Leszek Ward

Supervisor of Secondary Humanities. Reading helps.

[Leszek Ward @leszekward]

A haunting meditation on the state of our nation and a moving example of the education our students deserve, one that adds their voice to great conversations across time and space. https://t.co/LDQ7pspFwV

[SoL in the Wild @SoLInTheWild]

Just before school started, I wrote a blog about my plan to be very explicit about explicit instruction and evidence-based teaching and the science of learning with families. One part of my plan was weekly update emails. Here’s a piece on automaticity in an email I just sent.

[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

Just gone down a rabbit hole tracking down a reference for a widely cited quote from Lee Iacocca. Turns out most of the citations are wrong. Here's the full quote from "Where have all the leaders gone" (Scribner, 2007):

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

"Learning facts is going to fade into the background." 🤦‍♂️
Quick thread on why this is a terrible take🧵⬇️

[4QM Teaching @4qmTeaching]

Free Curriculum Sample from 4QM Teaching! - https://t.co/p7aQ1PwyHF

[Ken Slentz @SlentzKen]

Over 200 educators spending a Saturday in learning about learning with ⁦@DrJimHeal⁩ ⁦@MegVertebrae⁩ and other remarkable ⁦@researchED_US⁩ presenters. Grateful for this learning community now in its 10th year thanks to the vision of ⁦@tombennett71⁩.

[Stephen Chiger @SteveChiger]

Haven’t made the call on whether to attend researchED NYC? This program will convince you! I hope you’ll come see me talk about reading comp in secondary and then go hear some international superstars and experts share what they know. Should be a great day.

[researchED US @researchED_US]

Here we go! Get your tickets today: https://t.co/pJx8rMh7VK Speaker list is INCREDIBLE: https://t.co/297NAHfWOK

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

Always amazes me to see teachers coming to a PD event on their own time. Today at @ResearchEd_CL there are over 1200 teachers here on a Saturday . #researchEDChile is off the charts. @researchED1 🇨🇱

[Peps (edu/acc) @PepsMccrea]

RoUgH'nReAdY summary of my presentation at ResearchEd National Conference #rED24

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[Thinking Reading @ThinkReadHQ]

Knowing that you have become good at something you always found difficult has a tremendous impact on feelings of self-worth, confidence and resilience.

Read more in our blog “Can Struggling Readers Catch Up Quickly? Completely?” https://t.co/s12BPQv0Xa (3 min read).

[Leszek Ward @leszekward]

@4qmTeaching Check it out. Story first, but in Science! https://t.co/sSorFlLPWV

[Leszek Ward @leszekward]

@MJMA_Ed @GPSDistrict @researchED_US Thank you all for hosting!

[Leszek Ward @leszekward]

Coming out of hibernation to say how grateful I am to @researchED_US and everyone who made #researchEDG possible, especially @HealJim and those like @C_Hendrick, @teacherhead, @tombennett71, and @HoratioSpeaks who crossed oceans to be here. What a wonderful community.

[Zach Groshell @MrZachG]

I think this will be among the best things I’ll ever attend. @researchEdhome

[Eric Kalenze @erickalenze]

Thanks, @educationweek & @Stephen_Sawchuk, for including me in this piece. Was a nice bonus to be quoted alongside @ReadingShanahan & @Doug_Lemov.
https://t.co/1OakRekMML

Also: I think I may have to return to blogging so I can say more about my reading quizzes. I swear by 'em.

[Peps (edu/acc) @PepsMccrea]

School is an staggering success of modern society.

Sure, there's plenty of scope for improvement, but what has been achieved to date is simply remarkable. A thread:

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[Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo]

Another sample of Year 6 writing from our big standardisation project.

This piece was marked using the Teacher Assessment Framework (TAF) by 11 trained & experienced KS2 markers.

Click the next tweet to see the grades it was given.

[Deans for Impact (DFI) @deansforimpact]

What can educators do to differentiate between the illusion of student engagement and actual learning? Read the latest from DFI Program Director @HealJim & @McREL President & CEO @bryanrgoodwin via @ELmagazine. #teaching #instruction #cogsci https://t.co/Ghy13jUIRO