Considine, E. (2018, March 15). Building a Strong School Climate to Support Student Achievement. Retrieved March 15, 2018

As a principal, I understand the importance of a strong school climate and teacher leadership, and these are where I have always focused much of my energy as a school leader. It has been rewarding to see research done by the UChicago Consortium on School Research show that creating strong learning environments in schools is indeed how principals can most effectively improve their students’ learning gains. As discussed in Monday’s post, encouraging teacher leadership is a big part of how principals can achieve this.