Michael McMahon

“All year we have been saying the talent is our floor but our character will determine our ceiling. And I am just so confident in their character, and that’s what determined how they played today.” Talent makes you comparable. Character makes you unforgettable.

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.

Great teaching takes more than a great teacher. What can school leaders do to unlock it? This report worked across schools and researchers and to help identify seven keys to powerful learning environments: oecd.org/en/publication…

David Attenborough narrates a teacher’s first day back after Christmas

Never fun to write about but had to be done. To give an insight, having walked in those shoes, into why @Uz_Khawaja felt the need to let out all his emotions. He isn’t playing the race card or playing victim. He’s letting you know how it feels & so am I cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/1…

Want to deepen trust with your team in the new semester? Pick a behavior to focus on, via @franklincovey: unthsc.edu/values/wp-cont…

Pride is on the line #ashes

👉 What does my team need from me right now? Not more urgency. Not more pressure. But clarity. Trust. Accountability. Encouragement. That’s how healthy teams grow.

As you prep for new-semester coaching conversations, check out this guide from @NAESP: naesp.org/resource/coach…

Everything you do to build culture matters. (Via leader @gregberge)

Why student success starts with teacher clarity, teamwork, by leader @AngelaHinton308 via @smartbrief: smartbrief.com/original/why-s…

NEW POST When I moved into primary teaching, I thought guided practice just meant working through a question together. I was wrong. This article explains the shift I made and why accuracy skyrocketed when I did. Includes the full Essential Guide to Explicit Instruction in Mathematics. Check it out 👇 learnwithlee.net/the-part-of-ex…

@brisbanelions She plays with joy. So good to watch. 🦁💪🏾

Little leagues to the big league - Let's check out some of Jade's career highlights 🌟

Choose to show up, breathe and do your best. Be kind, learn and repeat Image: realiabyjen.com

Another lesson in leadership from the AFL’s best, Fages.

@brisbanelions What a gun!

Dew: "I will be forever grateful for the experience" lions.com.au/news/1907677/d…

It's now a yearly tradition - and @brisbanelions fans, it's time to enjoy the epic AFL 360 Grand Final package. 📺 Watch #AFL360 on Ch. 504 or stream via @kayosports: bit.ly/4lQuHoM

THE LIONS HAVE WON THE FLAG!!!!! #AFLGF

@CharlesRanger23 playing amazing team first footy. #AFL360 #AFLblueslions

The spud’s EXPIRED 🚮