and teachers and 2) school districts near me providing what I consider to be exemplary communication with students, parents, and community members.

I encourage you to check them out and let me know what you think. Also, please let me know who you are following that inspires your leadership at this time.

Instructional Leadership 

@thomascmurray – great posts and resources for principals and teachers to focus on students

@E_Sheninger –  great links to articles and some short-but-sweet live events on Twitter.

@gcouros – also great links to useful and inspirational articles. Includes an interactive Friday post calling for GIFs that represent a certain question or theme.

@jodylo – Very active poster of a wide variety of high-quality resources for distance learning. Always positive and uplifting!

@Doug_Lemov – posts examples of teachers using effective teaching methods in their virtual classrooms. Linked to a great blog for seeing examples of distance learning in action. https://teachlikeachampion.com/blog 

@ASCD – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Wide variety of topics, including emotional support for students during remote learning. 

linkedin.com/in/lisamariegonzales1 – Regularly posts leadership call-to-action quotes that always INSPIRE me. I bet they will inspire you, too!

Southern California School Districts, Superintendents, and Support Staff

@DrKedziora (Moreno Valley USD)

@ArcadiaUnified (Arcadia Unified) 

@duarteusd (Duarte Unified)

@JasonK12CTO (Apple Valley USD)

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Amy Collier, Ed.D.

I have 30+ years of experience in K-12 education (classroom to central office). Through my blog, I provide support to current school administrators in building learning-focused relationships with teachers that will increase the impact of their instructional leadership!

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