Mission in the Classroom
Revisiting, reviewing, and reimagining a school's foundational and aspirational assertions in the service of creating mission-aligned and deeply intentional learning experiences should be a continual process, not just a once-per-decade exercise in compliance.

Webinars

Shadowing Students: Your School's User Experience 

Blogs

• Idealism, Constraints, and YOU. Stand Up For What You Know is Right , February 6, 2019
• Mission & Motivation: The Learner Driven Classroom, January 30, 2017*
• Just One Resolution, January 1, 2016
• ​The Higher Calling: Mission-Driven Schools, Duty, and (Public) Service, January 10, 2015*
• ​Independent School Mission Statements and Missions, July 18, 2014*
• ​​Listen to the Kids,​ October 2, 2012
• Teachers and the Moral Contract- Thoughts for Teachers New and Veteran , July 26, 2012*

*Resources written, produced, and released by Peter Gow

Professional Development

Cohort Courses​

• Leading the Goal Setting Process​​: This course, uses research, articles and videos, as well as Folio samples, to guide you through the essential process for growth and development. Participants begin with an understanding of the purpose/importance of goal setting then will explore research around creating a growth-minded culture. Participants will have an opportunity to design a goal-setting process for their own teams that aligns with the larger goals of the school community. ​

​​On-Demand Programs

• Purpose and Resilience: ​

​E-Books & Research Papers

• What is a School? (*ICG) by Peter Gow, A Philosophical and Practical Guide for Independent School Leaders, Trustees, and Friends
• The Futility of Trying to Teach Everything of Importance  ​by Grant Wiggins, an analysis of how to instill the love of learning in students as well as teaching the things of value. 

*​Resources written, produced, and released by the Independent Curriculum Group

Podcasts

Reflective Practice at St. Mark's School