Over this course of his blog series, Dr. Derek Porter shared four tools that can change how school leaders create a school culture that prevents burnout and encourages meaningful professional growth! If you missed any of, you can find all four posts here. You can also grab each of the tools Derek provides for school […]
Over this course of his blog series, Dr. Derek Porter shared four tools that can change how school leaders create a school culture that prevents burnout and encourages meaningful professional growth!
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If you missed any of, you can find all four posts here.
You can also grab each of the tools Derek provides for school leaders below!
There is a lot happening in a classroom discussion. Students are listening to someone else’s ideas, deciding whether they agree or disagree, connecting those ideas to what they already know, looking for evidence, and figuring out what they want to say next, all while the conversation keeps moving. For multilingual learners (MLs), there may be […]
This is the final installment of our four-part leadership series with Dr. Derek Porter. You can get caught up on the rest of the series here: post 1, post 2, post 3. How Healthy Schools Protect People’s Capacity The Seven Institutional Commitments of Sustainable Leadership “Culture is not built by what leaders believe. It is […]
This is the third installment in our lilyPD X leadership series! Check out post 1, post 2, and post 4! The Decisions Exhausting Every School “The quality of a school is often determined not by its biggest decisions, but by the thousands of smaller ones that quietly shape people’s days.” Professional learning asks educators to […]
This is the second installment in a four-part leadership series! Get caught up on post 1, post 3, and post 4! Why Good Professional Learning Doesn’t Change Practice Professional learning is designed to help teachers grow. Every year, school leaders, like you, invest countless hours selecting meaningful topics, organizing coaching cycles, planning PLCs, and creating […]
Before You Plan Your Next PD Day, Ask This This post is the first installment of a four-part leadership series. Check out part 2, part 3, and part 4! “People don’t rise or fall to the level of their motivation. They rise or fall to the level of the systems they work within.” Professional development […]
Teaching Takeaway: The Benefits of Elaboration by Patrick Hussey As a student, I constantly learned by analogy. For example, as an anthropology student, when I was first learning about the concept of cultural relativism, I understood it (and remembered it!) by thinking about fish: A fish that’s only ever known one pond thinks its water […]
Nurturing New Teacher Growth All Year Long with lilyPD If you’ve ever been a new classroom teacher, you probably remember the mix of excitement and uncertainty that came with those first few weeks. There was the anticipation of decorating your classroom, meeting your students, and putting your ideas into practice… AND also the reality that […]
Let’s be honest. Social studies is one of the hardest content areas for Multilingual Learners (MLLs). It is not just the vocabulary, though there is a lot of it. It is everything at once: dense texts, abstract concepts like democracy and citizenship, multiple perspectives to hold in your head, and then on top of all […]
When lilyPD launched in March 2026, it launched with a dream of changing the way teachers receive professional development. We wanted it to be research-backed and fun. Practical and engaging. Flexible and immediately applicable to your classroom. We are so thankful for the community that has already gathered here and for the generous, overwhelmingly positive […]
5 Ways to Weave lilyPD into Your School’s PD Ecosystem As a school leader, you already know the challenge: professional development time is precious, schedules are packed, and the needs of your teachers vary. Resources that can adapt to different contexts give you something rare: real options for supporting your teachers’ growth. lilyPD: Professional Development […]
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