Phillip Roebuck

husband, father, educator, and community-builder

[Shane Claiborne @ShaneClaiborne]

Let your anger at injustice be loud.
But let your love be even louder.

[Phillip Roebuck @Roebuck513]

A telling byproduct of distance learning: a quiz (already postponed a week due to weather) with scores ranging from 0-100%. Yikes. How to reteach when I don’t see students again for a week?

[Phillip Roebuck @Roebuck513]

Just read your latest piece @jwilliamscincy ... would love to talk schools, equity, and safety with you. I think we could learn from one another’s perspective. DM me if you’re open to it...

[Phillip Roebuck @Roebuck513]

Trying to settle a claim dispute with @HSAHomeWarranty and getting nowhere! Two days in a row told someone in escalation would call us back, and no one calls. Stop avoiding us! 3 kids, no working tub...

[Phillip Roebuck @Roebuck513]

Let’s get it done! @OhioStateFB @bigten

[Stewart Mandel @slmandel]

OK guys. Let's think about this for a second.

The current CFP No. 4 (Ohio State) and No. 5 (Texas A&M) teams are both available THIS WEEKEND!

Make. It. Happen.

[Phillip Roebuck @Roebuck513]

Powerful insights here. Helpful for anyone, but especially white folks who are skeptical about the value/importance of affinity spaces. Thanks for sharing @trussleadership

[Truss Leadership @trussleadership]

Some reflections from our BIPOC Affinity Space. This is why we need BIPOC affinity.

[Phillip Roebuck @Roebuck513]

@kenoc7 @GoSunDevils @NAEmmanuele @HenrySeton @IamCPS @DanielPink Thanks for the suggestion... will take a look. To be fair to my colleagues and the me of years past, no one states the argument that directly. The thinking is still rooted in a desire to support kids. But if you distill the argument what you’re left with sounds ugly.

[Phillip Roebuck @Roebuck513]

What does a teacher’s late work policy say about what they really care about in the classroom and the expectations they have for students? What sorts of policies value both growth/mastery and consistent on-time submissions, rather than one or the other? @HenrySeton

[Phillip Roebuck @Roebuck513]

@trussleadership What brings you to this question? And what keeps you in the role?

[Phillip Roebuck @Roebuck513]

@kenoc7 @GoSunDevils @NAEmmanuele @HenrySeton @IamCPS Clarification: the first perspective is not mine, but one I have heard from other teachers. It also sounds a lot like me from about 10 years ago.

[Phillip Roebuck @Roebuck513]

@kenoc7 @GoSunDevils @NAEmmanuele @HenrySeton @IamCPS Helps me to sum up the convo’s I’ve had. The gist: I don’t accept late work. My kids know I mean business. They rise to meet my expectations. Any other policies are soft and a disservice to kids. Response: But does this policy center and support student learning? In short: no

[Phillip Roebuck @Roebuck513]

@aopete18 @WhoGivesACrapTP @Mtbos I’ve seen a problem that looks at the number of items that normally come in a multipack... 8, 12, or here, 24. You could ask students to investigate why this is, and to design the optimal package for a different number of toilet paper rolls. That’s a pretty display!

[Dr. Catlin Tucker @Catlin_Tucker]

Great tips curated from educators about how to connect learners in class & online. “When students feel socially comfortable in a classroom...when they feel known & seen...they are more willing to take academic risks, ask questions & attend class.” #edchat https://t.co/JmrPWzD9qk

[Kate Kelly @Kate_Kelly_Esq]

If you hate the Pope bc he’s too “liberal” ... I have some very bad news for you about Jesus.

[Phillip Roebuck @Roebuck513]

@kenoc7 @NAEmmanuele @HenrySeton @IamCPS Getting into the weeds here, but in your systems when student work is late that is noted but has no bearing on how it is assessed? Are there teachers who view this as lowering expectations for students or not preparing them for settings with hard deadlines?

[Phillip Roebuck @Roebuck513]

@NAEmmanuele @HenrySeton @kenoc7 @IamCPS I’m with you guys. It’s painful that this approach is so slow. The research and methods are already there... feels like we should be able to hit the ground running!

[Phillip Roebuck @Roebuck513]

@kenoc7 @NAEmmanuele @HenrySeton @IamCPS My gut says start within a team or department and build shared definitions and practices from there. Curious what others think. And thanks for weighing in on this!

[Phillip Roebuck @Roebuck513]

@kenoc7 @NAEmmanuele @HenrySeton @IamCPS I agree with you. How to build those, particularly in a large diverse district? Seems like it requires a shared definition of what grades are communicating, which I know is hard to reach (having served on a committee tasked with that).

[Phillip Roebuck @Roebuck513]

@kenoc7 @NAEmmanuele @HenrySeton @IamCPS That’s fair. Some would say the same is true for any non-narrative grades.

[Phillip Roebuck @Roebuck513]

@kenoc7 @NAEmmanuele @HenrySeton @IamCPS How important is it for a school or team to be on the same page here, and how do you bring folks together who have strong and divergent opinions? @gamblemont @brogilby @stivonomous @JJVEducation

[Phillip Roebuck @Roebuck513]

@kenoc7 @NAEmmanuele @HenrySeton @IamCPS This felt like a good place to land, but was labor intensive and only sustainable the year I had a smaller than normal caseload. Also hard when every teacher’s grade is calculated differently and sends a different message about growth, the timeline of learning, etc.