Zaretta Hammond is a “former writing teacher turned equity freedom fighter.” On May 11, Hammond joined an online session of Courageous Coaching Conversations, a weekly gathering of instructional coaches and school leaders produced by PLACE, …
Professional Learning
Improve Your Coaching Skills Through Student-Centered Instructional Coaching
Since 2015, the Student-Centered Instructional Coaching Certificate Program has been working with educators around the world to build their capacity as instructional leaders. Offered through PLACE, the program was originally developed in conjunction with author …
Greater Madison Writing Project Connects, Online
Writing might be one of the most cathartic experiences someone can partake in. And luckily, many of us can write. Putting pen to paper, or finger to key, is an integral part of the Greater …
Math Connect Brings Educators Together Online
For anyone collaborating virtually right now, the panel of squares and faces making up the online Math Connect meetings will feel familiar. While taking work home is familiar territory for many, teaching from home is …
Introducing the Wisconsin Sports Leadership Summit
Being a coach is often about guiding athletes through physical and technical training as well as tactical instruction. But coaches do much more than that – coaches teach and lead. The first annual Wisconsin Sports …
Greater Madison Writing Project Celebrates 10 Years
There was a time when Bryn Orum was thinking about leaving teaching. But the Greater Madison Writing Project – celebrating its 10-year-anniversary on March 21 – was such a revelation for her that she stayed …
Practitioners, Students, and Professors Come Together to Discuss College Readiness
Students, families, and educators are all concerned with how to best prepare students for the transition from high school to college. This topic was on the minds of all who attended PLACE’s Fall College Symposia …
Facilitating 4th Grade Peer Feedback on Mathematics
“Students have shown a better understanding of the complexities of feedback and its intention to help them improve as they move forward.”