Jeanene Barnett

a willing servant

[Oklahoma Watch @OklahomaWatch]

In districts like Broken Arrow, hundreds of free preschool slots are sitting empty. Why are Oklahoma families opting out of a program that once led the nation? From "homeschool vibes" to safety concerns, Andrea Eger dives into the data behind the decline.
https://t.co/bdrAvgX2q5

[Emily Hanford @ehanford]

Excellent piece by @LianaLoewus. Highly recommend for teachers and everyone interested in the science of reading. https://t.co/v9gps8ovmn

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

Librarians play a crucial role in teaching specific academic reading skills that students need to master to succeed on standardized tests.

The Librarian Effect on Literacy
https://t.co/IMLaEqbmRb

[Education Week @educationweek]

Teachers Like It. Research Is Promising. Is This the Solution to Teacher PD? https://t.co/ANpxDQVfwd

[beanie0597_2.0 @0Beanie05923291]

Schools put a lot of emphasis on “belonging” these days, but many miss one of the best, most organic ways to cultivate this sense of belonging. Reading and discussing great (whole) books together creates connections with others like nothing else. Schools don’t need to implement another gimmicky program; they need to get back to reading and teaching great books.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

James Clear on having high standards:

[Daniel Willingham @DTWillingham]

New article from E. D. Hirsch and me on (1) the evidence for the importance of knowledge in reading; (2) why it’s taken so long for people to acknowledge the evidence; (3) what we predict if the role of knowledge is taken seriously. https://t.co/JJONYhQCxQ

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

Here's a study on exactly that point:

The proportion of academic words used by teachers during the school day is a significant predictor of student vocabulary growth and reading achievement. Research indicates that higher teacher usage of sophisticated, academic language directly correlates to higher student vocabulary scores at the end of the year, particularly for language-minority students.

https://t.co/OlpnYdvNjI

[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

@adamboxer1 The real danger of "when done well" is that many educational interventions require considerable teacher skill to do well, so looking only at the results of those teachers is cherry-picking the data. It looks like an intervention effect, but it's really a teacher quality effect.

[Jeanene Barnett @BarnettJeanene]

“What matters most for learning is not the strength of any single component, but how instructional expectations, opportunities and support are organized over time.”

[The 74 @The74]

Neuman and Bukzin: Today’s Kindergarten classrooms demand more, earlier — revealing a system out of sync with how young children actually learn https://t.co/r7KEDAMV4W

[Douglas Fisher @DFISHERSDSU]

"What problem are you trying to solve? Here's the most powerful Q consequential leaders ask when considering data gathering, analysis & action.
Without clarity, we risk gathering & analyzing the wrong data & then wondering why nothing has changed."
#leadership

[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

@JamesAFurey Most implementations of multi-tiered systems of support that I have seen spend way too much of their energy on tiers 2 and 3 and not enough time on tier 1. Do we want a fence at the top of the cliff or an ambulance at the bottom?

[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

Nice analogy.

[Jeanene Barnett @BarnettJeanene]

“Progress in education is rarely about discovering something new. More often it involves having the courage to stop doing things that never worked in the first place.”

[David Didau @DavidDidau]

NEW : The enduring appeal of nonsense https://t.co/DdxRiYuYDL

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

Students who regularly experience "sustained cognitive activity"--focused, directed, uninterrupted thinking, reading and writing--during the school day develop better "cognitive endurance" that is, they learn to productively focus on tasks for longer.

https://t.co/eyz4u0qn4w

[Principal Project @PrincipalProj]

Research shows what happens before class – and in the first 5 minutes – matter.

That's why P @AK_El_Jefe's community doubled down on "Focus First Five." https://t.co/TCMvWTYUfT

[Mayor David Holt @davidfholt]

Oklahoma City owns three airports - Will Rogers, Wiley Post and Clarence Page. Wiley Post is now the home of the only high school aviation program in Oklahoma that is actually on the site of an airport. The runway sits right outside the classroom windows. At this unique Putnam City Schools initiative, students from all three Putnam City high schools have the opportunity to learn about mechanical and maintenance work, or train to be a pilot. I enjoyed visiting this week and learning about this innovative and important program.

[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

Today, @Civitas_UK releases a collection of essays on the value of a knowledge-rich curriculum. Here's my chapter titled "Knowledge-rich curricula: A key driver of equity in education" https://t.co/Yv5ES6HfqM

[Principal Project @PrincipalProj]

"Curriculum-based professional learning" invites teachers to engage with their material as learners – and can renew educator energy!

Read on to find out more via, @LearningForward:

https://t.co/5A7s6GHEc2

[David Didau @DavidDidau]

Brave New World: the republic of distraction https://t.co/X2YXaI5ESF