Melanie Sanders

"Parents regret the technologies they gave, not the technologies they withheld." Almost no parents think they waited too long to give their kids smartphones and social media. From our latest survey with @HarrisPoll nytimes.com/2025/06/18/opi…

Get the book: teachergoals.com/inclusion. Learn how to best serve students with IEPs in all classrooms! 🧡

🔜 We can't improve inclusive efforts by just adding strategies and experts; the division of educators needs to shift from "general" and "special" to complementary roles in serving all students. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #EduSky

Get the book: teachergoals.com/inclusion. Learn how to best serve students with IEPs in all classrooms! 🧡

Debunkig 6 Myths About Universal Design for Learning (UDL): ❌ UDL is just for special education ❌ UDL = DI ❌ UDL is just "good teaching" ❌ UDL = Personalized Learning ❌ UDL is all fun ❌ UDL is anti-explicit instruction ✅ Download the infographic hubs.la/Q03bgrqj0

Read that 👇🏼 Now read it again 🔄

🏢 To implement UDL well, classroom teachers and special educators need scheduled time to identify barriers and co-plan. This investment pays off significantly for every student. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #InclusiveEd

“Understanding the role of working memory in learning, and knowing that some students in every class may struggle with directions, distractions and complex tasks, should prompt teachers to think about how they’re presenting material and information to students”

Listening can be just as important as formal assessment 👂

The power of mindset. We have the opportunity each morning to choose our #mindset and #attitude.

A key take-away from #LDACON : Retrieval practice is a powerful learning strategy that is often under utilized.

3 things you can do RIGHT NOW to strengthen students’ oral language skills 🛑 Inspired by our conversation with researcher and professor, Sonia Cabell, here are 3 steps you can take.

@harveyoaxaca @LearningForward Great meeting you Harvey!

Not only has #LearnFwd24 been an amazing learning experience professionally, I have also been uplifted personally by getting to see colleagues & friends from various places I’ve been over the years!! Love these educators!! @LearningForward

I loved presenting with @TheJenSpin at @LearningForward about building coherence in a professional learning system. It was great having conversations with educators from all over the country and beyond! #Learnfwd24

@ajjuliani Great closing keynote! Thank you for your message.

Last day #LearningFwd24 - can’t wait to close things out - it’s been an amazing conference and happy to learn from so many!

"What are the laundry and dishes of education, and what are the art and writing of education? What is the human part we need?" @ajjuliani, closing keynote speaker at #LearnFwdTLP

@LearningForward They were excellent!

Kicking off #LearnFwd24 with the reason we do what we do: students!

The below chart shows when we elevate teaching practices across a building --- so many more kids will benefit... But none of this matters if you don’t first relate or connect with your kids. Our expectations matter! From @dougfisher @NancyFrey #LearnFwd24

Pre-conference session with Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey Responsive Curriculum Design: Clarity, Coherence, and Challenge @LearningForward #learnfwd24

I hope you GET to do work that you love!