Jennifer Gates (Ph.D., OCT) (She/Her)

mdjonline.com/cobblife/25-be… Truly #humbled, #honored & #thankful for my students and colleagues. #everystudenteveryday #bethechange @mdjonline #everyleadereveryday #CobbLifeList #bucketlist #lifetimethrill My #mom would be proud, I like to think. @djmonroe @LillyGates09

REAL TALK with the 25-26 National Middle Level Principal of the Year | Dr. Damon Lewis #AP&NewPrincipalsAcademy #WEEK310 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Self-worth shapes whether students engage or withdraw—students who believe they are capable are far more likely to try, persist, and succeed. #SelfWorth #Belonging #Heroes #SenseofAccomplishment

Hope is tangible and can be taught. This isn’t the type of hope that we use to define blanket optimism in everyday life; this type of hope is a cognitive skill. kqed.org/mindshift/6599…

Use “when/then” language. “When shoes are on, then we go.” It’s clearer than repeated urging.

Half Cap Ceremony invitations are officially in the hands of the @LithoniaHigh Class of 2028! 🎓 A milestone moment as our sophomores prepare to step into upperclassman leadership. The journey continues! #ClassOf2028 @MCWilkinsPhD @APGreen_LHS @VachealHutchins @DCSDHorizon

Friday’s #STEM Day finds me at #McNairMS @DeKalbSchools witnessing @DecideDeKalb pouring into our 👧🏽🧒🏻. They are learning about how mill worms can be used for recycling, how #computerscience can be used to build a business, & renewable solar energy. TY to our @DCSDSTEM partners!

💙🏫🧡 We’re hearing thoughtful perspectives about fairness and what it should look like in this process. “A fair SAP isn’t about making everyone equally happy (that’s impossible). It’s about making sure: No group bears all the burden, Every student has access to strong programming, School size stays within a reasonable range, Community voice actually shapes the outcome.” Share your feedback: dekalbschoolsga.org/sapsurvey #StudentAssignmentProject #TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡

Thank you, @ItsInDeKalb Commissioner @DrLaDenaBolton, and student advocates AJ and Nana - for the inspiring interview conversation on our Student Assignment Project, community engagement, and vision and future @DeKalbSchools! We are on our way! #ForwardTogether

Another extraordinary morning learning with our fabulous bus drivers, mechanics, and supervisors at our Panthersville Transportation Depot! Thank you to these true heroes for all they provide to ensure safe passage for our scholars each day! @DeKalbSchools

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Humanity's first crewed lunar mission in more than half a century lifted off Wednesday. After a tense afternoon of checks and fixes, four astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — aboard NASA's newest moon rocket began their journey at 6:35 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Over the next 10 days, the crew of the Artemis II mission will fly around the moon and back while setting a new record for the farthest distance humans have ever traveled from Earth. Apollo 17, in 1972, was the last time astronauts landed on the moon.

POV: Japanese kids clean their own classrooms every single day… No janitors. No real exams for the first 3 years. Just respect, manners, teamwork & responsibility. This is how you raise a disciplined society 🇯🇵 Character first. Everything else follows.

Feeling listened to and understood changes our physiology. Being able to articulate a complex feeling and having our feelings recognized lights up our Limbic brain, and creates an ‘ah-ha’ moment. In contrast, being met by silence kills the spirit. - Bessel van der Kolk

@XpatEducator Thank you!!

⚠️ POOR PROXIES FOR LEARNING! A new 6-part ⚗️DistillED series kicks off this week. Based on Professor Rob Coe's research, this series examines the classroom signals that look like evidence of learning — but don't guarantee it: busy students, engaged students, calm rooms, feedback given, a few hands up with the right answer. 📘 To go alongside the series I've put together this NEW Poor Proxies for Learning Playbook — a printed booklet bringing all six chapters together in one place. Six proxies. Six editions. Subscribe for free to stay updated: 👉 newsletter.jamieleeclark.com

Districts keep making the same mistake: assuming Special Ed Directors can “learn on the job.” They can’t. This role requires DEEP knowledge of structured literacy, dyslexia, and learning differences — BEFORE day one. Parents & School Board members: ask your superintendent for that job description. What you find will shock you. 🧵 @FulcrumLiteracy @reading_league

Former Division I athlete Victor Glover is the pilot for NASA's Artemis II mission to the moon 😲 The ultimate team sport 🚀

Huge respect to her parents for raising such a sweet soul ❤️

When leaders and coaches engage in shared experiences, like co-facilitating, observations of coachees, and/or learning walks, the perspective shifts. clee.org/news/clee-news…