Teacher retention: if you want to keep the best teachers, treat them like they are the best. Few teachers leave an environment where they feel valued, supported, appreciated, and treated like professionals.
Started our focused note-taking adventure today! Watching a video on how to make an origami object. Students are taking notes and will attempt to use only these notes to make the origami object tomorrow! They are a determined group of note takers! @MMS_RedHawks#weareavid
Make sure school schedules have enough time for daily independent reading of self-selected books.
40-45 minute classes need to adjust to more time. Don’t use a 19th-20th century schedule in 21st century!