“I don’t know” is not an admission of ignorance. It’s an expression of intellectual humility.
“I was wrong” is not a confession of failure. It’s a display of intellectual integrity.
“I don’t understand” is not a sign of stupidity. It’s a catalyst for intellectual curiosity.
Keeping up with Ed-Tech is really hard, but this should help 😀
Last week we asked 175 Tech coaches and leaders, "What's your one best thing in Ed-Tech right now?" Here are their responses all organized and cleaned up! 🔥🔥🔥
https://t.co/JlSH9affi4
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@quizizz@ForwardEdgeOH
Feeling nervous doesn't mean you're unprepared. It means you care about something beyond your control.
Anxiety is a caricature artist. It magnifies flaws and minimizes strengths.
Gaining confidence is not about denying what could go wrong. It’s about recognizing what might go right.
Habits that have a high rate of return in life:
- sleeping 8+ hours each day
- lifting weights 3x week
- going for a walk each day
- saving at least 10 percent of your income
- reading every day
- drinking more water and less of everything else
- leaving your phone in another room while you work
"What should we look for in powerful classrooms?"
5 factors that contribute to teaching for robust understanding, via leader Alan Schoenfeld:
#MTBoS#WeLeadEd
https://t.co/b7uIrH85li
Fun Facts about the Psalms:
1.Most quoted OT book in the NT
2. Ps. 110 is the most quoted OT chapter in the NT (about 33x)
3. All but 22 of the 150 psalms are quoted or alluded to in the NT (thus 85% of psalms found their way into NT).
4. The Gospels comment on all the major events in Christ's life via psalms
"Three ways to learn something new:
1. Reflect on what you have already tried.
2. Attempt something you have not tried.
3. Read about what someone else has tried."
-@JamesClear
When we feel disrespected by young people, the most important action we can take is to focus on being respectful in our responses to them.
Reciprocal disrespect never leads to a positive outcome.
Since we are the adults, we go first…always.
#JoyfulLeaders
To remember what you learn, don't just review it. Read it out loud.
You're more likely to retain what you say than what you hear or read silently. Actively producing words in your own voice makes them stick.
Our best recall is for the information we reconstruct ourselves.
Narcissistic leaders are threatened by talent. They want to be the smartest person in the room.
Humble leaders are drawn to talent. They surround themselves with people who make them smarter.
Great leaders grow talent. They strive to make everyone in the room smarter.
We haven’t lost the capacity to pay attention.
179 studies, 32 countries: on tests of concentration from 1990 to 2021, children didn’t decline—and adults actually improved.
When we want to focus, we can. Our distraction issues are a matter of motivation, not ability.