Tag: school improvement

Leading School Culture: Why Change Begins with the Invisible

March 13, 2026

A Reflection from Harvard GSE – Leading the Change (CSML) As part of my studies in the Certificate in School Management and Leadership (CSML) program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, I recently completed Module 3 of Leading the Change, which focuses on one of the most powerful—and often overlooked—forces in schools: culture. Like … More Leading School Culture: Why Change Begins with the Invisible

Technical vs Adaptive Work: What School Leaders Must Understand

February 24, 2026

Technical vs Adaptive Challenges in Schools Reflections from Harvard’s Leading the Change Leadership in schools is rarely about a lack of effort.It is often about a lack of diagnosis. One of the most powerful distinctions I have encountered in my recent studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, in the course “Leading the Change” … More Technical vs Adaptive Work: What School Leaders Must Understand

Rethinking School Feedback: From Data to Dialogue

May 19, 2025

Reading and watching Alan Smith’s insights on data literacy sparked a deep reflection on how data—particularly feedback—is used in educational contexts. Schools, ironically the institutions meant to model learning and ethical inquiry, often become arenas where data is collected uncritically, analyzed selectively, and then wielded to support decisions already made. In other words: feedback, once … More Rethinking School Feedback: From Data to Dialogue