These direct, explicit, instructional routine cards for teaching vocabulary from the NRTAC have been a main stay in our PaTTAN trainings. I can almost hear Anita Archer's voice every time I use them! Get them here: drive.google.com/open?id=1Zs4UH…

"The research motivating these changes isn’t new." Not new at all. This has been a long time coming. And a whole lot of kids and families have suffered in the meantime. edweek.org/teaching-learn…

Why are evaluations even a thing this year? •I survived last year. •I came back this year. •Despite both, I still show up on time each day. That should be enough evidence. 😐

Happy Halloween! I don't celebrate this holiday, but I'm giving away a few Yasmin books to those who do! Follow me, like and RT this tweet for a chance to win a book! USA only, ends tonight at midnight.

I love this! You can use for math too.

Wishing you all a Merry and Blessed Christmas!

School leaders! Join in this conversation. The path to students’ success is through skillful and committed leaders.

How much of “explain your answer/show your work” in math assessment really just amounts to making students recite the algorithm (rather than constructing meaning)?

"When my son came to a word he didn't recognize, he would guess, take his eyes off the page, and look to me for confirmation. This drove me crazy! You can't read without looking at the words on the page." readnotguess.com/about/

Intermediate teachers looking for a highly-relevant #graphicnovel about #immigration, check out Duncan Tonatiuh Undocumented: A Worker’s Fight. The Mextico accordion-style format alone will pique students’ interest in this story about a young man’s fight for fair wages.

Share the wonders of the cosmos with your students. #teachers #booktwitter bit.ly/3Hs2z8p

SHMS's new head principal Mr. Meek reviews the macbook deployment plan with new assistant principal Mrs. Skibbe. Be sure to attend Back to School Night August 16th from 6:00 to 7:30 PM to meet all our new administrators and staff! #SHMSMavericks #Learn230

"There's an idea about how children learn to read that's held sway in schools for more than a generation — even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago..." How did it happen? A new podcast coming in October. features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/

Advice for parents who are concerned about their child and reading. apmreports.org/story/2018/10/…

An important thread for all who value public education 👇

Happy weekend everyone. If you've listened to Sold a Story and want to dig deeper into the "science of reading," I put together a suggested reading list. Episode 4 is coming Thursday. apmreports.org/story/2022/10/…

The final episode of Sold a Story is coming Thurs: "There are kids sinking everywhere. They’re looking for help. And it’s on us." - former teacher It's on ALL of us. I was an education reporter for a decade and I didn't know this: current.org/2022/11/how-th…

Here's a list 39 of my favorite questions to use with The Impact Cycle. What are your favorite coaching questions? instructionalcoaching.com/downloads/pdfs…

I am impressed with Jim Burke's new planner—which is much more than a planner. Jim Burke Corwin. Lots of wisdom to help you plan the next school year.

🤩 Giveaway! I’m ending 2023 by giving away a copy of the must-read 7 Mighty Moves by Lindsay Kemeny - one of my favourite books of the year! 🇨🇦 & 🇺🇸 only To enter: 1. Retweet this tweet 2. Must be following me Ends Thursday December 28th at 8 pm EST. Good luck!