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Steve Pickering

@mr_s_pickering

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Instead of handling disruptions after they’ve happened, it can be more effective to set up conditions in which they are less likely to occur. Here are 8 classroom strategies from teachers—all backed by research. šŸ“Šā­ edut.to/3Br137v

Peter Noonan (@peternoonan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Not that there was ever a question but... Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School is the BEST middle school in Virginia! Falls Church City Public Schools These Are Virginia's Top Public Middle Schools: New Rankings Released dailyvoice.com/virginia/alexa…

Sara Tennyson (@ms10yson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Falls Church City Public Schools has expanded its practice in Restorative Practices through the International Institute for Restorative Practices ! We now have 13 staff members certified to facilitate restorative conferences. So proud of this team and so grateful for the opportunity to continue to train folks in this work.

<a href="/FCCPS/">Falls Church City Public Schools</a> has expanded its practice in Restorative Practices through the <a href="/iirpgradschool/">International Institute for Restorative Practices</a> ! We now have 13 staff members certified to facilitate restorative conferences. So proud of this team and so grateful for the opportunity to continue to train folks in this work.
Joe Sanfelippo (@joe_sanfelippo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

LEADERS!!! Understand how many EXTERNAL FACTORS impact the adults in the building. EVERYBODY is going through SOMETHING… and they’re doing the best that they can. #1minwalk2work #LeadFromWhereYouAre #CraftingTheCulture #HackingLeadership #GiveYourselfAChance

Doug Lemov (@doug_lemov) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Mark Seidenberg (in Language at the Speed of Sight): ā€œChildren who struggle when reading texts aloud do not become good readers if left to read silently; their dysfluency merely becomes inaudible.ā€

James Clear (@jamesclear) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The ideal form of work feels like play, but still accomplishes something useful and valuable. Joyful for you. Helpful to others.

Dr. Arthur Brooks (@arthurbrooks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There is no guarantee that the adventure you choose will turn out the way you hope. That is the point. If it were safe, it wouldn't be heroic; if it were predictable, it wouldn't be an adventure. Even if your heroic exploits prove to be more uncomfortable or painful than

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A new meta-analysis on the impact of goal setting on performance found: 1. Process goals had a large effect on performance 2. Performance goals had a moderate effect 3. Outcome goals had a negligible effect

A new meta-analysis on the impact of goal setting on performance found: 

1. Process goals had a large effect on performance 
2. Performance goals had a moderate effect 
3. Outcome goals had a negligible effect
Dr. Arthur Brooks (@arthurbrooks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I used to have a bucket list. Now, I have a reverse bucket list. This is where I take my worldly cravings, desires, and ambitions—these dumb, trivial desires—I write them down on my birthday, and I cross them out. Not because I'm not going to get them but because I want to

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GIVE day at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School was a HUGE success! More than 100 students came in to pack meals for those in need. Good people. Great things. Big shout out to Mary Ellen Henderson PTA and Ross Mandel for the amazing leadership!

GIVE day at <a href="/mehms/">Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School</a> was a HUGE success! More than 100 students came in to pack meals for those in need. Good people. Great things. Big shout out to <a href="/henderson_pta/">Mary Ellen Henderson PTA</a> and <a href="/MandelRoss/">Ross Mandel</a> for the amazing leadership!
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Our incredible Artist in Residence, Marc Robarge, came by to show students how to create their tile for our tile mural on identity at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School! Thank you Falls Church Education Foundation for the incredible grant, and Maddy Miller for the incredible leadership!

Our incredible Artist in Residence, Marc Robarge, came by to show students how to create their tile for our tile mural on identity at <a href="/mehms/">Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School</a>! Thank you <a href="/FCEFoundation/">Falls Church Education Foundation</a> for the incredible grant, and <a href="/room107art/">Maddy Miller</a> for the incredible leadership!
Blake Harvard (@effortfuleduktr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Obsessions and John Hattie Teachers are obsessed with teaching, but are they obsessed with learning? theeffortfuleducator.com/2025/02/10/obs…

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Collective Teacher Efficacy is not a slogan. It’s a system. John Hattie ranks Collective Teacher Efficacy as the #1 influence on student achievement—with an effect size of 1.57. But too often, it’s used as a buzzword without understanding what it really takes to create it. So

Collective Teacher Efficacy is not a slogan. It’s a system.

John Hattie ranks Collective Teacher Efficacy as the #1 influence on student achievement—with an effect size of 1.57. But too often, it’s used as a buzzword without understanding what it really takes to create it.

So