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Sixteen years ago, one man stood alone on a grassy hill at a music festival in Washington State, USA, and started dancing by himself. People glanced over and looked away. Some laughed. His roommate leaned in and warned him people were filming him. He did not stop. Then one stranger got up and joined him. Then another. Then the hillside tipped. Within minutes, hundreds of people were sprinting from across the field to be part of something that, thirty seconds earlier, had been one man being laughed at in a field. Someone filming from higher up the hill said quietly: "See what one man can do. One man can change the world." The clip spread across the internet in 2009. Entrepreneur Derek Sivers played it at a TED conference to explain how movements actually begin. Not with the first person brave enough to start, he argued, but with the first person willing to join them. Collin Wynter, the man dancing alone, later said he had no idea he had done anything special. He was just tired of watching everyone sit still.

The town of Hay-on-Wye in Wales is completely dedicated to books and has 26 bookshops but only 2000 residents. That’s one bookshop per 77 people. [📹 happyenchantedhome]

For evidence-based teaching, start with Rosenshine’s principles of instruction. In my latest Chalk & Talk episode, @teacherhead and I go through them in detail....where they come from, why they matter, and what they look like in practice. Links below 👇

Here’s a lesson routine for simplifying the explicit teaching of new content I’ve found success with. It may work for you too. It may not. I think it will. Let me know what you think. 1️⃣Introduce guiding questions for lesson reading (3-4 per lesson) 2️⃣FASE read one “chunk” of reading at a time 3️⃣Explain concept using concrete examples and analogies (e.g., The Caribbean is vulnerable because it is sitting in the geographic “bullseye” for hurricanes to hit.) 4️⃣Hightlight/annotate key information in the text for each guiding question 5️⃣Turn and talk sharing/comparing highlights/answer to guiding question 6️⃣Cold call answers/“can you add/build on what ____ just said” for guiding question 7️⃣Choral response to guiding question when applicable (e.g., What are hurricanes categories based on? Sustained wind speed! What else? Potential damage!) 8️⃣Create a flashcard for Leitner spaced practice system using guiding question and highlighted information. 9️⃣Repeat for each remaining guiding question/chunk. 🔟 Practice flashcards for part of Do Now at the start of lesson the next day and at increasing intervals based on individual student retention (e.g., 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks)

RT @rastokke: What exactly are Rosenshine's 10 research-based principles of teaching? I go through them here. Check out the full episode…

"You need to get used to the task of writing. You must make an effort to learn to regard it, not as something painful, but as routine." --- Akira Kurosawa

Carlos Alcaraz’s message to his fans: “I still can’t believe I just made it. Dream come true for me. I can’t forget about the support and love I received. Just grateful.” 🥹

@carlosalcaraz @Solite007Eze Carlos Alcaraz - What a journey 🎾🎾

Carlos Alcaraz says he’s learned to appreciate every second of the life he’s living, whether he’s lifting trophies or not “Do you fully appreciate the history that you’re creating? You’ve won more Slams than anyone at age 22. The youngest comfortably to win the career Grand Slam. Are you able to fully understand what you’re doing at the moment?” Carlos: “I’m trying. I’m trying. Tennis is really beautiful, but the part is we have tournaments week after week after week. Sometimes you don’t really realize what you’ve been doing lately… Sometimes you don’t stop yourself and think about what you’re doing. What I’ve learned this year is about appreciating and enjoying every single second of the moment you’re living. Not only lifting the trophies, but playing tournaments, getting victories, having losses, whatever it is.. just enjoy and appreciate the life you’re living.” 🥹 (via Australian Open Press)

Job completed! 🫡

AND WE DID IT!!! ❤️

this baby just completed career grand slam 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

Nike releases a tribute to Carlos Alcaraz after he became the youngest man to complete the Career Grand Slam "7 major titles. Now a Career Grand Slam. And just think... you have the rest of his life ahead of you."

THE MOMENT CARLOS ALCARAZ BEAT NOVAK DJOKOVIC AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN TO BECOME THE YOUNGEST MAN TO COMPLETE THE CAREER GRAND SLAM. 22 years old. History. 🥹🥹🥹

Carlos Alcaraz after beating Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final: “First of all I want to talk about Novak. He deserves an ovation for sure. You’re talking about how I’m doing amazing things, but what you’re doing is really inspiring. Not only for tennis players.. for athletes.. for all the people around the world. For me as well. Just putting in the right work every day with your team, playing such great tennis.. for me I just enjoy so much watching you play. It’s been an honor sharing the locker and sharing the court. Thank you very much for what you’re doing. It’s really inspiring to me.” ❤️

Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5 at the Australian Open Carlos becomes the youngest man in history to complete the Career Grand Slam. He is also the first player to EVER beat Novak in an Australian Open final. Still undefeated in 2026. ✅7th Grand Slam title ✅1st Australian Open title 22 years old. What a player he’s becoming. What a career we’re witnessing. 🇪🇸

History 🏆 Career slam complete, take a bow @carlosalcaraz 🇪🇸 @wwos • @espn • @tntsports • @wowowtennis • #AO26

‘I say, you say’ and ‘choral response’ are two of the simplest but most powerful strategies that can transform energy & participation in lessons. Here’s an article I’ve written for @RoySocChem EiC magazine that explains how & when to use them. edu.rsc.org/ideas/use-i-sa…

📣 Tomorrow in ⚗️DistillED… PROCESS QUESTIONS! This week’s edition focuses on process questions — the kind that expose thinking and promote elaboration. It explores: 🧠 Why getting the right answer doesn’t always mean real understanding 🔍 How to use questions that uncover students’ reasoning and misconceptions 💬 Practical ways to prompt elaboration during instruction Also includes a FREE resource to help you plan better questions on the spot. 📩 Delivered tomorrow to subscribers! newsletter.jamieleeclark.com