Jan. 20, 2026

Leading Yourself When the System Falls Short

Leading Yourself When the System Falls Short
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In this episode:

We talk about what it means to be a self-led teacher and how being a self-led teacher can help shape your practice and improve student outcomes as an upper elementary literacy teacher. We also reveal our anchor text for quarter 1. 

We talk about:

1.Self-leadership what it is, why it’s necessary and how I am poised to support you on this journey. 


2. Why being research informed is a form of professional leverage that you need to have in your back pocket. 


3.Why knowing how to implement learning science into your literacy practices is important and how I am going to help you do that this quarter. 


Links to resources mentioned in the podcast:

Grab my free guide for keeping your mini lesson mini 

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Link to the book (affiliate link)

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