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If you've been through the National Board process, or supported someone who has, you know the scope of the commitment. It’s an exhausting, rewarding marathon of recording lessons, rewatching them, and …
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One new principal, four instructional coaches, and a lot of new teachers Katherine Lange had never led an elementary school before she walked through the doors of Bowie Elementary in January 2025, …
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I gave it a chance and I immediately found value in its feedback and instructional ideas. In fact, I look forward to bringing it to my class because I know it will give me inspiration that is actually …
We built M2 with a feedback focus on engagement, questioning, and pacing. Why? Because insights in these three areas make a difference for every teacher we know. Many districts have also …
What is MTSS? Why do districts struggle with it? Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) is designed to be elegant in theory: a three-tier pyramid where Tier 1 provides strong universal …
M2’s purpose has always been simple: to support great teachers in the work they do every day. Since then, we’ve seen the same pattern in classrooms across the country: teachers are resourceful, …
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M2 was mirroring the exact questions that a master teacher was asking naturally. That’s when I realized: ‘this thing is for real’ Leanne NeSmith | Coastal Plains RESA, GA Validation from a …
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There’s a coaching truth we rarely say out loud: time is tight. As instructional coaches, our days fill with observations, debriefs, hallway check-ins, data meetings, and emails (so many emails). …
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Let’s get real for a second. Instructional coaching isn’t about knowing it all. It’s not about walking into a classroom with a clipboard and a multi-point plan. And it’s definitely not about …
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Feedback can feel like a gut punch. It’s scary, personal, and sometimes uncomfortable. But if you want to grow as an educator, you need more than bravery. You need clarity. That’s why daily, …
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