When Teachers Believe, Students Achieve with Jenni Donohoo and Glenn Forbes

What has the biggest impact on student achievement?

According to John Hattie’s massive research synthesis, the answer isn’t a program, curriculum, or strategy.

It’s collective teacher efficacy — the shared belief among educators that together, they can positively influence student outcomes.

In this episode, I was thrilled to be joined by Jenni Donohoo and Glenn Forbes, international gurus on teacher efficacy!

They break down what collective efficacy really is — and more importantly, how school leaders can actively build it.

Walk away with MAIN IDEAs…

1 MAIN IDEA

This book is a practical guide that explains the 12 barriers to teacher efficacy and what leaders can do to overcome them and build collective teacher efficacy.

1 HIGH-LEVERAGE ACTION

A simple activity you can do with a team right now is to have them answer this question,

“In 100 words or less, what is the story of our school’s belief in our impact?” and then discuss how the team would grow that collective efficacy.

1 RESOURCE

There’s a strong link between instructional leadership and collective teacher efficacy so check out Glenn’s new book, Instructional Leadership: 15 High-Impact Practices to Develop Instructional Leaders

Connect with Jenni Donohoo and Glenn Forbes

Book: Collective Impact: Overcoming the 12 Enemies of Teacher Efficacy

Connect with Jenn: Jenn@TheMainIdea.net

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My 1-pager for this book: How to Build Teacher Efficacy

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