What is rigor? My conception of rigor is not a greater amount of, more difficult or esoteric knowledge. I think of rigor as the kind of learning that prepares students to apply (transfer) their learning to increasingly novel, complex and authentic situations.

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. —Jeremiah 29:11

“I find that I am bored with anything I understand.” -Karen Uhlenbeck #AbelPrize winner Her sense of curiosity is why she won the prestigious math award. Curiosity must drive all learning, not compliance or curriculum.

Asking yourself these seven questions can help you do the things that scare you: t.ted.com/uXJ05VV

LitFest 2019! Every parking spot is taken with hundreds of children and their families in attendance to celebrate learning! A huge thank you to all of our “vendors” and volunteers

"5 Ways to Take Care of Each Other at Work" buff.ly/2LQFIss #Leadership #Suptchat

Some helpful advice - "5 Things That Will Keep You from Achieving Work-Life Balance" buff.ly/2jD9MMn

Just a few ways we can engage Entering AKA Starting ELs in writing. 📝So many wonderful ideas in #growinglanguageandliteracy by ⁦Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld⁩ #ELLs #ellchat #edchat #englishlanguagelearners #bilingualeducation

So true and so important to remember.

Your destiny is too important to spend it with people that are not making you better. Who are you allowing to influence you? Are they inspiring you, challenging you, pushing you forward? You don’t have time to waste with people that bring out the worst in you.

Creating a Positive Back-to-School Experience for English Learners janaechevarria.com/?p=343 via Jana Echevarria, PhD

Bonding with Students Right From the Start middleweb.com/40716/bonding-…

One more reason #ELL students are huge assets - Former ELs in NYC Public Schools performed better than Native English Speakers on NY State English test -> This is *not* surprising! bit.ly/2PfRH4k #ellchat #Advocacy4ELs #ELsCan

4th & 5th gr Ss peer assessing their writing using EL writing rubric! #EKD #ELsuperwriters #wcpsmd

Gulfport High School announces alternative plan for 2020 graduation a.msn.com/01/en-us/BB12N…

Let’s change the narrative from “social distancing” to “physical distancing.” We need social connection more than ever right now. Dave Nettell.

Nurturing teacher-student relationships can still be possible during #DistanceLearning. Here’s a friend checklist for those hard to reach students. From Distance Learning Playbook (amzn.to/2CxPooQ)

Seeking equity: Groups start 'cultural conversations' heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/see… via Herald-Mail Media