Robin Long

Awesome day today with Dr. Kynan Robinson unpacking #studentagency with design thinking. #weareIBSOM #notosh

#weareIBSOM #studentagency #notosh

How Schools Can Spend Time More Wisely: 4 Big Tips From Daniel Pink disq.us/t/3enakaf

"Does a student who retook something have less knowledge than a student who mastered it the first time?  I would argue no." A must-read! 💯 Retakes Support Growth Mindset blog.behaviorflip.com/retakes-suppor…

A teacher’s greeting, a hug, and even breakfast snacks from time-to-time are just a few traits of a welcoming school. What are some ways your school creates a positive learning environment? #HowLearningHappens

Increasing agency involves unlearning compliance, something that might take many of our students - and maybe us - some time.

I don't like when people say, "we need to prepare our students for the real world." The truth is, some of them are experiencing more of a "real world" than we will ever know. What we need to do is prepare them for a better world. via @mc_bossy

"Curiosity may be an important, yet under-recognized contributor to academic achievement. Fostering curiosity may optimize academic achievement at kindergarten, especially for children with low SES." - @Ped_Research Interesting read: go.nature.com/2LTbdCn

1. Daniel Pink’s WHAT TO SUBSCRIBE TO: Newsletters on education. In honor of back-to-school season, here are 5 of my favorite free email newsletters on education. Read these and you’ll always be informed — and will occasionally be inspired.

Even when students continually don’t seem to respond to a positive overture by you, the teacher, keep trying. The positive effects are occurring in their thinking if not in their immediate actions.

I especially like #10... #notarulefollower, #questionthestatusquo flip.it/Em_D3h

Compared to rote memorization, students retain up to 25% more information when they try to answer questions themselves -- and are given feedback -- a new study finds. My latest article on @edutopia: edutopia.org/article/how-qu…

Fostering relationships with students who seem consistently disenfranchised is a matter of being relentless about having short, positive interactions with them.

If a teacher does not have the awareness of when students are disengaged and execute appropriate strategies, he/she will probably not keep students engaged at any level. Executing this element can take many forms, like below. #NASOT

These strategies are geared toward getting as many students as possible to answer any given question. #NASOT #studentengagement

Homework is perhaps one of the most misused strategies in K–12 classrooms; it is too often assigned as a matter of routine. Here are strategies to assign it purposefully. #NASOT

"Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives."

A5 Giving a student a zero tells them they don’t have to do it, the exact opposite of responsibility. #sblchat twitter.com/garnet_hillman…

Educators are currently satisfied if students are simply paying attention; they should surely be challenged to, on a regular basis, make their classrooms places that students leave more motivated than when they entered. #NASOT