Teacher Support

Instructional Leadership in SFC: Why It Matters, What to Do

September 11, 2025
Today’s guest post shares wisdom from Daryl Michel and Dawn Brookhart, authors of the upcoming book Instructional Leadership in Student-Focused Coaching. Building on Hasbrouck & Michel’s widely used guide Student-Focused Coaching,…
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7 Tips for Building a Classroom Library on a Budget

June 22, 2025
A well-stocked, diverse classroom library can help your students develop a lifelong love of reading and expand the key literacy skills you’re teaching every day. Budgets may be tight these…
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10 Important Teaching Quotes to Keep In Mind This School Year

June 12, 2025
As you gear up for the next school year (and hopefully fit in some time for relaxing and recharging), here are a few tips and insights to tuck away in…
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5 Reasons to Get Your Students Unstuck and On Target!

April 22, 2025
Strengthening students’ executive function skills is one of the most important things teachers can do to help students succeed in an era that requires flexibility, emotional regulation, persistence, and strong…
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A holiday gift for you

December 17, 2024
Our Brookes family wishes you a peaceful holiday season. To help you find joy throughout the new year, we’ve created a special gift for you: a free printable calendar full…
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21 Trauma-Sensitive Teaching Tips to Try This School Year

August 1, 2024
Trauma-sensitive teaching is vital to both the academic success and social-emotional well-being of your students. This year, as you get to know your new students, keep the trauma-sensitive teaching tips in…
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10 Ways to Teach and Include All Students This Year

July 25, 2024
As you plan for your new school year, what are some ways to meet the learning needs of all students and ensure that your classroom is a place of kindness,…
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7 Elements of Effective Instruction for Students with Reading Difficulties

June 18, 2024
Teachers: do you know what to do to help older students who have difficulty with reading skills? In their book Effective Instruction for Middle School Students with Reading Difficulties, Carolyn Denton…
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4 UDL Books Every Teacher Needs

June 5, 2024
Universal design for learning (UDL) has long been one of the most-discussed topics among our blog readers and social media followers. In this week’s post, we’re highlighting four acclaimed UDL…
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Student-Focused Coaching: 10 Best Practices for Administrators and Supervisors

June 4, 2024
Today’s blog post is excerpted and adapted from Student-Focused Coaching by Jan Hasbrouck and Daryl Michel: a one-stop, step-by-step guide to instructional coaching in K–12 schools using the research-based SFC model. The primary…
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