Oct 23, 2023
I have no new strategies or tools or books to share with you this week. Nothing new to implement. Just a simple call to action for administrators to start giving your teachers more specific, genuine positive feedback. They need it.
Thanks to NoRedInk and The Modern Classrooms Project for sponsoring this episode.
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