Scott Leach

Superintendent of Dundee Community Schools.

[Rik Rowe @RoweRikW]

“A staggering 81% of the people surveyed said they were not held accountable for regular progress for the organization’s goals.” #4DX

[Rik Rowe @RoweRikW]

“Behavioral-change strategies are very different from stroke-of-the-pen strategies. You can’t just order them to happen, because executing them requires getting people – often a lot of people – to do something different.” #4DX #MoreThanMath

[Jon Gordon @JonGordon11]

People can change for the better. I know because I changed. I root for people to become the best version of themselves. I don’t judge them based on their past mistakes but see who they can become in the future. I hope you do too.

[edutopia @edutopia]

Sal Khan, CEO of Khan Academy, has a tip for teachers creating online educational videos: "Be yourself. Let your quirkiness shine, and be extemporaneous and vulnerable." 🌼

[Scott Leach @ScottDLeach]

Detroit Free Press: Education funding in Michigan falls short for these students | Opinion.
https://t.co/0U6eltlFGS

via @GoogleNews

[Scott Leach @ScottDLeach]

Business Insider: The group that makes the SAT pinpointed the 2 most important skills for students to learn for future success.
https://t.co/cQ9cCo5Xfn

via @GoogleNews

[Meghan Lawson @Meghan_Lawson]

“The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.” -Chinese Proverb

[Scott Leach @ScottDLeach]

@reneearudloff @ShelleyMannor

[Thomas Guskey @tguskey]

#sblchat Here's a link to our most recent research on "The Factors Teachers Consider in Determining Students' Grades."
https://t.co/k3CoHhLwm9

[David Richards, Ph.D @DaveRichardsPhD]

"The current [education] system is failing so many of them because it is impersonal and standardized...The solution is to adopt forms of teaching that arouse students appetite for learning." - @SirKenRobinson

[George Couros @gcouros]

Delaying the Grade: How to Get Students to Read Feedback | via @cultofpedagogy https://t.co/6DqMc495ry

[Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn]

I might tweak a few details, but this is a generally refreshing testimonial by a teacher who not only realized that praising kids was manipulative but, rather than looking for a new technique, also saw that the real problem was her goal: mere compliance: https://t.co/b32zfgcGU2

[Rick Wormeli @rickwormeli2]

https://t.co/B2cy9csVJu

[Scott Leach @ScottDLeach]

@reneearudloff @ShelleyMannor

[The Flipped Learning Network @flippedlearning]

Let Your Students Drive https://t.co/YTbLtP1vBM #flippedlearning #flipclass #edtech

[Tim Elmore @TimElmore]

Tell kids stories about your failures.