Christopher Messier

UCAPP class of 2025

[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

"To earn the credibility and respect of the teachers with whom they work, coaches must fully understand the challenges teachers face, and that is very hard to do when not living those challenges day-to-day." #EDLR5402

[edutopia @edutopia]

Reimagine the role of instructional coaches at your school: Coaches who teach have higher credibility in mentoring relationships and a better understanding of what students need. ✔️
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[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

All students and staff need to be cared for regardless outward appearances #EDLR5402

[Help A Teacher @HelpATeacher]

We must pay attention to all behaviors, even in students and coworkers that appear to be ok.
📷 The Pearl

[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

OSS communicates to students they that they are no longer welcomed in our schools and does not change the behavior #EDLR5402

[Jeremy Singer @jeremylsinger]

🚨new publication alert!🚨 In @UrbanEdJournal, I examine the effect of an out-of-school suspensions (OSS) on subsequent student attendance (excluding OSS days themselves).

[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

Thanks UCAPP 2025 for so many great ideas to continue our professional learning! #EDLR5402

[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

Thanks @PrestiTeachCT for joining in as well!!

[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

Thanks @Mr_Stro_860 and @Umm_Bashar for taking the leap tonight and engaging in a great fishbowl discussion! #EDLR5402

[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

How can leaders challenge the local culture of competition amongst districts to create collaborative learning networks for their staff? #stopreinventingthewheel #learnfromeachother #EDLR5402

[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

Whether a Kid or adult, behaviors are a way to communicate needs #EDLR5402

[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

"But games aren’t substitutes for other forms of learning....they need to be well-planned and integrated only when they’re relevant to the learning objectives" Appreciate how this article recognizes games should enhance/improve the learning experience, not replace it #EDLR5402

[edutopia @edutopia]

Using games in teaching can help increase student participation, foster #SEL, and motivate students to take risks, research shows. Find out how to use gameplay to enhance your classroom experience.👇
https://t.co/0y6AYAOX6k

[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

As districts plan equity based PD we need to critically analyze the message being delivered to ensure it's not a list of superficial activities that doesn't create the change needed (Grinage, 2020) #EDLR5402

[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

@Umm_Bashar So True! The article also left me thinking about how the lack of buy in from leadership can really prevent effective equity practices #EDLR5402

[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

While additional instructional supports are helpful, more seat time in a classroom is not always the answer for what kids need #supporttheentirestudent #EDLR5402

[edutopia @edutopia]

We asked educators what successful post-pandemic educational strategies look like. They must be much broader than intensive academic supports like high-dosage tutoring, they told us. https://t.co/70XSMInlYP

[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

Important to separate when creating grades but also important to acknowledge how interconnected these two aspects are in the classroom. #EDLR5402

[Dr. Josh Kunnath @JoshKunnath]

Grading experts, such as Thomas Guskey & Susan Brookhart, strongly recommend creating grades with 1 primary purpose: to communicate student learning.

A big step in this transformation is clearly separating learning from behavior in the classroom.

[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

As educators one of the greatest gifts we can provide for ourselves and our students is to model what it means to be a lifelong learner #weteachmorethancontent #EDLR5402

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

This! 🙌

[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

Excellent article from Casad and Bryant on Stereotype threat. As educational leaders, how are we first getting staff to acknowledge and recognize this is happening in our schools and then what are we doing to address it? #EDLR5402

[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

Caring relationships are what open the door for learning to occur. Teachers often have to be the first one to open that door #thatonekid #EDLR5402

[Brian Mendler @BrianMendler]

It is hard to stress the importance of greeting students at the door as they walk in. My principal told us, “This is part of your lesson. You have to look in their eyes. Have they eaten? Are they wearing the same clothes as yesterday?” #thatonekid

[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

I've seen this article a few time today. As technology like AI continues to grow we need to remember the difference between information retrieval versus learning where relationships and emotions are crucial #EDLR5402 https://t.co/rtK8kAiy3q

[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

We often forget that teachers are learners too. Moving from evaluation to valuation can create a positive learning environment for teachers that focuses on their growth as educators #EDLR5402

[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

Yes! The timing of when staff receive emails can be just as important as the content itself #EDLR5402

[crystal frommert @mrs_frommert]

Hey #principals #administrators who send Friday afternoon or weekend emails to #teachers. Do you know about “schedule send”? Check it out. #teachertwitter #educhat @zapier #edtech

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[Christopher Messier @MessyCT]

"Emotion and learning are completely connected" we need to continue to embrace emotions when building relationships with students instead of asking kids to push their emotions aside #EDLR5402

[edutopia @edutopia]

"When I like the teacher, I want to do their work. And I'll be like, 'I can learn this.'" Students who feel safe and supported by adults at school are better able to learn, research shows.

#HowLearningHappens