This Summer current student, Sam Cohen and I had the chance to write for the IL ASCD Summer Edition - "Teaching, Applying, and Reflecting on Social Skills for the Real World." Check it out on page 60! issuu.com/ilascdpublishi…

Maine South checks in at No. 5 in the preseason. Can the Hawks keep Constantine Coines healthy all year? QB injuries have hampered the Hawks in 5 of the last 8 seasons. chicago.suntimes.com/high-school-fo…

It's so important for teachers to understand the implications of Cognitive Load Theory & the limitations of working memory for their students. But it's just as important for them to understand the importance of those things for themselves... A🧵

Second common procedures for the ways you will ask students to answer your questions are really powerful. When your students have done a turn & talk or a stop & jot or been cold called 100 times it is familiar to them and they can participate with no load on working memory...

Important information about cognitive load for educators! This is one of the reasons that we need inter-disciplinary collaboration🙌

16 of the most interesting education research papers from the last 16 weeks: (all open source 🔓) ↓

Nick Saban GOLD 🥇 “Negative experiences without teaching kills morale.” Read that again. This is what being a “transformational” coach is all about. Are you about winning or are you about teaching? Are you about transactions or about relationships?

🧵 Understanding Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction: A Thread on the Science Behind Effective Teaching Who was Barak Rosenshine? Rosenshine was an educational psychologist who distilled years of research into 10 practical principles. These aren’t just teaching tips—they’re

ISU football gave up a home playoff game today so the IHSA could hold the high school state finals at Hancock Stadium. Redbirds won on the road.

Ready for a great SEL: More than Icebreakers PD tomorrow. Helping teacher push students to work on social and emotional skills through teaching, practice, and feedback/reflection. Maine South HS Maine207 Adult Learn

Prepping Hawk Pride Kindness Week!

Congrats to Head Coach Will Rey (Basketball Coaching 🏀) on winning his 400th game at Northridge! Thank you, Coach, for all you have done for Northridge and for changing the lives of so many young men over the years. #LGK ⚔️

40 of most fascinating edu-threads from the last 4 months: ↓

It might seem like note-taking is a good use of time since it produces (slightly) more retention than purely reading/listening. But that's only if you ignore the opportunity cost: the extra time you spend writing notes could be put to far better use engaging in retrieval

Attention, ‘cognitive endurance’ and reading: a 🧵: In our forthcoming book on the Science of Reading, Colleen Driggs, Erica Woolway and I discuss the importance of attention to reading...

Direct instruction is joyful & leads pupils to success. Here is a *clip* where I use high frequency & high participation questioning in 3 phases: 1. Check for listening 2. Rehearsal 3. Check for understanding Established routines: all hands up, turn & talk, SLANT & ruler reading

IT’S HERE! I am a massive believer in the power of concrete examples. This 4-part documentary shows lessons & unpacks the thinking behind them. Huge thanks to Peps Josh Goodrich Steplab & Ark Soane Academy & of course the incredible pupils & their families.

Cognitive offloading (using scrap paper) doesn't just help students remember more, it helps them think more clearly, especially when tasks involve several steps. Study finds giving students the chance to offload information improves their maths problem-solving especially when

THE best episodes I’ve seen. Whether you coach DL or not, this is a must watch to see what high detailed coaching looks like.