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Marcus Conyers and I Reveal ‘The Forgotten Secret to Leadership 
Success’

What is “The Forgotten Secret to Leadership Success”? Marcus and I provide the answer at our blog post appearing on the School Leaders Now website. The forgotten secret is metacognition—thinking about thinking—which London neuroscientist Stephen Fleming confirms may be the most powerful tool that professionals such as educational leaders can use to question, monitor, and adjust their thinking as

We Promote the Importance of a Growth Mindset with Our TeachThought Blog Post

Marcus and I continue to stress the importance of cultivating a growth mindset in the classroom. Our latest blog post, which appears on the TeachThought website, stresses how developing a “mindset of practical optimism” is a key component of focusing on the brain’s capacity to change as a result of learning. In the blog post, we talk about the “BrainSMART Big Five” approach, which identifies