Clifford J Cooper Jr, EdD

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

The biggest predictor of coding ability is Language Aptitude. Not Math. A study posted in Nature found that numeracy accounts for just 2% of skill variance. Meanwhile, the neural behaviors associated with language accounted for 70% of skill variance.

If you read one thing today, make it this by Roland Fryer on education. Link below. "The tragedy is that we already know what works. High-dosage tutoring, extended learning time, relentless use of data and feedback, and refusing to accept the soft bigotry of low expectations—these aren’t theories. They’re proven." If K-12 education inequality isn't the top social justice issue in this country, it's got to be at least in the top three. There are so many things we can do to improve the situation, and many don't cost much money. We just need the political will.

A brief thread on the knowledge you need to have retrieved from your memory in order to type the sentence, “Memorization is not learning” 1/9

The more you teach, the better you learn.

"Education isn't something you can finish." -- Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)

whenever i face failure in my life, i order taco bell and watch this speech

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These sentence stems help T @teacherperoff keep her practice rooted in discourse: #MTBoS

The best teachers never forget what it's like to be a kid. Sketchnote by @woodard_julie Ideas by @bettyray @SteeleThoughts

Data meetings are never just about numbers. (By leader @EmilyAPaschall)

Bookmark it.

Instead, Mississippi did something very boring and very smart: they changed the curriculum. They retrained teachers. That's it: pbs.org/newshour/educa…

Teachers with MA degrees earn $8,200+ more on average, but graduate teacher prep programs provide significantly less math content training than undergraduate programs. In other words, districts aren't getting what they pay for, says @HeatherPeske. buff.ly/EHUyDvp

Not all middle school conflict is "bullying." Writing for @edutopia, leader @Pfagell brings nuance to conversations about supporting students toward social competencies. edutopia.org/article/bullyi…

Shout out to @PrincipalRHMS for hosting me today! Great to see what you all are building at the middle school level. Thank you for your support and mentorship!

It’s here: our yearly review of must-read research. 📊 From the sneaky ways that inattention can spread in your classroom to the promises and perils of AI, here are the studies to know about: edut.to/3ZKoi6s

On leadership

You only communicated something when it feels you over-communicated.