It's heartbreaking when a building filled with millions of dollars worth of degrees focuses more on where a kid comes from than the potential they carry. That kind of mindset creates its own trauma.
#RuthlessEquity#StartWithTheCrown
💥 Assignment help is not intervention. Instead of asking special educators to assist with assignments and #homework, let's ask them to support foundational SKILLS and deep UNDERSTANDING. #LeadInclusion#EduSky#UDL#InclusiveEd#EdLeaders
If you have not seen it yet, Pedagogy Non Grata published our first peer reviewed meta-analysis. The meta analysis is on the topic of Reading Recovery.
https://t.co/QlFMUos55S
There are a lot of misconceptions about phonics instruction in Ontario kindergarten & the use of programs like @UFLiteracy. I partnered w UFLI's Holly Lane and Valentina Contesse on this FAQ doc to help ON K educators & those who lead/support them.
PDF: https://t.co/b5AdB4SLFn
Inclusive educators make instructional decisions based on classroom assessment data, not labels. Implication: All the students with IEPs don't get grouped into a resource room together. #LeadInclusion#TeacherTwitter#ATchat#SBLchat#TG2Chat
"How do we help students find and develop their strengths while also exposing them to things they might not know they are interested in? We must ensure they have basic skills to learn whatever they want and need in the future."
What is the purpose of school, and how do actions align with that vision? https://t.co/xHRZcrjMrY
Based on the meta-analysis of John Hattie. We need to be doing these 8 things in order to affect the deepest, most lasting #learning.
https://t.co/VJLTGC7pbg via @MrRondot#educators#teachersoftwitter
"We are not looking for students to have one great year or one great teacher, we want students to have great teachers and profound success every year of their school career, and we can only accomplish this through transformative teams who tap into the power of collective efficacy."
Shifting Teams from Transactional to Transformative
https://t.co/AwZWdIMhQk
In cultures of politeness, dissent is a threat to social harmony. People nod and smile even if they disagree, and silence fuels groupthink.
In cultures of integrity, dissent is a sign of commitment to quality. People voice their views, and respectful debate improves decisions.
Does the grade demonstrate what a student knows??? Probably not. And that is a problem.
"Very often grading has been as much about compliance as it has been about achievement,” O’Connor said. https://t.co/hUbPe1utXV #grading
So blessed to spend my final day at Wahl working with the outstanding teacher leaders at JF Wahl! QOTD: "OUR kids CAN do HARD things and so CAN WE." 💪 #YWC