Christy

[Justin McMillan @justinwmcmillan]

@gerrybrooksprin brought the 🔥 to wrap up #Ignite23!

So many great takeaways but I love these:

PB&J- avoid professional jealousy

Pacifier- everyone of our scholars is someone’s baby

Crown- regardless if they appear like they have everything together, you might have no idea what they are going through

Used Coffee Cup- everyone deserves to be treated with dignity

@NASSP

[SC Association for Middle Level Education @scmiddlelevel]

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[Chris Cline @chrisclinewcps]

Great thought via @rickwormeli2 Learning doesn't have an expiration date. #wcpsmd #edchat

[Coach Hines 🇺🇸 @CoachKurtHines]

This generation doesn't need more "friends"…

It needs more parents, teachers, & coaches, who instill character, values, & strong work ethic!

[Kevin DeShazo @KevinDeShazo]

You don’t default to purpose.
You default to comfort.

To run after purpose is a choice that must be made daily.

[Monte Syrie @MonteSyrie]

Yep, kids cheat.

We invite them to.

It's part of the grading game we force them to play.

If it were simply and only about learning, then there'd be no forcing, no cheating.

Can't force or cheat learning.

So, let's quit playing games.
#Project180

[David Geurin @DavidGeurin]

“There’s no such thing as a ‘bad kid’—just angry, hurt, tired, scared, confused, impulsive ones expressing their feelings and needs the only way they know how. We owe it to every single one of them to always remember that.” ~Dr. Jessica Stephens

[Daphne McMenemy @McMenemyTweets]

Kids don't plan to come to school to get into trouble. Behaviour is a form of communication and quite often - the reason for it will make you sad, not angry.

[Kevin DeShazo @KevinDeShazo]

It’s not lack of ability that holds most people back.
It’s lack of commitment.

Do the work. Commit daily.

[Brian Aspinall @mraspinall]

My classroom management improved when I focused more on creativity and collaboration and less on compliance. Instead of trying to catch kids doing things wrong, we celebrated the amazing things they did well, and those “things” got exponentially better because the fear was gone.

[Brad Weinstein @WeinsteinEdu]

Older students are still kids, even if they have bigger bodies.

No adults are in our classrooms.

We still need to give students grace, patience, and help them develop socially and emotionally.

[Jason Kennedy | Stop Teaching & Design Learning! @letsquitteachin]

Tier 1 is IT.

When it is where it needs to be,
Achievement increases
Misbehaviors decline
Learning happens

Stop throwing money, programs, interventions & the kitchen sink at Tiers 2 & 3.

Tier 1 is where our work is & the problems get solved,
And it requires intentional design.

[Jonathan Alsheimer @mr_Alsheimer]

Principals don’t need teachers with every academic strategy in their pocket. They need passionate educators excited about teaching kids and driven to make a difference.

[Mrs. Wisehart @Mrs_Wisehart]

“Grades are first and foremost communication; they are information, nothing more. The moment we make them something more, we corrupt their constructive use.” @rickwormeli2 @INPrincipals #iasp

[Monte Syrie @MonteSyrie]

They won't if...

Heard lots of "They-won't-if's" on my journey.

They won't learn responsibility if you don't penalize late work.
They won't do it if you don't make it worth points.
They won't take tests seriously if you allow retakes.

To which I can confidently reply: They do.

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

We don’t need our teachers to be the most talented, the most innovative, or the most tech savvy. We need them to care about kids… care about their craft… work well with their colleagues… and come to work every day, excited about making a difference.

[Lee Ann Jung, PhD @leeannjung]

Society would be changed for the better if every school child had the chance to know and learn alongside people with disabilities and see them as peers. It’s not about pity; it’s about the recognition of fundamental rights and human dignity. #LeadInclusion #EdChat #UDL #UDLchat

[Christy @smsmatkovich]

Grades must reflect knowledge of content. There are other ways to give consequences for late work. In middle and elementary/ the responsibility of the child goes back to the home many times (not all)— we have to teach responsibility and taking points off isn’t it.

[Carl Hooker @mrhooker]

We just got a behavior policy from my daughter‘s teacher. They are taking points off for late work. At first it’s 11 points for 1 day, then 50% for 3 days late. What is this teaching our kids? What kind of alternatives should I suggest to the teacher?

[Christy @smsmatkovich]

@jleanne96 @SMSMustangs Great Job! #levelup #MustangsAreGamechangers