We pay too much attention to the most confident voices—and too little attention to the most thoughtful ones.
Certainty is not a sign of credibility. Speaking assertively is not a substitute for thinking deeply.
It's better to learn from complex thinkers than smooth talkers.
Standouts from the Future Middle School Combine:
Damon Nelson
Jamal McKnight
Derek “Bo” Daniels
Tye Milton
Jasiah King
Mekhi Milner
Jadah Washington
Troy Tomlin
EJ Harrison
Jonas Frone
Marcus Dunbar
@DmacBball@BruceKelley1
First day of school! Senior class president had a bout with COVID so she missed week 1. My 8th grader is ready for his orientation day! @BMHSMustangs@StAlbans_STA
Erin Stewart, author of “Scars Like Wings” and “The Words We Keep,” spoke to Form I students about the power of stories. She shared thoughts about her books, which deal with scars both external and internal, and urged the boys to tell their stories. #LifeAtStAlbans
Learning so much in this session! Great discussion around reactive circles and how educators can cause harm to students.
#hackingschooldiscipline#chapter3
"Providing teachers the opportunity to see their teaching and student learning in action is powerful; add collaboration with a coach to that experience and it becomes even more so." edutopia.org/article/virtua…
On today’s panel, I talked about using emoji codes to organize assignments on Google Classroom. Here are my emoji codes. When creating your own make sure they make sense for YOUR classroom!
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@pgcps@drhelencoley
Learning so much today!! Practical, engaging and thought provoking are just a few words that come to mind. Learning about designing assessments while using the 5 word summary strategy. @oamadorv@DFISHERSDSU#virtualTCPC
Me and @mrkthom1906 at the start of our careers. I LOVED decorating my classroom. We had quarterly awards, a reflection area, Unit board, student work board.... #dynamicduo
Yesterday was difficult, I lost my mom. You never think that as you get older that it’s going to become more difficult; you’d think it would be easier because you aren’t a kid any longer...nope.