Food for thought…

Are family members invited to your spring celebrations? Here's a supportive and fun way for them to participate, from educator Kristen Sears:

What an amazing idea!

Looking to get meaningful discussions going about equity in data? Try out this tool from CASEL to have productive sessions: schoolguide.casel.org/resource/sel-d…

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Teacher2Teacher All the strategy and curriculum in the world doesn’t matter if kids don’t feel successful. They have to see that their efforts will pay off. And we have to be transparent and willing to change if needed.

Some really great things from James Clear this week!

Just realized that the text of my second inaugural lecture (at the Institute of Education, 2007)—Assessment for Learning: Why, what and how—is no longer being sold by UCL Press, so the copyright reverts to me, and I can make it open access, so here it is: bit.ly/AfLWWH.

"Professional learning is an embedded element of every district and school, but the focus is usually on teachers. Leaders deserve support as well." Read more from leader Eric Sheninger: esheninger.blogspot.com/2025/05/why-sc…

New research finds that communities of practice can help educators feel more confident in their teaching and more optimistic about leaving a lasting impact on students. Learn more tips for new ways to support teachers next year, via Greater Good: greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/h…

💭 Is your mind swirling with big dreams for next school year? ✅ Here's how leader John Wink brought order to his plans with a "Summer Excellence Checklist." leadlearner2012.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-pr…

Principals should spend far more energy catching their teachers doing the right thing than doing the wrong thing.

Basic Learning Design with % of time allotted for each section. When designing: 1. Start with the Target 2. Then, design the Task. 3. Next, collect & organize the Instruction. 4. Create an Opening. 5. Make the Closing count.

School leadership = instructional leadership (Inspiration via P Dr. Rachel Edoho-Eket)

This is the main reason I can support teachers the way I do #ccsdtn

Questions for summer #8: Collective teacher efficacy, with a 1.57 effect size, beats tech or class size. Teams that believe they can change lives usually do. How does your team’s mindset shape your school’s success?

Jim Knight 🇺🇦 Looking forward to seeing you at GACIS next week in GA Speaking of AI, there's 11 great FREE tools on letsquittteaching.com that are awesome thought partners for teachers, providing examples of things needed to design high quality learning. Would love your feedback!

A Vision or Goal without a Plan is… Just a Dream. A Plan without a Vision or Goal is… Just a To-Do List. It takes constant, active commitment to BOTH to get improvement.

Congratulations to all of the teachers and students that attended the Middle TN Career Development Conference for JAGTN. We are so proud to be represented by such amazing teachers and students!