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Practical strategies, research, and perspectives from the Novak Education team to help educators strengthen instruction, leadership, and inclusive systems.

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Leaders, The Best Seat in the School Isn't Your Office

Recently, I was facilitating a leadership workshop when I asked a simple question: 'How many classrooms were you in yesterday?' The room got quiet. Finally, someone answered, 'Well...none. ...

Chris Bronke · July 23, 2026

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Rethinking Opening Day: Modeling the Learning We Want to See

Chris Bronke · May 21, 2026

Professional Learning

Purposefully Planning PD: Tips from Both Sides of the Life

Chris Bronke · December 4, 2025

Assessments

Standards-Based Learning

Chris Bronke · August 14, 2025

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Collaborative Goal-Setting Protocol for School Leaders

As April showers give way to May flowers and Spring Break fades into a distant memory, the season of renewal is in full swing. Many school and district leaders and leadership ...

Chris Bronke · May 5, 2025

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Teaching Methods

Leaning into Literacy: Tackling Myths and Misconceptions

I recently decided to conduct a super scientific experiment: I texted my group of adult male friends to ask them how they define the word “literacy.” Filtering out the ...

Chris Bronke · May 29, 2024

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Professional Learning

Digging Into Deeper Learning

The water was gushing from the bathtub faucet as I clumsily attempted to tighten the screw. My wife, once she finished laughing at the geyser in my face, calmly turned off the ...

Chris Bronke · July 9, 2023

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Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Removing Barriers With Empathy

How do we better bring the concept of empathy into the design thinking process?

Chris Bronke · February 12, 2023

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Goals

How COVID Made Me Kinder

I was recently at a bar (I know, shocking, right), and after bringing us our drinks, my wife heard our server venting in anger to her colleague; she was visibly upset. Clearly, we ...

Chris Bronke · July 11, 2021

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Professional Learning

Exploring the Depths of Deeper Learning

Deeper Learning isn’t new; however, one could argue that it has never been more important, needed, and desired than right now. At its core, Deeper Learning seeks to empower ...

Chris Bronke · August 3, 2020

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