Newsletter Articles

Reach ILA Candidate Q & A Profile: Muslimah Mohammad

Feb, 2019 by Reach Institute Category: Newsletter Articles

Muslimah Mohammad Teaching Coach, Oakland Unified School District Q: What are the most common aha’s or take-aways teachers leave with after having been coached? The most common aha teachers leave with after having been coached is that the teaching of children is an extremely demanding and complex undertaking and not for the faint of heart.read more

Recommended Reading & Tips for Practice

Feb, 2019 by Victoria Folks Category: Newsletter Articles

Reach will be featuring one book each month, with three tips that can be applied to your educational life, whether as a teacher or instructional leader. This month’s book is Tali Sharot’s The Influential Mind: What the Brain Reveals About Our Power to Change Others. Sharot is a professor of cognitive neuroscience. While the bookread more

The Leadership Academy

Just as a quality instruction is essential to promoting active classroom learning, effective school leadership is a prerequisite for making strides toward school-wide achievements. More and more, since the founding of the Reach Institute for School Leadership, studies show that the key components of effective professional development for school leaders are: one-to-one coaching, a concentrationread more