Our culture has conditioned us that if something comes easy it must not be important so we rarely value our strengths. But the reality is that our talents/ strengths allow us to be more successful. Never underestimate your talents. Remember talent literally means value/ worth

Here's to all the teachers who are flying under the radar... not getting much attention. Their engaging lessons aren’t on Twitter. Their cool interactions with kids aren’t captured on YouTube. But they’re still crushing it. And they’re making a difference for a lot of students.

Yes, yes, yes!! My husband gets it. Why is it so hard for some educators to understand that kids need to be taught the basics?? #commonsense #FailingStudentsorFailingSchools

So well said!

My Lordt. Facts!

You have watched it, right?! An absolute must-watch of you want to understand where elementary reading instruction goes wrong: youtube.com/watch?v=Lxx7hs…

Karen Vaites Powerful Parent Movement Decoding Dyslexia MD Decoding Dyslexia MA @DrMariaMurray1 Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children Decoding Dyslexia MS Decoding Dyslexia GA Decoding Dyslexia Minnesota Decoding Dyslexia NJ Decoding Dyslexia-FL Decoding Dyslexia CA High Five Literacy Let this be a reminder—or an awakening—of what can happen when children do NOT receive appropriate Science of Learning and Reading aligned curriculum and instruction in America’s public schools. #FAPEdenied #JusticeForMatthew #CurriculumMatters #PedagogyMatters #LiteracyMatters

Screen all students early & help set a path for reading success! #scienceofreading #literacy #dyslexia

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The most dangerous phrase in the language is: We’ve always done it this way. #CodeBreaker

“Inclusive, good-quality education is the foundation for dynamic and equitable societies.” Desmond Tutu

We spoke to three Black male educators about the challenges of working in a white- and female-dominated profession, and about what it might take to recruit and retain more men of color. #TeacherRetention edweek.org/leadership/wha…

Don't miss TRL's own @DrMariaMurray1 and Dr. Tracy White-Weeden as the keynote at Amplify’s virtual summit on personalized learning on Thursday! It’s free and you can still save your seat. bit.ly/SoR-virtual-su…

#K12 #Principals and #Educators download our free guide outlining six ways the #LearningAlly #Audiobook Solution supports learning in distance & #hybridlearning environments to find out how you can help your #strugglingreaders. Click below to download: ow.ly/lTOO50BtZ8a

In Punished by Rewards, I showed that pay-for-performance plans (incentives, bonuses, merit pay) undermine interest in, and often the quality of, work. Now a large new 10-yr study shows that stress from p-for-p also increases employees' alcohol & drug use: is.gd/ybeoYa

The best teachers I ever worked with knew their students but also knew their stuff. It’s not an either/or, it's both.

How do we shift the focus of professional learning from “what we believe works” to "what the science suggests is likely to work"?

Carroll University’s Dyslexia Interventionist microcredential will begin on Aug. 2nd. This 1 yr program is IDA-aligned & prepares participants for CERI certification as a Structured Literacy/Dyslexia Interventionist (SL-DI). carrollu.edu/professional-d…

✨GIVEAWAY ALERT!✨ Teachers – enter our giveaway to win one of five $100 Amazon gift cards. To enter, follow our page and retweet this post. We will announce the winners on Thursday, 9/1. Good luck! No pur nec, Educators US/DC 18+, Ends 8/31 Rules/Elig: bit.ly/3TcdnwW.