William Wietman

MS Principal. Husband/father striving for world of respect in God's love. Google Certified PBIS PBL PLC MTSS DDDM Innovating every day in my dream job

[Brian Cain @BrianCainPeak]

Most people set goals. Elite performers track behaviors. That’s the difference. Create a weekly scorecard for: • Sleep • Recovery • Focus • Nutrition • Preparation • Journaling • Workouts • Discipline What gets measured gets improved. Motivation fades. Systems sustain. Elite

[Matt Townsley @mctownsley]

❓ How do I assess novels in ELA?
❓How do I grade the volleyball unit in PE?

Shifting from grading tasks to assessing standards (standards-based grading)

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[Matt Townsley @mctownsley]

A Blurred Prescription: What Late Work Penalties in Grading Get Wrong https://t.co/Rcjw6zPDd9

[Leah Wheeling @LeahWPE]

The NowNets have been a huge hit for obstacle creation for rollerblading club! Great way to start today! Thanks @mchamberlainPE @JoeMcCarthy09 for the ideas! @sheezyp1 @SimleMiddle @BismarckSchools @MrLamberth

[Mike Chamberlain @mchamberlainPE]

SEL is immersed in #physed

“Whatever game or activity your students play, there’s an SEL component to attach to it. Help your students grow together.”

@LeahWPE @IAHPERD #iahperd25

[William Wietman @WWietman]

@dr_ben_johnson @casas_jimmy @ConnectEDDBooks Congratulations, Dr. Johnson! I am excited to get a copy.

[Justin McMillan @justinwmcmillan]

Predictability is not boring. It is a learning accelerator, especially in middle school. When students know what to expect, their brains can focus on thinking instead of guessing the rules.

Why this matters even more in middle school:
Adolescents are in a major brain reconstruction zone. Structure and belonging reduce stress, increase engagement, and improve well-being. School connectedness is one of the most powerful protective factors during this age.

What it actually looks like in practice:
•Doorway routine (2 to 3 minutes): Greet students by name, materials in the same location, posted “Do Now” every day.
•Posted expectations (CHAMPS): Conversation, Help, Activity, Movement, Participation. Teach, model, practice, and reteach.
•Attention signal: One consistent cue practiced until there is 100 percent compliance in 3 to 5 seconds.
•Tight transitions (60 to 90 seconds): Countdown, clear jobs, visible timer, narration of positives.
•Active supervision: Move, scan, connect, and pre-correct before problems occur.
•High opportunities to respond: Cold call, choral response, Kagan cooperative learning, whiteboards, quick writes.
•Positive to corrective ratio (about 5 to 1): Name the behaviors you want repeated.
•Consistent, known consequences with restorative follow-through: Predictable steps with relationship repair.
•Belonging rituals: Advisory check-ins, shout-outs, leadership roles, and intentional relationship-building strategies.

Tips and tricks for middle school classrooms:
•Teach routines like content: I do, we do, you do. Rehearse after breaks.
•Make the invisible visible: visual agendas, clear room maps, and designated materials zones.
•Reduce cognitive load: give one-step directions before adding complexity.
•Normalize resets: “Let’s run that transition again and beat our time.”
•Build connection deliberately: two-by-ten (2 minutes of personal talk for 10 days), student leadership roles, daily acknowledgments.

When every routine is clear, consistent, and predictable, teachers are not just managing behavior. They are maximizing learning time and creating the sense of belonging that middle schoolers need most.

#MiddleSchool #ClassroomCulture #PBIS #CHAMPS #TeachLikeAChampion #VisibleLearning #ExplicitInstruction #Belonging

[𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬 🎸🏴‍☠️🧩🤖🚀 @Principal_H]

Our job is to teach the students we have. Not the ones we would like to have.
Not the ones we used to have.
Those we have right now.
All of them.

#education #teachers

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

Parents…

If you send an encouraging email to your child’s teacher, please know there is a good chance they will print it out and save it in a file. They will reread it when they are feeling down. Your encouraging words will go a long way.

P.S. It’s Teacher Appreciation Week.

[Todd Whitaker @ToddWhitaker]

The Favorite. #TeacherAppreciationWeek

[Todd Nesloney @TechNinjaTodd]

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#Leadership #Empowerment #AdultBullies #StandStrong #FreeResource

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

"It’s not culture’s job to make people feel good.
The purpose of culture is to drive the behaviors that win.
That’s it.
That’s culture’s job."

Culture is about creating habits that make winning inevitable.
Commit daily to actions that turn your goals into guarantees.

[Ken Williams @unfoldthesoul]

Don’t get cute with the PLC process.

It’s not a buffet.
It’s not up for remix.
It’s designed to work everywhere—yes, even your school.

[Ball is Psych @BallisPsych]

Good players hope to rise to the occasion.
Great players just trust their training.

Greatness doesn’t wait for the bright lights; it’s built daily.

🎥 @MasterClass

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Being coachable is a competitive edge.

- Take feedback without flinching.
- Apply it without excuse.
- Grow from it without needing praise.

The best don’t avoid coaching; they crave it.

Feedback isn’t an attack.
It’s a gift.
Use it.

[Gruvy Education @gruvyeducation]

New Video: Stop spending hours formatting presentations.

This 3-step system using AI lets you create professional slide decks in minutes.

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[Gruvy Education @gruvyeducation]

School leaders: Spend less time rewriting ChatGPT’s responses.

Three clear strategies to quickly teach ChatGPT your professional tone.

Watch here: https://t.co/bCg2EhxpvG

[Ken Williams @unfoldthesoul]

Some schools have 5 versions of algebra before students even get to actual Algebra—modified, trailer park, almost-there Algebra.

When you laser-focus on the absolute essentials, you eliminate the need for watered-down versions.

[Dr. Catlin Tucker @Catlin_Tucker]

How do you provide your students with more flexible pathways to acquire new information?

Watch for 5️⃣ "Would You Rather" options!

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[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Some days, they may get on your last nerve. But remember, they're just children trying to figure out life. So love them means to care for them, encourage them and help them to become their best.