Cathy Wittman

Avid reader, aspiring writer, ponderer and porch sitter. Word nerd.

[Visible Learning @VisibleLearning]

Visible Learning News is out! https://t.co/PaGlOWjCIH Stories via @intl_ed_news @GoogleForEdu @SchleicherOECD #stem #edchat

[Nell K. Duke @nellkduke]

@DrMaryHoward The weight of the research evidence suggests that mandatory retention does not have a positive long-term effects on achievement and has some negative effects, most notably increased likelihood of dropping out of school.

[Thomas C. Murray @thomascmurray]

EDUCATORS: TITLES don’t make leaders. ACTIONS do. Some of the greatest SCHOOL LEADERS are those teaching in classrooms every day & those that are part of a support staff. A title doesn’t mean one’s effective. His/Her actions determine it. #FutureReady #LT8Keys #LeadershipMinute

[Kim Bailey @Bailey4learning]

The research is clear: The quality of teaching and leadership in schools are the two most significant in-school factors tied to student achievement. Continuous improvement means continuous learning! #TitleIIA @learningforward

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

Filled with practical tips and ideas for planning and managing independent reading, this quick-reference guide by @BurkinsandYaris will help teachers optimize the value and impact of this instructional context in the elementary classroom.

[Nell K. Duke @nellkduke]

In "Reading By Third Grade: How Policymakers Can Foster Early Literacy," I argue that ". . . teaching reading to a class of first graders is akin in complexity to being an
emergency room physician. . ." In @NASBE's State Education Standard #NASBEStandard
https://t.co/5k3coWj64Q

[PBS Teachers @pbsteachers]

"Illustrated annotations use images to increase comprehension and understanding. Students create illustrations to represent concepts and elements of literature." (via @edutopia) https://t.co/tM4sBdXL4l

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

Yes yes yes

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

Two common mistakes teachers make when planning higher order thinking tasks:
1. Believing task is analysis when it's really understanding.
2. Believing task is creation when it's remembering or understanding in a pretty package
@cultofpedagogy https://t.co/w8RusJgcwj #edchat

[edutopia @edutopia]

Cluttered walls or bare walls? Here's how to strike a balance in classroom decorations to cultivate students' learning, engagement, and comfort.

[National Assoc. of Elementary School Principals @NAESP]

Active strategies for annotation like collaborative work and illustration increase students’ comprehension and retention. https://t.co/V9HpTzEa8x via @edutopia

[Cathy Wittman @cgwittman]

Rigor and joy! Love it🤗

[Eric Sheninger @E_Sheninger]

2 critical questions to ask when conducting observations, walk-throughs, reflecting, or providing peer feedback:

1. Are learners thinking?
2. How are learners applying
their thinking in relevant
ways?

Simplicity and focus leads to improvement.

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

If you really want your child to choose #reading, make it the most appealing thing to do in their environment. Limiting #screentime is an obvious version of that https://t.co/rkv2VumTVr #edchat #parenting

[Robin Griffith @Griffith4R]

Readers need to read a lot! "A book a week in guided reading is starvation." Gay Su Pinnell. Let's make sure we allow for enough reading volume so children grow as readers. No more reading malnutrition! @FountasPinnell #FPC @warrenin

[Cathy Wittman @cgwittman]

"...abandonment of book reading may have some unappealing consequences for cognition." https://t.co/ZZNTEBONVV

[Cathy Wittman @cgwittman]

So very true!

[Stacie Nickols @snnickols]

"Teachers are classroom experts who deserve leaders who can engage in dialogue around learning with them"