Desiree Kiesel

Teacher, administrator, educator, leader, difference maker.

[Desiree Kiesel @dkiesel]

In case you were wondering...Circus Historian is a real job. If you need me, I will be in the fetal position questioning some life choices.

[Desiree Kiesel @dkiesel]

The new approach? All discipline needs to include Restorative...Reflective...Instructional components. #dontsuspendme!

[Desiree Kiesel @dkiesel]

“The light bulb wasn’t build by continually improving the candle. It came from completely approaching the problem differently.” #dontsuspendme

[Desiree Kiesel @dkiesel]

Disciple can be about teaching executive functioning skills, supporting, providing opportunities to make amends, and build relationships! #dontsuspendme

[Desiree Kiesel @dkiesel]

Hattie’s research shows us that suspensions have negative growth on student learning. Our job is to teach...all kids...all the time! It is our only purpose! Why would we willingly take actions to undo that? #dontsuspendme

[Desiree Kiesel @dkiesel]

How can we, as a school, define our why behind reducing suspensions...keeping them in class, ending the school to prison pipeline, being the reason they come to school? #dontsuspendme

[Desiree Kiesel @dkiesel]

Do we see suspension as a choice that potentially paved a future path for a student, or as merely as a consequence? #dontsuspendme

[Desiree Kiesel @dkiesel]

We wouldn’t send a student struggling to read home, and expect he would return a reader. Why do we do we expect that with behavior? #dontsuspendme

[Nell K. Duke @nellkduke]

Never send a test to do a curriculum's job. - @PDavidPearson

[Blunt Educator @BluntEducator]

Too many times we try and measure student engagement by quantity of work produced rather than quality of work produced.

[Amelia Van Name Larson ☮️ CAO @ameliadgvl]

There is a big difference between writing and assigning writing! #TeachersAsWriters

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

To target hopeful young strivers who grew up here is wrong, because they’ve done nothing wrong. My statement: https://t.co/TCxZdld7L4

[Desiree Kiesel @dkiesel]

Fantastic reminder as the school year starts. Especially since we adults sometimes don't set the best example! https://t.co/VpnukyCVRE

[Nell K. Duke @nellkduke]

Guidelines for PLCs from Michael McNeff, superintendent of Rugby Public Schools in North Dakota. https://t.co/NxnannbIsY via @educationweek

[Nell K. Duke @nellkduke]

😪 4th Graders Are Getting 'Thin' Diet of Science Instruction, Analysis Shows https://t.co/wGuDTp2MJo via @educationweek @PaulLiabenow

[Nell K. Duke @nellkduke]

This Differentiated Literacy Instruction Kindergarten to Grade Three document is at: https://t.co/Xuy2uRjBJl Thanks @sewardstephen https://t.co/fOpd17oIKp

[Nell K. Duke @nellkduke]

Research Rev.: "Kids who attend public preschool programs are better prepared for kindergarten than kids who don't." https://t.co/Q226DIGI89

[Desiree Kiesel @dkiesel]

Let the inspiration begin..."Be The Change You Want to See By Shifting Traditional High School" https://t.co/Er0GRiZa6T