Robin Turner (@_robinturner) 's Twitter Profile
Robin Turner

@_robinturner

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Chris Shore (@mathprojects) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The research supports the practice of leading with the conceptual understanding and problem solving, followed-up with the procedures and algorithms: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.31…

Alfie Kohn (@alfiekohn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1/2 Qualitative study explores how homework perpetuates inequities: Richer kids have advantages that help them succeed with assignments & are then "seen by teachers as responsible, motivated, & capable." Conversely, kids who struggle w /HW because of fewer resources at home...

Jay Wamsted (@jaywamsted) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The thing about icebreaker activities is that if we skipped them we could just go home 30 minutes earlier & that’s a complete win-win.

Susan Barber (@susangbarber) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I keep stressing as I work with teachers this summer that rigor is not measured by the amount of texts or work we assign but rather what we're asking students to do with the texts.

Toby Price (@jedipadmaster) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Principals … here’s an awesome ice breaker your teachers are guaranteed to love…it’s called “Go work in your classroom.” #edutwitter

Advocate GOAT (@thedramagoat1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Remember how I had that angry parent email? My head principal told me to forward it to them and they handled it. Haven't heard anything else from the parent since. #WhatSupportLooksLike

Alfie Kohn (@alfiekohn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Ditching my rubrics freed me up to make the kind of comments that could most help my students." And in the absence of a rubric, this teacher adds, she now finds herself reading her students essays with genuine "curiosity about what [they] had to say": goo.gl/sBC7Zh

Alfie Kohn (@alfiekohn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today's tip for managers: "Doing performance evaluations well is like doing blood-letting well": goo.gl/R9C29x. For more on this topic: amzn.to/3z03bON and amzn.to/3cEBUtP