Chris A Bell

As I end my tenure as a @SpringISD Trustee, continue to follow me @PubEdLeader1 #SpringEdLeader #HarvardEdLeader #PublicEdLeader

As I end my tenure as a @SpringISD Trustee, continue to follow me @PubEdLeader1 #SpringEdLeader #HarvardEdLeader #PublicEdLeader

Background here: texastribune.org/2019/12/02/tex… #txlege #txed

In @USATODAY, HGSE Dean @bterrylong argues for simplifying FAFSA: "The complexity of the form not only prevents families from getting the support they need — it has also been shown to prevent students well prepared for college from ever enrolling." hgse.me/387qRm0

Want to improve college affordability? Create a system that helps students get the aid they need--DO NOT make the process and form so complex that millions get tripped up or deterred. Happy to join with @kristinHCM @NCANCook @jscottclayton to push for better policy.

"Cognitive scientists have agreed for decades that the most important element of reading comprehension is knowledge and vocabulary about the topic." (via @MindShiftKQED) kqed.org/mindshift/5445…

"Developmental psychology says when we push students too much and too fast we do more harm than good. The reading pressures we put on students may be one major cause of the stagnant [reading test] scores." weareteachers.com/reading-pressu…

Celebrating CTE with @SpringISD_CTE

A momentous and history making occasion in @SpringISD Dedication of Memorial #WeRemember

Great day to dedicate @SpringISD Memorial #weremember

The National Education Association published five video interviews with Democratic presidential candidates about issues like charter schools, teacher pay, and racial equality in education. More videos soon as the NEA considers endorsements, the union says. bit.ly/2DHTcS3

“So many professors have told me this book made them rethink their own classrooms.” HGSE Professor @tony_jack’s ‘The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students’ has been included among @NPR’s Best Books of 2019 list. hgse.me/3643Y1b

Friday night @fb_westfield playoff football @whsmustangs #texas6afootball

“In my graduate school application, I think I was 24, I wrote that I will be the superintendent or the CEO of [Chicago Public Schools] by the time I'm 40, and that's exactly what happened.” - Dr. Janice K. Jackson on the @Harvard #EdCast. hgse.me/35aCLu5

In "No Need for Speed," Harvard Ed. Magazine interviews Parisa Rouhani Ed.M.'10 Ed.D.'19, calling our attention to the often overlooked assumption that "faster means smarter" and why this assumption is problematic. Read the full article here: bit.ly/2psZhhA

“History is personal… To appreciate America’s unique diversity, it is important to pause, acknowledge and celebrate these individual strands.” - Jessica Lander, EdM'15, in the @BostonGlobe discussing her 'We Are America' project on view in @gutman_library hgse.me/32K6ffz

Teamwork. Common goal. Support. Appreciation. Schools can learn a lot from this pit crew. #EdChat

"We must continue disaggregating data to see who is getting access to rich opportunities. That's how you identify the gaps" @EdTrust @JohnBKing #Naacpkickoff

Woohoo! 93 NHS Inductees! Kudos to Super NHS Sponsor Ms. Lovett! #WunscheWay @SpringISD @SpringISD_Curr @CWHS_TechAcadem @cwhsstuco @CWHS_ProAcademy @WunscheHOSA @SpringISDFACE @RodneySpringISD

Next on the reading list 📚 @MSavitzRomer #SchoolCounseling