Exploring the Why of "Defining Your Why"
The phrase "find your why" has become a rallying cry for personal and professional growth. Popularized by Simon Sinek’s book, Start with...
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Greg Mullen
Nov 85 min read
Stop Teaching How to Fish Where There Are No Fish: Rethinking Leadership for Real-World Challenges
"Teach a man to fish and he'll eat fish for a lifetime. Teach a man how to figure out how to fish and he'll be able to eat what's available.
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Greg Mullen
Oct 305 min read
“Can’t” - Limitation or Exception in a Growth Mindset?
This article is an exploration of “can’t” in the context of a Growth Mindset. It explores when “can’t” is more than a hurdle to overcome.
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Greg Mullen
Oct 147 min read
Boosting Your Child's Reading Readiness: Bedtime Strategies and the Role of Lexile Scores
Reading with your child every night is a wonderful way to bond and build their literacy skills. But did you know there are specific strategi
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Greg Mullen
Oct 136 min read
Improving Learning in Schools and Districts with Change Management
Learning, at its core, is change. For schools and districts to truly improve student outcomes, they must recognize that learning itself is a
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Greg Mullen
Oct 911 min read
A Metacognitive Constructivist Approach for a Self-Directed Schooling Environment
This overview explores the Metacognitive Constructivist approach to creating a Self-Directed Schooling environment structured around three k
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Greg Mullen
Sep 276 min read
Developing Agency in Schools Starts with School Leadership
First, take a moment to reflect on this statement: "A teacher cannot give any more agency to students than they themselves have." - Anne...
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Greg Mullen
Sep 138 min read
Rethinking 10 Traditional Practices: Shifting Away from Conventional Teaching Methods
Many of these issues are often attributed to students themselves—“They’re just not motivated,” or “They don’t seem to care”—but what if some
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Greg Mullen
Sep 58 min read
K-12 Math: A Metacognitive Constructivist Approach
A metacognitive approach to teaching math in elementary school encourages students to think about their thinking, understand their...
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Greg Mullen
Sep 415 min read
The Ten Roles of an Instructional Coach: Supporting California's Teacher and Administrator Performance Expectations
Instructional coaching has recently taken on increasingly vital roles in supporting teachers, administrators, and students alike. Joellen...
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Greg Mullen
Aug 2810 min read
Talking Yourself into Change: How to Use Motivational Interviewing for Personal Growth
We all have moments where we wonder whether we might need to change something about what or how we are approaching an ongoing barrier or...
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Greg Mullen
Aug 215 min read
Components of a Self-Directed Schooling Framework
A growing number of schools are embracing innovative approaches that prioritize student autonomy, personalized learning, and holistic...
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Greg Mullen
Jul 186 min read
Navigating Change with the TTM and Motivational Interviewing
In the ever-changing world of education, it's not uncommon for seasoned teachers and new administrators to clash over teaching methods....
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Greg Mullen
Jul 134 min read
Change Management: Consciousness Raising via Four Categories of Change Processes
By applying these processes, K-12 education can evolve to better meet the needs of 21st-century learners, ensuring that students are equippe
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Greg Mullen
Jul 28 min read
Why is Traditional PD Ineffective (and what can be done about it)?
Traditional professional development (PD) for K-12 teachers has often been criticized as ineffective in improving teaching and learning.
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Greg Mullen
May 159 min read
Self-Directed Schooling with a Mastery Learning Approach
What is Self-Directed Schooling? Self-Directed Schooling represents an educational approach that integrates metacognitive constructivism,...
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Greg Mullen
Apr 303 min read
Personalized Professional Development: Bridging the Gap Between Teacher Learning and Student Success
The longer we focus on improving teaching and not learning, the more students will pass through our school unprepared.
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Greg Mullen
Apr 33 min read
Embracing Self-Directed Schooling: A Framework for Educational Transformation
The phrase, Self-Directed Schooling, represents a paradigm shift in education where learners are empowered to take ownership of learning.
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Greg Mullen
Mar 287 min read
A Reimagining of Guskey's Five-Stage Model for Evaluating Teacher Development
As we navigate this transformation to self-directed classroom learning environments, let us leverage Guskey's model as a roadmap for evaluat
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Greg Mullen
Mar 213 min read
What is the Achievement Gap and why is it so pervasive?
This achievement gap is not new. Schools have experienced a revolving door of staff, both administrative and teaching, with innovative ideas
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