Dr. Samantha Walder
            
            @swalder7
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              Director of Curriculum and Instruction • Innovator • Challenger • @SDAESP Past- President • 2023 @NAESP National Distinguished Principal/Tweets are my own
              
              South Dakota
            
            
              
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           Collective Teacher Efficacy is not a slogan. It’s a system. John Hattie ranks Collective Teacher Efficacy as the #1 influence on student achievement—with an effect size of 1.57. But too often, it’s used as a buzzword without understanding what it really takes to create it. So 
          
                
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             Handwriting leads to widespread brain connectivity - typing does not. 
          
                
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             Steve Jobs explains why motivation can't be forced: 
          
                
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             Powerful quote shared by @unamalcolm from Dr. Reid Lyon to kick off #LitLearn2025! Inspired and even more excited to hear his keynote tomorrow! @IDA_Ontario
          
          
                
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             We often hear about the Simple View of Reading… but have you heard about the Simple View of Writing?! Thank you @RALiteracy for sharing research-based instructional recommendations for early writing instruction today at #LitLearn2025! @IDA_Ontario
          
          
                
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             “Am I saying you should invest your resources in kindergarten and Grade 1? Yes I am.” @sstollar6 on preventing reading problems in her @IDA_Ontario #LitLearn2025 keynote 
          
                
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             We're excited to speak at #NationalSummit on Improvement in Education 2025! Sign up to attend our session on Leading to Build and Sustain PLCs! #TitanPride #NetworkofImprovers
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             Today’s Daily Wisdom message is a good one: “Aim to finish on empty”: Give your all so you can’t look back leaving anything on the table. @BallisPsych
          
          
                
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             MUST WATCH: Legendary actor Denzel Washington spoke with the Colorado football team today and gave them inspirational life lessons. “You can pray for rain; you gotta deal with the mud too. But eventually good things grow out of that mud” THIS IS AWESOME.  https://t.co/0m7lGyEzSD 
          
          
                
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             The key to life: Show up. Show up when it’s hard. Show up when it’s messy. Show up when no one’s watching. Show up when you don't feel like it. Show up when the rewards are uncertain. Just show up. You can never bet against the person who just keeps showing up. 
          
                
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             The Work You Do in the Dark… Everyone sees the wins. Few see the work. - The early mornings & late nights - The reps when no one is watching - The doubts, failures, & the grind The unseen hours define you. 🎥 @AlanSteinJr
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