I am beyond excited to have my first book published❤️Personalize includes practical examples from my school and many others, as well as inspiring stories and ready-to-use resources. Enjoy🥰!
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Ninety-nine percent of people in the world are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things, so they aim for the mediocre.
The level of competition is thus fiercest for “realistic” goals, paradoxically making them the most time- and energy-consuming.
If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too.
Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
Unreasonable and unrealistic goals are easier to achieve for yet another reason.
Having an unusually large goal is an adrenaline infusion that provides the endurance to overcome the inevitable trials and tribulations that go along with any goal. Realistic goals, goals restricted to the average ambition level, are uninspiring and will only fuel you through the first or second problem, at which point you throw in the towel.
If the potential payoff is mediocre or average, so is your effort.
The fishing is best where the fewest go, and the collective insecurity of the world makes it easy for people to hit home runs while everyone else is aiming for base hits.
There is just less competition for bigger goals.
Two years ago this month, I visited the Davis School District Catalyst Center for the first time and left completely blown away.
Since then, I've sponsored legislation with the help of @CandicePierucci to bring those same opportunities to students across Utah. And it's working. Under the direction of Superintendent Gina Butters, Dr. Rod Belnap, and Principal @nickiatquest, Weber School District is now building something that will be the envy of the nation.
Stay tuned for more. If you live in the Weber School District, I'd seriously encourage you to look into this for your kids. This is the kind of opportunity you don't want to miss.👇
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Great partnership meeting at HAFB ✈️
Explored aviation, drones, cyber, 3D printing & more, building a pipeline from our school to Hill AFB.
Even better-got to see my students thriving in their internships today.
Goal: real skills, real leadership, real futures. #FutureReady
This is crucial in your schools! It raises the bar and creates an amazing culture of teachers supporting teachers and students seeing teachers working as teams. My fav way to celebrate learning.
Sometimes the best professional learning is happening in the room next door!
In P @Nickiatquest's school community, teachers observe each other and grow.
One thing I’m taking away from Personalize by @E_Sheninger & @nickiatquest
Differentiation alone isn’t enough.
If we’re not using data to adjust in real time, if students don’t have voice, choice, and ownership, we’re not personalizing… we’re just modifying.
That’s a hard truth for schools right now.
What actually matters in classrooms:
-Flexible grouping
-Multiple pathways (content, process, product)
-Ongoing data (not just benchmarks)
-Student voice + choice
Personalization isn’t a program.
It’s a mindset + a system.
#MUSOE #MUEdD @DrGeorge_MU@carlopedia #personalize
Reading Personalize by Sheninger & Slaugh and this stood out:
Differentiation focuses on what the teacher does.
Personalization focuses on how the student experiences learning.
The shift isn’t subtle…it’s transformational.
And it starts with truly knowing your learners.
#Personalize #MUSOE #MUEdD @DrGeorge_MU@carlopedia@E_Sheninger@nickiatquest