🎁 FREE GIFT: FULL ROSENSHINE CPD PACK! To celebrate 50 consecutive weeks of ⚗️DistillED, I’ve put together something quite cool… Over the past year, Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction has been one of the most requested topics from teachers and school leaders. So I’ve put

Got to see my grandpa’s old stomping grounds. 🇺🇸

Tomorrow marks 250 years of the United States Marine Corps. Happy Birthday, Marines! 🇺🇸

Good family time weekend ❤️

Mediocrity bonds people in the sense that shared complacency is comfortable. It demands nothing. No discipline, risk, or growth. Mediocrity sucks. Be excellent.

This week, we celebrate the miracle of America. Our nation is imperfect, often divided, yet unmatched in what it makes possible. The only nation on Earth founded not on bloodlines, but on beliefs that freedom is God-given, that rights are unalienable, and that power belongs to

Finally made it to @peopleshousedc today and saw someone I recognize. 🤭

Statement from the family of Rebecca Lobach, one of the pilots on the Black Hawk helicopter which crashed in D.C.

Transforming school culture starts with clarity: Define the mission (WHY), inspire the vision (EYE), and unify through collective commitments (HOW).

Check out this manual of evidence based teaching and learning strategies put out by the US Navy. Looks like the military is way ahead of our schools. Practical Applications of Learning Science

NEW! Go granular with Element 4.5 of the GTT-33 hyperlinked retrieval practice and spaced practice strategies from the brilliant books of @KateJones_teach. Special mention to @missgeog92 for her sharing of some of the resources. RT if you would like a copy @ProfCoe @EvidenceInEdu

Let's stop normalizing teachers having to wait tables or drive Uber to make ends meet. If we want to raise the bar and lead the world, let's ensure teacher pay matches the essential work they do.

Be on time. Open doors. Put in the work. Say hello and smile. Give back generously. Shake peoples' hands. Have a positive attitude. Do what you say you will. Thank people for their work. Help without any expectation. Some things will never go out of style.

#AZTLI2023 Leaders are Readers! #AZTEACHERLEADER

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#AZTLI2023 You can get through life with zero conflict, if you don’t have any ideas worth fighting for.

Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 2016, we got to see why. Bryant gave a speech at an awards show. He used the moment to address all athletes. “We’re not on this stage just because of talent or ability,” Bryant said. “We’re up here because of 4 am.

Navy SEALs have a saying. You may find it helpful. When something sucks, they look at each other and say: "FULL BENEFIT" It’s an instant mindset shift. • Hiking and it starts pouring rain? • Driving and your car breaks down? • Working on a project and lost a draft? FULL

The teachers in your school already possess so many gifts. They are right there in front of you. Leaders’ jobs are to find those gifts and amplify them.