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Thinker, Doer, Learner, Leader
Watertown, NY
Joined July 2018
Much to consider
To be clear, about ed tech: --I think teachers should have a computer in the classroom and way to show images and videos, if they choose to. --I think @khanacademy has proven its worth, abundantly. I wish it could be offered on a dedicated device, with no distractions. --In my
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Nailed it. This article says exactly what needed to be said.
The goal of NGSS was for students to think and practice like scientists and engineers, but the instructional practices it promotes do not actually reflect how scientists and engineers develop expertise. I explain more in my new Substack post. Link below. ⬇️
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We stopped just teaching kids things and started burying knowledge inside projects and group work, then slapped the label “inquiry” on it. But you can’t expect a student to discover something they don’t yet have the words or background even to notice.
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Great reading curriculum is usable and effective. That's it. It's light enough that teachers can breathe life into it. When you ask for the bells and whistles, you'll get a bloated mess that doesn't work... and you'll get charged more for the fancy joyride.
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I would appreciate re-tweets and re-posts from friends and colleagues to get this out there. It'll be monumental occasion!
New event: The Explicit Teaching Institute in NYC One week of honest PD on the science of learning and explicit instruction. Info below! 👇🔗
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As Jim Collins says “we must confront the most brutal facts” if we want to see our student literacy outcomes change.
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There's a reason we don't teach "discovery-based swimming." We understand the risks outweigh the reward. That we abide it in schools suggests that we really don't think the stakes are very high. (h/t: @rastokke ) https://t.co/xlYD3P8bVs
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Math scores in the US have been so bad for so long that teachers could be forgiven for trying anything to improve them. Unfortunately, many of the strategies they’re using could be making things...
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Precisely!
It's time to remove laptops from classrooms. 24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images. The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
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This.
@JonHaidt @AdamMGrant I’m an instructional coach and science teacher. The downside of 1:1 devices outweighs the upside in nearly every class I see where devices are used. Gaming, shopping, and social media is on roughly 1/5 of the screens and teachers are mostly unaware. Also, lots of building
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One of their best. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Hope does not equal evidence!☄️🙌🏻 @FaithBorkowsky @LeslieLaud @NateJoseph19 @ReadingShanahan Listen: https://t.co/IMmA3pAug5… Watch: https://t.co/bThhnW1qk9…
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An uncomfortable truth
"Even the best CTE programs cannot compensate for weak academic preparation....If they can’t handle middle-school math they can’t program high-tech machines or robotics, or operate the automated equipment found in modern factories and repair shops."
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So much advice on school improvement is noise. Mike Schmoker’s shares what actually works. Grateful for his clarity and insight. Thank you@rpondiscio
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Schooling could be profoundly better if we would only act on the best available research.
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This! So true.
@MrZachG I think desperation for small group instruction, is a sign that you’ve actually got a Tier 1 instruction problem. If you feel you need lots of time to meet with kids in small groups, you’ve got a way bigger problem than finding busy work to put in front of kids.
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Could not agree more
When you focus on many things, you'll lose to someone obsessed with their one most important measure is success—their North Star Metric. It won't even be close! The same approach holds true for organizations and schools. #Focus #Educentric #NorthStarMetric
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Sharing a clip from one of my greatest influences as a leader- Mike Schmoker. His message is clear: leaders must focus on the work that matters most. When we try to focus on everything, we end up focusing on nothing. Narrow the focus.
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Fascinating discussion on the merits of using excerpts vs whole books to teach reading from Tim Shanahan
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Every school district has unspoken rules for what counts as “success.” When those rules reward the status quo, innovation turns into talk instead of action. People follow what leaders do, not what they say.
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What separates effective leaders from the rest is their ability to manage attention with intent. When leaders focus on everything, they focus on nothing. What’s your organization’s one most important measure of success—its North Star Metric? #Educentric #Focus #NorthStatMetric
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