Cyndi Nickel

The 80/20 rule will transform your productivity: Get more done with less effort. The rule says 80% of results come from 20% of efforts. In other words: By prioritizing the most important 20%, You get almost the exact same results AND free up lots of time for other priorities.

The secret to great leadership? Communication. Clarity in communication brings clarity in action. It deepens trust and lays the foundation for success. Please repost to help others out there! ♻️

Culture beats perks every time - Perks fade, culture lasts. It's not what you offer—it's how you make people feel. Follow me and join my free newsletter! Please repost to help others out there! ♻️

One week later and “School of Engagement” is still a Top New Release. Congrats @mr_Alsheimer Proud of you brother!

Making time to connect with students' families can be challenging, but this guide for 5-minute chats from @caselorg helps make every minute count. schoolguide.casel.org/uploads/sites/…

Public schools open doors for the next generation of authors and astronauts, engineers and athletes, scientists and musicians, and even the next President of the United States. The future is worth fighting for.

The @WayneRESA annual Summer Learning Blitz kicks off this August! All sessions are offered at no cost and recordings will be sent to those who register (even if they're unable to attend the live session). Sign-Up Today! resources.finalsite.net/images/v171810…

On Wednesday Board Secretary Mary E. Blackmon read @WayneRESA’s Equity Statement and the board unanimously approved. This is a testament to the foundation built by the legendary Virginia “Ginni” Winters and is essential to create a more just and equitable education system in WC.

@AliaLawera The ROX program is amazing!

The P-CCS Board of Education celebrated an outstanding educator tonight, as Miller teacher, Mr. Brandon Lee, received the prestigious Mary Beth Carroll Extra Miler Award. Join us in celebrating Mr. Lee for his incredible contributions to our school community! #LearnPrepareThrive

📊Research has found that classrooms differ a great deal in quality of discussions--and those differences impact comprehension development. Please see below for examples of differences. For a self-assessment and guide to quality talk about text, see amazon.com/Quality-Talk-A…

Join me this Thursday as I’m back hosting #MEMSPAchat at 8pm EST

It is critical for students to be in school. Our schools are here to serve as partners for our children, their families, and communities across Wayne County to be a resource and help meet their needs so that children can learn. We must strive for good attendance together!

Systematic review & meta-analysis: readers' theater showed effects on fluency (accuracy, automaticity, and prosody) and on comprehension. Appreciate that readers' theater can act as a pedagogical bridge between word reading & comprehension. 🌉💗sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Thanks @MEMSPA board Directors and Region Presidents for your leadership! #planning #networking

Ouellette and Fraser (2009): Children learned to recognize words they've never seen or heard before better if the words were taught with semantic information (definitions and pictures). sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Culture is not just one thing; it’s everything. Culture drives expectation and beliefs. Expectations and beliefs drive behaviors. Behaviors drive habits. And habits create the future. It all starts with culture. 📷 PG 16 from “The Power of Positive Leadership”

Want to bust a school culture? 💥Love your kids. 💥Love your coworkers. 💥Love your school. 💥And always, always, always make decisions that are best for kids. Schools exist for kids, not adults. #multiplyexcellence