“But I’ve chosen love as my bottom line for how I view human beings—all of them together, and one-by-one.” -Landon Saunders

Formative assessment doesn’t have to be time-consuming. It can even be fun! 🎉 Here are 28 creative, low-stakes strategies—gathered from our archives and community of educators:

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.

Banning smartphones in schools is good for learning and well-being. New study of 400+ middle schools in Norway: after smartphone bans, girls had fewer mental health issues & better grades. Boys and girls were less likely to be bullied. Smartphones belong at home or in lockers.

Interventions work best when students are grouped by need across classrooms and staff members are assigned by expertise.  This is a much more efficient and effective way to intervene, in comparison to each teacher keeping her/his own students.

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Mrs. Bryant was a beautiful person. She was known for her smile, laugh, and hugs. She was an inclusive person who prioritized people and did so with impeccable character.-Rob Kroll @Hillcrest_SPS Donate to the Jennifer Bryant Memorial Scholarship: https://t.co/NAAd0ccjxO

Jenn was a tremendous educator & person. Please consider helping her legacy live on at The Hill.

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NEW!!! To deepen discussions 💬, here are alternative prompts that are more effective than the generic "Do you have any questions?" | Brain Blast #teachers #highschool #principalchat #classroom #education #edu #students #discussion #ukedchat #Prompts

"Ninety percent of success can be boiled down to consistently doing the obvious thing for an uncommonly long period of time without convincing yourself that you're smarter than you are." — @ShaneAParrish

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It’s a good Friday when you get to pet a baby hedgehog! 😍 Abbigail knows how to breed and raise these cute little creatures thanks to her Ag classes @Hillcrest_SPS.

🧨Grant Day! 🧨 One of the best days of the year! Thank you @Foundation4SPS and donors for supporting #ActiveClassrooms. @officialSPS schools, principals, and teachers....who is ready for an Active Classroom training? 🏃‍♀️🧠

Being a new teacher is stressful & often overwhelming. Here's a tool to help create a web of support for new teachers, including a list of some of the needs to consider: https://t.co/4k88Vha9v1 #BackToSchool #NTChat

Using Inside-Outside Circle to share about our independent reading time in class today. @WilsonsCreekInt @DrKarynChristy @Learning_Moore @MykiWilliamson @KaganOnline #CooperativeLearning

Districts usually provide support for new teachers through coaching, mentoring & PLCs, but there is one additional essential support new teachers specifically need to be successful: feeling connected & supported by their fellow teachers. https://t.co/L9Khkn3yAH

For the past 2 days, I’ve shown up to work with smart, tenacious people who care deeply about the kids that walk in the doors of our school. Each day, they’ll come back to ensure those kids are learning, safe, and cared for. I couldn’t ask for a better community! @officialSPS

Welcome to #TeamSPS! 🎉 You could teach anywhere, but you chose SPS. Thank you to the more than 300 teachers who joined #TeamSPS today. We're grateful you chose to invest in SPS students. We look forward to investing in you. Let's go, team!

It was a great day welcoming our newest colleagues to @officialSPS! 📚🧮💻 #SPSUnited #SPSCurriculum

We’re looking for educators who love Kagan Structures and use them in their classroom to become a Kagan Ambassador! ⭐️ For all the details visit: https://t.co/Lz74rt8fGh #kaganstructures #kagan #cooperativelearning #professionaldevelopment #teacherPD #teacherambassador