Random thoughts swirling in my head this Sunday morning: A)When it comes to effective instruction, pretty is not the same as substance. B)Fun and engagement don’always equal learning or rigor. C) Teacher’s feeling about instruction and curriculum don’t always align with what

The hardest part of now teaching based on cognitive science is realizing that before I knew better, I shortchanged thousands of students. I wasn’t teaching in line with how we actually learn—and I carry that responsibility. The good part? It drives me to make it right every day.

Grades are for eggs and diamonds. They only serve to sort students. We are here for learning.

I don't believe in "fidelity." I DO believe in fidelity to evidence. No program is perfect. If I see a weakness in a program, I don't just throw up my hands. I DO something about it. (1/5)

“Why can’t they remember it?” Maybe their working memory was overloaded. Learn how to design teaching that reduces strain and boosts recall. innerdrive.co.uk/blog/principle…

The mistake so many schools have made os thinking that the best way to help students do well on standardized tests is to make instruction look like the test, using short passages and test-type questions. It's not. A kid who can read a novel can pass a standardized test.

Jeremy Kauffman 🦔🌲🌕 Since 1966, only one mass shooting in the United States has ever been stopped by an armed civilian. ONE.

Please. I ain’t making anyone do anything. At best, I am meeting them where they are and maybe (maybe) helping them get a little farther down their path. Teaching’s meeting, not making. Took me too long to learn this.

A 15-year-old programmed his home’s Star Wars–themed Christmas light show, and it’s incredible 🤯

Nate Codes Carl Hendrick 100% agreed. Most "educational" apps aren't in the business of providing learning. They're actually selling "babysitting without guilt" x.com/NielsHoven/sta…

The biggest adventures are fueled by pure imagination. *Dinosaurs are still extinct and vehicles were not driven by a 9 year old. Professional driver on a closed course. Always drive with caution.

Too many education leaders are busy with low-value work. Ask for their most important success metric and you’ll hear several. If everything matters, nothing does. Focus. #Leadership #EducentricInc

My third most popular blog this fall argues schools are incoherent systems where students experience contradictory worlds across classrooms and teachers receive fragmented support. Research shows professional development and evaluations—designed to help teachers—are least

2026 does not need more resolutions. It needs no more excuses. This starts with the small things. The everyday commitments that seem insignificant but are not. Showing up when you said you would. Being on time instead of explaining why you were late. Following through even when

Likewise for Chromebooks!

#BTCthinks

Challenge accepted! Who’s in?

Three New Year’s Resolutions for EVERY teacher. 1. I will firmly say, “No” to any uncompensated projects or committees just because they tell me I’m so great at it and they REALLY value my (free) input (work). 2. I will firmly reset my classroom protocols and procedures from

"Recognizing the difference between teaching to the test and developing test-specific thinking is essential." Tips to equip your team heading into spring testing season, via edutopia: edutopia.org/article/prepar…

We cannot broadcast these studies loudly enough: