Peter DeWitt 🦋
@pmdewitt.bsky.social
Educator. Author. Founder of Instructional Leadership Collective with Michael Nelson, our thought partner. Co-host of Corwin's Leaders Coaching Leaders 🎙️ Podcast. Moderator for A Seat at the Table (Ed Week).
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4 Practical Steps Leaders Can Take to Bridge the gap between what they expect and what they model. Our new @edweek.org article co-authored with @michaeldnelson.bsky.social
www.edweek.org/leadership/o... #edusky #eduleadership
www.edweek.org/leadership/o... #edusky #eduleadership
January 14, 2026 at 1:33 PM
4 Practical Steps Leaders Can Take to Bridge the gap between what they expect and what they model. Our new @edweek.org article co-authored with @michaeldnelson.bsky.social
www.edweek.org/leadership/o... #edusky #eduleadership
www.edweek.org/leadership/o... #edusky #eduleadership
Instructional Leadership Collectives. instructionalleadershipcollective.com/ilcs-1 #edusky #edleadership @michaeldnelson.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Instructional Leadership Collectives. instructionalleadershipcollective.com/ilcs-1 #edusky #edleadership @michaeldnelson.bsky.social
Reposted by Peter DeWitt 🦋
@pmdewitt.bsky.social and @michaeldnelson.bsky.social asked nearly 1,000 education leaders about their biggest problems. These major themes stood out.
11 Critical Issues Facing Educators in 2026 (Opinion)
We asked nearly 1,000 education leaders about their biggest problems. These major themes stood out.
www.edweek.org
January 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
@pmdewitt.bsky.social and @michaeldnelson.bsky.social asked nearly 1,000 education leaders about their biggest problems. These major themes stood out.
11 Critical Issues Facing Educators in 2026. www.edweek.org/leadership/o... @michaeldnelson.bsky.social #edusky #eduleadership #leadership
11 Critical Issues Facing Educators in 2026 (Opinion)
We asked nearly 1,000 education leaders about their biggest problems. These major themes stood out.
www.edweek.org
January 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
11 Critical Issues Facing Educators in 2026. www.edweek.org/leadership/o... @michaeldnelson.bsky.social #edusky #eduleadership #leadership
11 Critical Issues Facing Educators in 2026. A new article that I co-authored with @michaeldnelson.bsky.social Nelson for @edweek.org.
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
#education #leadership
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
#education #leadership
11 Critical Issues Facing Educators in 2026 (Opinion)
We asked nearly 1,000 education leaders about their biggest problems. These major themes stood out.
www.edweek.org
January 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
11 Critical Issues Facing Educators in 2026. A new article that I co-authored with @michaeldnelson.bsky.social Nelson for @edweek.org.
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
#education #leadership
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
#education #leadership
@michaeldnelson.bsky.social and I were interviewed on the Teacher Takeaway podcast. It focused on:
1. Instructional Leadership Collectives - Cross-role, cross district and region groups focused on a common theme
2. Collective Leader Efficacy
Click here! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
1. Instructional Leadership Collectives - Cross-role, cross district and region groups focused on a common theme
2. Collective Leader Efficacy
Click here! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Season 5 | Episode 34 | Leading Collectively
Podcast Episode · Teacher Takeaway · 12/13/2025 · 56m
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December 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
@michaeldnelson.bsky.social and I were interviewed on the Teacher Takeaway podcast. It focused on:
1. Instructional Leadership Collectives - Cross-role, cross district and region groups focused on a common theme
2. Collective Leader Efficacy
Click here! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
1. Instructional Leadership Collectives - Cross-role, cross district and region groups focused on a common theme
2. Collective Leader Efficacy
Click here! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
The 5‑Minute Clarity Reset: How a Small Pause Can Change a Big Decision. A new article for @edweek.org that @michaeldnelson.bsky.social & I co-authored. www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
The 5‑Minute Clarity Reset: How a Small Pause Can Change a Big Decision (Opinion)
Stuck in a spin? This practice can help free an education leader to act.
www.edweek.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The 5‑Minute Clarity Reset: How a Small Pause Can Change a Big Decision. A new article for @edweek.org that @michaeldnelson.bsky.social & I co-authored. www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
Reposted by Peter DeWitt 🦋
As an educator, knowing your job well can dull your desire to grow. There's a way to change that. @pmdewitt.bsky.social @michaeldnelson.bsky.social
Calling Yourself a 'Lead Learner' Doesn't Make It So (Opinion)
As an educator, knowing your job well can dull your desire to grow. There's a way to change that.
www.edweek.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:47 AM
As an educator, knowing your job well can dull your desire to grow. There's a way to change that. @pmdewitt.bsky.social @michaeldnelson.bsky.social
Calling Yourself a Lead Learner Doesn't Make it So. A new @edweek.org article by @michaeldnelson.bsky.social and me.
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
Calling Yourself a 'Lead Learner' Doesn't Make It So (Opinion)
As an educator, knowing your job well can dull your desire to grow. How to change that.
www.edweek.org
November 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Calling Yourself a Lead Learner Doesn't Make it So. A new @edweek.org article by @michaeldnelson.bsky.social and me.
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
Reposted by Peter DeWitt 🦋
School improvement often falls flat, and initiatives are easily abandoned. @pmdewitt.bsky.social & @michaeldnelson.bsky.social explain how that can be changed.
How Education Leaders Can Build a Better Space for Collaborative Learning (Opinion)
School improvement often falls flat, and initiatives are easily abandoned. That can be changed.
www.edweek.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
School improvement often falls flat, and initiatives are easily abandoned. @pmdewitt.bsky.social & @michaeldnelson.bsky.social explain how that can be changed.
Reposted by Peter DeWitt 🦋
Read this!
Feeling isolated as a leader? @michaeldnelson.bsky.social & I have a new article w/ @edweek.org. How Education Leaders Can Build a Better Space for Collaborative Learning. It provides examples of our Instructional Leadership Collective process.
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
How Education Leaders Can Build a Better Space for Collaborative Learning (Opinion)
School improvement often falls flat, and initiatives are easily abandoned. That can be changed.
www.edweek.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Read this!
Feeling isolated as a leader? @michaeldnelson.bsky.social & I have a new article w/ @edweek.org. How Education Leaders Can Build a Better Space for Collaborative Learning. It provides examples of our Instructional Leadership Collective process.
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
How Education Leaders Can Build a Better Space for Collaborative Learning (Opinion)
School improvement often falls flat, and initiatives are easily abandoned. That can be changed.
www.edweek.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Feeling isolated as a leader? @michaeldnelson.bsky.social & I have a new article w/ @edweek.org. How Education Leaders Can Build a Better Space for Collaborative Learning. It provides examples of our Instructional Leadership Collective process.
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
Reposted by Peter DeWitt 🦋
Instructional leadership collectives build cross-system networks for purposeful, impactful learning. @michaeldnelson.bsky.social @pmdewitt.bsky.social
Looking for a New Way to Approach Professional Learning? Try This (Opinion)
Instructional leadership collectives build cross-system networks for purposeful, impactful learning.
www.edweek.org
October 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Instructional leadership collectives build cross-system networks for purposeful, impactful learning. @michaeldnelson.bsky.social @pmdewitt.bsky.social
First Days of School at Any Age Never Lose Their Power. A great new blog by @michaeldnelson.bsky.social www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
First Days of School at Any Age Never Lose Their Power (Opinion)
At 62, I started graduate school the same day my grandson began kindergarten, proof that curiosity and growth never retire.
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September 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
First Days of School at Any Age Never Lose Their Power. A great new blog by @michaeldnelson.bsky.social www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
Reposted by Peter DeWitt 🦋
There are 10 major patterns to the problems in their schools. @pmdewitt.bsky.social and @michaeldnelson.bsky.social share.
We Asked 100 Leaders for Their Top Challenges. Here's What We Learned (Opinion)
There are 10 major patterns to the problems in their schools.
www.edweek.org
September 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
There are 10 major patterns to the problems in their schools. @pmdewitt.bsky.social and @michaeldnelson.bsky.social share.
We Asked 100 Leaders for Their Top Challenges. Here’s What We Learned
A new article I wrote with @michaeldnelson.bsky.social Nelson for Education Week. www.edweek.org/leadership/o... #education #leadership
A new article I wrote with @michaeldnelson.bsky.social Nelson for Education Week. www.edweek.org/leadership/o... #education #leadership
We Asked 100 Leaders for Their Top Challenges. Here's What We Learned (Opinion)
There are 10 major patterns to the problems in their schools.
www.edweek.org
September 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We Asked 100 Leaders for Their Top Challenges. Here’s What We Learned
A new article I wrote with @michaeldnelson.bsky.social Nelson for Education Week. www.edweek.org/leadership/o... #education #leadership
A new article I wrote with @michaeldnelson.bsky.social Nelson for Education Week. www.edweek.org/leadership/o... #education #leadership
Reposted by Peter DeWitt 🦋
What I Learned About School Leadership at My Italian Nonna’s Table. A "Full-circle" blog by @michaeldnelson.bsky.social www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
What I Learned About School Leadership at My Italian Nonna's Table (Opinion)
This principal's annual barbecue became a blueprint for building culture, community, and collective learning.
www.edweek.org
August 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
What I Learned About School Leadership at My Italian Nonna’s Table. A "Full-circle" blog by @michaeldnelson.bsky.social www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
Reposted by Peter DeWitt 🦋
So fun to write this blog! @pmdewitt.bsky.social
This principal's annual barbecue became a blueprint for building culture, community, and collective learning. @michaeldnelson.bsky.social
What I Learned About School Leadership at My Italian Nonna's Table (Opinion)
This principal's annual barbecue became a blueprint for building culture, community, and collective learning.
www.edweek.org
September 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
So fun to write this blog! @pmdewitt.bsky.social
Reposted by Peter DeWitt 🦋
I am grateful for the opportunity to write this personal story for oour blog @pmdewitt.bsky.social!
What I Learned About School Leadership at My Italian Nonna’s Table. A "Full-circle" blog by @michaeldnelson.bsky.social www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
What I Learned About School Leadership at My Italian Nonna's Table (Opinion)
This principal's annual barbecue became a blueprint for building culture, community, and collective learning.
www.edweek.org
August 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I am grateful for the opportunity to write this personal story for oour blog @pmdewitt.bsky.social!
What I Learned About School Leadership at My Italian Nonna’s Table. A "Full-circle" blog by @michaeldnelson.bsky.social www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
What I Learned About School Leadership at My Italian Nonna's Table (Opinion)
This principal's annual barbecue became a blueprint for building culture, community, and collective learning.
www.edweek.org
August 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
What I Learned About School Leadership at My Italian Nonna’s Table. A "Full-circle" blog by @michaeldnelson.bsky.social www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
Reposted by Peter DeWitt 🦋
Our new book “Lead Collectively” is available for preorders on the @corwinpress.bsky.social website. It will be available in September. Check out what John Hattie has to say about it! @pmdewitt.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Our new book “Lead Collectively” is available for preorders on the @corwinpress.bsky.social website. It will be available in September. Check out what John Hattie has to say about it! @pmdewitt.bsky.social
Reposted by Peter DeWitt 🦋
Professional learning often feels like an event. @pmdewitt.bsky.social and @michaeldnelson.bsky.social explain how to make it impactful and collaborative.
How Communities of Practice Can Drive School Improvement (Opinion)
Professional learning often feels like an event. Here's how to make it impactful and collaborative.
www.edweek.org
July 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Professional learning often feels like an event. @pmdewitt.bsky.social and @michaeldnelson.bsky.social explain how to make it impactful and collaborative.
Reposted by Peter DeWitt 🦋
This is a such an important blog for educational leaders!!
How Communities of Practice Can Drive School Improvement. www.edweek.org/leadership/o... A new article for @edweek.org written with @michaeldnelson.bsky.social #edusky
How Communities of Practice Can Drive School Improvement (Opinion)
Professional learning often feels like an event. Here's how to make it impactful and collaborative.
www.edweek.org
July 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This is a such an important blog for educational leaders!!
How Communities of Practice Can Drive School Improvement. www.edweek.org/leadership/o... A new article for @edweek.org written with @michaeldnelson.bsky.social #edusky
How Communities of Practice Can Drive School Improvement (Opinion)
Professional learning often feels like an event. Here's how to make it impactful and collaborative.
www.edweek.org
July 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
How Communities of Practice Can Drive School Improvement. www.edweek.org/leadership/o... A new article for @edweek.org written with @michaeldnelson.bsky.social #edusky
The Stunning Resignation of UVA President Jim Ryan—and Why It Matters. A new @edweek.org by @michaeldnelson.bsky.social and me. www.edweek.org/leadership/o... #edusky
The Stunning Resignation of UVA President Jim Ryan—and Why It Matters (Opinion)
The university president’s departure is more than just a headline. It’s a lesson in leadership.
www.edweek.org
July 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The Stunning Resignation of UVA President Jim Ryan—and Why It Matters. A new @edweek.org by @michaeldnelson.bsky.social and me. www.edweek.org/leadership/o... #edusky