This⬇️! We, educators, admin, etc, should all be reading this piece by Robert Pondiscio It’s exactly on the mark. open.substack.com/pub/thenext30y…

I will die on this hill. Yes. There is a time for small group but the sheer amount of times we are told small groups will solve a problem is bonkers. And a bunch of busy work for kids not in the small group certainly isn’t the answer either.

If you’d like a step-by-step script for introducing this presentation to students, check out my latest blog post. It includes a detailed explanation and a free downloadable presentation: scientistsinthemaking.com/why-students-r…

It's Boys State Basketball Week and time to resume my favorite pastime of rooting for every PUBLIC SCHOOL West of Grand Island #308 #nepreps #nsaa #BBBB25 #iheartpublicschools

Mini whiteboard stars: Ask students to draw a simple star on their mini whiteboard then place it face down. Count them down and ensure they all show it at the same time. I use ‘3-2-1 chin’ and ensure they place their whiteboard under their chin. Once they’ve done it, say,

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What would immediately have to change in your school for all kindergarten students to read on grade level by the end of their third grade? What’s your plan for next week, next month, three months from now, etc. Easy? No. Possible? Yes—if the adults inside of the school change.

Newest read in my current program. I was happy to see Anita Archer videos and reading to go with it this week.

The vertical whiteboard has become how ALL our regional PDs are now done. This is about how it plays out every time.

And this is Harvard...Math professors across North America have been warning about the lack of foundational math skills for years. It’s a serious problem––holding students back in math, science, economics, computer science, etc. And remedial courses? They often don’t work.

Parents saying BTC "not very productive for their kid..either they get bulldozed & can't participate b/c [math whiz takes over] or the math whiz feels they have to do all the work b/c other kids don't know what to do" Who would have guessed? cc. Greg Ashman Zach Groshell Jeff Park 🐗

Mark Gilson 🌱 Double oof to the person who said "Building Thinking Classrooms is best practice research first of all" Literally brings up Whole Language/Balanced Literacy nightmares, which the school board member questioning BTC alluded to.

Mark Gilson 🌱 How can this happen so quickly after MN had to pass legislation to fix reading… BTC is the whole language version of math and Peter Liljedahl is its Lucy Calkins. And every instructional leader that spoke during that mtg is clearly 💯 bought into it

This video is hilariously accurate. So many of my college classes depended on Ss researching one topic and then "teaching" the class with a slideshow. I've seen the slideshow method down to 3rd grade. Can we just stop? tiktok.com/t/ZT2cPXeA7/

“Steubenville’s results are also remarkably strong across student groups. Last year, for example, 100% of its Black students, 99% of its low-income students and 92% of its students with disabilities scored proficient in third grade reading.” How does Steubenville get such

Another piece finding that phonemic awareness on its own helps – phonemic awareness! But not so much reading and fluency. Message: Need to integrate phonemic awareness with letter-sound and phonics instruction. Show them the letters!! journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73…

Top Pumpkin creations of the Fall

The elementary came over this morning to participate in a pep rally for the football team!! Thanks to Mrs. Wolfe and the cheerleaders for putting on such a fun pep rally!! See the photos here! facebook.com/share/r/14LZTq…