Love this idea for working with Ss on standards and assessing their work with the performance categories.

So excited to learn from Diane Sweeney about #sscoaching today!

I could watch this little guy all day-- love his morning affirmation!

2nd graders drafting some ideas around what we feel when we hear "this is easy" in math (or anywhere) Such thoughtful responses--heartbreaking to hear all of negative emotions. Working to be specific and supportive w our words. Grateful for this work! #WeAllBelong

"Culturally responsive adult-to-adult relationships are foundational to forming school community where all adults and all students are able to thrive professionally, academically, and as whole beings," says Sarah Young in our latest blog post: ow.ly/jV4v50xBtLc #EduCoach

Read this article today and immediately thought of @bvmathematics and Jennifer Taylor- thank you for the great work you are doing in helping teachers and students broaden their mathematical mindsets! harvardmagazine.com/2020/01/franci…

Ray of hope tweet: We have been dealing in a lot of bad news lately so here is a little good news. Climatologically the coldest period for KC is Jan 10th-22nd. Today's the 23rd so it's all uphill from here! And then, there's this...taking us through the first week of February.

Love this.

Thank you, Blue Valley! Registered voters in Blue Valley have endorsed the bond election 73.8% to 26.2%. We are thankful for a community that has given us an opportunity to impact the next generation of Blue Valley students and entrusted us with this great responsibility.

Harmony Elementary students and staff are POWERING UP! Thank you BV IT for your help.

So excited for students and teachers to have these devices for learning!

"Black history is American history." Great article with ideas for teaching Black History all year long. Teaching Black History in Culturally Responsive Ways edutopia.org/article/teachi…

Learning a great strategy for spelling segmentation this morning. Thanks ⁦DeAnne Whitlock⁩ for some fantastic learning. I’d love to try this out in some classrooms soon!

Helping kids to see the purpose behind phonological awareness work is so important. Teachers at PS 46 are thinking about joyful ways to have kids practice listening for syllables to spell longer and trickier words. #tcrwp #phonologicalawareness

BV teachers, if you have time in your day, this would be an awesome hour of learning! @BlueValleyPL Blue Valley Schools

The semantics around how a question is posed is important. When we are asking more questions in print vs. verbally with online learning, it's even more important. #smscoacheschat

Coming very soon... Hyperdoc template for Canvas Users 👏🏻👏🏻♥️⬇️ Almost done! @CanvasLMS markboothe IN Canvas Users @canvascasters Dr. Chase Huotari Join me on the Canvas Webinar Friday to learn more! With Kelly Amick Hilton and @LedbetterBio! #inelearn

For those of you that love hyperdoc and also use @CanvasLMS...

A1: Assessment is the engine that drives learning. Without it, we can't know whether students are learning during the lesson and we can't know how to support them when they need more support. Without assessment, we are just "information-deliverers" #ATAssessment