Dr. M, Executive Function Coach and English Tutor

Building better systems and leadership pipelines in education and the workplace.

[Dr. M, Executive Function Coach and English Tutor @Dr_Mousel]

@K80Uva @jackiantonovich Yes! I use a Think-Pair-Share approach first, then I call the whole class back and ask, “Who can tell us something insightful that your partner said?”

Students volunteer someone else’s ideas, which validates listening and collaboration, not individualism and competition.

[NASA @NASA]

We are just weeks away from Artemis II, where we will send astronauts around the Moon—farther than any crew has traveled before.

The mission’s press kit is now available! Check it out: https://t.co/R3JaaG8lQU

[CoffeeWithTheClassics @CoffeewClassics]

Thinking about Pope Francis and his Letter on the Role of Literature in Formation:

[Ad Fontes Media @adfontesmedia]

MEDIA BIAS CHART 12.0!!! 😍

FREE download: https://t.co/3mfkPCQmUv

The latest flagship Static #MediaBiasChart is here just in time for a new election cycle and the new year. Know the reliability and bias of your news and "news-like" sources to be an informed voter.

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

Congratulations to Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ, a wonderful Jesuit priest and founder of @HomeboyInd, who has just been named a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. Richly deserved for a lifetime of selfless service. AMDG. @FrGregBoyle https://t.co/lpLRWYAbPM

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

NEWS

Bronx medical school, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is now tuition-free thanks to a $1 billion gift from Dr. Ruth Gottesman, a former professor.

Gottesman, whose late husband was an early investor with Warren Buffett, has made it a condition of the gift that the college NOT change its name—an unusual requirement in a world where much smaller gifts often come with the requirement that the colleges be named after the donor.

Most students at the Einstein College of Medicine graduate with $200,000 in debt; they will now be free of that burden.

https://t.co/SOekmWV8d4

[Dr. M, Executive Function Coach and English Tutor @Dr_Mousel]

Interesting mix of praise, criticism, and trepidation from different parties. Who will be impacted the most? How do you measure success of “school safety”? What will schools choose to use funds towards?

[Sarah Karp @SSKedreporter]

Mayor Brandon Johnson supported move and, as was expected, his hand-picked board voted unanimously. Students and some activists hailed the move. However, several alderman and one former board member spoke against it, urging the school board to leave it in the hands of LSCs

[Dr. M, Executive Function Coach and English Tutor @Dr_Mousel]

This, and other news, from today’s Chicago City Council meeting. @CTULocal1

[Heather Cherone @HeatherCherone]

Ald. Taliaferro, a former Chicago Police sergeant and chair of the Public Safety Committee, blocks the measure to end the Chicago Public Schools contract with the Chicago Police Department from advancing. It heads to legislative purgatory.

[Dr. M, Executive Function Coach and English Tutor @Dr_Mousel]

Update on School Resource Officers in Chicago Public Schools

[WGN TV News @WGNNews]

BREAKING: Chicago’s Board of Education voted unanimously on Thursday to remove School Resource Officers from city schools.

The vote was 7-0. https://t.co/y4IxtA3ZpN

[Dr. M, Executive Function Coach and English Tutor @Dr_Mousel]

@theDRAMAgoat1 Ask parents, “What is one topic that your child can talk endlessly about?” It gives insight into the learner’s personality and passions, which is useful for casual conversation and application to the course of study. I am almost always surprised with parents’ responses!

[Dr. M, Executive Function Coach and English Tutor @Dr_Mousel]

@JessicaLyleEd @TeachMrReed Yes to this, and I would add: ask the student what grade they believe they earned in the course. Have them support their answer by citing examples of their work that approaches, meets, or exceeds the standards. Conversations are usually insightful and productive!

[Rebel Teacher Network @RebelTeacherNet]

@JayWamsted On the other hand, I lament that in education, the only way to be 'promoted' is often to leave the classroom. Some can't wait to get through minimal teaching years for a quick promotion, while others of us don't want to stop teaching so are trapped under the classroom ceiling.

[Dr. M, Executive Function Coach and English Tutor @Dr_Mousel]

Here is s fantastic thread of sources for AP Language students to practice the skill of synthesis and thesis writing on a topic sure to spark conversation: gas vs electric vehicles and the environmental impacts of each.

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

“Electric cars are still cars. The focus on electric cars stands in the way of truly transformative change: better public transit and better laid-out cities that encourage active modes of getting around, such as cycling.”

Fewer cars, less driving, etc.

https://t.co/SfepC45USP

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

Responding with “thoughts and prayers” in the face of perpetual gun violence while we do nothing to prevent it only reveals that we are not actually thinking or praying.

Authentic thinking and praying never leads to apathy in the face of injustice.

It is spiritualizing apathy.

[Sam Ghali, M.D. @EM_RESUS]

Here’s the Chest X-Ray of a young girl suffering from a condition that is now the #1 cause of death in children and adolescents in the U.S.

What’s the diagnosis?

[The National Principals Association @WeAreNPA]

Today the 41st school shooting of 2022 took place at Ingraham High School, @SeaPubSchools, when 1 person was shot and sustained life-threatening injuries. We continue to advocate to #StopGunViolence in our schools, places where all children have the right to feel safe.

[Monte Syrie @MonteSyrie]

Last August ('21) I posted a Better-Building question for each day of the month. Better begins with a question.

Still asking the same questions.

Still--ever--chasing better.
#Project180

[Dr. M, Executive Function Coach and English Tutor @Dr_Mousel]

This! And the fact that pursuing an advanced degree is cost- and time-prohibitive, especially for women who make up a majority of the teaching force, systematically keeps experienced classroom educators out of positions of leadership in schools.

[Teacher Confessions @TchrConfessions]

You know what’s garbage? Is that in the education field, if teachers want to move up, they have to go back to school. There’s no on-the-job training and promotion. Not once have I heard a teacher say that their education program accurately prepared them for the job. #teacherprobs

[Paul Emerich France, #MakeTeachingSustainable @SustainTeaching]

I can’t stop thinking about the impact of calling only some kids in our schools gifted.

[Learning for Justice @learnforjustice]

We are pleased to introduce our new Social Justice Educator Fund! Awards range from $500 to $25,000 in support of projects designed to create systemic change in school and district communities. Applications are now open! Learn more here.
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[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

One of the clearest signs of learning is rethinking your assumptions and revising your opinions.

21 things I rethought in 2021: a thread...

[Dr. M, Executive Function Coach and English Tutor @Dr_Mousel]

As the Operations Assistant at Educator Forever, I managed a year-long 2nd grade Math curriculum development project. Thanks to @educatorlily for my first flexible education job.

I’m happy to have been a part of this teacher-empowering company’s growth!
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