Matt Schult

Elementary Principal; Serve and Learn; Packer, Badger, & Brewers Fan — Clear, Concise, Consistent

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

On “trauma” & “trauma informed”: a reading recommendation & a caution or two.

https://t.co/LA37fJYvXj

[Anna Stokke @rastokke]

Do students still need to memorize multiplication facts?

Jon Regino and I discuss why fact fluency continues to matter and what happens when students reach high school without these foundational skills.

🔗 Link below

#MathEducation #ChalkandTalk

[Natalie Wexler @natwexler]

Should we measure education progress by "growth" in test scores or how many students are "proficient"?
Neither is perfect alone--but too much focus on growth can obscure continuing inequities.
Which is what has happened in DC.
More in my new post:

https://t.co/canZcvrSh5

[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

In Action Series complete. I’m super chuffed to have pulled this together will all these brilliant authors. The ideas explored are so powerful.. all illustrated with detailed examples. . Thanks so much to everyone involved 🙏🙏🙏 @HLearningPD

[Robert Pondiscio @rpondiscio]

“Students learn best by discovery."

“Be the guide on the side, not the sage on the stage."

“The person doing the talking is doing the learning.”

These ideas have become edu-homilies, repeated and passed along without scrutiny.

https://t.co/EZdGvHz2Re

[Justin Baeder, PhD @eduleadership]

It’s time to abandon the false premise—and false promise—of differentiated instruction. We can teach the same thing to everyone at the same time. We can’t teach different content to different students at the same time. That’s magical thinking.

[Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” @MrDanielBuck]

The removal of memorization from our schools has been a serious mistake.

https://t.co/AqCcB4o0LF

[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

[Vince Boley @VinceBoley]

A list of evidence based peragogy that I'd wager 90% of educators in America don't know but should:

🍎 John Sweller’s Cognitive Load Theory
🍎 Barak Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction
🍎 Retrieval practice and interleaving
🍎 Explicit instruction
🍎 Frequent opportunities to respond
🍎 Cold calling

Why don't American teacher prep colleges teach these things?

[Brett Tingley @brett_tingley]

Can’t get enough of ⁦@AnitaArcher⁩. She said if she could only do one thing it would be encourage active participation! She sets a rule in - no hand raise policy. We want everyone to actively participate not just outgoing proficient kids. @reading_league⁩ #TRLCONF2025

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

Great response to Rosenshine Principles of Instruction ⚗️DistillED series so far…

1. Daily Review 🗓️https://t.co/UoDhtcRImR

2. Small Steps 🪜https://t.co/jYDAQTwxcb

3. Ask a Large Number of Questions 🗣️https://t.co/uaTI0AOhT3

4. Provide Models 🔎https://t.co/nwpqutfOQA

[SoL in the Wild @SoLInTheWild]

Moving from a discovery model focused on “fun” and “engagement” to explicit instruction has resulted in fewer students saying class is boring and complaining about workload. Turns out having an expert explain nuanced concepts so you can actually learn them is fun and engaging. 🤷‍♂️

[Blake Harvard @effortfuleduktr]

Raise your hand if you're teaching today and your students will be using mini whiteboards to efficiently and effectively retrieve information from memory.

[Zach Groshell @MrZachG]

Teachers in England know retrieval practice and cognitive load theory and American ones don’t - The Reverse Beatles Effect happening right now in education.

https://t.co/aAYVozigxf

[Matt Schult @MattSchult]

@MrZachG Oftentimes, I observe it while students view an illustration/painting that introduces them to the upcoming module. For example, a picture of the galaxy for an upcoming module on space.

[Matt Schult @MattSchult]

@MrZachG Zach, I’m halfway through your text. Great stuff. Your thoughts on Notice/Wonder to start lessons? Wit and Wisdom has students doing it often to start units. Recent research that supports or debunks it?

[Emily Paschall @EmilyAPaschall]

Be their calm. 🤍

[Baseball IQ @BaseballIQ_App]

🚨 Stephen Vogt: Overthinking & 2nd-Guessing

• "Learn the Lesson, Leave the Event."

⭐️Mistakes will happen, bad decisions will be made. All you can control is your response to them.

Stress happens in the past. Anxiety happens in the future. Stay Present.

[Pete Horner @PeteHorner00]

Honestly, a quote that can be pretty applicable to just about anything in life.

[FOX Sports: MLB @MLBONFOX]

"You have to play the game a certain way and you can't back off. You can't coast uphill."

Pat Murphy talks with @Ken_Rosenthal about the Brewers mindset ahead of the Wild Card Series on Tuesday