Zach & I take a deep dive into worked examples. teacherbilldavidson.com/podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-… Zach Groshell

Exactly. 💯 As a special educator, I know explicit instruction isn’t “sit and get”—it’s modeling, guided practice, checking for understanding, and ensuring mastery. The research backs it. Don’t blame the method—learn the method. 🔍📚 #ExplicitInstruction #EvidenceBased

Comments from New York State educators ?

Absolutely. The climate of the school is its behaviour culture. Everything else comes after that.

Vince Boley …great list ! I’d also invite adding our new book on Amazon..Video Coaching Done Well…Lessons Learned Along the Way ! With an inspiring forward by Shane Leaning our book chronicles our 13 years of work inviting Ts to reflect with video and partner with a coach!

“I don’t think that if I live to be eighty, I’m going to wish I’d spent more hours in the gym or kept my house a lot cleaner. I’m going to wish I had swum more unashamedly, made more mistakes, spaced out more, rested….So this informs how I live now.” ~ANNE LAMOTT

Dr. Archer’s approach reminds us that effective teaching isn’t flashy- it’s deliberate. Clarity. Support. Independence.

Teaching some vs teaching all. This is where the action for improvement lies. teacherhead.com/2023/05/07/tea… > In most schools I visit, nailing this agenda could be THE agenda - nothing more needed. In fact anything more is a distraction from this.

How many folks can relate to this post by James A. Furey ?

This is free - and rather good if I may say! David Goodwin - a fab collaboration! Check it out

Congrats Mike Ford ! That NCERT conference is in for a real treat !

Great post by Doug Lemov ! How many books are read (cover to cover) by students in your district each year ? I’ve done some surface checking and it is scary how few books are actually read by students each year. Democracy thrives with an “informed electorate”..

Episode 4 of the Knowledge Matters Campaign podcast on the science of reading dropped this AM. It's my last episode in season 3 & I got to make the case for something I feel very strongly about: why students should be reading whole books in school. I think it's important for parents to

I can’t believe I have to say this but shutting down the Department of Education is a bad idea. Wisconsin teachers, parents, and kids are going to pay the price for this. apnews.com/article/trump-…

Thanks for this post LSG ! Sadly there is a lotta “sizzle” and not much “steak” at some PD events. My current work encourages video instructional coaches to video their coaching conference and working with their coach identify a specific/actionable goal to work on!

The encroaching adoption of AI in education presents some interesting questions to us. Why do we put children through school? If you think it’s ’to jump through hoops and get certificates’ then you’ll believe it should be used as much as possible. If you believe ‘it’s to learn

Great reads Steplab ! I’d also donate a copy of our new book on Amazon “Video Coaching Done Well: Lessons Learned Along the Way” with a brilliant Forward by Shane Leaning it chronicles our 13 plus year work inviting teachers to reflect with video and then partner w a coach.

In this episode Natalie Wexler applies research on cognitive load theory to writing in powerful and practical ways!

3 things to advance student success & well-being this year. Find which students do not feel connected to any adult-enact a plan to connect; Read Aloud to kids every day; Video 8 minutes of teaching, ID goal and seek out a colleague to help. No cost to any. You can start now!

—Find out which students are not connected to any adult—enact a plan to connect them. —Read aloud to kids every day. —Video 8 minutes of your practice, identify a goal to advance student success and well-being. Partner with a colleague to collaborate. No cost ..BIG IMPACT