You've watched them transform. Fifteen teachers who volunteered for your new professional development initiative have completely changed how they approach their classrooms. They're energized, their students are engaged, and the results speak for themselves. But now you face the question that keeps every Director of Professional Development awake at night: How do you scale this success to the other two hundred teachers in your district without destroying the very magic that ma

The eye rolls and excuses that greet your professional development initiatives aren't signs of bad teachers—they're symptoms of a broken system that you have the power to change. Every moment you spend trying to force engagement with deficit-based approaches is a moment you could spend building the strength-based systems that naturally generate commitment. Your teachers are ready for something better. The question is: are you ready to lead them there?