Chris Klein

Assistant Principal; Instructional Coaching and Educational Leadership through an Equity lens; curating education resources. (he/him)

[Chris Klein @chris_kleinAP]

I still think that the core of great instruction comes from knowing your students well, careful curation and skillful facilitation.

How to Increase the Cognitive Demand of Lessons https://t.co/rvzkWSK6D4

[Chris Klein @chris_kleinAP]

Well said. Our ability to regulate our nervous system is maybe the most critical factor for being able to hold a firm boundary with young people.

https://t.co/h55gBCdlpG

[Chris Klein @chris_kleinAP]

“Time is made for what is valued, and if we value growing ourselves so we can grow our students, we must make that time to do so!” Peter Carpenter on adult learning: https://t.co/j95j7NuQe5

[Chris Klein @chris_kleinAP]

From @Ready4rigor

[Chris Klein @chris_kleinAP]

I am excited to announce that I have been appointed the 🧲 Magnet Coordinator 🧲 of the Math, Science and Computer Science Magnet Program of Montgomery Blair High School, effective January 27th 2026. I am honored and grateful to serve the Blair Community in this new role.

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

In this week’s ⚗️DistillED, I focus on Making Participation Safe — the conditions that allow ALL students to think, speak, and practise without fear of social judgement. Includes a practical framework for making participation safer in your classroom. 👍

https://t.co/i4l90NYRDl

[Principal Project @PrincipalProj]

"I’m always arguing for rigor for everyone – in the context of each child’s zone of proximal development. This infographic does a fantastic job of operationalizing scaffolding." —Leader @TracyAMatthews

(Via @Inner_Drive)

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

🏗️ SCAFFOLDING! This one-page guide unpacks the art of scaffolding—a precise, adaptive process that supports students upward, not lowering expectations downward.

🙌 Support my work by tapping REPOST and grab a FREE high-quality copy here:

https://t.co/QKGJjjeiKT

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

🧩 WORKED EXAMPLES! In this week’s edition of ⚗️DistillED, I unpack what worked examples are, why they reduce cognitive load, and how they help students move from watching expert thinking to applying it independently in the classroom.

Have a read: https://t.co/9KbUJK4TZS

[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

Three Checks: For teachers and observers. https://t.co/ua4dbKRS2Y via @teacherhead

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

Dylan Wiliam calls Cognitive Load Theory “the single most important thing for teachers to know.” This guide summarises core CLT ideas and highlights six high-impact strategies for reducing overload.

It focuses on the classroom levers teachers can pull right away. CLT goes much deeper, of course — transient information included — but these strategies offer some of the fastest gains. 💪

Free HQ copy if you want it: https://t.co/Xj2XpPGvnu

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

☝️ACTIVE PARTICIPATION is about eliciting responses from every student in real time by getting them to say, write or do something that reveals their thinking. This popular ⚗️DistillED post breaks down what it looks like in practice — featuring insights from explicit-instruction expert Dr Anita Archer.

https://t.co/POVoXQfSRG

[Michael Chiles 🌍 @m_chiles]

The new EEF guidance report on metacognition 💡👇

https://t.co/eCCY9hpZEQ

[Chris Klein @chris_kleinAP]

After a recent PD on the Science of Learning, I had some teachers reach out about doing a deep dive book study on the topic. We are keeping it 💯 @Listening2Lead @mbhs_blazers

[Book Therapy @Book_therapy223]

Feelings are signals. Listen closely.

[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

This to me is what being evidence informed means. You can’t realistically keep up with all the latest studies - or the original research - but through good PD and general reading you can build a strong model to guide your thinking. https://t.co/HfWUi3JkOp

[InnerDrive @Inner_Drive]

“Why can’t they remember it?”

Maybe their working memory was overloaded.

Learn how to design teaching that reduces strain and boosts recall.
https://t.co/UE1jWfIDaK

[InnerDrive @Inner_Drive]

Want to help your students remember more? Teach them to pair visuals with their notes. 📝 https://t.co/63UnO4lcGM

[Chris Klein @chris_kleinAP]

Apply to School Improvement work.
Gemini Gem: Atomic Habits x PD Design = The How; Data-Proven Need x Instructional Focus = The What

[The Market Mind @Market_Mind_]

Atomic Habits by James Clear

[Chris Klein @chris_kleinAP]

Worth thinking about

[DigiMinal @DIGIMINAL]

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