MorganDavis

mama, wife, daughter, sister, Auntie M, reader, writer, teacher's teacher, coach's coach, TWT co-author, believer in everyone's potential for greatness.

[MorganDavis @melizdav]

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[MorganDavis @melizdav]

I'm signed up for #DitchSummit, a free online conference for teachers. You can, too, at ... https://t.co/qMkQEnthgs via @jmattmiller

[James Clear @JamesClear]

A valuable skill in life is to be larger than the situation.

When you're feeling stressed or rattled, the situation is consuming you. It feels bigger and more important than it needs to be. This is when your emotions are likely to get the best of you.

But when you are larger than the situation, you can mentally "step outside and above it." Yes, there are problems to be solved. Yes, you need to take action. But the chaos is happening externally and you are still in the driver's seat internally. You're in control of the moment, the moment is not in control of you.

[Paul Thomas @plthomasEdD]

Fact Checking SCDOE Science of Reading Infographic https://t.co/UE3w9w8pRv via @plthomasEdD

[ThingsMrGSays @mrbgilson]

As these reading discussions continue to happen and folks continue to conflate TCWRP with the concept of Balanced Literacy as if they are one and the same, I get increasingly annoyed.

[Dr. Mary Howard @DrMaryHoward]

It seems like a good day to REPOST Paul Thomas!

"The current reading war driven by the “science of reading” movement is also mired in emotional anecdotes, personal attacks, and a steady diet of mainstream media misinformation." @plthomasEdD

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[Tina H. Boogren, PhD @THBoogren]

Hi. It’s me. Just here to remind you that you’re amazing. Don’t let the Sunday Scaries take away your joy today.
You’ve got this. You’ve totally got this.
I’m cheering so hard for you. ❤️

[CCIRA @ColoradoReading]

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[Kass Minor [she/her/hers] @MsKass1]

A3: When school because more about learning, and less about delivering an "education" and controlling narratives, a landscape for wider opportunities for things kid love in school presents itself.

#g2great

[MorganDavis @melizdav]

@schoolutions @OliviaRWahl @MisterMinor Which means we need to be engaged in our own learning in the same way. Challenge accepted. A worthy task for those in our position. As teachers' teachers we need to follow our own lead. #wegotthis #parallelpractice

[Dr. Mary Howard @DrMaryHoward]

A6 First I want to thank Oliva for creating one of the best podcasts for educators. Here’s season 1-2x: https://t.co/IVd2xY0Ujp I’d also like to thank Cornelius for always keeping children at the center of all he does. This was incredible! #G2Great

[MorganDavis @melizdav]

@schoolutions @MisterMinor @DrMaryHoward @OliviaRWahl And when the research isn't clear or isn't there. We commit to creating it. Experience is research. #g2great

[MorganDavis @melizdav]

@DrMaryHoward @ThoughtfulRead Marie Clay and Katie Wood Ray!

[Cornelius Minor @MisterMinor]

This is at the heart.
Who is not being served by school as it currently is?
What is not working for them?
How might I reimagine that thing so that it is better?
Try it. Measure it. Share results.
This is action research... Inquiry.
This is how we win. #G2Great @schoolutions

[MorganDavis @melizdav]

@MsKass1 Love a good "parallel practice"! Yes! If we learn best from and with students then let's be sure our PD learns from and with teachers, too. As coach, I should grow every time we are together. #g2great

[MorganDavis @melizdav]

@DrMaryHoward Was thinking this might be "too small" for Q3: Notice pencils all over the hallway floor? Meanwhile kids are sent back to class to get one. Put the pencils in a cup in the hall, with a "take-one" note... and a sharpener. Of course not all problems are "pencil" problems. #G2Great

[MorganDavis @melizdav]

@MisterMinor @schoolutions @OliviaRWahl Yes! Another example of shifting from learning about our students to learning from and with them! This is my favorite kind of teaching (and learning)! #g2great

[MorganDavis @melizdav]

@hayhurst3 @DrMaryHoward Urgency is the word that came to mind. Could it be a double-edged sword? #g2great

[Dr. Mary Howard @DrMaryHoward]

A4 We shared a quote before the chat that is so pertinent to this question. Cornelius said that his grandmother told him: “Cornelius, it is not as important to be ON time as it is important to be IN time.” What if we embraced that idea? #G2Great