No summative assessment is complete without including student voice. Here are three questions to ask: 1. What are you most proud of? 2. What do you think needs strengthening? 3. What will you do differently next time?

AMEN!

👥 Students who have #IEPs are not "special education students." They are simply students. They belong to every educator they have. Receiving a service shouldn't impose an identity. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL

Highly focused people do not leave their options open. They select their priorities and are comfortable ignoring the rest. If you commit to nothing, you’ll be distracted by everything.

So true! 🙌

“What you focus on in life determines whether you will experience peace in your heart. TODAY, FOCUS ON WHAT YOU HAVE, NOT WHAT YOU DON’T.”

Today, we remember #CardsHOF player and broadcaster Mike Shannon on what would have been his 84th birthday. ❤️

If schools want teacher inservice to be What’s best for kids, then this is your solution.

So powerful! (Source unknown) #JoyfulLeaders

With the new school year about to begin, let’s remember that not every student went on a family vacation, visited an amusement park, explored nature or met new friends at a sleepover camp in the woods. Some students summer highlights include having a roof over their head and

Dr. Bryan Pearlman #MaslowBeforeBloom Excellent reminder!! Better to say, "Glad to see you!!" to our students, then "how was your summer?".

Create the habit of SELF-CARE now before you're in the middle of a new school year. sbee.link/879pjgbv6d via Mind Sparks #teacherlife #sundaymorning #teachertwitter

☀️ Brighten a student's day: 1️⃣ Show up 2️⃣ Light up 3️⃣ Build up 4️⃣ Never give up Idea's via Susan Hopkins, EdD Sketchnote via Kristin Wiens

We spend 50% more hours in school than Finland. They have NO standardized tests until PISA in HS and they outperform us every time. They have multiple recesses daily, & options like crafts, home Ec, PE, Arts. etc. And teachers have more control over teaching than politicians!