Here are this week's must-read articles for teachers and instructional leaders:

There's a fantastic essay in the Washington Post today, penned by Illinois educator Stephen Traphagen, that explores why teachers, and students, should engage in "scary" conversations about failure and continuous learning. The entire piece is worth a read, but here's a teaser (and a spoiler, since it's the last paragraph):

This spring, students at Cornerstone Charter School’s Health + Technology High School developed a deeper appreciation for the IT industry through a school build-out project for some fictional but high-profile customers: Richmond High School, the School of Hard Knocks, and Hogwarts Academy.

This weekend we're headed to sunny Los Angeles for the EdSurge Tech for Schools Summit. If you're an educator in the LA area, this free event is a fantastic opportunity to find edtech partners for your classrooms, schools, and districts.

"The same personalized, collaborative, anytime/anywhere learning that technology can enable for students should be available for educators and administrators."

Wise words from the U.S. Department of Education, who this month released their EdTech Developer’s Guide.

TeachBoost has worked with Miles State School in Queensland, Australia, since 2013. In this case study, Adam Myers, Miles's former school leader and current principal supervisor, chatted with us about the positive shifts that took place as he and his staff implemented our instructional leadership platform.

Recently, Arizona College Prep Academy's school leader, Charlene Mendoza, spoke with us about how her school leveraged TeachBoost to embrace a peer-driven professional development model. We're proud to support ACPA's work, and to share their story of strategy and success with you.

Video killed the radio star…but it may bring your work back to life!

TeachBoost Insights provide simple yet powerful ways for instructional leaders to use the data within TeachBoost to save time and better support your staff. These insights directly align to the workflow or rubric used in your school or district. Features like the Teacher Competency Matrix allow you to quickly understand performance in a heat map like fashion. The Target Progress Insight demonstrates work that's been completed, and those observations left to do.