Tag: Collaboration

Nothing Feels All the Way Right in the Beginning

On By LaurenMKaufmanIn 2. Ethics and Professional Norms, 6. Professional Capacity of School Personnel, 7. Professional Community for Teachers and Staff2 Comments

Last year, I stepped into a journey I wasn’t sure, at one time, was in my future. I became a doctoral student. It’s the first time I’m writing about it, not because it hasn’t mattered, but because I hadn’t yet given myself permission to name it. That first semester was filled with internal questions. How …

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Being Seen

On By LaurenMKaufmanIn 1. Mission, Vision, and Core Values, 2. Ethics and Professional Norms, 7. Professional Community for Teachers and Staff, Professional Standards For Educational Leaders

Recently, I was having a conversation with an educator that stayed with me long after we finished talking. It was grounded in her being so passionate about her work, in caring so deeply, but she was unsure if her efforts were being seen. By others. She was expressing that in some spaces her work feels …

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When Managing Meets Meaning

On By LaurenMKaufmanIn 1. Mission, Vision, and Core Values, 10. School Improvement, 2. Ethics and Professional Norms, 7. Professional Community for Teachers and Staff, 9. Operations and Management, Professional Standards For Educational Leaders

Before I stepped into a formal leadership role and even before my career in education began as a teacher, I thought a leader's role was to be a manager. I believed their work was about organization, structure, and oversight. It wasn’t until I encountered leaders who inspired me to become the best version of myself …

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Seeing Learning Through Leadership Lenses

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I’ll never forget what learning looked like when I stepped out of the walls of my own classroom, into new learning spaces, and into various leadership roles. It quickly became clear that this was a unique opportunity to cross-pollinate ideas, share the magic happening inside classrooms with others, and witness how curiosity, creativity, and connection …

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This is Why We Celebrate Others

On By LaurenMKaufmanIn 1. Mission, Vision, and Core Values, 2. Ethics and Professional Norms, 5. Community of Care and Support for Students, 7. Professional Community for Teachers and Staff, Personal Learning, Professional Standards For Educational Leaders

As I celebrate my 200th blog post, I’m reminded that every word, idea, and story shared here has been shaped by the people who have encouraged me to keep going. This post is for them and for all of us who believe in the power of lifting others. Five years ago, my good friend George …

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It Starts With Listening

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This week, as I sat in meetings and one-on-one conversations, I noticed something. There were moments where it felt like educators and leaders didn’t need another initiative or plan. They needed space…space to talk, to process, and to be heard. In my book The Leader Inside, I share that “the people who cross your path …

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