Leading the Rebound

Let's make the "e;next normal"e; a "e;better normal"e;If there ever was a time for our heroic school leadership to persevere, it's now. Because now, well over one year since the pandemic stretched the resilience and reserves of our school systems, it's time to "e;rebound."e; It's time to leverage this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reboot teaching and learning as we know it so that we magnify the effective practices from the past while leveraging the so many recent lessons learned.This is where Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey, Dominique Smith, and John Hattie, coauthors of The Distance Learning Playbook series, are ideally equipped to serve as your collaborators.Inside Leading the Rebound: 20+ Must-Dos to Restart Teaching and Learning you'll find immediate actions, mindsets, and approaches to take if we're to reimagine and improve our schools and school systems. Step by step, you'll discover explicit guidance on how to:1. Take care of yourself2. Take stock and find the path3. Rebuild teacher agency4. Rebuild collective teacher efficacy5. Foreground social and emotional learning6. Change the learning loss narrative7. Guide teacher clarity8. Ensure instructional excellence9. Use assessments for a range of purposes10. Design and implement interventions11. Win back parent-teacher relationships12. Establish restorative practices13. Avoid stealing the conflict14. Enhance teacher-student and student-student interactions15. Develop early warning systems for attendance, behavior, and course completion16. Confront cognitive challenges to learning17. Ensure equitable and restorative grading18. Enhance PLCs19. Provide empathetic feedback20. Host honest performance conversations21. Maintain your social presence22. Future-proof teachers and studentsWhat's more Leading the Rebound is backed up with all kinds of resources--including VISIBLE LEARNING research, sample planning tools, and other essential tips and strategies--to provide you with a start-to-finish roadmap for navigating this absolutely critical next leg in our journey toward a "e;better normal."e;