Vi tipsar om en spännande bok som handlar om mellanledare – arbetslagsledare, förstelärare, utvecklingsledare. Dessutom tre böcker om att leda i förändring.

Rektorer som på riktigt litar till och lyssnar på lärarna är de bästa skolledarna. Det menar ledarskapsforskaren Thomas E Blom, doktor i pedagogik som undervisar blivande rektorer vid Karlstad universitet.

Det är det mellanmänskliga som skapar tillit mellan lärare och rektor. Här har organisatoriska modeller ingen som helst betydelse, enligt Thomas Blom, doktor i pedagogiskt arbete vid Karlstad universitet.

Det är det mellanmänskliga som skapar tillit mellan lärare och rektor. Här har organisatoriska modeller ingen som helst betydelse, enligt Thomas Blom, doktor i pedagogiskt arbete vid Karlstad universitet.

Educators must take care of themselves first, so they can support their students and relationships outside of school, writes Michael Gaskell, a veteran principal. In this blog post, Gaskell shares several strategies, such as the 4-7-8 breathing method -- breathe deeply for four seconds, hold for seven seconds and exhale for eight seconds.

Effective leadership helps teachers feel heard, supported, and capable of weathering the challenges of their profession.

Students’ academic learning in schools is primarily determined by what classroom teachers do. However, there is good evidence that the professional environment in the school can also affect students’ learning, in a range of ways. The responsibility for creating and maintaining the most conducive professional environment lies with school leaders.

Principal Sherelle Barnes says teachers at Edgewood Elementary School respond best to a variety of methods, including emails and group texts. In Illinois, Marcus Belin, principal of Huntley High School, advises relaying messages in short videos or newscasts on social media to reduce information overload.

Principals can use these strategies to help all teachers on staff learn about the best teaching practices of their colleagues.

When these two school professionals commit to working together as a team to ensure wellness, develop student trust, and build community, everyone wins.

Creating a feedback loop instead of a top-down information flow and building strong relationships among students, teachers, administrators and parents, along with businesses and other community groups, are some of the changes leaders can make to improve the education system, according to educators and researchers at a recent Education Week forum. Administrators and teachers also…