Alisa Barrett

Wife, Mother of 3, Director of Instruction, Traveler

[Matt Townsley @mctownsley]

Margaret Heritage contends formative assessment and grading are not compatible.

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[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

📘 NEW! The ⚗️DistillED Playbook for Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction is now available to download — a 50-page playbook unpacking the WHAT, WHY, and HOW of each principle, with clear examples and practical prompts for planning and coaching. 👇👇👇

https://t.co/vXx8pgm6Zi

[SoL in the Wild @SoLInTheWild]

I love, love, love revision days prior to an assessment. It’s how I attempt to effectively mitigated the “illusion of knowing”/Dunning-Krueger Effect in my students. I often say to them: “You don’t know what you don’t know until you know you don’t know it”. I say it so frequently a student suggested I make a sign and just point to it. So, of course, I made one. 😂

Here’s my general revision day procedure:

1️⃣ List all relevant information for topic/concept from memory in pencil.
2️⃣Check relevant readings, flashcards, handouts, etc. and revise in red pen.
3️⃣Turn and Talk with partners comparing/sharing and continue to revise in red pen.
4️⃣Cold call students to share information using targeted retrieval questions for information they just revised. Again, continue to revise in red pen based on what you hear from peers.
5️⃣ Provide additional models, diagrams, explanations, etc. using visualizer as needed. Make more red pen revisions if necessary.
6️⃣Wash, rinse, repeat for each concept on revision guide.
7️⃣Complete a success criteria checklist to identify key areas to focus on for more individual preparations using flashcards, revision guide, I can…statements, etc.

[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

@edudissenter Yes, but they don't take you very far, and can be taught quickly, as Willingham and Lovette show: https://t.co/dD2TK4PuAn

[Darren Leslie @dnleslie]

Rosenshine argued that clarity reduces cognitive load. A clean, precise explanation frees working memory so pupils can actually think about the right things. In too many lessons, pupils struggle not because the concept is difficult, but because it was never clearly framed.

What would happen tomorrow if you made one idea unmissably clear for every pupil?

[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

Going to blog but here’s a 🧵
There are too many distractions from the sustained hard work needed to deliver and maintain effective PD programmes that lead to improved teaching and improved outcomes. And I worry that just as we’re making progress, more distractions are coming

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

“Over and over in the scientific literature, researchers find little to no academic benefit from on-task laptop use and a significant cost when students are distracted. “

@SylvieMcNamara with a superb article on issues with EdTech.

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

🙇‍♂️ RETRIEVAL PRACTICE PRINCIPLES! This new poster is based on ‘Making Retrieval Practice Actually Work: Seven Essential Principles for Teachers to Know’ an important blog post by the excellent @C_Hendrick 🙌

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[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

🕰️ CLASSROOM ROUTINES! Routines free up time for what matters most—learning. This new poster summarises key strategies for establishing and automating effective routines to make classrooms predictable and run like clockwork.

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[Alisa Barrett @alisabarrett82]

@cathy_lassiter @Avis 😳🤯😳🤯😳 Oh no!! That’s not a part of “living the dream”!!!

[Daniel Willingham @DTWillingham]

If you're curious to know more about the role of knowledge in learning and curriculum, download this free e-book, a collaborative effort by an international team of eight experts. https://t.co/tnHeEROWy8

[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

Analysis of 1,657 4th/5th grade lessons in 317 classrooms in 4 districts finds "students’ exposure to mathematical language varies substantially across lessons" and students make more progress in classrooms where teachers use more mathematical language: https://t.co/F1inF0wLLO

[Visible Learning @VisibleLearning]

#VLinAction! Discover what happens when #VisibleLearning catalyzes growth for Greenfield Exempted Schools with the guidance and expertise of @cathy_lassiter. See the results: https://t.co/CN4ManPh4g

[Cathy Lassiter @cathy_lassiter]

I am so proud of Greenfield Schools in OH! If you want to know how to deeply implement Visible Learning, read this case study from Corwin Press! Way to GO GEVS, OH!! @alisabarrett82 @CorwinPress @OHEdLeadership @VisibleLearning

[Emily Paschall @EmilyAPaschall]

Kids coming to our school or class are not…
🔹Bad kids
🔺SPED kids
🔹Tier kids
🔺Low Kids
🔹RTI Kids
🔺Poor Kids
🔹“So and so’s sibling” kids
🔺Or any other kind of kid.

The kids coming to us are…
🔶LEARNERS.🔶

Every single one of them.
We teach learners, not labels.

If we believe otherwise, shame on us.

[Visible Learning @VisibleLearning]

From #VisibleLearning's ‘Evidence of Impact,’ see how Greenfield Exempted incorporated Visible Learning principles to help teachers build clarity around standards, learning intentions, and what success looks like.

See the impact: https://t.co/YMuTKylyVb

[Alisa Barrett @alisabarrett82]

Dusty singing the National Anthem at THE Ohio State University men’s basketball game. Proud wife moment!

[edutopia @edutopia]

💡 There is no such thing as “learning styles.”
💯 Students benefit from more testing.
🧠 Information that's harder to learn is retained longer.

Educational psychologist Jonathan Tullis dispels some of the most widespread misconceptions in education.
https://t.co/GUawr7zbgi

[Alisa Barrett @alisabarrett82]

@HayleyABL What a SMALL world!!! Nikki was one of my dear friends when we lived in TN!!! She is the best!! I bet you make a fantastic team!!

[Alisa Barrett @alisabarrett82]

Found someone I know in a magazine! Do people even read magazines anymore?! If not, you should read this one!