Here are your instructional leadership news highlights for January:

• 5 Ways Instructional Leaders Can Foster Growth Mindset in Teachers, via The Launchpad

• Feedback vs. Criticism, via A Principal's Reflections

• How to Help Teachers Find An Area of Focus, via the Center for Educational Leadership

• Teachers Observing Teachers: A Professional Development Tool for Every School, via Education World
• Better Teacher Feedback Can Accelerate Student Learning, via EdSource
• Why Don't We Differentiate Professional Development? and Mid-Year Reflection: Setting PD Goals, via Edutopia
• 3 Things All Principals Need from Their Central Office to Be Successful, via the Center for Educational Leadership

One quick reminder: don't forget to sign up for Montevideo Public Schools' professional growth webinar next month!

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