Joshua Hook

Elementary School Principal (comments are my own)

[Joshua Hook @JoshuaMHook]

@greg_ashman I'm a former school psychologist, and current principal of 11 years. The Kirschner, Sweller and Clark article was incredibly instrumental for me, too. Path-changing.

[Joshua Hook @JoshuaMHook]

@MrZachG Spot on!

[Joshua Hook @JoshuaMHook]

@RewiringK12 @MatthewAKraft Good insights... I agree. We know the history of education thus far (video, classroom desktops, internet, 1-to-1 devices, etc.) and the behavior of humans. This doesn't end well.

[Joshua Hook @JoshuaMHook]

@dylanwiliam @MatthewAKraft I've looked into NotebookLM, and I struggle to see it as a powerful tool for educators at the elementary level. Especially a school that has already done a lot of curriculum, instruction, and assessment planning. Can anyone speak to this?

[Tom Bennett OBE @tombennett71]

Absolutely every strategy we launch in a school should be able to point to the evidence bases that inform it, especially when it lands heavily on the public purse. 'What's the evidence for this?' should be the first question from our lips. The best thing about this is that anyone can ask it, whatever rank you are. The onus is on the strategy's enthusiasts to justify themselves.

[Joshua Hook @JoshuaMHook]

@PapaBearMyers Would it be possible to add the percent change in student achievement (i.e., across grades & content areas), based on state (i.e., M-STEP) assessment data?

[Joshua Hook @JoshuaMHook]

Does @1000HoursOutsid App allow individual users to link to a group inside the app?
For instance, students within an elementary school link to their school, and can share their logged hours outdoors and badges they've accrued with schoolmates for friendly schoolwide competition

[Joshua Hook @JoshuaMHook]

@Beanie0597 @rpondiscio That was the perfect response!

[Joshua Hook @JoshuaMHook]

@MEMSPA Please join Meridian Public Schools in celebrating Stacey Douglas, Meridian Elementary School Assistant Principal, as Michigan’s Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year, 2025!

[Joshua Hook @JoshuaMHook]

@mikesully97 @S_Oberle Seriously brilliant insight!

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

At the heart of the Direct Instruction model is checking for understanding which is what makes it a highly interactive way of teaching.

It will surprise many to read that DI is the “opposite of the lecture format.”

[Joshua Hook @JoshuaMHook]

@CoachBehnfeldt @SteeleThoughts @lutecroy You just expressed that perfectly! Would your principal be happy to listen if you said that?

[Joshua Hook @JoshuaMHook]

@tenaciousKat @dizdarm @PamelaSnow2 @tserry2504 Right on! You named it all! Keep up the great work!

[Joshua Hook @JoshuaMHook]

@MegVertebrae @C_Hendrick @P_A_Kirschner Loving my Saturday mornings 👍🏻

[James @JAMESch1v27]

@NathanBreitling @MrZachG All credit to Anita Archer!

[Joshua Hook @JoshuaMHook]

@PamelaSnow2 Perhaps the most important research study ever conducted in the field of education, and schools of education seem to fall silent on it.

[Anna Stokke @rastokke]

This is quite a good practice guide: Teaching Explicitly from Australian Education Research Organisation https://t.co/OHMTLXcH0I

[Joshua Hook @JoshuaMHook]

Educators in K-12 would be wise to subscribe to @HKorbey regular publications. There are a lot of loud voices out there in education, with the majority chasing fads and shiny things. Hers is not one of them…

https://t.co/VEm8BCnWTG

[Joshua Hook @JoshuaMHook]

@staceysdouglas @MeridianElem I’m glad I have the daily privilege of working with the best people!

[Stacey Douglas @staceysdouglas]

I love my job! Thankful that I get to make people smile…and think I’m a little crazy…on the daily! Happy Leap Year 🐸 @MeridianElem