Educational Blog
Acing Your Ed Leadership Interview
Dr. Kate Maxlow
May 7, 2024
Hey there, aspiring educational leaders. You’ve made it to the interview! You’re amazing! Now you have to stick the landing with the interview. Interviews are high-stress situations, so you’re more likely to do well if you’ve practiced beforehand and some…
How Districts Can Balance Consistency with Teacher Autonomy in Curriculum: The Cookbook Method
Dr. Kate Maxlow
January 30, 2024
Teachers need autonomy. They need space to use their expertise to make lessons that are appropriate for their specific students each academic year. But a district also needs a systematic guaranteed and viable curriculum; we cannot simply leave it up…
Why the Digital Revolution Hasn’t Revolutionized Education…And Four Things We Can Do About It
Dr. Kate Maxlow
January 24, 2024
by Kate Wolfe Maxlow You’ve bought the most current and groundbreaking technology for your schools. You’ve done the training session for all your teachers. And yet, how often have you seen any of the following? When the Digital Revolution started,…
Wide Awake Presentations: 3 Better Ways to Share Information Than Reading Your Slides
Dr. Kate Maxlow
January 17, 2024
by Kate Wolfe Maxlow You walk into a training session or a classroom and the first slides come up looking like this: …and the presenter starts to read aloud every. Single. Bullet. Inwardly, everyone in the audience groans and inwardly…
Steps to Stand Out: Tips for Snagging an PreK-12 Job Interview
Dr. Kate Maxlow
January 11, 2024
So you found your dream education job. Excellent! The first step, then, is to get yourself in the door to an interview. When dozens of applicants apply for a position, it can be hard to determine who to interview…and we…
Getting an Interview: What to Do (and Not to Do) in Your Cover Letter for K-12 Education
Dr. Kate Maxlow
January 9, 2024
by Kate Wolfe Maxlow I read a lot of job applications from teachers, and here’s the thing: most teachers have very similar job duties and abilities. This means that if you want your application (for a teaching, admin, or any other position…