Here’s a knowledge organizer to use with the Learning How to Learn unit. Students will keep a copy in their binder w/ their booklet. Below is also a previous thread I posted on using knowledge organizers to make essential knowledge explicit and accessible. docs.google.com/presentation/d…

NEW: To determine whether a classwide intervention is needed, educators must gather student data, identify appropriate cut scores, and determine a recommendation for next steps. The IRRC’s Tier 1.5 Calculator calculates your class’s median score relative to important cutoff

When I was 18 I planned my own travel to see 3 universities on the west coast. When my regional flight from Walla Walla to Seattle got cancelled I ran across town and took an 8 hr Greyhound to Seattle nbd.

📚 GIVEAWAY TIME! 📚 The Scaffolding Effect by Rachel Ball & LambHeartTea (she/her) is out now! Full of practical ways to support every student. Want a free copy? All you have to do is: ✅ Follow us 🔁 RT this post The winner will be announced on Friday, 1st August, at 2pm. Good

‘Cognitive Science,’ All the Rage in British Schools, Fails to Register in U.S. My exploration in The 74 thanks to Dylan Wiliam, Zach Groshell, Daisy Christodoulou, Peps, Benjamin Riley, Daniel Willingham, Nick Gibb, Sarah Oberle, Ed.D., Blake Harvard, others. the74million.org/article/cognit…

What exactly is admin trying to accomplish here? (Bluebonnet is the Texas co-opted Amplify curriculum) SMH

ELA and SS are separate but complimentary disciplines. This is one of the most problematic norms in elementary.

One can be both hopeful and thoroughly convinced that onset rime will never die.

On the first day of school I'll time students through this maze of desks to determine lunch line order. These desks are gigantic. Follow me for more classroom management.

This podcast w Timothy Shanahan is by the far the easiest way to get up to speed on the research on levelled readers. HIGHLY recommend! (If you want to skip intro, dig in at about 7:30). amplify.com/episode/scienc…

husband consult & going with rows. RIP pairs in rows.

YALL: Last year my district had 28 assessments across all content areas for 5th grade. This year: NINE Let's go.

Laura Patranella They need to develop principals as instructional leaders. Without it, testing becomes meaningless in terms of informing instruction. Someone has to help unravel the data to help inform and support instruction. Can also be an AP or coach.

A success story re: writing and explicit instruction: 3-8th grade Texans write an Extended Constructed Response on the STAAR test. Graded on a scale of 0-10. 40% of 4th graders earned a 0 in 2025. Avg scores of state/region/district was between 2.96 - 3.25. 26% of my

Robert Pondiscio identifies some "low-hanging fruit" that could significantly enhance education outcomes for students. Robert Pondiscio Beanie Zach Groshell share.transistor.fm/s/a617bbef tesscg.com

Literally no one.

Did you know that I have no-prep student workbooks for 36 Magic Tree House books available in my pay-what-you-want curriculum shop? ☺️ Could you share this post so that other families could know about this too? Magic Tree House is such an amazing way to get kids reading, writing,

Rows and libraries are an expression of values, but not an assurance of great teaching! ⏬⏬

The end of the 2025 term meant a bit of a SM hiatus for me. After my final school visit, SM was discarded (as too were emails and anything work) - sometimes the need for a clean break is so overwhelming - and recognising the signs of burnout are crucial. But, having had a few

We do teachers and students a massive disservice to seperate best practices for ELs from best practices for all our students. Yes, some will need more support within explicit instruction, but language development is critical for everyone.