Lara Lyons

Seattle native, former Principal/Head, education enthusiast and consultant, loved living long-term in NL, now supporting schools back home.

[IFL @IFL_Pitt]

We believe that every student should be engaged in cognitively-demanding tasks and learner-centered, talk-based instruction.

Learn more: https://t.co/GwskBogGcc

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

"Scaffolding is what educators do first to support student success."

Sketchnote via @woodard_julie

[Lara Lyons @laraglyons]

I like how ‘in the moment’ a document camera can be in support of students sharing or teacher modeling.

In Praise of the Humble Document Camera https://t.co/22wKmLmWEb

[Lara Lyons @laraglyons]

Love the creativity that Lego inspires.

[Paul W Bennett @Educhatter]

Mini-Whiteboards: Most impressive advance in educational technology -slate boards for the 21st century! Ty @dylanwiliam @adamboxer1 for snapping us back to reality. Go for it @nsachdeva2019 and @MrZachG Over to @researchEDCan #cdned #rEDCan #MWBs

[Tom Vander Ark @tvanderark]

Design Principles for high quality learning experiences and 8 recommendations for expanding access https://t.co/6aSZl95USM via @Getting_Smart

[Lara Lyons @laraglyons]

Loved seeing these goals shared by students at our children’s school. Learning by taking risks & knowing students by name. Great understanding of what it means to belong & authentically learn.

[Lara Lyons @laraglyons]

Some great points @AlexJQuigley
Misreading dyslexia https://t.co/GMuVZVA2oX

[Knowledge Matters @KnowledgeMatrs]

@natwexler explores why kids struggle to learn to read beyond third grade.

Read more: https://t.co/rRUZMay49S

[Lara Lyons @laraglyons]

Great way to provide a break during professional development days: have a teacher-led ‘guac challenge’ team-building! Builds community and is a tasty snack!

[Lara Lyons @laraglyons]

Love the start of school.

[Lara Lyons @laraglyons]

Kindness in schools is a true cornerstone that has an amazing impact. So important to foster and nurture this.

[Maria Popova @themarginalian]

"Nothing can make our life, or the lives of other people, more beautiful than perpetual kindness."

From Marcus Aurelius to Tolstoy to Einstein, two millennia of wisdom on the nuances, challenges, and rippling rewards of kindness https://t.co/fIJNCcH1Vd

[Daniel Willingham @DTWillingham]

Small study indicates that using metacognitive strategies (long known to boost comprehension) reduces mind-wandering in college students. https://t.co/Hz5xwpwEUq

[Lara Lyons @laraglyons]

Believing all students can achieve at high levels and supporting them to do so is critical.
@EvidenceInEdu

[Evidence Based Education @EvidenceInEdu]

The relationship between high teacher expectations and student attainment has been a mainstay of educational effectiveness research since it began.

Creating a climate of high expectations is the 4th element of dimension 2 (creating a supportive environment).

[Lara Lyons @laraglyons]

Interesting to consider.

[Brendan O'Sullivan 🇮🇪🇪🇺 @ImtaBrendan]

Researchers at MIT have questioned whether SMART goals (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-bound) actually work. They suggest we might get better outcomes if we make our goals FAST (frequently discussed, ambitious, specific and transparent) not SMART.

[Lara Lyons @laraglyons]

Effective planning for learning https://t.co/sqt9KF9lOE via @PepsMccrea

[Lara Lyons @laraglyons]

Thoughtful questions by @tguskey to begin developing greater consistency within assessment practices.

[Thomas Guskey @tguskey]

I'm delighted to learn that this article was one of Kappan's Top Articles of 2023-24!
https://t.co/ckW7DHCVLI

[Dr Peter Weeks @DrPeterWeeks1]

Leadership , a document written by ⁦@JamesTCobbler⁩ and brilliantly he is now a Minister of HM government dept of justice. Grown ups doing grown up jobs , remember that ?

[Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) @hgse]

How do you improve education at scale? Here are six tips to help create a roadmap for the messy, challenging, and hard work of using data to make positive change across all layers of the school system.
https://t.co/2IvvJxvjhf

[Lara Lyons @laraglyons]

Great idea @P_A_Kirschner