Melanie Sanders

Mom. Wife. Educator. Traveler. Former School Principal. Director of ESE. Dr of Education. Adjunct @ UNF. Lifelong Learner. Lover of Leadership. #LeadLoveLearn

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

"Parents regret the technologies they gave, not the technologies they withheld."

Almost no parents think they waited too long to give their kids smartphones and social media.

From our latest survey with @HarrisPoll

https://t.co/vI73doY6f9

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Get the book: https://t.co/lc7AgK2RHV. Learn how to best serve students with IEPs in all classrooms! 🧡

[Lee Ann Jung, PhD @leeannjung]

🔜 We can't improve inclusive efforts by just adding strategies and experts; the division of educators needs to shift from "general" and "special" to complementary roles in serving all students. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #EduSky

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Get the book: https://t.co/lc7AgK2RHV.

Learn how to best serve students with IEPs in all classrooms! 🧡

[Katie Novak @KatieNovakUDL]

Debunkig 6 Myths About Universal Design for Learning (UDL):
❌ UDL is just for special education
❌ UDL = DI
❌ UDL is just "good teaching"
❌ UDL = Personalized Learning
❌ UDL is all fun
❌ UDL is anti-explicit instruction

✅ Download the infographic https://t.co/pmqIYZUqih

[Melanie Sanders @DrSandersESE]

Read that 👇🏼 Now read it again 🔄

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Relational Intelligence.

[Lee Ann Jung, PhD @leeannjung]

🏢 To implement UDL well, classroom teachers and special educators need scheduled time to identify barriers and co-plan. This investment pays off significantly for every student. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #InclusiveEd

[Melanie Sanders @DrSandersESE]

“Understanding the role of working memory in learning, and knowing that some students in every class may struggle with directions, distractions and complex tasks, should prompt teachers to think about how they’re presenting material and information to students”

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

“Working memory can process both visual and auditory information simultaneously, but is limited in the number of items it can hold at one time.

Individual differences can vary greatly, but scientists estimate that most young adults can hold three to five meaningful items or “chunks” of information in their working memory at once.

When working memory is overloaded with more than five or six items, learning stops.”

Great @tes piece by @HKorbey.

Featuring @hruizmartin @DTWillingham.

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[Melanie Sanders @DrSandersESE]

Listening can be just as important as formal assessment 👂

[Light on Leadership @lightonleaders]

The power of mindset. We have the opportunity each morning to choose our #mindset and #attitude.

[Melanie Sanders @DrSandersESE]

A key take-away from #LDACON : Retrieval practice is a powerful learning strategy that is often under utilized.

[Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast @literacypodcast]

3 things you can do RIGHT NOW to strengthen students’ oral language skills 🛑

Inspired by our conversation with researcher and professor, Sonia Cabell, here are 3 steps you can take.

[Melanie Sanders @DrSandersESE]

@harveyoaxaca @LearningForward Great meeting you Harvey!

[Melanie Sanders @DrSandersESE]

I loved presenting with @TheJenSpin at @LearningForward about building coherence in a professional learning system. It was great having conversations with educators from all over the country and beyond! #Learnfwd24

[Melanie Sanders @DrSandersESE]

@ajjuliani Great closing keynote! Thank you for your message.

[Learning Forward @LearningForward]

"What are the laundry and dishes of education, and what are the art and writing of education? What is the human part we need?" @ajjuliani, closing keynote speaker at #LearnFwdTLP

[Melanie Sanders @DrSandersESE]

@LearningForward They were excellent!

[David Huber, Ed. D. @DavidJHuber]

The below chart shows when we elevate teaching practices across a building --- so many more kids will benefit... But none of this matters if you don’t first relate or connect with your kids.

Our expectations matter!

From @dougfisher @NancyFrey #LearnFwd24

[Melanie Sanders @DrSandersESE]

Pre-conference session with Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey Responsive Curriculum Design: Clarity, Coherence, and Challenge @LearningForward #learnfwd24

[Melanie Sanders @DrSandersESE]

I hope you GET to do work that you love!