Tomorrow, teachers walk into schools to give state tests, graduations, and end of year parties. And we’re expected to do it with smiles on our faces, “you got it attitudes,” and reassure worried children that “you’re safe.” This is not okay.
By implementing 5-7 minute daily read-alouds all the way through *middle school*, you can help student’s love of literacy stay alive. 📚
https://t.co/pLF3HagwuL
Why are first graders falling out of their chairs? It's because kids aren't spinning, swinging or hanging upside down enough to develop proprioceptive and vestibular senses. And it's no joke. @30seconds by @raepica1 https://t.co/ejVNFyaKoI #prek#bestpractices
Stop focusing on changing the behavior. Instead focus on changing how you respond to the behavior. One I control. One I don’t. #1 rule learned in #recovery- “If I change me I change everything around me.” #bethechange#leader#thatonekid
“Student test-score data is only one piece of a complex puzzle. There are, after all, faces, names, and real lives behind the data.”
Douglas Reeves
via @ASCD@ELmagazine#edchat#WeLeadEd