“Many of our children are not well because we’ve been more focused in education on what is easily quantified rather than what is most important. We have lost sight of what our children need to be happy, healthy, & contributing citizens to the global society. @msoskil@Teaching4IR
To build school culture, let’s start by being the answer to these five questions every student (and teacher) is asking. https://t.co/xYeH6AIVLV #LeadUpChat
Congrats to our captain Jeremiah Foltz for being named the @speechanddebate Virginia District Student of the YEAR! Through his 4 years of experience of being apart of Speech & Debate, showing outstanding dedication & leadership made him a great choice! #HandleyPride#SparkLeaders
The measure of a school is not just how well students do on standardized tests, both whether or not kids love and appreciate learning. The latter is a better indictor of future success.
A3: iEARN loves project-based learning because effective projects always involve learning content and taking action. Introduce PBL at a young age and incorporate projects that are relevant to local & global issues, like the #SDGs. #globaledchat#teachsdgs
A 2 We’ve totally revised 5th grade reading curriculum. Choice at heart! Teachers have class libraries. Reading in Genre units with a range of books at students instructional level. Partners read different books, discuss, write in notebooks. #NYEDChat
Thrilled to end the day listening to THE @donalynbooks. It’s like church. PREACH! Let’s focus on #booklove and lives NOT levels. “Leveling was-designed to be applied to the texts— never the child. “
A 4 works: Follow up conversations that happen within 24 hours. Observations with a focus help. Observer comes several times not once a year. Doesn’t work: check lists, no follow up, no meaningful conversations, no focus and observation is a few minutes.#NYEDChat