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01
JUN
2021

“How was your workout?”

By Jack Birmingham, IPLI Mentor and Assistant Superintendent at Union Township School Corporation Many people ask this question often. You may have even asked that question t
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27
MAY
2021

Common $ents (or not)

By Ryan Langferman, IPLI Mentor and Principal at Milan High School We have surpassed the first anniversary of when COVID-19 slowly crept across the globe and changed education,
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27
MAY
2021

Good Job, Educators!

By Melissa Pancake, IPLI Mentor and Principal at Benjamin Franklin Elementary It was a breathless whisper as the child looked in astonishment at the screen during her first Goo
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27
MAY
2021

NWEA/ILEARN Linking Study

By Angie Harris, IPLI Mentor and Principal at South Vermillion Middle School If you haven’t yet reviewed your NWEA data with the new ILEARN linking study scores, now is
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08
MAR
2021

The Metaphor of Work

By Emily Tracy, IPLI Mentor and Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Wabash City Schools As an aspiring superintendent, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Ph.D. stu
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26
FEB
2021

Better Conversations

By John Ralston, IPLI Mentor and Principal at Perry Meridian Sixth Grade Academy I have always considered myself a good communicator.  I try to be present in every conve
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19
FEB
2021

Navigating Change

By Kelly Andrews, IPLI Director It has almost been a full year since I traveled north from Miami to meet with the IPLI Design and Leadership Team members to interview for the di
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11
FEB
2021

It All Begins with You, the Leader

By Amy Linkel, IPLI Mentor and Principal at South Ripley Elementary School What is a leader? If you search Google, the definition says, “The person who lea
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22
JAN
2021

What’s in our Student’s Backpack?

By Amber K. Walters, Cohort 8 Mentor, Principal at Avon Intermediate School West Each day the school bell rings, students hurry into the classroom where their teach
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08
JAN
2021

Conflict-It’s Like a Swimming Pool

By Dr. Rhonda Roos, IPLI Extended Cohort 2 Mentor A dear friend, and fellow educator, asked me a question. I had to think long and hard about my answer. She aske
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