Wendy J Moritz

Positive and tenacious, MN educator, K-12 administrator, wife, mother, daughter and life long learner!

[KM Activities @KM_Activities]

IT IS HAPPENING!!!
The schedule is set for @KoMetVolleyball to battle @TritonCobras Volleyball under the lights at KMTEL Stadium on Friday, August 28th!! Let's go!!!
@kttctv @ABC6NEWS @Sports_PB @KIMTSports @StribSports @MNVBCA @MSHSL @MN_VballNews

[Jim Knight 🇺🇦 @jimknight99]

There's no shortage of teaching strategies.

The challenge isn't finding more ideas. It's knowing which ones are worth our time and attention.

In this blog, Jim Knight shares five ideas that have consistently influenced his thinking about effective teaching.

Which one resonates most with you?
https://t.co/lk37Nptvpf

[Wendy J Moritz @MoritzWendy]

Great guidance and awesome reminders! This couples beautifully with Part III of Lead Like a Pirate and Anchor Con ersations!! #Leadlikeapirate

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

20 years as a head coach will teach you things no clinic ever will.

Maybe one sticks.

28 Lessons Learned.

1. Coaching is all about relationships. Work to build relationships with your players.

2. Play the long game with culture. There are no shortcuts to success.

3. Develop your leaders. Don’t hope or wish for leaders.

4. You are never as good as you think in a win. And after a loss, you are never as bad.

5. When in doubt, less is more. The earlier you learn this, the better.

6. As the coach, you are the leader. Lead by example in all you do.

7. Culture is what you allow and what you emphasize.

8. Create practices with a purpose.

9. Do things in groups of 3’s. It is simple and easy to remember.

10. Energy givers make a team. Reward your energy givers.

11. Put your players in situations where they can use their strengths.

12. Communication is vital. Be clear, concise, and proactive.

13. Remember, comparison is the thief of joy. Don’t compare yourself to others.

14. Be a lifelong learner. The best coaches are constantly learning and getting better.

15. There is no substitute for hard work. As a coach, model the work ethic you want.

16. Culture is every day. You must think this way. If not, your culture will erode.

17. Find a supportive spouse. Coaching is challenging and time-consuming.

18. Over-communicate roles for your players and team.

19. Remember, leadership is a lifestyle. Be a servant leader.

20. Do not try to please anyone. It is impossible and will only cause problems.

21. Be incredibly honest with kids and parents. Do not sugarcoat anything.

22. Do yourself a favor and be very organized. It shows competence.

23. Celebrate the small wins. Use the game within the game to set goals.

24. Focus on the process, not the prize.

25. Always celebrate WE over ME.

26. Think about your player’s mental health. It is more important than ever.

27. Get to know your parents when their kids are young. These relationships matter.

28. Enjoy the time with your players and have fun!

[Wade Stanford @wadestanford]

Great leaders know talent opens doors, but reliability builds trust. Be the one others can always count on. Be great today!
#leadership #leadlap #CelebratED #JoyfulLeaders #WarmDemanders #CrazyPLN #edchat #satchat #suptchat

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Valued staff step up!
https://t.co/2MOHWbq0E1
#RelationalIntelligence

[𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬 🎸🏴‍☠️🧩🤖🚀 @Principal_H]

To inspire starts with the clarity of why

[POSITIVITY @PositivitySaid]

Real strength isn't proving you're better than someone else. It's helping someone believe they're better than they think they are.

[Thomas C. Murray @thomascmurray]

via Personal & Authentic
https://t.co/1InQPxM1jo
#AuthenticEDU

[John Miller @agileschools]

Action without strategy is chaos. Strategy without action is a dream. Are you balancing both? #Leadership

[Wade Stanford @wadestanford]

Every superintendent I know can articulate a vision.

Fewer can tell you what changes in a 3rd-grade classroom because of it.

That gap is where most district initiatives quietly die.
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#EdLeadership #K12 #ExecutiveAdvisory #MJYC

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

A team with one leader has a captain.
A team with ten leaders has a culture.

[Dr. Laura Williams ✨ @mrswilliams21c]

Good morning. A new day to try again. Lean into your strengths. Rest on your kindness to self and others. Today there’s still miles to go. Happy Sunday✨

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

We keep blaming teachers for declining literacy.
But we're raising a generation that consumes information through 15-second videos, endless scrolling, and constant notifications. Then we assess them as though they've spent years building the reading stamina to sit with a complex text for 30 or 60 minutes.

Scrolling is a sprint.
Reading is a marathon.

Today's students interact with language differently than any generation before them. They skim. They swipe. They jump from one idea to the next. Yet our literacy assessments still require sustained attention, deep comprehension, inference, vocabulary, and the ability to remain engaged with complex texts.
Those are essential skills. They always will be.
But if children spend far less time reading books outside of school than previous generations, why are we surprised when reading stamina declines?

This isn't about blaming parents or lowering expectations. It's about recognizing a profound cultural shift. Schools are increasingly being asked to develop skills that many children have fewer opportunities to practice beyond the classroom.

Teachers matter.
Instruction matters.
But literacy has never begun with a standardized test.

It begins with hearing stories, seeing adults read, turning pages, asking questions, imagining new worlds, and discovering that some things are worth staying with long after the first page.

If we want stronger readers, we can't place the entire burden on teachers. Building literacy has always been, and will always be, a shared responsibility between schools, families, and the culture our children grow up in.

[Brad Weinstein @WeinsteinEdu]

Classroom management does not begin when behavior gets loud.

It begins in the quiet moments before that.

The greeting at the door.
The follow-up after a hard day.
The repair after conflict.
The check-in when a student seems off.
The consistency that helps students know where they stand.

Relationships are not a reward students earn after they behave.They are part of the structure that helps behavior improve.

That does not mean teachers ignore expectations, consequences, or accountability.
It means students are more likely to respond to correction from an adult they trust, respect, and believe is still on their side.

The real work is not just managing behavior in the moment. It is maintaining the relationship before, during, and after the moment.

Because discipline without relationship can turn into control. But discipline with relationship can become growth.

[Brad Weinstein @WeinsteinEdu]

People remember how you made them feel.

In classrooms, schools, teams, and relationships, small moments matter more than we realize.

A quick comment can make someone question themselves.

A dismissive reaction can make someone stop sharing.

A sarcastic response can make someone feel smaller.

But the opposite is true, too.
A kind word can help someone breathe again.

A moment of listening can restore confidence.

A simple “I see you” can remind someone they belong.

Strong classroom culture and healthy school communities are not built through posters, slogans, or assemblies alone.

They are built in the daily moments when people choose to make others feel seen, heard, respected, and supported.

Be the person who makes the room feel safer.

[Stephanie Howell @mrshowell24]

If you've been meaning to try an AI tool but keep running out of time, here's a trick. Pick one task you already do each week and give yourself 10 minutes to try it with AI. That's it. No lesson plan, no staff meeting.

https://t.co/PGedx1r9jZ

[𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬 🎸🏴‍☠️🧩🤖🚀 @Principal_H]

The role of a leader is not to come up with all the great ideas.

The role of a leader is to create an environment in which great ideas can happen.