Alex Brownstein

@mikemattos65 Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies are both terrific if she likes English Tudor period. Also, Life After Life by Kate Atkinson is captivating

My wife would appreciate some book recommendations for personal reading this summer. Three of her favorite books are “The Shell Seekers”, “Pride and Prejudice”, and “The Book Thief”. Have any suggestions...? 😃

@chazzbones The best intervention is brievention

“I can’t believe we’ve never had this conversation before!” Great discussions about grading and assessments with the math teams at Darby Junior High #plc4ar #mawplc

“We can’t do this work and just hope for better results. We have to plan for it. We have to monitor our progress.” Leadership team planning out next steps at Hamburg High School #plc4ar

“What we know today doesn’t make yesterday wrong; it makes tomorrow better.” -Carol Commodore The staff at Lake Hamilton Intermediate learn together about the PLC at Work process #plc4ar

“School leaders need allies to pursue substantive change.” The guiding coalition at Douglas MacArthur Jr High meet regularly to champion that change. #plc4ar #guidingcoalition

“Data is information, not condemnation. We have to look at the data, see what it tells us, and adjust our instruction.” Planning out intervention blocks at Bragg Elementary #plc4ar #RTI

“There are hundreds of years of experience in this room. Think about what we can do for our kids that need us the most. There is nothing that we can’t achieve. PLC overview at Park Avenue ES #plc4ar

“Who got into this profession because they wanted to raise test scores? Heck no, we got into this to improve our kids’ education. And can’t they learn more if we share best practices with one another?” Clarifying the PLC process at Oaklawn Magnet #plc4ar

“Assessment is a wonderful opportunity to improve a student’s self-efficacy.” Building our understanding of assessment and communicating results at Premier High School #plc4ar #assessment

“It’s an action-oriented process. We’ve got to get comfortable with making mistakes - how else are you gonna learn?” Examining our practices at Blytheville Primary #leadership #plc4ar

“Place value is my favorite module. This is where they get it. This is where students have those a-ha moments.” Awesome grade-level collaboration taking place at Oaklawn Magnet #PLC4AR #collaborate

“We’re committed to doing this. We are going to claw and dig and monitor, and we’re going to get that growth!” Developing shared ownership at Rivercrest Elementary @power58karen #PLC4AR #collaboration

“There’s no silver bullet that we can fire off to solve everything. We have to be creative - we have to be willing to adjust to do what’s best for students.” Brainstorming intervention strategies at Douglas MacArthur Junior High #PLC4AR #RTI

“We’re going from a year of implementation to a year of impact.” Moving from products to performance at Frank Mitchell Intermediate

“It’s not enough to have compliance - you need COMMITMENT.” Discussing strengths and areas for growth at Quitman School District #PLC4AR #collaboration

“Easy doesn’t drive change.” Project planning and setting SMART goals at East Pointe Elementary

“To me, this is common sense. You’re sitting down with your teammates, you’re collaborating and now it’s all organized. I mean, why wouldn’t you do this?” Reviewing data and setting SMART goals at Ballman Elementary #PLC4AR #collaboration

“Sharing ideas, collaborating, sharing kids... it’s all of our responsibility to help kids grow.” Great conversations with grade-level teams and leadership at Perrin Elementary #PLC4AR #plc

“Every kid learns in their own way - and we do too, as new teachers. So we’re constantly growing and changing to meet the needs of our kids.” Assessing our current reality at Murrell Taylor Elementary #plc4ar #plc