Clarene Hight

8p The Lead 2 graduates! I am so proud of our up and coming future District leaders. Returning to @FredsDaily

Dear Parents—your child doesn’t need to be the smartest in the class, the best on the field, or the most talented in the room. But they do need to be teachable. We’ve raised a generation that can Google every answer, but too many are forgetting how to listen, respect, and learn. Being teachable isn’t about grades or intelligence—it’s about humility. It’s about realizing you don’t know everything and being willing to grow when someone tries to help you. As parents, we don’t need to raise perfect kids. We need to raise kids who can take feedback without falling apart. Who can apologize. Who can show respect even when they disagree. Who can be corrected without becoming combative. Because teachability will take them further than talent ever will.

CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS: with @regieroutman @ChampeauKathy A few enticements:   “We want to be comforting voices for you in very uncomfortable times. … bringing the joy back into teaching and learning for ourselves, for our students and building trust.”   “It’s an intellectual experience and we have to know what we’re doing. We can’t just make it up as we go along.”   Please listen   regieroutman.org/conversations/…

I've just read this interesting article: literrific.com/blog/reading-w… #Assumegoodintentions #Knowtheresearch #Knowthelaws 👀Look for places where implementation strays from the research and act there.

Research shows "the difference in effectiveness between teachers with instructional coaches and those without was equivalent to the difference between novice teachers and teachers with 5 to 10 years of experience." annenberg.brown.edu/sites/default/…

Too much screen time delays learning for children.

@"We Were Wrong About Literacy Programs—Here's What Actually Works!"linkedin.com/pulse/we-were-… on @LinkedIn

This week's blog post addresses teachers’ use of leveled text in primary grade instruction. readingrecovery.org/no-more-levele…

🍁NEE October Fall Fun! Underground teacher spirit week 🍁 @HEBISDpeople

@mrbgilson We’ve had success using this strategy: youtu.be/9H6GCe7hmmA

I am trying to help my students better understand the theme and wonder how folks teach it. I see some that teach it as a one-work thing or maybe a couple of words, while others are more about a sentence or statement. Is there any type of consensus?

While it’s essential to teach foundational writing skills (that’s why they are called foundational) - letters, words, and sentence structure - focusing too heavily on these aspects can stifle children’s compositional skills (also essential). /… 1

This topic is resonating with teachers this year more than ever, as teachers are working within mandated programs. Luckily, you can do this work with students no matter how you are teaching reading. @CarolJago @DrMaryHoward

September. So many assessments. Remember... Kidwatching is an assessment. Discovery Conferences are assessments that invite students to get to know themselves as a readers while allowing you to get to know them as readers. blog.heinemann.com/reading-identi…

@Sassafrass_84 🤣

True story.

@Esmeralda_ESL @freidamc_fadden I read this last week! So much to discuss.😬

📚✨ Excited for our next 'Chingonas Flipping Páginas' Book Club meeting! We're diving into chapters 6–20 of The Coworker by Freida McFadden. We can't wait to unravel the twists and turns together. See you ladies tonight! #BookClub #TheCoworker #ChingonasReading 📖✨

Yes, please. 🛑

We loved seeing & celebrating former #NEECowboys, now graduating seniors greet students & walk the halls this AM! @hebisd

Let’s just say it’s been a year! I’m currently working in 5th grade (in addition to my job as an instructional coach). Today I realized many of my students have never experienced Field Day. So, we read, illustrated & explained games b4 it was our turn to play. It was a great day!

Take a moment and hear how our students participated in a dream-come-true moment for a special student with a gift of storytelling through art! #hebisdtheplace2b

Babies Learn Language Best Through Sing-Song Speech, Not Phonetics - neurosciencenews.com/language-learn… via @neurosciencenew