LEADERS!!! Every interaction MATTERS, but more importantly, every interaction is an OPPORTUNITY. The way WE walk into each one has a profound impact on how EVERYONE walks out. #LeadFromWhereYouAre #1minwalk2work #ImpactTheNarrative #HackingLeadership

Let's replace deficit thinking regarding #student learning and stop using the term learning loss. We prefer unfinished learning, learning recovery, and learning leaps. Share your favorites below.

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is not immediately react to something you disagree with. Take the time to gather your thoughts, conduct some research, and reflect. In the end it will lead to a more productive outcome.

Mt latest book is available now. Use code APR2021 for 15% discount and free shipping until May 12! tcpress.com/assessing-stud…

Check out my 12-minute Book Chat about my newest book, Assessing Student Learning by Design. Thanks to the Michigan Assessment Consortium (MAC) for the opportunity! vimeo.com/545122173/7e63…

iCivics just launched a new Primary Sources website. This new resource supports K–12 educators in engaging their students in learning experiences using primary source materials. Supported by a Library of Congress grant, this wonderful resource is FREE. primarysources.icivics.org/?emci=940d3708…

Effective principals demonstrate four key behaviors: 1) support "high- leverage" instruction via teacher observation and feedback; 2) build a productive climate; 3) encourage collaboration and PLCs; and 4) manage personnel and resources strategically. Grissom et al, 2021

Here is the link to a 136-page report from the Wallace Foundation presenting a synthesis of two decades of research on how principals affect students and schools. wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-cent…

The Professional Learning Sweet Spot esheninger.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-pr… #edchat #edutwitter

Check out the MI Assessment Consortium virtual conference, Building a Better Assessment Future, June 28-30, 2021. Assessment experts Rick Stiggins, Sue Brookhart, Ken O’Conner and Steven Snead will share assessment approaches that support student learning. michiganassessmentconsortium.org/event/building…

Key questions to reflect on in order to drive individual or system change when it comes to our practice: 1. Why do I/we do it this way? 2. How might I/we do it better? 3. What will tell me/us whether or not it is successful? #edchat #edutwitter #DisruptiveThink

A professional learning community evaluates the effectiveness of its efforts through actual evidence of student learning. Good intentions and hard work is not enough...how do you know that a specific practice or policy is helping more students learn at higher levels? #atplc

Our public library is such a special part of our community. Was checking out back to school books tonight. What have you borrowed from your local library lately?

Here's a practical article on establishing a "culture of feedback" and using peers to provide reflection and feedback in the classroom.

"The more complex the world becomes, the more creative we need to be to meet its challenges." - Sir Ken Robinson, 'Out of Our Minds'.

Congratulations to our kindergarten team. Each teacher was awarded an ALMM grant! ⁦Susan Godier⁩ ⁦Mickie Abiyou⁩ ⁦Maggie Robbins⁩

Give someone a second chance today. Assume they had good intentions. Believe in their ability to do better. It’s that easy to make a positive difference in someone’s life.

Assessment drives instruction: so ‘instruction without assessment is like driving with your eyes closed’! These leaders and teachers in Cairns know what that looks like!

Write down the things you can control. Focus on the areas of your life where you have significant influence. Revisit this list on a daily basis & ignore everything else. You got this.

The NEWS LITERACY PROJECT has just released its new Framework for Teaching News Literacy. This FREE resource is built using the Understanding by Design® framework and offers Standards, Essential Questions, Performance Tasks and Learning Activities. newslit.org/educators/reso…