Do your students avoid asking for help—even when you know they need it? Our latest podcast episode is for you! It's full of teacher-tested strategies that can make help-seeking not just accepted, but *expected* in your classroom. 🙋 Listen on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4nTfvsr

As we approach the AP testing season, revisit what research shows works to review content so you can apply it successfully! www.curiouseducator.com/blog/from-da...

From Daily Practice to Final Review: What Research Says About How We Spend Instructional Time?

While visiting PLC's at my school this week a question came up about having a review day before a summative assessment in math classes. The PLC had a scheduled review planned and the worth of...

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Back to writing after a minute 😊✍️ When Our “Turn and Talks” Don’t Work—and What We Can Do Instead curiouseducator.com/blog/when-ou... *QSSA and the teacher moves I think that work.

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Instruction - Chunk, make it concrete, spiral back, and make them curious. "...we found when people are confronted with a question and are curious to learn the answer, there is a spike in activity in areas of the brain that process dopamine." hbr.org/2024/08/how-...

How to Craft a Memorable Message, According to Science

Numerous researches have shown that we forget much of what we experience in a day. Knowing this, how do you create messages so there is a better chance of people remembering them? The author uses conc...

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Libraries are an investment. Not an expense

I am intrigued and want to learn more about Open Parachute openparachuteschools.com. They use student voice to connect with sts & give them strategies to use. Listen in the Amplify Houston segment with @mcdonoughedu.bsky.social Dr. Watson is his 2nd guest drive.google.com/file/d/1Qg_B... #Empower

Open Parachute Tier 1 & Tier 2 Mental Health K-12 Lessons

Open Parachute provides Resources to support your students mental health using pre-prepared K-12 lessons featuring peer voices.

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Problem of Practice - Evidence of Impact. "What did you learn by engaging in this cycle?" "How did it impact students in a positive way?" "What improvements did you make to your practice?" "What did you stop doing so you can have more room to focus on what matters" Reflection is a powerful practice

Peter DeWitt 🦋@pmdewitt.bsky.social · 2y ago

In our work with teachers & leaders, @michaeldnelson.bsky.social & I focus on cycles of inquiry. We developed a placemat to guide the conversation. Here is a link to make a copy of it. Let us know if you find it helpful. docs.google.com/document/d/1... #edusky #edleadership #satchat

Tip Tuesday! Want to see where a Bitly or TinyURL will redirect you without following the link? Add a plus sign to the end of the URL. The full web address will be displayed (then you can decide if you're going to click it). #EduSky #EdTech

What an encouraging thought that we can acknowledge the vulnerability of our own positions - that it’s okay to say: I’m not sure; I don’t know; or I think so. We must be willing to learn, unlearn & learn again Malcolm Gladwell The Tipping Point I got wrong www.ted.com/talks/malcol...

The tipping point I got wrong

In his 2000 bestseller "The Tipping Point," Malcolm Gladwell told the story of why crime fell in New York City in the 1990s. Now, 25 years later, he's back with a confession and a mea culpa: "I was wr...

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Save time, connect to authentic uses of math, and add critical thinking! Use AI to make those things happen fast.

Check out Simon Sinek's video on Leadership! Leadership is the awesome responsibility of seeing those around us rise! #TikTok www.tiktok.com/@simonsinekf...

Leadership is service to others and not the other way round. You have to be committed to seeing those around you rise. #simonsinek #leader #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #rise #growthmindset

TikTok video by Simon Sinek

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Remember, effective technology use is not recreating paper tasks. Paperless is not a pedagogy. How does the technology transform what is possible? Reach more students? Allow for adjustments in what you do next to adapt for students? #EdTech #EduSky

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📢💙 Just a quick shout-out of appreciation to @alicekeeler.com tonight. She has gone above and beyond working so hard to connect us all on #EduSky Thank you Alice! This spreadsheet and all of the social content that goes with it is a ton of work and so, so appreciated! tinyurl.com/edusky

Bluesky Educators #EduSky be added at tinyurl.com/edusky

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All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you" #EduSky

Compliance vs Engagement esheninger.blogspot.com/2024/10/comp... #education #teaching #teachers #studentagency #pedagogy

Add columns to deck.blue for a tweetdeck like experience. #EduSky And join us for #EduSkyChat Monday 6pm Pacific with only the chat hashtag! See you there!

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Get the most out of Bluesky with a multi-column layout

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Video of how to get the #EduSkyChat column set up in deck.blue

✍️New Blog Post: 5 Ways to Apply Brain Research to Engage Students: Brain Synchrony 🧠💪 www.curiouseducator.com/blog/5-ways-... #EduSky

I am so grateful for the people who have taught me this! #EduSky

I believe this! Have faith in and support your people! Great teachers empowered, recognized and valued create the magic in our schools. #Joyfulleaders #EDUSky

I am currently reading - Building Thinking Skills in the Math Classroom by Peter Liljedahl. Great insight into pushing student thinking and engaging students. New Blog Posts Reflecting: www.curiouseducator.com/blog/three-s... & www.curiouseducator.com/blog/thinkin...

"In 87% of the 17,000+ classrooms visited, students were tasked with low-level thinking activities. Antonetti and Garver identified four reasons that the abundance of learning was occurring at this level." www.curiouseducator.com/blog/blooms-...

I highly recommend 17,000 Classroom Visits Can't Be Wrong It’s a compelling blend of experience and research, making it relatable & profoundly impactful. Uncover transformative approaches to enhancing student engagement & learning outcomes #StudentEngagement #BrainRules www.ascd.org/books/sevent...

Interesting info about Google Bard. #EDUSKY

Jennifer Casa-Todd@jcasatodd.bsky.social · 3y ago

Great post 5 ways Google Bard is better than ChatGPT https://alicekeeler.com/2023/07/30/5-ways-google-bard-is-better-than-chatgpt/ via @alicekeeler.com #EDUsky

Unlock the Power of Preplanned Questions: Enhance Learning with the Groundbreaking AI Technology of QuestionWell New blog post! Using AI to check for understanding and intentionally plan DOK in instruction! @questionwellai https://curiouseducator.com/blog/july-30th-2023

Wow! One of the absolutely best resources that I have found that really pulls together standards-based grading. @MsGreenEdu on Twitter thank you for sharing! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10JB4Ca5PcY6vDPjfXhyXiqTjgzzUkSkF

Worried about students using ChatGPT? Using ONE Google Doc all year long can help you verify an authentic writing process by looking at the version history. My Ss c/p to Canvas, but first it goes in their EJ doc http://www.litandtech.com/2015/07/one-google-doc-all-year-long-english.html #EDUsky

I found this quote shared by a wise friend tonight many years ago. It is something that is core to our work @BellaireHigh

ISTE and ASCD published Artificial Intelligence is having a major impact on education. Whether you are excited or concerned about AI, as a school leader you have a responsibility to ensure AI is approached thoughtfully and appropriately & informs your vision for teaching and learning.