The best accomplishments don't happen because the struggle was absent. They happen because you did it together. We spend so much time as leaders trying to eliminate the struggle that we forget the struggle is what gives the win meaning. Celebrate together. #LeadFromWhoYouAre
One letter. One year. One chance for your students to look back and see how far they came. The End-of-Year Letter Space helps them reflect with heart, not hashtags. 💌
See how it works: https://t.co/ut6NOupi3O
The soft bigotry of low expectations, presented as empathy, compassion, and tolerance, is a 1st order threat to our children’s education - trapping them in illiteracy and lifelong dependency.
Seeing posts from @researchED_US NYC and having FOMO?
I got you.
Catch this keynote from @C_Hendrick from two years ago. Best keynote I have ever seen, anywhere.
Google quietly gave students a free exam generator.
It’s called NotebookLM.
Upload your lecture notes, PDFs, or textbook chapters.
Then make it test you like your professor would.
Here are 10 prompts to create mock exams from your notes:
BYE-BYE POWERPOINT.
Claude 4.7 just made presentations obsolete.
In 60 seconds, it builds slides better than most professionals.
Here are 6 prompts that do everything for you 👇
📌 Save this before everyone starts using it.
If you read books and forget everything, this is for you.
NotebookLM can turn any book into action plans, memory notes, and usable insights.
Here are 12 prompts:
After 3 years using Claude, I can say it’s the technology that has revolutionized my life.
Here are 18 prompts I use daily that have transformed my day to day; they could do the same for you:
(Save this 🔖)
New episode: Moving Beyond the Patchwork — Building Systems for Sustainable Change https://t.co/DE9hQzc1ir | Listen on Spotify or wherever you access your favorite podcasts. #edchat#edutwitter#educhat#edadmin#edleadership#suptchat
Your team isn’t looking for a flawless leader. They are looking for a predictable one.
Consistency is the quiet currency of TRUST.
The version of you that shows up on a random Tuesday in between big events is the one shaping the culture of your building. #LeadFromWhoYouAre
New AI Tool! Learning Reflection Generator
(THIS ONE IS EXCITING)
🧠✨What If the Most Powerful Part of Your Lesson Happened After It Ended?
We design strong tasks. We build thoughtful assessments. We deliver meaningful instruction.
And then… we move on. But what if the real growth happens in the reflection?
Introducing the Learning Reflection Generator — a tool that helps you turn any completed task into a powerful learning moment.
This isn’t surface-level journaling. It creates structured, classroom-ready reflection experiences that help learners:
✔️Identify what they truly learned
✔️Recognize the strategies they used
✔️Make sense of feedback
✔️Evaluate progress toward learning targets
✔️Set intentional next steps
Whether they just finished a quick quiz, a writing piece, a lab, or a major project, this tool generates reflection prompts tailored to your grade level, task type, and time available — from 2-minute exit reflections to deeper goal-setting conversations.
Imagine learners saying:
“I know why I missed that.”
“Here’s what I’ll try next time.”
“This is where I improved.”
That’s ownership. That’s metacognition. That’s growth.
If you want learners to stop simply completing work and start learning from it, this tool helps you make reflection the bridge between effort and progress.
Ready to turn “finished” into “forward”?
Link to an Example of What the Tool Does:
https://t.co/QzvuX9Izwr
Link to the Slides with ALL the AI Tools:
https://t.co/03hiAIvmjJ
All educators in PLCs:
Here's a free GPT that provides guidance to Collaborative Teams in their PLC work.
Would love for ANY individuals or groups to try this & let me know what you love/hate/would change.
Share with ANYONE in PLC work.
https://t.co/DzGxpDb6in
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Let’s talk about collaboration… 🤝
Not the kind where learners sit together, divide the work, and call it “group work.” We’ve all seen that—and if we’re honest, we’ve all used it.
But here’s the reality: collaboration has a high effect size on learning 📈. When it’s done well, it accelerates thinking, deepens understanding, and builds real communication skills.
The problem? We tend to default to the same 2–3 approaches:
• Turn and talk
• Group worksheets
• Occasional jigsaw
And somewhere along the way, the goal becomes “work together” instead of actually learning together.
That’s what led me to create the Collaboration Idea Generator 💡
This tool helps design purposeful, structured collaboration aligned to a specific learning target. No more vague directions. No more hoping it works.
Instead, it generates protocols like:
🔹 4-Corners debates
🔹 Gallery Walk variations
🔹 Peer teaching rotations
🔹 Fishbowl discussions
Each one includes:
✔️ Clear steps and timing
✔️ Defined roles and accountability
✔️ Discussion stems
✔️ Scaffolds and extensions
✔️ Success criteria
Most importantly, every structure is built to produce visible evidence of learning—not just activity.
Because collaboration isn’t the goal… learning is. 🎯
If we want stronger outcomes, we have to design collaboration with purpose.
https://t.co/B2A14yLDSV
30 Days of 30 Tools for Teachers.... Tool #1
🚀 Standards Analyzer: Clarity Starts Here
Ever feel like standards are… a little overwhelming? You’re not alone. But what if you could take any standard and instantly break it down into something clear, usable, and actionable for learning?
That’s exactly what the Standards Analyzer does. 🔍
This tool helps you:
✅ Unpack standards into clear learning targets
✅ Identify the real cognitive demand
✅ Align tasks, questions, and assessments with precision
✅ Move from “coverage” to intentional learning design
No more guessing what a standard really means. No more surface-level alignment.
Instead, you get:
👉 Clarity
👉 Focus
👉 Better instructional decisions
Because when we truly understand the standard, everything else improves—tasks, feedback, engagement, and outcomes.
This isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing what matters better. 💡
If you’ve ever said, “I know the standard… but I’m not sure I’m teaching it the right way,” this tool is for you.
Let’s stop teaching around the standard… and start teaching through it. 🎯
Find the Standards Analzer tool at https://t.co/ITosOIJje1
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Day 2... Tool 2
🔥 Learning Target Generator: From Vague to Laser-Focused
We’ve all seen it… learning targets that sound good but don’t actually drive learning. ����
“I can understand…”
“I can learn about…”
But what does that really look like in action?
The Learning Target Generator fixes that. 🎯
This tool helps you:
✅ Turn standards into clear, student-friendly targets
✅ Focus on what learners should know and do
✅ Align targets to real tasks and outcomes
✅ Eliminate confusion and increase clarity
Because when the target is clear:
👉 Instruction gets sharper
👉 Tasks get stronger
👉 Learners perform better
No more guessing. No more vague language.
Just clear direction for learning from the start. 💡
If you want your lessons to actually hit the mark, it starts right here.
Let’s stop writing targets… and start designing them with purpose. 🚀
👉 You can find the tool at https://t.co/ITosOIJje1�
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Day 3 of 30 days of AI Tools for Learning!
🚀 Opener Generator: Hook Them From the Start
The first few minutes of a lesson matter more than we think. 💥
They set the tone, spark curiosity, and activate prior knowledge… or they fall flat.
The Opener Generator helps you start strong—every time. 🎯
This tool gives you:
✅ Engaging ways to hook attention immediately
✅ Strategies to activate prior knowledge
✅ Creative prompts that spark thinking and discussion
✅ Multiple options so you can choose what fits your learners
Because a great lesson doesn’t begin with,
“Open your book to page…” 😴
It begins with curiosity, energy, and purpose. ⚡
When learners are engaged from the start:
👉 They’re more invested
👉 They think deeper
👉 They learn more
Stop settling for routine beginnings…
and start designing openings that actually launch learning. 🚀
👉 You can find the tool at https://t.co/ITosOIJje1
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