Large number of failed courses for Q2; many due to incomplete work. What solution actions can we develop to address work avoidance & apathy? #MTSS #edchat #middleschool #educoach

#Teachers with few behavior issues have the following in common: 1. Rarely gets offended. 2. Starts every day with a clean slate. 3. Talks w kids before/after class. 4. Considers de-esclation a win. 5. Doesn’t need the last word. Add yours 👇 #ThatOneKid #edchat

Working on a menu of #Tier1 supports that teachers can implement to support #comprehension in #msela We'll start with these bookmarks and some explicit teaching of #fixupstrategies. Hope others can use them, too! #literacy #edchat #literacycoach bit.ly/3Hatm9B

#readingcomprehension #middleschool #msreading #msela #mselachat #literacycoach

Grading v. Learning Dear Parent, Your child is failing my class. Dear Parent, I am concerned that your child is not learning. #Project180

“Small group,” intensive, targeted #structuredliteracy intervention expected from untrained Ts to 8-10 kids 3x/cycle made little progress sem 1. We got creative, split groups & paired a trained specialist. 3 weeks in = multi-level gains. 10 is not small group!

It’s impossible to be an effective instructional leader without focusing on culture.

Rx for Pk-12 response= quality instruction in P.A., phonics, fluency, spelling, comprehension (strategies & written lang. skills – vocab, syntax, cohesion, structure) & writing. Learn to read challenging texts across disciplines & build extensive knowledge about the world. #SoR

Education "influencers" need to be careful w/language & messaging. Some things demonized just need to be tempered. S-centered w/direct instruction, collaboration w/desks in rows, skills w/content knowledge, balanced elements w/structured literacy. Stop making it 1 or the other!

When a S is thought to be exceptional but parents will not agree to eval, what is the right way to meet S's needs? Differentiation, accommodation, modification? Where is the line? Or is there one?

You can’t refute data with opinions. The best way to challenge evidence is with better evidence. Confirmation bias is dismissing inconvenient facts. Critical thinking is questioning your beliefs. The goal of learning is to pursue what's true, not defend your views.

More and more info suggesting an overemphasis on skills + deemphasis on content in ELAR is problematic #knowledgegap #SoR edutopia.org/article/it-tim…

We do NOT lower the bar. Teachers, kids will face any challenge when they know you will be there to support them when it's needed Leaders, staff will face any challenge when they know you will be there to support them when it's needed Keep the bar high. Keep support higher.

Always excited about GRA announcement day!

Glad to see that this program is growing and looking forward to what new ideas they@come up with!

When vocabulary is incidental in our curriculum, we end up with a Tier 1 problem!