“I love having you in my _____.” Powerful words to share with a student. Thanks Brian Mendler & National Assoc. of Secondary School Principals #Ignite23

Invite staff to come & do the work - give ‘em a hammer so you can BUILD success! #Ignite23 National Assoc. of Secondary School Principals Robyn R. Jackson

Want to take the next steps in Robyn R. Jackson charge to build together? Join me in Summit 4/5 @ 10:45 for a Plan to Support the Professional Growth of Teachers! National Assoc. of Secondary School Principals #Ignite23

Thanks Dr. Jon K. Lippe! I appreciate the kind words. Let me know if I can ever help you out. Our job is too hard to ever perfect but too important to ever stop trying! #Ignite23 National Assoc. of Secondary School Principals

Thanks Berit Gordon - and thank you for the important strategies you are sharing at National Assoc. of Secondary School Principals #Ignite23

Thanks for attending my session Robert L. Stevens, II - keep doing that great work in Henrico Schools - let me know if I can ever help you out! National Assoc. of Secondary School Principals #Ignite23

The most important thing is giving a child dignity. Thank you gerry brooks for that reminder and National Assoc. of Secondary School Principals for a great conference. #ignite23

Hey Donald Miller - meet John DeMorro - a teacher in Fluvanna Schools VA - his students say he’s living a great story in the classroom - & now he has his own copy of Million Miles! Peter Gretz

📊 Poor grading practices shut doors for #students, and it disproportionately harms students who don't play the game of #school well, regardless of how well they #learn. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #atassessment #TeacherTwitter

Looking forward to being part of #vascd23!!

If retakes aren't an intentional, integral part of an assessment plan, then learning is not likely the focus. Assessment AS learning. #Project180

"I'm gathering evidence of learning." That shift in language in how I approach the assessment process opened so many doors for how I assess students and what I pay attention to in order to determine where a student's at in their learning.

Thrilled to share insights from an invigorating two-days with VaLIN cohort 5.0 (Virginia Leads Innovation Network) at the ACE Center at Hermitage in Henrico County, VA. It was an honor to collaborate closely with division teams and school leaders as part of the Team ALP team. I

It’s not enough to change the practice of grading. We have to change the culture of learning. #Project180

Thanks for being there today! And thank you for intentionally working to serve freshmen! Let me know if I can help out you and your school.

📊 A zero should never be a proxy for missing work/data. It's not only harmful to kids, but it's also poor math/measurement. Missing isn't evidence of no learning. It's just no evidence. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #TeacherTwitter

Looking forward to keynoting Omaha Public Schools’s Summer CCAP conference tomorrow. But if the airlines doesn’t find my luggage I’ll be doing so wearing flip flops and dirty beach clothes from my Cancun trip!

Join me in Denver on Saturday, October 26 for a day focused on 9th grade SUCCESS!! thefreshmanacademy.com/denver-2024

I don’t keep a grade book. I keep a learning record. Yes, there’s a difference. In how I see it. In how my kids see it. In how their parents see it. Seems the only ones who have a hard time “seeing it” are those educators who can’t quite change their grading mindset.

There's a new online community dedicated to supporting ninth graders! Join educators across the country for 6 zoom sessions dedicated to exploring the Ninth Grade Initiative together! theninthgradeinitiative.com