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New admin, donβt let imposter syndrome make you feel like you have to know or do it all to prove youβre a leader. Your staff doesnβt expect you to know/ do it all. Just be trustworthy, relatable, supportive, value them & have their back. Leadership is Relationship
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Remember the quote we often hear for students, "when a flower doesn't bloom you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower". This is also true for administrators, teachers and staff. Never underestimate the importance of a positive culture.
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Woke up this morning to some of my AP Gov kids sitting in my living room talking about judicial review & the legislative process. They snuck into my house at 4:30 am to surprise me. We had coffee and chatted. What a perfect graduation morning. My heart is full. β at Ridgefield, WA
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Everyone's like, "High-stakes standardized testing is bullshit because it doesn't help us teach the kids!" and then we often turn around and give a 100-question multiple choice exam that won't be graded until after the students are gone.
Like, those are the same thing.
4/
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βWould you just take, along with me, 10 seconds to think of the people who have helped you become who you are? Those who have cared about you and wanted what was best for you in life. Iβll watch the time.β
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LEADERS, Never underestimate the impact you have on the culture of your school. Yes, everyone is ultimately responsible, but you are the thermostat. Support, encouragement, and appreciation set the temperature exactly where staff and students can all thrive and excel.
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"Teaching to others" is a VERY effective active learning strategy. New data show teaching to an imaginary audience (camera) is superior to live audience, which = distracting. psycnet.apa.org/record/2023-β¦
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My MN teacher daughter got another "opt out" letter today from the Freedom Foundation.
FF is a right wing Koch-backed union busting corporation backed by dark money.
The letter is full of drivel about personal liberty. They won't stop.
Support your union!
I'm just going to throw it out there before I do my own Googling. Is there a known correlation between high test scores on standardized tests and success later in life?
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Let Summer Begin Giveaway! Just retweet for a chance to win some inspirational reading for this summer! Winner will be announced Wednesday at 8pm
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Just thought of a #WouldYouRather in the spirit of wouldyourathermath.com:
Would you rather your hair grew at a rate of a sixteenth of an inch per hour, or a sixteenth of a mile per year?
Defend your answer with math.
(Also, try it with students, and tell me how it goes)
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We've got exciting news! π€© All of our Middle School Science Units are now located in Google Classroom! π
Using our Google Classroom Uploader Tool, you can access Google Classroom posts and assignments forΒ each unit.Β This tool willΒ save you time by loading an editableΒ draft post for every lesson, with links to the lesson materials.Β Best of all, this version of our materials can be accessed forΒ free from our website!
Check it out here: openscied.org/google-classroβ¦
#inspirededucators #motivatedlearners #OpenSciEd
I think I might have found a way to separate teachers in to two camps. Just ask them about wearing hats. Forget every other controversy, ask them about hats...
Matthew Brewer retweeted
If you think standardized tests are a reflection of the real-world, just ask yourself how many problems in the real world have only one correct solution.
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How much autonomy should teachers have in curriculum development? TEACHERS SHOULD HAVE ALL THE AUTONOMY THEY NEED in order to help all students learn to high levels... #edchat
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The transcript ainβt going away any time soon.
As such, there will likely long be a final mark, so βgradelessβ is perhaps a misnomer.
So, what then, the mission?
Learning.
I donβt keep a grade book.
I keep a learning record.
The biggest change?
No gates to keep. β at Cheney, WA
