Adolescence Is Prime Time for Closing Opportunity Gap -- THE Journal thejournal.com/articles/2019/…

Supporting ALL readers with access to content area text. WyeastMS@WyeastWarrior #everykideveryday

I am currently listening to Dare to Lead on my way to work. This morning was quite timely. “Our ability to be daring leaders will never be greater than our capacity for vulnerability” -Brene' Brown. Thank you Brene'! WyeastMS@WyeastWarrior Brené Brown @goforgarrett #warriorfamily

A Simple Practice Yields Big Results in Middle School for Less Than $2 edutopia.org/article/simple…

Studying the impact of teacher practice on student outcomes Orchards Elementary #interactivereadaloud #shelteredinstruction

Yes!! Thank you Legacy for the amazing work you do with kids ❤

Students Think Lectures Are Best, But Research Suggests They’re Wrong edutopia.org/article/studen… I enjoy a good lecture because they are low-risk, but when a test follows...yikes. Students need focused practice for learning to stick.

These things are NOT canceled: Love, hope, self-care, and school improvement.

Teacher, Interrupted: Leaning into Social Emotional Learning Amid the COVID 19 Crisis edsurge.com/news/2020-03-1… #edtech via EdSurge

Teaching Strategies of Award-Winning Online Instructors edutopia.org/article/teachi…

As I said on the senate floor today, when people righteously call for justice for George Floyd, lawmakers’ answers cannot be silence. They cannot be using the bible as a prop. We must answer the call for justice with action. The answer to systemic racism is systemic change.

Why #BlackLivesMatter in Your Classroom Too by Heinemann link.medium.com/QOBnWEq6Z6 "To be antiracist is to be actively involved with the disruption of these systems...that routinely produce unjust outcomes." Educators. Come together. Affect change.

"Articulate actions you plan to take to confirm that Black lives do indeed matter." edweek.org/ew/articles/20…

So many examples of how we can grow.

“Let’s look at this time as an opportunity to engage in intentional work of re-imagining what learning could look like and create the kinds of relationships, classrooms, and powerful learning experiences that we always imagined we were…” — Adelric McCain link.medium.com/kZAmdG8zQ8

Thank you will.i.am and Jennifer Hudson for this powerful video. Hate has no place in the United States — and on November 3rd we will prove that.

So many useful links in this article! Especially timely for me...the fostering "expert learners" link ♥ How to Help Students Focus on What They’re Learning, Not the Grade edutopia.org/article/how-he…

Lesson Plan: Discuss 22-year-old Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem “The Hill We Climb” | Lesson Plan | PBS NewsHour Extra pbs.org/newshour/extra…

TRUTH: "...the tone of a building is set by what you allow, what you stop, what you ignore, and what you reinforce." scd.org/publications/e…

This month we're celebrating National Principals Month! Our 38 campus leaders make it possible for our schools to keep students at the center of everything we do in EPS. Thank you, principals, for everything you do! #EPSInspires #nationalprincipalsmonth