“If our goal is to model advanced language that prepares students for reading, we need to have longer, more substantive conversations that contain opportunities for students to push their thinking.”

Even if you have not had time to read the amazing new “Strive For Five” book,

How can we build knowledge through read-alouds?

Teachers can ask questions about a book before, during or after reading to build students’ knowledge and critical thinking skills.

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We used a scholarship approach with over 2,000 executives that involved focus groups and quantitative analysis. This led to a definition of leader character based on ten dimensions that interact with an 11th, central quality of judgment.
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Important read! Bottom line….the choice of which lens to use when evaluating curriculum often depends on the priorities and focus areas of the organization or individual conducting the evaluation.

In my view one of these tools has a very narrow focus and it is primarily

📣 **COGNITIVE ENGAGEMENT** For new knowledge to be encoded in long-term memory, we must drive thinking and ensure that students are cognitively engaged throughout the lesson. This new poster summarises how you can push ALL students to “think hard”.

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Great leaders are resilient. They may get knocked down, but they get back up. Difficulties and failure don’t overcome them. It’s this never-give-up attitude and ability to keep going, no matter how tough things get, that make these leaders truly stand out.

As a parent, lap reading is a joy. It’s a chance to cuddle your little one, while exposing them to rich vocabulary, concepts of print, and the wonder of books.

When it comes to infants, however, lap reading can deprive babies of their favorite (and most important) sight: YOU.

Is your mindset about generative AI limiting your professional growth? s.hbr.org/3UKbYiK

Gossip is a destructive communication strategy that negatively impacts everyone involved. s.hbr.org/2XVNLZO

In case you are wondering, this is NOT a phonics problem!!!!

We often talk about kids who CAN'T read; we should expand this conversation to include the kids who DON'T read! This is the REAL crisis!!

#Interest #Stamina #Attention #CognitiveEndurance #DedicatedEnvironments

New data released by the CDE today reveal doubled enrollment in Transitional Kindergarten following statewide investment in early learning!

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Interview: Dr. Sonia Soltero on the Importance of Cross-linguistic Connections and Metabilingual Awareness newamerica.org/education-poli… via @newamerica

Today on the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Bd of Education, we take stock of the progress and pushbacks that have influenced our students' opportunities to learn. Read what some of the country’s leading researchers see as the road ahead: learningpolicyinstitute.org/brown-70-refle…

A core curriculum evaluation tool may have a narrow focus if it primarily assesses and is obsessed with every last detail of foundational skills. If this happens, then a high-quality, knowledge-building, comprehensive ELA curriculum scores similarly to a basal or a program