#ThoughtForTheDay If we find ourselves complaining about a task that needs to be completed or a meeting/training we are required to attend, then how can we get upset when a student displays the same attitude about an assignment or attending class? #LiveYourExcellence

3 Brain-Based Strategies That Encourage Deeper Thinking via edutopia edutopia.org/article/3-brai…

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who charted a course for women’s rights at the U.S. Supreme Court and became a legal, cultural and feminist icon, has died from complications from cancer. She was 87. NPR Nina Totenberg ow.ly/8m1B50BvgRT

You all gave me so much good stuff, it took me two extra days to pull it all together. But here it is. cultofpedagogy.com/scattered/ via Cult of Pedagogy

“If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success.” 👏👏👏 lollydaskal.com/leadership/7-f…

How PBL Helps Students Engage With the World Around Them via edutopia edutopia.org/article/how-pb…

This toolkit—drawn from research and the experience of teachers—can help teachers meet students’ social and emotional needs throughout the day. edutopia.org/article/how-ma…

Phenomenon-based learning is a lot like project-based learning, a more familiar term in the United States. But in Finland, phenomenon-based learning is non-negotiably interdisciplinary. ow.ly/x1Z450BMAiY

Applied projects can bring meaning math, helping to answer the perennial student question, "Why does this matter?" ow.ly/N3Vi50BMyK0

When it comes to distance learning, applying culturally responsive teaching requires “remixing” education by borrowing from the best practices in how kids learn in a way that repositions the student as the leader of his own learning. ow.ly/WV1q50Ci8Mn

Fantastic solution to a problem I have witnessed first hand for teachers!

Powerful words.

Connecting With Reluctant Remote Learners via edutopia edutopia.org/article/connec…

Because the human brain doesn’t come already wired to read, there is no “reading center” of the brain and there are no “reading genes.” Each individual brain must learn how to read on its own. Holly Korbey ow.ly/gkC150CrFhb

Attending to students’ social and emotional needs throughout the day—a.k.a Maslow Before Bloom—is crucial to a positive learning environment and stronger academic performance.

I can’t complain about starting my spring break with our state leaders in discussions over student safety and social emotional needs. What an honor to have a voice in planning for all students!

Chris Stapleton concert with mom!

Started reading this book this morning. I would encourage every educator and instructional leader to take the time to read it. Thank you Klein ISD Special Ed and Dawn Proctor for getting this for our team!