Rob Marsh, NBCT

If kids aren’t learning, then you’re not teaching. #HighlyGiftedKids #LowIncomeSchool #QuitMakingExcuses

[Rob Marsh, NBCT @Robcat17]

3 biggest lies we tell. 1- You will all ♥️my class. 2- You’ll ♥️ to read when you find the right book. 3- Every1 needs higher math.

[Rob Marsh, NBCT @Robcat17]

@AC_NoChill I was on a ship in the Philippines and my chair collapsed. Loud bang. Only two white people in a ship of hundreds. Oh yeah… EVERYBODY noticed! 😎

[Rob Marsh, NBCT @Robcat17]

@teachergoals The reverse is also true. You can love your students but ineffective teaching is kinda worthless. I am so tired of hearing from teachers how much they love their students who aren’t learning anything.

[Rob Marsh, NBCT @Robcat17]

#HeyDan I had to look it up after your comment. You’re leaving??? 😞Well, family is important but you will be missed. #LoseTheTie

[Rob Marsh, NBCT @Robcat17]

@MrZachG I can’t stand it. My school was all about getting kids to feel positive about school, so they’d be motivated, so they would learn and be successful. I based my classroom on learning and success, so they’d feel positive about school, whether they really were motivated or not.

[Rob Marsh, NBCT @Robcat17]

@alfiekohn I encourage kids to shout out and interrupt me with questions. Occasionally I need to “get basic information out there”. Lecture is one way to do that. But they decided when they had enough info to engage and that’s when it got interesting!

[Rob Marsh, NBCT @Robcat17]

I hate wasting time learning something “good”. Hundreds of ways to be good. I try to focus on great and what will have the biggest impact on students, which is usually the basics anyway. #education

[Rob Marsh, NBCT @Robcat17]

@curriculumblog Do you want teacher/leaders or teachers with the biggest impact on student learning?

[Rob Marsh, NBCT @Robcat17]

@mraspinall It helps when we don’t ask Q’s that can be bubbled. One of my most successful Q’s was “If a zombie outbreak happened toward the end of the civil war, would you run N or S? Use your knowledge of population, geography, and natural resources…” 8th graders argued positions hard!

[Rob Marsh, NBCT @Robcat17]

@alfiekohn #ShowMeTheData

[Rob Marsh, NBCT @Robcat17]

Anybody else still waiting to be able to order a #HeyDan shirt?

[Rob Marsh, NBCT @Robcat17]

Strangely this is true.

[Justin Tarte @justintarte]

Have a student you're struggling with?

Try the 'two-by-ten' strategy:

For two minutes each day, 10 days in a row, have a personal conversation with the #student about anything the student is interested in.

Wonderfully simple and wildly effective.

#edchat #education

[Marc Van Ranst @vanranstmarc]

Zonder woorden.

[Rob Marsh, NBCT @Robcat17]

#heydan Just saw your piece on moderates. Yes, I am more inclined to vote for people that show some independence of thought, if they can articulate why. I recently became a DEM and would vote for both politicians mentioned. My approval rating of both just went up.

[Rob Marsh, NBCT @Robcat17]

#HeyDan you need some pastels and say “Portland Vice”!

[Rob Marsh, NBCT @Robcat17]

@jcantonw @waOSPI You find the best stuff!

[Rob Marsh, NBCT @Robcat17]

#HeyDan Glad you speak PR. Can you translate politicians, too?

[James Cantonwine @jcantonw]

"In particular, time spent on coaching teachers is associated with higher student achievement growth, whereas time spent on informal classroom walk-throughs is unproductive, especially in high schools."

Principals' interpretations of instructional rounds can get in the way here.

[Rob Marsh, NBCT @Robcat17]

@RAD_is_awesome Can I use profanity in my response?

[Rob Marsh, NBCT @Robcat17]

#HeyDan Some problems are so complex, solutions can’t be explained in a news segment. Others are so complex there might not be a solution. Doesn’t mean I don’t want to know about it. Keep up the good work.