This is the most iconic image in the history of college marketing. Colleges have come up with everything under the sun to attract students, but St. John’s in Annapolis just took a picture of their reading list and countless students have made their college decision because of it.

While planning a lesson, I referenced Zach Groshell 's book Just Tell Them and decided to put the multimedia principles into practice. Take a look below to see a snippet of the lesson sequence and video. ⬇️

Finally done with the Social Studies/History version! This Google sheet has 300 of the most popular Crash Course SS videos all organized nicely for you 😀 AND for every single video, there's a premade quiz, worksheet, and interactive video 😎 docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d… You can

This diagram originally from Carl Hendrick and Dr Haili Hughes FRSA illustrates explicit instruction as an interactive process — one that actively involves ALL students through continuous checks for understanding. Build in frequent CfU opportunities, vary the strategies and designing a

I have a 5th grader who has her heart on going to Law School. I'm creating a "5th grade law school" morphology booklet for her. I will come up with more examples. This is just a start. What roots would you add?

One of the easiest lessons to plan is a whole class feedback lesson - yet they are rare to see in the wild. We tend to think of feedback for individuals, and feedback as grades. Sitting everyone together and going over common errors with a chance to fix them up is so impactful.

This is amazing - a periodic table showing every element and how it’s used. Chemistry really is everywhere. 🔬✨ What’s your favorite element?

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Does it really make a difference if students read whole books rather than only brief texts & excerpts? Evidence indicates the answer is "yes." Plus it's a lot more engaging. Doug Lemov Karen Vaites Holly Korbey See my new piece in American Educator: aft.org/ae/winter2025-…

Students who regularly experience "sustained cognitive activity"--focused, directed, uninterrupted thinking, reading and writing--during the school day develop better "cognitive endurance" that is, they learn to productively focus on tasks for longer. teachlikeachampion.org/blog/on-attent…

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From Wednesday: Wallkill 67 - Saugerties 68 The boys fell short in a great comeback against a very strong Saugerties squad. A. Marshall - 30 D. Lynch - 24 K. Glasgow - 6 Varsity845 KOT845 Freeman Sports

Wallkill 66 - FDR 53 We picked up a big win on the road against a tough FDR team! D. Lynch - 33 (career high) A. Marshall - 14 I. Williams - 7 The boys are back at home on Friday, 1/16 against Rondout. Varsity845 KOT845 Freeman Sports

Wallkill 84 - Rondout 65 Wallkill defeated a tough Rondout team at home tonight! Des Lynch - 34 (career high) Alex Marshall - 26 Isaiah Williams - 8 Cris Bonilla - 8 The boys play next Friday at Red Hook! Varsity845 KOT845 Freeman Sports

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New from yours truly for Fordham Institute Can we predict if a high-performing school will still be a standout ten years from now? Stability in education rarely comes from discovering the perfect program; it comes from protecting the ones that already work.

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beanie0597_2.0 Teach Like a Champion Here's a study on exactly that point: The proportion of academic words used by teachers during the school day is a significant predictor of student vocabulary growth and reading achievement. Research indicates that higher teacher usage of sophisticated, academic language

Spoke to a teacher from New York. Makes $140,000/yr with a 10 month schedule. Retires in 2026 with ~ $90,000/yr pension + full health benefits. Traditional careers like this can be game changers. Why aren’t more people doing this?!