Effectively navigate change with professional learning designed to expand school and district leaders’ capacity to lead.

Focus Area

Leading Through Change

The Phases of a Successful Implementation

School leaders often have to navigate the on-the-ground challenges of change management alone. Engage in collaborative and comprehensive professional learning that features distinct phases of implementation to receive support at every stage of enacting a new change at your district. 

Build Your Learning Foundation with the BL Lab

The BL Lab is the central hub of professional learning programs for leaders. Leaders can access a library of self-directed courses to guide their PLCs and gain support when it’s needed the most. 

Administrators have a complete view of their professional learning programs and easy access to learning progress across multiple cohorts.

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The Phases of Leading Through Change

Launch & Planning

Leaders are paired with a specifically matched executive coach to begin building a plan to launch new changes within their school or district. Through focusing on both personal development and professional learning, leaders and coaches collaborate on an ongoing basis to create meaningful changes in practice that support learning and growth for both students and teachers.

Executive Coaching | Virtual
Leaders work towards their goals throughout the school year with support and advice from a personalized executive coach.

Targeted Support

Provide leaders with collaborative learning experiences to inspire district-wide change. Virtual Workshops offer leaders the opportunity to work together to set goals, identify manageable implementation steps, and create a plan to reflect on results and measure impact.

Year 1

Using Data to Close Learning Gaps | Virtual
I create data-driven systems for accelerating learning and closing academic gaps.

Using Equity as a Lens for Leadership | Virtual
I use equity as a lens for my leadership to ensure access and voice for staff and students.

Supporting a Student Centered Approach to Assessment | Virtual
I use data and feedback from stakeholders to drive progress in student learning outcomes.

Communication and Partnership with Families | Virtual
I build connections with families and caretakers to work together to support student learning experiences.

Leadership For Diverse Student Populations | Virtual
I ensure diverse student groups have access to the tools and resources required to achieve educational success.

Year 2

Supporting Wellness of the Staff With Mindfulness | Virtual
I implement social emotional learning practices to support the emotional needs and wellness of my team.

Adopting New Technology Tools | Virtual
I use equity as a lens for my leadership to ensure access and voice for staff and students.

Strategically Leading and Supporting Curriculum Launches | Virtual
I lead the launch and ongoing support of effective curriculum implementation.

Strategies for a Trauma Informed Leader | Virtual
I build connections with families and caretakers to work together to support student learning experiences.

Build a Comprehensive Learning Plan, Tailored to your District’s Needs

The typical arc to implement a change in practice can be one to three years, depending on your district’s area of focus and size. Our comprehensive learning plans incorporate in-person, virtual, group, and self-directed learning experiences throughout the full school year, creating scaffolds of support aligned with how adult learners actually learn. Our team will create a learning plan that is tailored to your district’s strategic plan, and includes a mix of learning experiences backed by research and focused on target outcomes.

Focus on Achievable Outcomes for Leaders


Outcomes are the connecting thread for all of our learning experiences. Each experience is tied to an outcome that makes the change in practice tangible and impactful for students and teachers. For the Leading Through Change focus area, we focus on helping leaders achieve the below outcomes.

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Data-Driven Systems

Outcome: I create data-driven systems for accelerating learning and closing academic gaps.

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Supporting Wellness

Outcome: I implement social emotional learning practices to support the emotional needs and wellness of my team.

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Caretaker Connection

Outcome: I build connections with families and caretakers to work together to support student learning experiences.

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Leading for Equity

Outcome: I use equity as a lens for my leadership to ensure access and voice for staff and students.

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Flexible Assessment for Leaders

Outcome: I use data and feedback from stakeholders to drive progress in student learning outcomes.

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Strategically Leading and Supporting Curriculum Launches

Outcome: I lead the launch and ongoing support of effective curriculum implementation.

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Adopting New Tech Tools

Outcome: I use defined strategies to adopt tech tools in a way that supports teacher and student learning.

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Leadership for Diverse Student Populations

Outcome: I ensure diverse student groups have access to the tools and resources required to achieve educational success.

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Closing Academic Gaps

Outcome: I create data-driven systems for accelerating learning and closing academic gaps.

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Trauma-Informed Practices for Leaders

Outcome: I create systems that enable teachers to use trauma-informed practices to support student learning.

“Every piece of feedback that we've gotten from our principals about BetterLesson support is, 'I can use this, I can shift what I’m doing. This is not just theory but can be put immediately into practice.'"

"Very helpful and applicable resources. Great discussion and support to implement the strategies. I can incorporate these strategies into my toolbox as a way to organically support the work of teachers."

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Learning Strategies From Our Library

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Creating a Distributed Leadership Model: Meet Demands by Sharing the Load

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Developing a Shared Vision for Implementing an Instructional Model in the School Community

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Analyzing Student Data to Inform Instruction

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