“Whatever it is you want for students, create that for teachers first. Remember, adult and student learning are intertwined. So if you want students to develop their sense of agency, then teachers need to develop their sense of agency as well.”
The findings from How Principals Affect Students and Schools show that the importance of principals may have been understated in earlier research. And they underscore a message that Joanna Michelson, director of teacher leadership and learning, shared in an EduTalk sponsored by UW College of Education. We invite you to watch the six-minute talk by clicking on the link below and logging into your CVE account or signing up to become a CVE member. Then you will gain access to all the content available on the site. We hope you are enlightened.