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Mike Williams

@CollabED_Mike

Founder and Executive Director, CollabED Educator and Adjunct Professor Advancing teacher development, leadership, and collaboration

Whitestone, NY Katılım Ekim 2025
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Mike Williams
Mike Williams@CollabED_Mike·
Classroom teacher. I keep asking: What actually keeps teachers in the profession? Not mandates. Not initiatives. Mentorship. Community. That question is shaping the work I’m building through CollabED. Let’s support educators. #TeachersOfX #TeacherDevelopment #CollabED
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Mike Williams
Mike Williams@CollabED_Mike·
I built this for selfish reasons. My kids had great teachers in elementary school. Lucky. That word bothers me. Luck shouldn't decide whether a kid gets a teacher who actually sees them. I want that for my kids in middle school. High school. All of it. Not just the elementary years where we got lucky. This week, the world takes a moment to recognize teachers. I want to recognize them every single day. That's what CollabED is for. Teachers deserve more than a week. CollabED exists because of my kids — and every other kid who deserves the same.
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Brian Tolentino M.Ed
Brian Tolentino M.Ed@TolentinoTeach·
If you haven’t taught in a classroom post-Covid, you don’t know what it is like to teach the modern student. The students have changed. Teaching has changed. You have to be in the classroom daily to understand what I mean.
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Kareem J. Weaver
Kareem J. Weaver@KJWinEducation·
After spending a day with district leaders with balcony-level view of literacy, I ran into a teacher. The view is always different on the dance floor.
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Mike Williams
Mike Williams@CollabED_Mike·
Kindergarten readiness conversations are important, but they cannot rest on one quick check or screening. Development shows up differently across children. The real goal should be making sure schools and families work together to support those early foundations. #EarlyChildhood #KindergartenReadiness #Education
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Mike Williams
Mike Williams@CollabED_Mike·
@bobbyfijan Stories like this show how different educational paths can work well for different families. Success is not tied to one model. What matters most is whether students are challenged, supported, and given opportunities to grow. #Education #Learning #SchoolChoice
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Bobby Fijan
Bobby Fijan@bobbyfijan·
Ludicrous My siblings & I were homeschooled K-12. My brother went to MIT, my sister got into Princeton at 16, my other sister got a full scholarship for vocal performance & I went to Penn We're also all married & have 2+ kids By ~any metric we are healthy, productive citizens
Colin@Colin_d_m

Homeschooling should be illegal. “But I teach my kids better than the state!” Doesn’t matter, the primary purpose of elementary/middle school isn’t to teach it’s to socialize your kid. You can’t do that alone. And this isn’t even mentioning how it can be used to abuse kids

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Linda
Linda@Homceelin·
@Raindropsmedia1 Imagine working your heart out, only to be forced out because you needed two unpaid days to care for your newborn. What does this say about how we value teachers?
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Rain Drops Media
Rain Drops Media@Raindropsmedia1·
Houston teacher was forced to resign because she took 2 unpaid days off to care for her sick newborn—having a baby used up all her PTO. And she needed a whole U-Haul to take her stuff with her while clearing out her classroom. 👀😳💔
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TeacherGoals
TeacherGoals@teachergoals·
Get the book! teachergoals.com/infinite. Infinite Education is a bold reimagining of learning in the age of AI, centering curiosity, creativity, and human connection as the true drivers of future-ready education.
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Mike Williams
Mike Williams@CollabED_Mike·
There is real value in learning how to handle feedback and high expectations. When young people experience accountability in supportive environments, it builds resilience and growth. The key is making sure the challenge comes with guidance and care. #StudentGrowth #Coaching #Education
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Michael Stroup 🏴‍☠️🌊
Michael Stroup 🏴‍☠️🌊@CoachStroup·
Parents who allow their kids to be coached hard are giving them a gift most young people today never receive — accountability.
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Mike Williams
Mike Williams@CollabED_Mike·
Schools do more than one thing at once. They educate, build community, support families, and yes, help society function while parents work. But reducing school to “just daycare” ignores the skill, care, and purpose educators bring to the work every day. #Education #TeacherVoice #SchoolCommunity
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Mike Solana
Mike Solana@micsolana·
the purpose of school is not to "socialize" your kids, and I *really* doubt homeschool is on average more abusive than the average middle school. but none of that matters, bc the real purpose of school is just: daycare. and once you understand this, the truth will set you free.
Colin@Colin_d_m

Homeschooling should be illegal. “But I teach my kids better than the state!” Doesn’t matter, the primary purpose of elementary/middle school isn’t to teach it’s to socialize your kid. You can’t do that alone. And this isn’t even mentioning how it can be used to abuse kids

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Mike Williams
Mike Williams@CollabED_Mike·
@Catlin_Tucker Clear communication has always mattered. AI just makes it more visible. The better students can explain their thinking, ask precise questions, and clarify intent, the more powerful any tool becomes. #AIinEducation #EdTech #Teaching
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Dr. Catlin Tucker
Dr. Catlin Tucker@Catlin_Tucker·
AI doesn't read between the lines. It can't pick up on tone, & it won't ask what you actually meant. That's why teaching students to communicate clearly IS AI literacy. 💡 The stronger the input, the stronger the output: bit.ly/4qWeNfC #AIinEducation #K12
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Mike Williams
Mike Williams@CollabED_Mike·
@MrDanielBuck When words and actions don’t match, teachers notice. Safe schools need both relationships and accountability. If students experiencing bullying don’t see clear consequences or protection, trust in the system starts to erode quickly. #SchoolSafety #StudentBehavior #TeacherVoice
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Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform”
Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform”@MrDanielBuck·
I’ve had a number of conversations with administrators that amounted to “We don’t tolerate bullying here!” “Do you give consequences for bullying?” “What? No. We use restorative circles” “Well, then you actually tolerate bullying”
Carolyn D. Gorman@CarolynGorman_

Ironically, anti-bullying proponents push restorative practices even though it contradicts their whole “zero tolerance to bullying” argument. The result is that violent bullies get treated like victims and victims of violence get a shrug.

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Mike Williams
Mike Williams@CollabED_Mike·
Foundational skills matter. When students build fluency early, it frees their thinking for deeper problem solving later. The challenge is balancing strong practice with meaningful math thinking so we are building both confidence and understanding. #MathEducation #TeacherVoice #EducationLeadership
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Karen Vaites
Karen Vaites@karenvaites·
To make this a norm: - Give teachers curriculum that expects fact fluency in early grades, and includes ample volumes of practice - Introduce screeners to make sure we aren’t passing kids into upper grades without knowing times tables - Cut the fluff from elementary math curricula
Garry Tan@garrytan

Teach children their multiplication tables please

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Mike Williams
Mike Williams@CollabED_Mike·
Every learning environment shows students a different slice of the world. Homeschool, public, private. Each has strengths and limits. The real question is whether students are learning how to think, collaborate, and navigate the world they will actually live in. #Education #Learning #TeacherVoice
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Robert Bortins
Robert Bortins@TheRobertBshow·
Homeschooling is real life. Public School is not. I'm tired of pretending this isn't true.
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Mike Williams
Mike Williams@CollabED_Mike·
For a long time we treated one path after high school as the “right” one. In reality, strong societies need builders, electricians, nurses, engineers, teachers, and everything in between. The goal should be helping students find the path where they can thrive.#CareerPathways #CTE #EducationLeadership
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Mike Williams
Mike Williams@CollabED_Mike·
It is strange when you step back and think about it. The profession responsible for shaping every other profession is often one of the least valued financially. If we truly believe education matters, compensation and support should reflect that. #TeacherPay #TeacherSupport #EducationPolicy
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tori
tori@voguepearls·
it boggles my mind how being an educator is one of the lowest paid professions
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Mike Williams
Mike Williams@CollabED_Mike·
When any discipline approach is implemented without real structure or support, teachers feel the impact first. The goal should always be safe classrooms and learning for everyone. If a system leaves teachers or students feeling unsafe, something in the implementation needs serious reflection. #StudentBehavior #SchoolSafety #TeacherVoice
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Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform”
Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform”@MrDanielBuck·
Restorative justice means no consequences for bullies, violent students, manipulators, and those who constantly CONSTANTLY disrupt class It is unfair and even downright unsafe for EVERY OTHER STUDENT IN THE SCHOOL Restorative justice is unjust, cruel, and destroys schools
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