At #empower18, you'll find speakers, learning sessions, and activities centered on six areas of focus that support the whole child and help advance student achievement.
Did any of the little Maoists at the #MarchForOurLives rally address the mass mental illness that's plaguing their generation and causing these shootings, or are they still blaming the symptoms instead of the cause?
A lot of the family members involved in these awkward moments don't know how to respond to Joe Biden preying on their young female relatives. Jeff Sessions, however, knows exactly what to do. Watch as he swats Biden's hand from touching his granddaughter. Wonder why he'd do that?
Iโd love to see a march against drunk driving. How about a march against drug addiction.Or a march against human trafficking.Millions of children sold into the sex trade business & for organs.Guess these issues are too sad to put on a time magazine cover. Reality hurts doesnโt it
Wow! Thank you Caroline. It was great to have you join in the conversation today @ASCDconf#Empower18 We definitely have to keep this conversation going...
How do we make small tweaks to our classroom learning tasks to make the learning more powerful? To increase cognitive engagement? To harness technology? Laugh&learn w/@JohnAntonetti & Terri Stice @tstice in sessions 2128 and 2221, BCEC Room108, 8am and 10am #empower18@ASCDconf
Thank you @ShanaVWhite for stopping by #Empower18#CRTConversations today and for your comments after! Truly honored to have you take part. Thanks @ValeriaBrownEdu for the recommendation! Glad to do this work with both of you!
This concert was amazing!
I almost leaped out of my church shoes a couple times
#Empower18
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@BijanAndTheFew I wrote a list things y'all did tonight.
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@ASCDConf Poster Pres:
"Teachers helping students unveil stories of unexpected outcomes"
Jessica: Teachers told me I could do whatever I wanted.
Come for a visit on March 24th, 4:30โ5:30 p.m. and 25th, 11a.m.โ12 p.m.
#empower18
Every kid, no matter where or who, deserves to be safe, healthy, engaged, supported and challenged. As educators we need to fight for this every day. #Empower18
We need to pay less attention to political leanings and a lot closer attention to what students are saying about the current crisis of violence in our schools. https://t.co/oKozJqr4T3
Join us for coffee and doughnuts at the Successful School Showcase and EdCamp Sessions today! 10am and 11am in Westin Grand Ballroom B! @ASCDconf#Empower18
Join us for coffee and doughnuts at the Successful School Showcase and EdCamp Sessions today! 10am and 11am in Westin Grand Ballroom B! @ASCDconf#Empower18
Our second day of workshops at booth #921 are beginning at 9 a.m. Stop by and attend one of our free workshops to be entered for a chance to win $100 in free art supplies. #Empower18#CreativeTeachingMatters
โYou canโt have a curriculum that is teacher proof. The teachers have to get smarter using it. It has to be professional development.โ ~Lucy Calkins #EMPOWER18
@ASCDConf Poster Pres:
"Teachers helping students unveil stories of unexpected outcomes"
Come for a visit on March 24th, 4:30โ5:30 p.m. and 25th, 11a.m.โ12 p.m.
#empower18
Don't miss your chance to meet the teacher-writers of #EurekaMath and educators from around the country who have seen success at @ASCD's #Empower18 today. For a full list of @GreatMindsEd presentations and workshops at the conference, visit: https://t.co/41tu2XBIkt
๐ซ Learn how East Irondequoit School District tackled the implementation aspects of digital transformation including shifts in teaching and learning supported by 1-to-1 roll-out, digital content, and redesigning classroom spaces. Join us in Room 159 @ 8am! @ASCD#Empower18#K12
Join our Corwin authors at .@ASCD today:
John Antonetti from 8:00 - 9:30 am & 10:00 - 11:30 am in BCEC, Level 1, Room 108
William Krakower from 8:00 - 9:30 am in BCEC, Level 2, Room 212
Rachel Poliner from 10:00-11:30 am in BCEC, Level 1, Room 102B
#Empower18
Today at the #Empower18 pre-conference, join sessions with a number of our presenters as they discuss global competence, equitable assessment for multilingual learners, disrupting poverty, and more!
Imagine your ideal classroom. What would be inside? Desks? Couches? Gallery space? What else? Follow us and then describe it to us or sketch a picture before 10 a.m. ET to be entered for a chance to win a sketch book! #Empower18#CreativeTeachingMatters
Day 2 of @ASCD#Empower18 is today! Come visit #LexiaLearning at Booth 1324 for our in-booth presentations or to chat about any and all things literacy!
Ready and excited for DAY 2 of learning at the #empower18@ASCD Conference thanks to @WuCEFma learning so much valuable information to bring back to the district!
Help a brother out with a โlikeโ โ I stepped into @Odysseyware at #Empower18 to support the #wholelearner. Cool socks and a chance for a Chromebook. LIKE
Help a brother out with a โlikeโ - I stepped into @Odysseyware at #Empower18 to support the #wholelearner. Cool socks and a chance to win a Chromebook. LIKE
Wow! GM! Do you know why you get up everyday? Megan does! To wake up with determination you must go to bed with satisfaction! Know why you get up each day and embrace it! Your Revolution begins Today! @ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
This is why I get up everyday. For my kids. For the connections with these amazing, tiny humans. Not a test score. Not the data. @Principal_EL gets it. #whyiteach
@ASCDconf#empower18 Having breakfast with a panel from Scholastic to discuss professional learning communities that extend to the family and the world "outside."
โKids see what they see, AND they donโt see what they donโt seeโ @AndreaDavisPink discussing the importance of a culture of inclusion in the literacy classroom. #EMPOWER18
Who needs 'sit and get' professional learning when you can collaborate, dialogue, and design? Learning (even for adults) should be fun. #Empower18#growthmindset#personalizedPL
Today's the day! Join the BARR team @ASCD#Empower18 for an interactive session on the model's intricacies, impacts and the work we can do to understand each student as a learner -- and as a person.
Here and ready! Join us in Room 109A at 8am to learn about our teacher leader work - we promise it will be fun! And also we have candy. @ASCD#Empower18@TeachingChannel
Just ASK is at @ASCD#empower18. Chat with Paula, Brenda or Julie in our brightly colored booth and check out our instructional resources. Ask us about our Hall of Fame! https://t.co/Y9D2c9YuRF
Looking forward to sharing on "Igniting Teacher Leadership" this morning at @ASCD#Empower18 10am in room 109B. Insights on collaborative leadership and innovation. Read more here: https://t.co/jfTMZqVQ4M
"We are the survivors of unjust policies and practices upheld by our Senate. We are survivors of lack of resources within our schools. We are survivors of social, emotional and physical harm," says Chicago student DโAngelo McDade https://t.co/jujbxM0M4i#MarchForOurLives
Todayโs goals at #Empower18#ASCD18: meet three new people & discuss what they feel is unique to their schools, ask questions about standards based assessments, engage with new material and share new ideas with our incredible staff @HaddonfieldMS
Interested in learning about teaching students to self-assess and reflect? I'll be presenting in room 252B at 10am today at #Empower18https://t.co/1fDw6xsYip
To develop a culture of "Digital" citizenship, promote an ongoing and regular emphasis on the #DoGoodBeKind mantra. Embrace the conversation. Challenge more than just behavior. View our @ASCDconf presentation slides here: https://t.co/TUslO5m2Ij#Empower18#INeLearn
I'm attending the ASCD conference this weekend. I had the opportunity to share what is occurring with National Board Certification in PA, attend several breakout workshops and meet our Keynote speaker, Dr. Jill Biden. #CBMillCreek#Empower18
Iโm ready to start Day 2 of the @ASCDconf#empower18 conference! Starting my day with a session on Grading and Equity: How Inaacurate Grading Widens the Achievement Gap, and What We Can Do About It.
Also spotted this cool octopus sculpture! ๐
. @mssackstein crushed it yesterday at #HackLearning Booth 2026, while helping #teachers and #leaders improve at #Empower18. Check out Starr's session today at 10:00 AM, and meet her at Booth 2026 this afternoon.
Routledge Author Martin Scanlan will be speaking TODAY at @ASCDconf Sun, March 25, 1:30 - 3:300 on 2399- UniversityโPractitioner Collaboration for Leadership to Support the Whole Child in BCEC, Level 1, Room 103 #EMPOWER18#RoutledgeEOE
@ASCDconf has so many great presenters, check out Laney Sammons presenting Guiding Meaningful Math Conversations in room 255 on lvl 2. Or Lori Oczkus and Valerie Ellery presenting Literacy Strong, All Year Long in room 253C on lvl 2. Both at 10am.
#Empower18#ASCD#ASCDConf
Starting our morning session off with @wkrakower and "Getting Started with STEAM" making catapults. Look for his new book to come out in August. #empower18
"I don't think that teaching should only be about content. If we were just teaching content and facts, we could just teach by reading from the dictionary." @mrmatera#xplap#Empower18
I hope all the #HackLearning peeps who join @mssackstein at #Empower18 will tweet like mad during her session today. I'm so sad I had to cancel my trip. Really wishing I was at @ASCD with my dear friend Starr.
"Gamification is my jam. I love it. For some reasons, principals and superintendents don't like that word game. So I switched and started calling it 'Immersive Learning.' But I FOOLED YOU GUYS! Today's presentation is all about gamification." @mrmatera#xplap#Empower18
At #empower18? Donโt miss our special Book of the Day deal! ๐๐Building Executive Function is 40% off today at booth 2027! Full of practical strategies for Ts.
"As a future school leader, do things to distinguish yourself from the rest of the pack or you'll be sending in resumes for the rest of your life." -@PrincipalKafele#Empower18
Are you headed to @ASCD#Empower18 conference today??? I AM!! Hope to see you there!
My session is TODAY at 10am in Room 258BC "Change Your Classroom Culture with Two Words". Book signing after in the ASCD bookstore in the exhibit hall!!!
#kidsdeserveit#sparksinthedark#TLAP
Oops: in session, this โto grade or not to gradeโ slide has โAlas, poor Yorickโ scene from Hamlet, not โto be or not to beโ scene (common cultural error!) #Englishnerd#Empower18@ASCDconf@FolgerLibrary
Want a chance to win registration to #Empower19 next year? Tweet your favorite moment of #Empower18 with the hashtag and tag us for a chance to win! To learn more click the link https://t.co/VbdTUKbsK3
Excited to be awesome with @thierck this morning at #Empower18@ASCD@MASCD To hear 7 Keys to Positive Learning Environment #MSAAchat โHave clarity on our WhyโPurpose.โ
Teachers may feel that grading is the place for central teaching feeling of autonomy; need to be cognizant of this as a teacher so we can adapt #Empower18
Looking for ways to help your students build creative confidence? Stop by booth 2036 at #Empower18. We canโt wait to chat with you about your future difference makers! @ASCD#ASCD18
Want to know how video game designers attract players? You won't believe it: The optimal rate for difficulty is 84%. If it's less than that, the engagement drops because it's too easy. If it's higher, players drop out because the game is too hard. @mrmatera#xplap#Empower18
โ @Rigamajig seems to encourage cooperation and collaborative brainstorming among my 6th graders better than about any other activity they have engaged in.โ William Hudson, Engineering & Technology Teacher, Mayport Middle School, @DuvalSchools@ASCDconf#Empower18#Booth1919
โCoaching done well may be the most effective intervention designed for human performance.โ Keywords: done well. @jimknight99 quoting @Atul_Gawande#Empower18
A book that started a revolution. Classroom Instruction That Works. But...there were unintended consequences. So, now thereโs a framework. #empower18
"Administrators, parents, and community members overwhelmingly believe critical thinking and problem solving is most important for student future success." #Empower18@karistubbs@JulieEvans_PT
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Engage with educators and get important conference info by following @ASCDEmpower on Twitter. Don't forget to use the #Empower18 hashtag!
I hope all the #HackLearning peeps who join @mssackstein at #Empower18 will tweet like mad during her session today. I'm so sad I had to cancel my trip. Really wishing I was at @ASCD with my dear friend Starr.
"When you have engagement and empowerment, GUARANTEED your knowledge and skills go up. We have an engagement issue in the world today. Kids today aren't any smarter or less smart than they ever were before. They just don't care as much." @mrmatera#xplap#Empower18
Three questions for a future school leader from @PrincipalKafele:
- Why do YOU want to lead?
- Why should YOU be hired?
- How will YOU add value?
#Empower18
โI became obsessed with implementation. How do we take what we know about educational change and turn it into reality?โ @jimknight99 on #coaching at #Empower18
The whole child approach to school safety includes more than drills and procedures. It's just as important to look at interventions and supports to build emotional safety. #Empower18
"We're learning by doing," says @geekyteach. Know what's cool? Audience was doing #handsonlearning from the first minute. LOVE sessions where I get to DO learning. #Empower18#steam
COACHING is the Answer
๐กHow do we take what we know about education and turn it into reality?
๐กHow do we move from learned helplessness to learned optimism?
@jimknight99@ASCDconf@ASCD@ASCDcommunities#Empower18
Vertical Laptop Stand - Bestand 2 in 1 Adjustable Macbook and iPad Charger Stand: [2018 UPDATE VERSION] Stand, Holder for Apple Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, All Notebooks, iPad Air, iPhone X, 8, Silver https://t.co/MebswqBuJu#Empower18#StrayKidsUNVEILED#Toonami
"We're learning by doing," says @geekyteach. Know what's cool? Audience was doing #handsonlearning from the first minute. LOVE sessions where I get to DO learning. #Empower18#steam
Are you at @ASCDconf#Empower18? Join me and Patrick Williamson from @MasteryNYC this afternoon (1:30) in Room 255 for "Building Culturally Responsive Environments for Black and Latino Students in NYC Schools" Learn about @ESINYC CREATES
The knowing-doing gap. The gap between knowing what to do, and being able to apply it in the classroom. For example, good questioning. Whatโs getting in the way? @ASCDconf#empower18
Great start to the morning with East Irondequoit School District and @jeremiahfrink as they collaborate w @ASCDconf attendees around digital transformation and rethinking professional learning. #empower18
Is your leadership moving your organization from a probable attitude to determining a more possible and preferable approach to the future?
#ACSA#ASCD18#Empower18
Good morning, @ascd#Empower18 network! If youโre planning to attend my Learning Lab this morning with @PrincipalKafele@TheColon_s & @Principal_EL โ get here early! Limited seating for a cozy workshop. Westin, Webster Room at the end of the hallway!
If we want the schools our kids deserve, we have to treat teachers like professionals. In turn, those professionals need a mindset of continually improving their craft. #Empower18
When thinking of using gaming in the classroom, notice the words in the tenets: emotionally gripping, relevant, engages, intentional... #Empower18@allison_zmuda
Ss donโt want to be bored, they want to be challenged. However, they donโt want to engage in struggle if they donโt trust the adult who is challenging them. Itโs about Relationships, Clarity, Challenge @DFISHERSDSU@ASCDconf#empower18
Despite healthy intentions, most teachers see their own grades as accurately reflecting readiness, but the grading of the their peers as inconsistent and not indicative of readiness. #Empower18@JoeCFeldman
Instructional coaches and teachers need a "partnership mindset." Coaching is personal - it is about growth! Equality - the coach and teacher are partners. #Empower18
Dialogue - a meeting of the minds where both participants matter - you are thinking partners. #Empower18 - Each participant wants what is best for the other person. @jimknight99
Itโs Day 2 at #Empower18! Stop by booth 1636 to learn about our standards-based content across all subject areas and how you can get a free trial! #ASCD18
Welcome to another #HackLearning chat. Today we're LIVE from #Empower18. Our "hacky" topic this morning is Building Your PLN. Let's start with introductions.
New day @ASCDconf ! Another chance to win! Stop by @Odysseyware booth #828 to pick up your pair of socks if you haven't already! Post a picture of you in your socks with our caption and get your friends to give it a like! Most likes wins a Chromebook! See you soon! #Empower18
Visit Booth 1215 to pick up your free sampler at @ASCDConf#EMPOWER18. View our innovative K-8 literacy and content-area resources, including new ESL and Spanish materials that help todayโs wide range of students build knowledge and skills. https://t.co/XIuGQ5i3ku
Day 2 of #Empower18's exhibit hall! If you didn't get the chance yesterday, make sure you stop by booth 1838 today for a demo of #EquatIO, Read&Write, #FluencyTutor, and more! #edtech#edchatma
Missed Building Equity Through #STEAM: A Moral Imperative Through Action with @ekbailey and @JasmineEquityEd? Don't worry! They are hosting a second session today at 11:00 - Exhibit Hall B, BCEC
https://t.co/Ck7UJbIxa2 Visit Team IDE at booth 1145! #empower18
"If we want the schools that our kids deserve, we have to treat teachers as professionals and allow them to use their discretion (when teaching)." @jimknight99#empower18#joyfulleaders
I'm Connie Hamilton. Co-author of Hacking Homework and curriculum director in Saranac, MI. Sadly, I wasn't able to attend #Empower18 this year. Really missing @mssackstein the most! This meme's for you, Starr!
Squad perspective is another way of thinking about teacher communities. Use video reflections, blogs & social media to stay connected as a โsquadโ. #shareathon#Empower18@FWISD_PLI
@DrRussQ is speaking my language: We will truly have student voice when kids have voice about curriculum and schedulesโ the issues that affect their learning. Amen. @HargreavesBC#empower18#ASCD18
Our fast-paced chat will be 3 questions in 25 minutes. Use A1 to respond to Q1 & remember to include hashtag #HackLearning in all tweets. We want to hear from #empower18 attendees this morning TOO!
YES - affirm that you know what they are doing is complex! Help them improve not by judging, but through dialogue and affirmation. @jimknight99#Empower18
โLook-forsโ in the math classrooms by @marian_small: rich math talks, asking substantive ?โs, making sense of things, student confidence #Empower18
Donโt let the appearance of โgreat teachingโ overpower your understanding of what creates Great Learning for the student. Leaders are not casual observers of practice, they are instructional experts. @PrincipalKafele@ASCDconf#Empower18
"Game playing is one of the most natural way our brains learn. Kids die hundreds of time in video games & learn from it. Then why doesn't this work in classrooms? The negative feedback is attached to negative status." Learning needs to be safe & non-consequential. #empower18
If you want accountability, you have to give autonomy. If you want change, donโt tell people what to do. Make learning grounded in reality. #Empower18
The simple act of just meeting, talking to attendees at conferences like #empower18 or an edcamp discussion is a way to build a great PLN. Follow hashtag discussions like this one on #HackLearning to add new contacts. My Personal Learning Network page https://t.co/SxqhUhRJAj
The current circumstances a student faces do not determine where they end up. They just determine the starting point. We help them plot the course. - T. Hierck #Empower18@ASCDconf
โค๏ธItโs not about being right - itโs about doing whatโs right.
๐Responsible accountability requires autonomy and ownership.
๐Focus on action, not talk. Learning, not judging.
@jimknight99@ASCDconf@ASCD@ASCDcommunities#Empower18
๐คQuestion: โHow many effective schools would you have to see...to be persuaded of the educability of poor scholars?โ-Ron Edmonds, 1979 #Empower18 ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
Why was world history with @mrmatera your favorite class? "Because I got to be captain in there." said an exchange student at the end of her stay. When she arrived, History was her least favorite subject. Evidence Gamification works! @ASCDconf#Empower18@ASCD#empower2018
PREMIUM Beauty Blender - Back 2 Beauty, Original soft Latex free, Teardrop Make up blending sponge. A high quality make up sponge for a flawless foundation, concealer, liquid and powder application. https://t.co/M9ZfLcPXVN#Empower18#xboxlive#ULTRA20
Are you at @ASCD? Come to the Poster Session (11:00-12:30) located on level 0 midway through the sea vendors & to the left. Hear about our design and citywide approach to school led, transformational PD and The Power of Storytelling. #showcaseschoolsnyc#Empower18
.@ASCD you have stolen my heart๐.
I truly have enjoyed the sessions, networking, and the engagement of learning. This is not the end, but yet the beginning of more future forward learning and returning with colleagues in 2019๐.
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Jill Biden! โWe donโt teach because it is hard, we do it because we love it!โ#Empower18
Build your PLN by:
*Add social media to your email signature.
*Invite people to follow you
*Have a presence on SM.
*Add your handle to your business card (Cheap through Vista Print)
#HackLearning#empower18
Good morningโtrying to multitask during #empower18 by being in this chat and paying attention to my session! Great to say hi to @markbarnes19 in person yesterday and thank for all of his awesome โhackโ work #hacklearning
Fellow Canadian @thierck reminds us that it is intent not content that will make a difference for kids. We must have an unwavering belief that every kid can achieve success #Empower18
Protect your websites,landing pages,blogs,leads and digital content from HACKERS! Our cutting edge 2018 software protects you from even the most determined Russian & N.Korean hackers so you don't loose all your hard-work in seconds. https://t.co/iCQaffhhqx#Empower18#Empire
It is our shared responsibility to recognize that we need to prepare students for the technological world they live in and the one that awaits them. #Empower18https://t.co/zkQP9vJVCB
"If all you know about gamification is badging, that's just the cherry on top. That's not the kind of gamification I'm talking about. You can't write a book about 10 best ways to give out a sticker." @mrmatera#xplap#Empower18
โChoose a loving thought over an angry thought every single day.โ Scarlett Lewis @JesseLewisLove Thank you for sharing Jesseโs story &!gifts with us. Turning pain into action to help us all is inspiring. #nurturing#healing#love#empower18
#1 strategy for disrupting poverty in schools is the same as #1 strategy for addressing trauma: developing deep relationships with ALL students. #empower18
"Time and space are finite. So... What can you do?" Getting Started with #STEAM can be organized, efficient, educational, and FUN! Materials may be in mystery boxes, but it's no secret that our #4Cs thinking is everywhere! I'm loving this session! #Empower18
Resistance can be helpful, it is a barometer of change. Resistance usually comes from the unknown. Acknowledge the resistance, have conversations and grow. - Douglas Duff #Empower18
Kafele! Reflect on your impact. #Empower18 โUh-huh, donโt focus on the external behavior. Go deeper, what do youngsters and staff feel? That matters.โ
Scarlett Lewis @ASCD#Empower18 inspiring message! When will have SEL courses as built in part of our regular education program? Is it not as important as ELA, Math, SS, ETC....in fact isn't it more important? #chooselove What are we waiting for?!?? Educators are the dif makers!
Are your teachers better because of your influence? Have they grown because of your presence in their professional life? @PrincipalKafele@ASCDconf#Empower18
Grades: the illusion of precision and objectivity. Especially on a 100 point scale. Imagine eating a chocolate chip cookie and asking a group of people to grade the cookie on a scale from 1-100. Precise? Objective? @JoeCFeldman@bstackbu#Empower18
When we take away choice and tell people what to do, it often is not sustained. Think about the type of coaching your using. People want to be part of the thinking. #Empower18
Discipline and behavior are evidence of something deeper that need addressed in the classroom or in the school. Great leaders address climate and improve culture, allowing greater focus on student achievement and growth. @PrincipalKafele@ASCDconf#Empower18
"The idea behind Design Thinking is that you're making with a purpose." #DYK? #STEAM challenges can be empathy-driven. @geekyteach and @wkrakower are digging deeper into WHY. This is great stuff right here. #Empower18
Your words are deep, your passion is real and your inspiration spreads to everyone you meet. Always learning, forever inspired. @PrincipalKafele@ASCDconf#empower18
Principals, know thy impact. LEADING OF and ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN professional learning has the largest income on student outcomes. -Doug Duff @ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
โChoose a loving thought over an angry thought every single day.โ Scarlett Lewis @JesseLewisLove Thank you for sharing Jesseโs story & gifts with us. Turning pain into action to help us all is inspiring. #nurturing#healing#love#empower18
โKids didnโt do the work on 100% Monday, why would we think they will do it on 50% Friday?โ @thierck We really need to reconsider our grading practices!! #empower18
Wanted: All โkid whisperersโ for education! Wanted: All educators who REALLY know their scholars! Wanted: All educators ready to ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES and work TOGETHER for our scholars ๐ #ourscholarsareworthit#Empower18
Where in your curriculum have you designed opportunities to hand the keys of success over to your students and they are excited to take them? #Empower18@allison_zmuda@mariealcock@fisher1000
"Kids want challenge. They want excitement. They want to lean into your challenge, but you have to have a challenge for them." @mrmatera@ascdconf#empower18
Fear vs. Exhilaration:
Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and SHARE YOUR WORK!!
#HackLearning#Empower18
Read about how I learned to get outside of my comfort zone here:
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An aha moment at @ASCD's Cognitive Engagement: When Learners Make Meaning with @JohnAntonetti. Value "learning" over "learned". Don't just plan lessons; design the cognitive moment. #empower18@DesireeOJones
Grading practices must be part of the equity conversation. Traditional grading practices invite biases. Addressing the achievement gap requires examination of systems, including grading practices. #Empower18@JoeCFeldman
Projected possibilities of risk taking are sometimes overshadowed by fear and failure, but positive aspects far outnumber the negative. @ASCDconf#ASCD18#Empower18
๐จTOOL ALERT ๐จ https://t.co/n9DcsjSR43 (Mentimeter)- on device, Ss submit words/phrases around a topic and site creates a word cloud in real time with their ideas. Other survey/data results available (including graphs) #ASCD18#langchat#Empower18
I remember when @ToddWhitaker walked into a LIVE chat when I was doing #TMchat wayyy back when. He came in and said "Where's Connie Hamilton?" I thought - OMG, is Todd Whitaker really looking for me? Last year had drinks and picked his brain at #empower17#HackLearning#Empower18
Cooperative learning is a framework that is easily created and managed. Itโs positive interdependence (we are all in this together!) and individual accountability. Itโs not group work! @harveysilver@MatthewPerini@cherylabla@McREL@ASCDconf#empower18
#empower18 โThe 100pt scale has 70% of it are just various forms of Failureโ Donโt average, best score is grade. Grading should represent student learning @KarenTeff We gotta change our 100 yr old grading systems
Toby Karten, author of "#Inclusion & #CCSS Supports for Students & Staff," will be signing books at the LSI booth this morning. Come on over to booth 1524 between 9 &10am to meet her! #Empower18@TJK2INCLUDE
No such thing as "easy" for our students. They need to build feelings of success followed by increasing difficulty to build skills & learn from mistakes -> "level up" learning. Also need time to celebrate & reflect on successes, transfer to more complex scenarios. #empower18
"Teachers have to turn in lesson plans. As leaders, we have to write leadership plans for ourselves and what we plan to accomplish in our building." - @PrincipalKafele#Empower18
I'm in their #Empower18 session right now, and it's meaningful, relevant, active, and awesome. You should order this book by @wkrakower and @geekyteach at booth 2027 or online today: Getting Started with STEAM: Ways to Incorporate STEAM Into Your Classroom https://t.co/J3q8cJHmgi
A2: I met @gcouros at our state technology conference #IETA18 We have followed each other for 7 years - he actually gave me a "shout out" in his keynote and affirmed the work I had been doing! Such an encouraging moment! #Empower18#HackLearning
The main priority of instructional leaders is student achievement & the continued improvement of instruction. What % of our day focuses on student achievement? More than the occasional classroom visit, its our ongoing conversations. @PrincipalKafele@ASCDconf#empower18
Side quests. With sample prompts like "make a map" - only for in-game power-up items and treasure. So I'm no longer giving students things of actual value. And they are giving ME things of actual value. @mrmatera#xplap#Empower18
Pretty cool to hear about over 250 Creative Coding options in @brainpop tied to variety topics. Also even more exciting to hear about Scratch-BrainPOP collab coming out this summer! @karistubbs#Empower18#CSforAll
Think about Smart Tools as giving students a skill/tool/opportunity that they don't have the natural ability to create. Especially crucial for students who register later in the year. #Empower18@allison_zmuda@mariealcock
My favorite session so far has been this one! Formative assessments online through @Microsoftโs Zia Hassan. Love the tech-savvy class. Thank you for all the info! #Empower18@ASCDconf
The power of video in instructional coaching! Athletes have been using video for improvement for years - why shouldn't teachers? #Empower18@jimknight99
Sunday morning exploring how to engage all students in asking their own questions with @RightQuestion - tremendous energy & lots of learning happening #Empower18
Use video in coaching to help teachers get a sense of their "current reality." This allows them to envision where they want to go. #Empower18@jimknight99
When Ss begin falling further behind, creates feelings of disengagement. Scaffolding means identifying & leveraging tools to help someone promote long term memory. Help Ss learn in opportunities that are relevant & meaningful while building competence. #empower18
As a teacher, you want to create a need to learn. We often donโt create the need to learn. We create the need to tell. Time to change that mindset--we must create the need to learn! #empower18
Q3: JUST START! I'm new here & I can't tell you how many people have simply said "Be brave! Just jump in!" So I did! And they were right...I'm hooked! #bravery#PLN#HackLearning#Empower18
Continuum Of Self Reflection For Leaders. "Where am I with my reflective trndencies?" Is a question all of our leaders should self assess....starting with myself. #Empower18
"As a leader, you aren't going to change your faculty in a staff meeting. You've got to build relationships and rapport with individuals." - @PrincipalKafele#Empower18
I Teach, You Teach...become an expert at one topic, then share that topic out with a partner (who is becoming an expert at a different topic). #empower18@ASCDconf
To create a culture of thinking, problem-solving and creativity you have to EXPLORE before EXPLAIN: Shift how we think...how can I get students to explore first before the formal explanation comes? #empower18@ascdconf#ASCD18
Another way of getting a clear picture of "current reality" for a teacher is to ask the students - how do you want to learn? #Empower18@jimknight99@DrRussQ
Continuum Of Self Reflection For Leaders. "Where am I with my reflective tendencies?" Is a question all of our leaders should self assess....starting with myself. #Empower18
It's simple to connect with kids. If you know their name, say it with the correct pronunciation, and look them in the eye when talking to them, they feel connected. If it happens outside of the class, it means even more. #Empower18
Sunday morning exploring how to engage all students in asking their own questions with @RightQuestion - tremendous energy & lots of learning happening #Empower18
I'm in their #Empower18 session right now, & it's meaningful, relevant, active, and awesome. You should order this book by @wkrakower and @geekyteach at booth 2027 or online today: Getting Started with STEAM: Ways to Incorporate STEAM Into Your Classroom: https://t.co/prbHvBE7UH
๐ Visit us in Room 159 @ 10AM, to hear how Virginia Beach City Public Schools engaged its stakeholders to develop and implement a robust and interactive framework that drives efforts inside the classroom to prepare and challenge students. #Empower18@ASCD#K12
Liven up your classroom walls with our free #medialiteracy posters to help teach critical skills to evaluate information. Booth 1638 #ASCD18#Empower18 Enter to win an Apple Watch!
Are you on the Follett Trail? Don't forget to share your adventure from booth 1319 to 1917 using #Empower18 and @FollettLearning for a chance to win a $5 Starbucks gift card! #edtechchat
Join more of our authors this afternoon at .@ASCD:
.@mssackstein from 10:00 - 11:00 am in BCEC, Level 2, Room 252B
.@NancyFrey from 10:00 - 11:00 am in BCEC, Level 1, Room 107AB
#Empower18
Oh yes, @drneilgupta talking about the step in design thinking โideateโ...just shared his frustration when male leaders talk over/cut off female leaders...oh yes...he went there! #womenleaders#Empower18#momsasprincipals
In 30 minutes the #qft team had us go through the #qft process and experience divergent thinking, convergent thinking and metacognitive thinking - amazing to think how we support ss in this process #Empower18
We have to continually ask ourselves โWhat is our goal for each student with this activity/experience/assignment?โ It canโt be just about a grade. So frustrating when educators donโt have this focus! #empower18#oneccps
Focus needs to be on a change in students instead of just a change in teaching practice. What will happen with students as a result of the change in teaching practice? #Empower18@jimknight99
There are many different ways to approach goal setting. @jimknight99 shared PEERS Goals - Powerful, Easy, Emotionally Compelling, Reachable, Student-Focused #Empower18
Great morning kicked off with #hacklearning chat and now off to session about designing PD and then writing Mid #Empower18 blog for @MASCD . Thrilled I could participate in my favorite chat live!! Day 2 of @ASCDconf is rolling
What does it take to be a great Assistant Principal?? Its not disciplinarian... itโs instructional leader!! I am going to be asking my self these questions everyday. @PrincipalKafele#Empower18
During the ideate phase of design thinking avoid a formal write up. It gives the impression that decisions have been made already #empower18@drneilgupta@ASCDconf
Leaders cannot observe instruction without also considering the students in the room. Is the lesson making an impact on every learner? Understand the meaning of effectiveness and the power of a culturally-responsive learning environment. @PrincipalKafele@ASCDconf#Empower18
If administration ensures that Ts will not be evaluated during risk taking projects, but rather SUPPORTED, will give Ts the confidence to try it out. These safety nets are crucial as Ts cross the tightrope of student choice #empower18#ASCD18
Having a #qft question focus isnโt limited to a statement - use a picture, an equation, quote, etc. Great example from kinders as they ask their questions #Empower18
"These kinds of technologies are great--If you can get them. But they're not the end-all-be-all. You can do #STEAM without these kinds of tech toys. They are a bonus." I'm listening to @geekyteach and @wkrakower in this #Empower18 session about "Getting Started With #STEAM."
Question about ELLs made me so thankful we are holding our Get Your Game On event focusing on using games to engage culturally and linguistically diverse students! Games in the classroom can build peer relationships. #Empower18
"Building collective efficacy with educational technologies will not only help guide our work at hand, but in the aggregate, will move the needle of technology impact forward." - @sonnymaganahttps://t.co/J1T88jNwua#Empower18#edtech
4 ways ANY educator can be a LEADER:
1. Get CONNECTED!
2. Curate, create, & share valuable resources with faculty and staff.
3. Invite colleagues into your classroom to see awesome instructional practices.
4. Start a PD book study chat on Voxer.
#HackLearning#Empower18#sunchat
Model the practice with Ss; Co teach; Model the practice w/o Ss; Go w/T to observe other classrooms; Watch Ss while T observes others; Reflect on watching video. #Empower18 Ways to model....
Starting the morning with @ancmo with a session titled โThe Principal Influence: Developing Leadership Capacity in Principalsโ @ASCDconf โThe more reflective you are the more effective you are.โ #Empower18
You won't want to miss @ASCD Thought Leader Session with @Robyn_Mindsteps
Friction-Free Feedback: How to Use "ONE Thing" Feedback to Quickly Help Teachers Improve
From 10:00โ11:30 a.m. in Hall C at #Empower18
Affinity Mapping - colored post itโs to students. Common ?, students write down one idea per note. Ss w/ same colors come together, silently read the ideas, silently organize as a group, discuss, label the categories, share to class. #Empower18#ASCD18
#Empower18 Get yourself to 107C at 1:30 to be amazed by the Alchemy of Social Media by two Massachusetts principals @casehighprinc and me. We will make some GOLD in your day. Mark it on schedule. 107C is the place to be. #MSAAchat
On instructional coaching:
1. Get a clear picture of current reality. Teachers should self assess.
2. Set a powerful goal that will mark studentsโ lives positively.
3. Curate a targeted strategy from a research-based โplaybook.โ
4. Repeat.
@jimknight99#Empower18
๐กOver 500 educators have signed up for @WickedDecent's Flipgrid webinar!
In this epic hour, Dan will share ways you can promote creative thinking in your class by using Flipgrid as a creation tool ๐ฏ
Join the party: https://t.co/GP3DZaRnkE
Trying to make our students "Wicked Smaht." Please Help me win resources for my class by Liking and retweeting my post.
I stepped into @Odysseyware at #Empower18 to support the #wholelearner
My ideal classroom will have plenty of space for technology along with apps for students to express what is going on in their world. The temperature will always be ideal and students will have chairs that encourage movement. #empower18#creativeteachingmatters
The culture of the building will change kids, not rules posted on a wall. The "School" can be something bigger if we empower students to make it that way - more than just a place, a community. @PrincipalKafele@ASCDconf#Empower18
There. He just confirmed it. He's using the military funding in the #omnibusbill to build the wall under the pretext of national security. We were right. #maga#qanon
โA real interaction with the text!โ Note making is not underlining and circling alone, itโs talking with the text. All 4 categories should be addressed. โNotes are a window into your mindโ @harveysilver@cherylabla@MatthewPerini@McREL@ASCD#empower18
โAsking questions may not lead to answers, but it leads to curiosity . . . Everything starts with a question, even if you donโt realize.โ - student #QFT#Empower18
โThank you so much for this opportunity to scream what I am usually too afraid to whisperโ
Choice allows students to come alive w/ their passions & live their way through their education, alongside the curriculum, in step with their teachers, and leading their future. #Empower18
โ82 percent of activities in classrooms fall to the left of the rigor divide.โ What should our goal be? @JohnAntonetti is an amazing presenter. Awesome way to start the day. Highly recommend his next session in room 108 @ASCD#empower18
Stop by booth #2030 today @ACSD in Boston to see how you can leverage technology to aggregate district data and set every student up for success #ASCD#Empower18. (Remember to ask us about our free happy hour event tonight!) ๐น๐
Be sure to catch our expert presentations on โInnovation in the Classroomโ and โLearning Spaces for Pedagogyโ with @EduChangemakers today. Visit booth 2021 to learn more. #Empower18
To download and view @ascd session handouts, select an #Empower18 session, under the documents header, click the name of the PDF you want to view or download.
Everyone deserves a coach? Want to take your instructional coaching to the next level? Coaches know the power of coaching. They deserve to have time to reflect, set goals and monitor progress! Check out A Coaches' Coach. https://t.co/wPK9hHJVQK#educoach#empower18
"Teachers helping students unveil stories of unexpected outcomes"
A poster presentation you will never forget. Come hear Andre's story and how his life has changed because of a teacher.
Come for a talk on March 24th, 4:30โ5:30 p.m. and 25th (11a.m.โ12 p.m).
@ASCDConf#empower18
Developing coherence at the district/school/classroom levels is cumulative and ongoing. #Empower18@ASCDconf Early morning professional learning with @drcormier !
Just came from an awesome session with Principal Kafele... The purpose of a leader is to continue to improve instruction! #Empower18@PrincipalKafele@ASCDconf
Weโre ready for another awesome day at ASCD #Empower18 in Boston! Itโs been great to meet and work with so many wonderful educators. We hope to see you at one of our sessions or feel free to drop by booth 1833.
Itโs shocking how we talk about a subject that is not only one of the two subjects tested most, but that is so needed to solve the problems of our world. #mathmatters#Empower18
#Empower18 Session Suggestion from @ASCD:
10:00โ11:00 a.m.
BCEC, Level 1, Room 156ABC
Millennial Mojo: Redesigning Education for an Age of Artificial Intelligence and Globalization with @RaviUnites
I declare today, National Stormy Daniels Day!
Be sure to spread the word, so we can get #StormyDanielsDay trending on social media.
Trump doesn't want people watching 60 minutes tonight. Let's make sure everyone know it's #StormyDanielsDay!
Happy Stormy Daniels Day
Just left such an emotional, powerful session by the mother of a victim of the Sandy Hook tragedy...this is what she found on her 6 year old sonโs chalkboard after the horrific event๐ญ nurturing, healing, love... #CHOOSELOVE ๐ #Empower18
"Between stimulus and response, there us a space in that lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In our response lies or growth and freedom." Viktor Frankl choose love โค
@JesseLewisLove#EMPOWER18
@PamWilliamsCME@allend_cme just learned about the Choose Love Enrichment Program...you might already know about it, but Iโd love to collaborate with you and use these resources at our school somehow! Itโs FREE - social emotional learning... #CHOOSELOVE ๐ #Empower18
Want to know how to give teachers the time, resources, and support needed to move ideas to action? Head to the ASCD bookstore now to hear about @TeachtoLead! #Empower18#TTLSummit
Thank you for your amazing message this morning and for not only providing the inspiration, but the tools to help our students and families #chooselove#SEL#Empower18@JesseLewisLove@ASCD
Itโs 2018- Iโd love to see a paperless vendor exhibit- where vendors scan your conference badge and email you the literature on their products. You should have to request a paper copy instead of the other way around.โป๏ธ #somuchwaste#empower18@ASCDconf
Have you been to the @ASCDconf#Reflection Pool?
@ASCD has set aside this space to facilitate group collaboration & innovative thinkingโto begin transforming your classroom or school.
Iโll be there today 12-1pm. Stop by to chat about #teacherleadership!
#Empower18
As far as #Empower18, I'm a simple person: kids need to read and write, often. The sum of our ideas is hindered by the inability to effectively communicate our ideas clearly.
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Happy Palm Sunday!!! In Order for A to Happen in the Classroom, B has to Happen in Teaching Planning. Transforming Mathematics Instruction in Our Schools #Empower18@ASCDconf
Considering getting your National board certification? Well, @ColonialIU20 has a partnership with @ESUCollegeofEd that can help! @SabAlbright (facilitator extraordinaire & NBC teacher๐ฉโ๐ซ) is showcasing the process @ the ASCD empower 18 conference! @PAIU@PADeptofEd#Empower18
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โWe canโt always choose what happens to us, but we can choose how we respond.โ Letโs teach kids how to get along with each other, how to have healthy relationships, how to make positive connections, and how to forgive! #CHOOSELOVE ๐ #Empower18
Considering getting your National Board Certification? Well, @ColonialIU20 has a partnership with @ESUCollegeofEd that can help! @SabAlbright (facilitator extraordinaire & NBC teacher๐ฉโ๐ซ) is showcasing the process @ the ASCD Empower 18 conference! @PAIU@PADeptofEd#Empower18
@ASCD#Empower18#ASCD@mssackstein "Teachiing Students to Self Assess" What is reflection to you? What do you ask students to do, how do you teach students to do it?
Day 2 @ASCDconf Measuring What We Do in Schools @ParadiseVickie Dr. Bernhardt #Empower18 Nerd moment, I love meeting experts that I sited in my dissertation!
Excited to learn with @mssackstein in person! I've been using Hacking Assessment for years with an online class. Fabulous ideas keep flowing. #Empower18@ascd
Good morning, @ASCDconf ! We're looking forward to meeting you all today! Be sure to drop by booth 1550 to learn more about our #OER resources! #Empower18
@ASCDconf#empower18@mssackstein getting an early start on things because this session is sold out! Teaching students to self-assess- so relevant to our work as teachers!
Itโs not bragging if itโs the truth. Sell your school and tell the great things happening. Be willing to take on what others donโt want to take on. Do the work! @Principal_EL@educationhall#Empower18
Exciting stuff happening at DRIVE Booth #937 today. Next to EL Magazine photo booth. Come get some connecting activity ideas, learn about fostering a climate of empowerment, and maybe even have Rodney draw your caricature! #empower18@ASCD
One of the most inspiring educators that understands #kidsdeserveit Sharing with us the two most important words to change classroom (+ school) culture! YOU MATTER. Read his books! Heโs one of my faves. Responsive. Caring. Compassionate. @TechNinjaTodd#Empower18
โwhat is the purpose of discipline?โ Opening question, โBreaking down barriers to build success: eliminating the school to prison pipeline.โ @2017gatoty@kelisa_l2teach#Empower18
If youโre at #empower18 and have a new idea you want to develop, you need to check out @TeachtoLead and consider applying for next Summit in San Jose in September!
FULL to the brim session about breaking the school-to-prison pipeline. Amazing and powerful already to see the number of educators dedicated to this notion in one room. @ASCDconf#Empower18
@ASCD#Empower18#ASCD@mssackstein "Teaching Students to Self-Assess"
Reflection is the act of looking back upon learning and self-assessing against the standards. Its an opportunity to explore what students know and can do, in their own words.
Day 2 @ASCDconf Measuring What We Do in Schools @ParadiseVickie Dr. Bernhardt #Empower18 Nerd moment, I love meeting experts that I cited in my dissertation!
Just wow. Thank you @mrmatera we can't wait to take your Gamification suggestions back to #njhunited!
#ASCD18#Empower18
"Gamification is a framework that you layer over your existing curriculum to enhance what you already do to immerse students in the learning process."
I tried to get in and you were full already! Congratulations! I am so happy for you filling up. Just goes to show how awesome you are and how you have impacted educators lives. Keep doing the great things that you are doing. #Empower18
Missed our poster session? No worries. See the 11:00 session: Using Common District Assessments as Formative Feedback in Boston Public Schools Exhibit Hall B @ASCD#Empower18https://t.co/X79knxvdax
Come get a sneak peek of our new products in action right now in Booth 1621 in the Exhibit Hall at @ASCD#Empower18, then enter to win a VariQuest Jr. Cold Laminator!
Started day 2 of #Empower18 with @ancmo presentation: The Principal Influence: Developing Leadership Capacity in Principals - "The more reflective you are, the more effective you are." #reflection#leadership
Finally got the chance to say thanks in person to @jimknight99, whoโs been instrumental in my career since attending the @KUnews#educoach conference in the summer of 2015. Took me three years to muster up the guts, but I finally had the chance to snag that photo! #Empower18
Join us for coffee and doughnuts at the Successful School Showcase and EdCamp Sessions today! 10am and 11am in Westin Grand Ballroom B! @ASCDconf#Empower18
. @kelisa_l2teach setting the stage with statistics - black & latino students disciplined 3x than white students. For "willful defiance" - which sometimes just means chewing gum. #Empower18
I'm a person with expertise, but not an expert, a curator of knowledge. I am a coach! Thanks, @jimknight99 for an inspiring session. #Empower18 #sdolcoaches#hammieslearn
Thereโs a full house for @mssackstein and @conniehamilton this morning at ASCD #Empower18! Hate that I missed out, but Iโm glad so many are able to hear them talk about self assessment!
Wow! Standing room only for Nancy Frey and @DFISHERSDSU sharing FIT Teaching for focused literacy instruction. @ASCDconf might have wanted to book these great speakers in a larger room. ๐ณ#Empower18#design#FITteaching
@ASCD#Empower18#ASCD@mssackstein "Teaching Students to Self-Assess"
Where does reflection fit into your classroom/school? Time must be given for students to have multiple opportunities to self-assess
Famous last words: "It's 8am on Sunday morning, after the big gala. We'll have maybe a dozen people show up." Instead, we had a packed room and people sitting on the floor! Thanks, everyone, for coming to learn with us! Sorry we ran out of catapult kits. #Empower18@wkrakower
It is so important to explicitly teach students to be reflective, be introspective. We cannot assume that students know how to self-analyze. @mssackstein#Empower18
"Habits of Mind: A Forward Retrospective." @benakallick and Art Costa sharing the history of 25 years of Habits of Mind. Here's to the next 25 years of developing "thought-full" learners. #empower18 An immense honor to be part of this journey.
"The SAMR model suggests that tech should be used ONLY when it's in the "transformation" category. True/False?"
We understood how large the gap between us & our audience was, thanks to question-wise analytics!
#empower18#edtech
Live quizzes on Acadly! https://t.co/ygms2JJ3gf
@ASCD#Empower18#ASCD@mssackstein "Teaching Students to Self-Assess"
Where does reflection fit into your classroom/school? Time must be given for students to have multiple opportunities to self-assess
Session participant's students say "When we have something that weโve learned about ourselves, we should be able to blog and reflect about it at any time, not just at the end of the day." #reflection@mssackstein#Empower18@ASCD
Thereโs a full house for @mssackstein and @conniehamilton this morning at ASCD #Empower18! Hate that I missed out, but Iโm glad so many are able to hear them talk about self assessment!
Students > test scores. Their value lies in developing their talents so they can pursue their dreams and become contributing members of our community. Does your school value developing talent or increasing test scores? #RedefiningReady#Empower18@ASCD@ASCDconf
. @2017GATOTY clarifying: we're not talking about *not* holding students to high standards of behavior. But we need to look critically at how we're giving out consequences #empower18
YOU MatterโResearch shows when you repeat something on a daily basis, you brain begins to believe it. Repeat the You Matter manifesto every morning. #Empower18
#SundayMorning seems like everything is on some spectrum these days lol #1in5 kids learn differently we just need to find a way to teach them best ๐ #Empower18#sunchat
Having a clear learning target, and have students assess where they are in relation to that target (0-4) - before a grade is issued - is a powerful self-assessment strategy at any level, any subject. @mssackstein#Empower18@ASCD
Love this learning lab session - we are going to leave with action steps on what we will do to address problems of practice in our situation! #IDedchat#Empower18
The "You Matter" Manifesto by @AngelaMaiers via @TechNinjaTodd at @ASCDconf#Empower18. Read it every day - if ppl hear the same thing every day, they'll begin to believe it, whether it's true or not.
Day two of #Empower18 is underway! Our 10:30 workshop on โSEEK Insights from Art to Build Literacy Skillsโ begins soon at booth #921. #CreativeTeachingMatters
To build culture, connect with the community. Staff makes โbook packagesโ and does home visits before meet the teacher night. Lets parents and students know youโre excited for the to come to school. @TechNinjaTodd#Empower18
โThe word curriculum is often interchangeable. A clear definition doesnโt exist. How we talk about curriculum is important to think about in schoolsโ at @ASCD#Empower18
Good morning, @ascd#Empower18 network! If youโre planning to attend my Learning Lab this morning with @PrincipalKafele@TheColon_s & @Principal_EL โ get here early! Limited seating for a cozy workshop. Westin, Webster Room at the end of the hallway!
โIn a great teacherโs classroom, every kid thinks theyโre the favorite.โ Relationship is the 4th and most important R. @ToddWhitaker@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
Are you looking for simpler ways to set goals with students and measure progress in a way that is rooted in contemporary Goal Attainment Scaling research? Check out From Goals to Growth, released at #Empower18@ASCD@ASCDsgc@ASCDcommunities@ASCDconf
@ASCDconf#empower18@mssackstein "Reading a student's reflection PRIOR to grading their work helps me see the lens through which THEY were looking. I can then target my feedback to speak to the goals THEY had set for themselves." Yes!
Home visits with books as gifts to show "you matter." This also led to increased attendance at meet the teacher events in the days that follow. Via @TechNinjaTodd at @ASCDconf#Empower18
โJob of teacher is 50% educational and 50% emotional. The minute we do more on either, we are not doing our jobs.โ So true! @TechNinjaTodd#Empower18
Our job as educators is 50% academic and 50% emotional. The moment we put more emphasis on one over the other, we're not doing our jobs anymore. @TechNinjaTodd#empower18@ASCDconf
"This is spirit driven work!" @RandySprick Couldn't agree more! Working with education teams where this is fully understood allows us to do such amazing work. #ASCD#Empower18
โShifting the Monkey isnโt about protecting yourself. Itโs about restoring the balance of the world and protecting the good educators.โ Todd Whitaker #Empower18
Our job as educators is 50% academic and 50% emotional. The moment we put more emphasis on one over the other, we're not doing our jobs anymore. @TechNinjaTodd#empower18@ASCDconf
Set achievable short term goals. What do I want to accomplish in the big picture. Then ask:
*What do I need?
*What smaller goals can I set?
*What is timeline?
*How will students be accountable?
*What happens if they don't reach goals?
#Empower18@mssackstein
It is all about relationships. Make every student feel valued by simply getting to know them, know their likes, dislikes. When there is a strong relationship, the student will feel comfortable, happy, and empowered. #Empower18
In reply to
@kennycmckee, @j_cameronjr, @ToddWhitaker
So many resources at #empower18 ! Come learn about the incredible opportunities with the Albert Einstein Educator Fellowship near the General Session entrance! @AEF_Program
Our jobs as educators are 50% academic and 50% emotional. Weโre not doing our jobs if we put more emphasis on one or the other. Educate the whole child. Keep it balanced #Empower18
Soaking in great information about international perspectives on co-teaching- taught by 3 educators from across the world. Fascinating. @ASCD#Empower18
Trying to help the world become a more thoughtful place through the Habits of Mind... One school, one country at a time. #empower18 ~Art Costa
@benakallick
@ASCDconf#empower18@mssackstein "Reading a student's reflection PRIOR to grading their work helps me see the lens through which THEY were looking. I can then target my feedback to speak to the goals THEY had set for themselves." Yes!
How do we make small tweaks to our classroom learning tasks to make the learning more powerful? To increase cognitive engagement? To harness technology? Laugh&learn w/@JohnAntonetti & Terri Stice @tstice in sessions 2128 and 2221, BCEC Room108, 8am and 10am #empower18@ASCDconf
โIf you can tell me why itโs not good for kids, you can opt out.โ Best and only reason to opt out of good educational initiatives from @TechNinjaTodd#Empower18
Athletes, musicians, artists and other performance-based fields are constantly self-assessing, yet we donโt systematically expect students to reflect on or self-assess their work in traditional classroom settings. We need to build this in. #Empower18@mssackstein#edchat
You said "we need to find my version of success" - student reflections on the power of a letter received from his teacher, @TechNinjaTodd, a year earlier. @ASCDconf#Empower18
Drop by the @NorvaNivelUS stand today and get a free copy of โEdupreneur - unleashing teacher-led innovation in schoolsโ. @d_faulk is there to sign it for you. #Empower18
Be sure to catch our expert presentations on โInnovation in the Classroomโ and โLearning Spaces for Pedagogyโ with @EduChangemakers today. Visit booth 2021 to learn more. #Empower18
How are we setting students up for success? One of @TechNinjaToddโs Ss was deeply impacted by a letter Nesloney sent before the year began. It was a simple letter, but it said that he was looking forward to helping this student be successful this year. #KidsDeserveIt#Empower18
How to have few tears at the start of school? Ts send students letters before school begins. Ss know they are loved before school begins. No.tears. #Empower18@TechNinjaTodd
Listening + learning about how to transform your class & school culture. Whatโs your mantra? Your manifesto? Do you post things in languages to represent your kids? Or the simple act of writing a letter to every student in your school! #empower18
There's no shame in reviewing sports video - athletes are accustomed to using it to learn/grow. Use this same idea for academic growth. #Empower18@mssackstein
Athletes, musicians, artists and other performance-based fields are constantly self-assessing, yet we donโt systematically expect students to reflect on or self-assess their work in traditional classroom settings. We need to build this in. #Empower18@mssackstein#edchat
For those who enjoyed the GPS metaphor on standards, grading, and feedback in the @ascd#empower18 session yesterday (or if you missed it), here is a blog entry you can share with others to explain the concept: https://t.co/aCovPGGLLD@ASCDconf@ASCDsgc
.@NancyFrey@DFISHERSDSU shared their goal - 50% of instructional time involves peer to peer learning. What a fantastic goal to strive for as educators #empower18@ASCDconf
Students believe the world has more to teach than the classroom and theyโre right - success in the real world isnโt measured with #2 pencils and scantrons. How are we capturing that same idea in the classroom? #Empower18#ASCD18
@kelisa_l2teach - when in 8th grade I asked my T why she never taught us anything and she put her newspaper aside and said โWhy should I waste my time? You all are just going to end up dead or in jail.โ DODEA TOY #shiftmindset#beliefsandwordsmatter@ASCD#Empower18
Students should be encouraged to self-assess along the way, whenever they feel it is most appropriate. Not just when a teacher builds it in to a lesson. #Empower18@mssackstein@conniehamilton
Scores at the top of a test or assignment is about how many right answers a student "got." But what are the skills and strategies we should use to help us when we don't know the answers? How do we solve these challenges? ~Art Costa #empower18@benakallick
When thinking about a multi tiered approach to behavior intervention, @RandySprick reminds us that we should ALWAYS be working to improve Tier 1- even if we have kids that need Tier 2 interventions. #Empower18
@ASCD#Empower18#ASCD@mssackstein "Teaching Students to Self-Assess"
Restate what you think the assignment asked you to do.
Give them sentence starters or prompts to scaffold. How did you go from point A to point B?
There is such great power in a staff book study. A full staff book study can be really powerful. Great suggestion, @TechNinjaTodd. #KidsDeserveIt#Empower18
Prizes anyone?๐๐๏ธ๐ Join one of our ASCD workshops or answer a prompt on our Facebook or Twitter page to win! #Empower18#CreativeTeachingMatters
So honored to work with my friends to support learning. #quest4learning! #empower18. Thank you to the group this morning who came out to use game design at 8:00am! You rock!
Is the focus on adults at your school or on children? What's the difference between a focus on teaching and learning vs. a focus on learning and teaching? @educationhall#empower18
Also in this session there are ~150 chairs, all full, with another 50ish people sitting on the floor, standing, listening from out in the hallway. Love. #empower18
Love hearing the power of reflective questions. Donโt shy away from the hard questions. Let them tell you what they thought the lesson was about. @mssackstein#empower18
Don't do cutesy stuff that's fluff โ educating children while providing emotional experiences โ that's what changes a child's life. @TechNinjaTodd#Empower18@ASCDconf
@ASCD#Empower18#ASCD@mssackstein "Teaching Students to Self-Assess"
I met this standard as you can see in paragraph 3 when I used this evidence.
Describe how you overcame challenge, where did you experience difficulty. What did you do?
Last step assess against criteria
โYou know that feeling you get when entering Disney World? Thatโs how we should have kids feeling when they walk inside our schools.โ
@TechNinjaTodd absolutely crushing it here at #empower18@MASCD@ASCDconf
On @benakallick's orders, we need to tweet... "Habits of Mind are not an initiative or program. How do we infuse them into our lives? Pay attention to how these Habits help you make a mindshift." #empower18
Tip 6: what do @ASCD editors want?
1. Original. Fresh information. (avoid process heavy descriptions!)
2. Evidence based.
3. Practical.
4. Specific, with good examples
5. Conversational #Empower18
Much like we would expect teachers to justify a grade, we should expect students to provide and cite evidence from their work supporting their self-assessment. Trust them - they will be accurate and appropriately critical. @mssackstein#Empower18
Shifting from a culture of teacher and teaching to a culture of learner and learning through development of #curriculum - from Lilliam at Norte Dame Academy #Empower18
An amazing Assistant Principal just came to talk @openupresources curricula, and he described his current phonics program as an โunabridged dumpster fire.โ
Best conversation Iโll have all #ASCD18. Preach, @Patrick_Quast!
#empower18#elachat
โLess glitter. More meat.โ An important reminder of the power of classroom transformations that connect clearly to student learning. @TechNinjaTodd#KidsDeserveIt#Empower18
I have chills right now as I stand IGNITED AND ENCOURAGED!! Session on โDismantling the school to prison pipelineโ is SOLD OUT. Overflowing to the hallway. ITโs TIME! โDiscipline is not just about punishment. It is about support and helping change the behavior!โ #empower18@ASCD
This sort of metacognitive thinking helps students to shift away from the actual content for a moment to focus on the habits of mind around being a learner. #Empower18
@ASCD#Empower18#ASCD@mssackstein "Teaching Students to Self-Assess"
I met this standard as you can see in paragraph 3 when I used this evidence.
Describe how you overcame challenge, where did you experience difficulty. What did you do?
Last step assess against criteria
โDismantling the school to prison pipeline, we must support the growth of the whole childโ Kelisa Wing & Casey Bethel made this journey to Boston! #Empower18
Good teaching on display in @mssackstein session: combo of her speaking, sheโs moving around the room, use of slides, tasks given to group, she moves around room to hear discussions #Empower18
To all of you who dropped by our booth to visit us at #empower18 THANK YOU! We believe all students can learn at high levels and are committed to supporting learning & teaching in a way that moves the #wholechild! Two great days leโฆhttps://t.co/ef60L2vf9Lhttps://t.co/Z8sqijf6JT
Discipline exists for the purpose of behavior modification, not punishment. When it doesnโt work, itโs our responsibility to adjust our methods accordingly. #EMPOWER18
When teaching students how to reflect consider these self-questioning prompts:
*What did you learn?
*How did you overcome challenges?
*What would you do differently next time?
*How would you assess yourself?
#Empower18@mssackstein
Sorry Darbie and @JohnAntonetti John's session is at same time as our #ntoy17 family are presenting and I didn't realize there was one first thing this morning #empower18@ASCD
In reply to
@Miss_D_Valenti, @BeaconMrG, @2017ArkansasTOY, @awiselearner, @AmberVlasnik, @Jitka_Nelson, @CraftingHeroes, @keldermt, @kelisa_l2teach, @2017GATOTY, @JohnAntonetti, @JohnAntonetti, @ASCD
How is communication important to what I do ? What meaning does what Iโm doing have? How does my advocacy affect the world ? @ascd#empower18@CWCatholicSchls
@PrincipalKafele "I wake up to make a difference in the lives of children - sometimes that is through a teacher, principal, superintendent, or another student" #Empower18
Good teaching on display in @mssackstein session: combo of her speaking, sheโs moving around the room, use of slides, tasks given to group, she moves around room to hear discussions #Empower18
Looking forward to incorporating this in tidbit from @ASCD in Social Studies next year. @worldgeochat peeps any of you using it now? #geography#Empower18
Seriously @mssackstein is an amazing presenter and educator who share her passion and welcomes every educator to the table to grow and learn together. #empower18
โNever underestimate the power of a hand written noteโ @billsterrett sharing how 1-2 sentences on even a post-it can boost morale for Ts #Empower18
Heading back from Ellen smith and Meg Rieley session on community-based #wholechild support? Learn how Emote can help bring your school together for a proactive and formative approach to whole-child interventions @ASCDconf#empower18#ACEs
Fantastic session for aspiring education authors. Getting great advice from @bryanrgoodwin about the writing process and fighting writerโs block. #Empower18@ASCD@ASCDconf
. @kelisa_l2teach just asked people to say the first word that came to their head on hearing "black boy" vs "white girl." Implicit bias in action - she reminds us to recognize and challenge these biases #empower18
@PrincipalKafele "I wake up to make a difference in the lives of children - sometimes that is through a teacher, principal, superintendent, or another student" #Empower18
"We don't not do something because someone's going to be negative about it"
"Drown the negative people with encouragement - it's really hard to be negative when everyone's telling you how wonderful you are." @TechNinjaTodd@ASCDconf#Empower18
If your students are asking "What did I get?" "Is this good?" "How did I do?" Then we haven't included them in the reflection and assessment process. They should be able to contribute to these questions. #Empower18@mssackstein
Much like we would expect teachers to justify a grade, we should expect students to provide and cite evidence from their work supporting their self-assessment. Trust them - they will be accurate and appropriately critical. @mssackstein#Empower18
The "stuck on an escalator" video - I use this whenever I talk with educators about being "stuck" in their current situation. :-) #Empower18@educationhall
@benakallick says amazing student leaders like @Emma4Change and others speaking at yesterdayโs #March4OurLives across nation spoke so powerfully because at some point in their education they had the opportunity to develop voice #Empower18
Silva wants to help people. He decided to donate 5% to #Metoo movement if this fundraising reach $50k. If it reach $100k he will donate 10%. Donate Here to help him and help others. Thanks.
https://t.co/ZqxC2ixriT#Empower18
Love the idea for a โgrounds walkโ during staff meeting. Staff walk outside and analyze where learning could happen, what could be improved & how @NBCTeacherMommy#Empower18@billsterrett
โWe donโt choose to not do something because someone might be negative. We do it anyway. There will always be negative people. Drown them with encouragement.โ #empower18@TechNinjaTodd@ASCDconf
Finding the S.T.A.R. in students is a must. Building students confidence, communication, and preparing students for society through STAR. #NewNevada#NNRPDP#Empower18@ASCDconf@nnrpdp
Itโs our duty to have self-awareness about our inherit biases. We cannot hold lower expectations for our students of color. Cultural competency #Empower18
Love the idea for a โgrounds walkโ during staff meeting. Staff walk outside and analyze where learning could happen, what could be improved & how @NBCTeacherMommy#Empower18@billsterrett
Are you ready to transform teaching and learning? A half hour to go ... join us direct across from @IDECorp booth 1145 in the poster session area. #empower18
Student reflection & self-assessing: need to be sure that assessments are varied so that Ss can think critically rather than lapsing I to reflection inertia. Also, Iโd say vary the reflection style as well #Empower18@mssackstein
@ASCDconf#empower18@mssackstein "When asked what grade I would give myself, I always gave myself a B. It's what my mother taught me to do- it was polite. Maybe if I REALLY reflected, I might have stayed in science, which I really liked." I get it.
@ASCD#Empower18#ASCD@mssackstein "Teaching Students to Self-Assess"
How they accomplished the task?
What steps were taken? What challenges were faced?How did they overcome challenges? What did they learn?
How do you adjust your teaching based upon student self-assesment
โWe donโt not do something b/c someone is going to be negative about it.โ We will always have those negative teachers... #kidsdeserveit#empower18
2nd Session of the Day: Todd Whitaker, โHave you Shifted your Monkey Today?โ
Absolutely incredible speaker, an inspiration to perspective and varying approaches.
#Empower18@ASCDconf@MilfordSchools@StacyMiddle66
The difference between #change and transition - change can occur quickly but trantsition takes time. Think about #initiatives and why they fail. Powerful statement from Lilliam - โyou donโt fail because of change, you fail because you didnโt plan for transition.โ #Empower18
Building a vision and learning framework is being done more and more. But, how can you get that out and in use? @AmyCashwell shared how they 1) had stakeholder workgroups develop the framework and then 2) messaged with a wheel. https://t.co/QOxUfyNwqP
If we want the students to know what they need to do, we must teach them the standards! Get students to understand them and write them in friendly language. @mssackstein#Empower18
@mssackstein โself-assessment is a chance to learn what students have learned through their own words....Must be against the standardsโ LOVE IT!! #Empower18
@ASCD#Empower18#ASCD@mssackstein "Teaching Students to Self-Assess"
What should your reflection look like and not look like? Provide examples/exemplars..
Use the language of the standards...Make it student friendly,
Increase choice in books encourage students to read more! Allow them to discuss their books with classmates. Book talks peek interest. #empower18#ASCD18@BCPS_ELA@BaltCoPS
Todayโs #Empower18 session has me thinking about my schoolโs need 4 a universal intervention/prevention plan 4chronic absenteeism. @OKCPS has awesome truancy support staff (shoutout to @jvasOKC !) but I see the value in establishing our own schoolwide system 4 student support
"We need a sense of urgency." from @garystager. He's arguing for meaningful computer science in schools but I think those six words could be applied to a lot in education. #empower18
Teach the Ss the โstandardsโ and targets. Help them put it in their vernacular. This goes well with focus on clear targets in yesterdayโs @CVULearns โgrading reformโ sesh #Empower18@mssackstein
Heard some good guidance for redesign: If you haven't touched it in 2 yrs, get rid of it; Make every space in the room available and accessible to Ss; Don't design from the resources, design from the Ss (and I would say WITH Ss). #Empower18
Loving see how when we ask students to look in the academic mirror through the reflective process how it can change the look of their learning. @mssackstein is on ๐ฅ at #Empower18
Iโm totally bringing this Book-O-Lantern idea back home with me for next year! How cool is it to create pumpkins that are based on book characters? @TechNinjaTodd#KidsDeserveIt#Empower18#CSISDchat
You know itโs a great session when itโs literally standing room only and the crowd is hanging on the facilitators every word๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐ Great session with Nancy Fre and Doug Fisher @ASCD Conference #Empower18
Itโs so important to frame all work, PD, etc. around a common connection. At #DFHS2018, we do this using our vision statement. โItโs not new, itโs connected to...โ Great slide @ASCD#Empower18@careim2
4Cs - 4 Constructs for Education via @Principal_EL 1. Crazy about children; 2. Curious about the lives outside of school; 3. Consistent with Student lives; 4. Culture of love (and caring). #Empower18
Fun fact: in Denmark, collaboration in schools happens between teachers and pedagogues (social, emotional support teachers that help students develop social skills) in every room! Who knew? Very cool! @ASCD#Empower18
@ASCD#Empower18#ASCD@mssackstein "Teaching Students to Self-Assess"
Teacher gets responses back from all students all organized, great spreadsheet, opportunity for data can sort, etc.
@mssackstein fyi, without knowing you'd be here or that I'd meet you, I assigned your Hacking Assessment podcast as I am missing class with them tomorrow. Too funny! https://t.co/6B65AwQ5gh#empower18
"We want them to know that we care about their children more than a butt in a seat or a number on a page so we go and serve them" @TechNinjaTodd on serving hot dogs in a low SES apartment complex in the community - home for a number of the school's students. @ASCDconf#Empower18
Hearing now from Ts about how they're grappling with cultural bias & cultural responsive teaching in their experiences. Can we just stay in this session all day?? #empower18
@kelisa_l2teach@2017GATOTY Thank U for great work on the most critical Civil Rights issue of our time,โDismantling the School to Prison Pipelineโ DRIVE is passionate about this issue and and have made substantial progress with schools. Canโt wait to connect further! #empower18
In 15 minutes at @ASCD#Empower18 Exhibit Hall B - Poster Presentation Gallery Sessions on topics like student data and literacy needs, implementation support, and more.
Why not get a windmill onto one of our amsi canpuses? @billsterrett and letโs get those ground walks going!!! Love these 2 ideas & will try to achieve them in Dubai! #empower2018#Empower18@ASCD
Have students use @MicrosoftEDU Forms or @google Forms to have students reflect on their work. A great way to get students on their journey to be reflective. @mssackstein#Empower18
Once you've tried a few quick easy interventions and they are not working then you need to start collecting data. If it can't be put on a chart then it is not data collection. @RandySprick#empower18#allin4theville
If we do not change the culture of data collection being something that general educators just do then what are we doing. It would be like a general practitioners saying that they do not collect data on their patients. @RandySprick#empower18#dontbeafraidofdata
Immortality of Influence - you never know what you do or say that will impact your students long after they have been with you! #Empower18@Principal_EL
Lots of people commited to Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline. Thanks for pushing people to face their biases and acknowledge what we could unintentionally be doing to set this pipeline in motion for our students. @ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
"Classroom management is the first line of defense against the school to prison pipeline." - @kelisa_l2teach Does your procedures and policies allow for development, or is discipline used for punishment? #empower18
โWhen you send the kid to the principal. You give up control. Manage the discipline in your own room. Build a culture that is nurturing so when you discipline itโs because you want better for meโ #Empower18
Being Crazy about our Children means being their biggest fan! Believing that ALL of your Ss can be successful - no matter their circumstances. #Empower18@Principal_EL
Reflect in google forms, then add a column in the spreadsheet with your notes on the student reflections. Then address those in conferences. @mssackstein#Empower18
Great session with @mssackstein discussing student reflection. Have students restate the assignment, discuss their learning process, and self assess to the standard. #Empower18#ASCD18@LIASCD
โIt takes a village to raise a child...it takes a school community to build up novice teachersโ - presenter at @ASCD#Empower18 - Bridging the Generation Gap
Prediction is a strategic behavior not a timed behavior when reading demonstrating the importance of knowing your students @DFISHERSDSU@NancyFrey#empower18@ASCDconf
โClassroom Management is the first key to stopping the school to prison pipeline!โ -Kelis J. Wing #empower18#ASCD I couldnโt agree more! How many negative referrals do you write daily/weekly? Educating the whole child is important!
โDiscipline should be about development, not punishment.โ Powerful, inspiring workshop on the school-to-prison pipeline by @kelisa_l2teach and @2017GATOTY at #Empower18 this morning. #ntoy17
โEffective classroom mgmt is the first line in stopping the school to prison pipeline. Discipline should be about development, not punishment.โ- @kelisa_l2teach
โThereโs so much I can do in my classroom to create a culture where all kids are engaged.โ - @2017GATOTY#Empower18
The Habits of Mind are behavioral and action oriented. What behaviors do I need to develop to be more actively engaged? #empower18 ~@benakallick & Art Costa
If we do not change the culture of data collection being something that general educators do, then what are we doing? It would be like a general practitioners saying that they don't collect data on their patients. - @RandySprick#Empower18
Have a blast, so excited for you! #Empower18 is going to be the best ever because of you I wish I could be there, miss you all, my #NTOY17 fam! @CCSSO@ASCD
Super stoked to be waking up in Boston for a great day of learning at #Empower18! Presenting with @keldermt@Jitka_Nelson@kelisa_l2teach@AmberVlasnik makes it even better! So glad to be with friends in a great city at a great conference for educators.
"These classes offer my students a real-life #STEAM experience, not something fabricated in a book or a virtual reality program".
Super article by Oletha Walker, Teacher @ John F. Kennedy Elementary https://t.co/sIoLDt4m75#ASCD#Empower18 (Booth 1739)
Prepare your students for the tests of life, not just for a life of tests! Teach children critical thinking and problem solving skills with the Habits of Mind . @ascd#empower18@CWCatholicSchls
One of the challenges with #genius-hour is that sometimes it doesn't align, time wise, with when students may be interested in doing their own thing. Curiousity takes time. #ASCD18#Empower18
โDonโt you love when you go into a classroom and have to look around to find the teacher because they are so deep in the think of the learning?โ Yes! ๐๐ผ @DFISHERSDSU#Empower18
A huge part in disrupting the STPP is taking more responsibility over our own classrooms and using restorative practices rather than sending referrals #empower18
Fisher and Frey-โTeacher modeling should not become a monologue. Get kids to try out new things and create new learning pathwaysโ #Empower18@ASCDconf@SDPtchnglrng
As an educator, you get to redefine your role. Teachers. Counselors. Principals. Nutrition. Secretaries. Redefine it the way u want it see it if u were a student in your school. First thing I'm going to do is redesign my office! Thanks @TechNinjaTodd for the ideas. #Empower18
The number one way to build empathy with someone is to read fiction books with characters whose lives are different than ours. @TechNinjaTodd@ASCDconf#Empower18
Really psyched that I had the opportunity to learn from @benakallick twice this weekend. I love the model of VUCA in describe our environment and the need for student centered learningโVolatile, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity. #habitsofmind#empower18#ASCD18
What I #Empower18 for the kid's today and for our next generation is this. If you feel like you're not connected with everyone and you feel/are failing in school or in other places. Then what I want you to do is this...more if you Extend this Tweet
#Empower18 Then what I want you to do is this, go up to the next who you think that would be a nice person to talk to and see if they would be your friend. Then when either you or your friend has a problem then one of you could help.
More if you Extend this Tweet
#Empower18 Either you/your friend could help you with school or life crisis that's causing you pain and lots more. So that's what I hope to see if this changes kid's ways of changing our world and there community. @showchoirfun213
@JCrossedu thanks for coming to my session and tweet out things that connected with you. @ascd#empower18 has beeen wonderful. Hope we can connect again soon.
"Kids want challenge. They want excitement. They want to lean into your challenge, but you have to have a challenge for them." @mrmatera@ascdconf#empower18
Learning is always tied to context. Within which context is each habit most appropriate? #empower18 Ss need the strategies and the tools to develop the Habits in context rather than only have the labels. ~Art Costa and @benakallick
56/89 people watch the video. 53/89 get the right answer. Coincidence, or causality?
Track engagement with your content with Acadly. Because sharing must be followed up with caring.
https://t.co/ygms2JJ3gf#empower18#edtech@ASCD
"I don't have time" -> you have time for the things you MAKE time for. Make time to read. Reading is the foundation of everything. Diversify the literature you read and the literature you have for your students. @TechNinjaTodd@ASCDconf#Empower18
4 strategies to implement restorative justice.
1. Praise students
2. Set high expectations
3. Adopt positive intervention strategies
4. Commit to not criminalize school behavior
#empower18
RT KDSL07 "RT ASCD: You've got two choices, you're either going to transform the system, or the system is going to transform us. Principal_EL #Empower18"
Come grab a sticker and learn about SHATTERING the Perfect #TeacherMyth in the poster presentation gallery!
Iโll be by the poster from until noon today, and Iโd love to meet you!
#Empower18
#Empower18 has been a great opportunity to develop more strategies to help goal setting, self assessment and student reflection in our multiage elementary classroom! @mssackstein
The number one way to build empathy with someone is to read fiction books with characters whose lives are different than ours. @TechNinjaTodd@ASCDconf#Empower18
Awesome sharing by @TechNinjaTodd about students (and adults) learning empathy through books about people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. So important for schools to have these available. #Empower18
.@DevinNunes: "Let's remember - every president has said that they're going to get tough on people who cheat on trade. This President is actually doing it." #SundayFutures@MariaBartiromo
We also need to help our students self-assess their growth in developing and using the skills and strategies to incorporate the Habits into their behaviors. #empower18@benakallick & Art Costa
Breaking News: President Trump won't be hiring 2 lawyers he named just days ago in the Mueller inquiry, indicating new upheaval on his legal team https://t.co/BHIRZVBGC3
โI only use routines backed by empirical researchโ โ Sharon Walpole presents the design of Bookworms Kโ5 Reading and Writing, the latest curriculum from @openupresources#ascd18 booth 927
#empower18
"The #1 way you can change a child's life is to be their cheerleader." @TechNinjaTodd - I've seen this happen over & over at @WaukeeSMS when individual or teams of teachers make a child feel important. For some kids, if we aren't cheering them on, no one is. #Empower18#GiveLove
People who stop a behavior when the principal is in the room are insubordinate, not ignorant. Address individual problems, don't create "blanket monkeys." @ToddWhitaker@ASCDconf#empower18
ACT Now from Fisher and Frey on display at Benchmark Education at Booth 1215. ACT Now develops close reading skills through guided collaborative practice. Gr. 3-8. Pick up a free sample! #EMPOWER18https://t.co/sFiWQQyWIB
.@DevinNunes: "We also found no collusion between the Trump campaign but we did find links between the Clinton [campaign] and the Democratic Party to the Russians." #SundayFutures@MariaBartiromo
Are you at @ASCDconf#Empower18 conference? Join @JohnLarmer later today (1:30-3:00) for "Upgrading Your PBL Practice: New Support for Project-Based Teaching" (BCEC, Level 2, Room 210A) @ASCD#EdChat#PBL
Yup! Suzy and Suzie are holding down the fort here at #Empower18. Stop by and say HI! We are in the registration area near those AWESOME #Mashpee#FreedomTrail videos!!
Our systems should not be person dependent. Intervention can't fall apart if someone leaves the district we need to archive systems @RandySprick#empower18#allin4theville
โI only use routines backed by empirical research.โ
โ curriculum author Sharon Walpole presents the design of Bookworms Kโ5 Reading and Writing, the latest curriculum from @openupresources#ascd18 booth 927
#empower18@BookwormsRW
Everyone deserves a cheerleader. @TechNinjaTodd emotionally shares his story about his mother + grandmother and how these amazing women cheered him on! Beautiful tribute. Thank you for sharing your story! #Empower18
An โahaโ moment for those hearing Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey at ASCD #Empower18 conference abt using the right approach for reading- at the right time for the right reasons! Overflow session people sitting on the floor!
@ascd and @ASCDconf with @DFISHERSDSU next presentation in the tiny little Learning Theater 1 will be there be enough room for the crowd that is sure to follow? #empower18
Write the headline for your retirement speech. What do you want your legacy to be? Follow us and then describe it to us or sketch a picture before 2 p.m. ET to be entered for a chance to win a sketch book! #Empower18#CreativeTeachingMatters
We love all the friends we're making @ASCDconf#Empower18 ! Ada is modeling the coat she bought in our booth! So gorgeous! Come by booth 1345 and shop with us! See you soon!
To my PLN friends attending @ASCD#Empower18: thank you for sharing your learning via hashtag! Although I would much rather BE there, I am grateful to live vicariously through those who are! The power of connectedness and sharing in education is infinite. #JoyfulLeaders
Portfolio Decisions to develop the Habits of Mind:
COLLECTION: What did I generate while developing my Habits?
SELECTION: What shows my growth?
REFLECTION: How did I grow? How will my efforts inform my next steps?
DIRECTION: How will I use my learning?
#empower18@benakallick
Who are you cheering on? Who cheers you on? Many of our kids (+ colleagues) need you. โฅ๏ธ Again, @TechNinjaTodd your voice will echo in my teacher heart for a very long time. Proud to be among you! #Empower18
@mssackstein we use some pop up pods for @Flipgrid reflection booths. Looking forward to incorporating your suggestions into student reflections. #empower18#ascd18
How do we do our messaging - donโt assume everyone is swimming in the same pool of crazy. Focus on those who specifically need to know โxโ Donโt lose track of the real message and the recipient who needs that message. @ToddWhitaker#Empower18
To my PLN friends attending @ASCD#Empower18: thank you for sharing your learning via hashtag! Although I would much rather BE there, I am grateful to live vicariously through those who are! The power of connectedness and sharing in education is infinite. #JoyfulLeaders
This girl who watched people die in front of her just got up on national TV to speak, puked half way through due to nerves, said "I just puked on national TV & it felt great!" then kept going.
I am literally never allowed to be too afraid to do anything ever again.
Terrific session today @WendyOstroff! Appreciate your clear breakdown of methods for cultivating curiousity in humans and schools - choice, time and readiness #empower18#ASCD18
Stop by booth #2030 today @ACSD in Boston to see how you can leverage technology to aggregate district data and set every student up for success #ASCD#Empower18. (Remember to ask us about our free happy hour event tonight!) ๐น๐
If Office Referrals donโt work after the 2nd or 3rd time then rethink the system. Anytime a S is being removed from a class data should be collected. Missing mins of instruction we are withholding most valuable resources from students. @RandySprick#Empower18
As leaders we have to be sure we are serving the adults who are serving the students. Focus on student learning and support the adults to make sure the learning happens! #Empower18
This is such a great way to evaluate tasks. And a 4 isnโt always better. The key is scaffolding and balance. โThe project canโt be bigger than the thinkingโ @JohnAntonetti@TerriStice#Empower18
Teacher burnout is real. But why is no one talking about it? I just met author and fellow #nced-ucator @justinfashley at #Empower18! His story is for all educators. Order your book here: https://t.co/lTkww5feCW
โDonโt give someone dessert who hasnโt had dinner.โ How are you setting your students, teachers,schools up for success in #STEAM by building a foundation for #deeper learning environments? @ASCD off to another great day of learning! #EMPOWER18
4 strategies to implement restorative justice.
1. Praise students
2. Set high expectations
3. Adopt positive intervention strategies
4. Commit to not criminalize school behavior
#empower18
Afternoon ... !! work lunch inspo for next week.. this soup really is my absolute fave .. ๐ especially if it's chilly โ .. and itโs so easy to make.. Sweetcorn and asparagus ๐ ๐ (recipe also on my website) #davinaskitchenfavourites
Why as educators do we prescribe a punishment for behavior instead of getting to the โrootโ cause of the behavior? #Empower18 Trauma Sensitive @swprscJen shift the paradigm @ASCDconf
Facebook official who oversees the news feed says his team loses sleep over the site's alleged role in Myanmar 'ethnic cleansing' https://t.co/yFzCq0OYQr
There is no national definition of Tier II, yet everyone is talking about it like they know what it is. On behavior side Tier II should be a program or process that is ready to go once a kid can benefit from it. @RandySprick#empower18
โDonโt give up the fight for getting students to read at home. Access, choice, discussion, book talks. 90 min at school instructional reading and at least 30 min at home independent for learning to transfer.โ Thank you! @DFISHERSDSU@NancyFrey@ASCDconf#Empower18@Chrisj_Welch
.@LindseyGrahamSC: "The North Koreans know without a doubt that John Bolton sees their nuclear program as a threat to the United States and will strongly advise @POTUS to use military force if he has to which means it's less likely we will." #SundayFutures@MariaBartiromo
@Mackin_Talk#mackinbooth1936#Empower18 Inquiry gives students the opportunity to pursue their interests and hooks them on books and learning = true engagement
Wondering how to choose quality curriculum? Hear from Assistant Superintendent Patrick Daly about how his district (North Reading Public School, MA) selected Eureka Math at 1:30PM at #ASCD@ASCD@ASCDconf#empower18
What happens when a researcher designs a new ELA curriculum? Awesome things.
Sharon Walpole of @UDelaware presents Bookworms Kโ5 Reading and Writing, our latest free curriculum.
Booth 927 #ASCD18#Empower18#elemchat#ilachat@BookwormsRW
@batman44 You made a cameo in @garystager's #empower18 presentation. I'm not sure I've seen him present without you making an appearance. Time to start talking about royalties.
Scores of people have been arrested in the Belarusian capital of Minsk as supporters of the country's repressed opposition tried to hold a march. https://t.co/XPentBT48y
Enjoyed connecting with educators and administrators at this morningโs Scholastic Breakfast. Thank you for the great books @Scholastic. #empower18#newnevada
The teenage leaders of the March for Our Lives had a message for the nation's leaders: "The voters are coming!" said student activist Cameron Kasky https://t.co/gO8kk2O0uJ
Thrilled to see that a session at @ASCD#Empower18 on the #SchooltoPrisonPipeline is standing-room only. It is CRITICAL that we as educators examine our role in criminalizing youth of color and make a change NOW.
@educationhall talks about Time...
1. Only touch emails once; 2. Tidy up your space; 3. Shift the monkey (empower others to deal w/own monkeys); 4. Change your thinking! (shift mindset -what amazing things am I going to do today?) #Empower18
.@LindseyGrahamSC: "I want to be able to prove that the FBI investigation of the Clinton email scandal was a sham. That the lead investigator, the lead FBI agent, hated Trump, supportive of Clinton. They whitewashed the email scandal." #SundayFutures@MariaBartiromo
A watch fit for a king is expected to fetch between $400,000 and $800,000 when it is auctioned off at Christie's in Dubai this month https://t.co/3DZMTkf2GE
Time Management tips: 5. Get up 15 minutes earlier (so you don't feel so rushed); 6. Prioritize the Big Rocks first; Be intentional (again). 7. Turn off notifications on your phone (allocate time to check your email/messages) #Empower18
One Thing Feedback works with amazing lessons as much as uneffective ones. "This one thing makes your lesson really effective. Good job on this." @Robyn_Mindsteps#Empower18
โDonโt give someone dessert who hasnโt had dinner.โ How are you setting your students, teachers,schools up for success in #STEAM by building a foundation for #deeperlearning environments? @ASCD off to another great day of learning! #EMPOWER18
Time management tips: 8. Conduct a time audit (this helps us see what time we waste and what priorities are..) 9. Schedule in 5 minute increments; 10 Schedule a fictitious meeting every day. (uninterrupted time to use for yourself). #Empower18
Do you have a trauma induced work environment? How do you build trust with the staff? Learning how to build resilience with students and changing our learning environments. #Empower18@ASCDconf
Yes! Fellow tattooed teachers! Me and @mssackstein . โFeedback, Gradeless, and Tattoosโโthatโs the session we should do together at #Empower19 ! #Empower18@ASCDconf
Sitting in a great session media and technology education session with @InsightersEd and @cyndyscheibe - great interactive session to add technology into understanding critical thinking in regards to digital media. #ASCD18#ASCD#Empower18
So cool running in to fellow #nced-ucator @lmkinard at #Empower18! She brought her staff members here to learn and grow together. Keep up the great work and leadership, principal! #THSready#THSMagic
#Empower18 Mark your schedule to get yourself to 107C at 1:30 to be amazed by the Alchemy of Social Media by two Massachusetts principals @casehighprinc and me. We will make some GOLD in your day. Mark it on schedule. 107C is the place to be. #MSAAchat@ASCDconf
โPresident Donald J. Trump Proclaims March 25, 2018, as Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracyโ https://t.co/GwSJ2UK2xD
@TheColon_s wants students and teachers want to run IN the school each morning rather than clock watching and running OUT at the last bell each day. #Empower18
....lawyer or law firm will take months to get up to speed (if for no other reason than they can bill more), which is unfair to our great country - and I am very happy with my existing team. Besides, there was NO COLLUSION with Russia, except by Crooked Hillary and the Dems!
Because of the $700 & $716 Billion Dollars gotten to rebuild our Military, many jobs are created and our Military is again rich. Building a great Border Wall, with drugs (poison) and enemy combatants pouring into our Country, is all about National Defense. Build WALL through M!
France honors a great hero. Officer died after bravely swapping places with hostage in ISIS related terror attack. So much bravery around the world constantly fighting radical Islamic terrorism. Even stronger measures needed, especially at borders!
@2ndStepProgram booth #1921 hosts mini-sessions today at @ASCD#Empower18. 12:30: learn about our new middle school #SEL program. 1:00: learn how our suite of SEL, #bullying prevention, & child protection help create a safe environment for all learners. Free gift while they last!
Thanks for joining us @ASCD#Empower18 - great to speak with such a dedicated group of educators from around the world!
Missed the session or want to learn more about joining the BARR network?
Stop by Booth 1942 over the next two days & say hi to @jenniferurciaga! ๐
Incredible to have a Chicago team in the Final Four. Iโll take that over an intact bracket any day! Congratulations to everybody @LoyolaChicago - letโs keep it going!
#While#DNC Marched & #CNN#Un@ReliableSources Smeared President, In a Sunday morning tweet, Trump announced that the border wall was a situation of โnational defenseโ and called on the military to #BuildThatWall#Winning
In reply to
@ReliableSources, @brianstelter, @ericbolling, @Olivianuzzi, @davidzurawik, @ReliableSources
@lizidaho from Jerome School District just got Ready to Run @R2RPD! "This is so much better than just watching a video - itโs so instructional!โ ๐๐ป @ASCDconf#Empower18
Itโs important to know what to plan for and what to look for in a highly impactful technology-using classroom. Join me to learn what those key indicators are! 1pm Monday Rm 109A. #Empower18
โThe purpose of supervision of Ts is to continue the improvement of instruction.โ @PrincipalKafele#Empower18 Are you a Super Bowl fan who doesnโt know football or a football fan who knows the Xโs and Oโs?
When you observe, what do you see? Are you focused on what the teacher is doing, or how the students are engaged in the content? @PrincipalKafele#Empower18
Are you a SuperBowl fan or a Football fan when it comes to observation? Football fans are focused on the Xs and Ox - how students are responding to the instruction. #Empower18
Observation has to be the main focus of a principal - walking through; being reflective with teachers. Teachers can grow because of you or in spite of you. @PrincipalKafele#Empower18
Getting ready to talk student engagement @ASCDconf#Empower18. Stop by 153C @2 today if you want to discuss conditions for empowering adolescent readers!
Iโm a โFootball Fanโ as I know about instruction and how to increase the capacity of teachers to positively enhance student achievement with @PrincipalKafele#ASCD#Empower18#StepOutsideofSelf
"How do you tell stories about people who work 16-hour days to people who don't? We wanted to hit universal emotional beats" Nora Twomey on crafting The breadwinner, based in Afghanistan #OffsetDUB
#Empower18https://t.co/ZompPfOU6c
Recreated version of famous 2048 puzzle game with sound effect.
Most addictive puzzle game.
Keep yourself busy in boring time.
Did you hear @bryankharris7 speak about movement in the classroom at #empower18? Check out his book Battling Boredom Part 2, at booth 2027! The book is filled with great strategies and energizers!
โWe can never have tried everything.โ Great way to end ASCD #Empower18 session with @RandySprick regarding student behavior intervention. My wheels are turning... ๐ค ๐ญ๐
Our @mascd Social Media Ambassador @MatthewXJoseph sharing his research on the influence of School culture on the job satisfaction of novice teachers. Here at #Empower18!! #WeRMAEd
"It's no secret that we desperately need more equity and accountability in the field. But sadly dancers usually don't have the negotiating power that A-list actors do." https://t.co/gphIW1BxJ0
Parents praising teachers. Students praising teachers. Teachers praising teachers. Staff praising students. How do you cultivate a positive school climate? #Empower18https://t.co/86BqS3UVg3
ALL OUT
Australia lose the third Test against South Africa - all out for 107 in their second innings, having been 47-0 at tea ๐ https://t.co/cMmnzxLY7V#SAvAUS
MORE: Trump attorney Jay Sekulow adds that DiGenova and Toensing's "conflicts do not prevent them from assisting the President in other legal matters."
Front row in yet again another packed session for @DFISHERSDSU and Nancy Frey! Assessment-capable Learners "Struggle is situational for learners." #empower18
@garystager great #empower18 session today. Sorry I had to leave early as you headed into the new tech. Keep fighting the good #CS fight & weโll share what weโre making in #MURSD
When you finally get to meet @juliedavisEDU - amazing blogger, #edtech guru, & edu-leader that tops my #PLN. Such a warm, friendly, positive, caring person. Can just tell when you're in the presence of someone who has great character and a good โค. #Empower18#TnEdchat#CHAedu
โCorporations realize that without effective team synergy, they can lose profits. Schools need to realize if we have no team synergy, we can lose something more valuable, the future success of our kids.โ See you at my workshop at 8am Monday to elaborate! @ASCDconf#empower18
The best way to grow our students and our teachers is to grow ourselves into better leaders. Panolw Way Admin thanks @DeKalbSchools for the opportunity. #dcsd@ASCDconf#Empower18
"We must combat hopelessness in our children." This video is a must watch for those in high poverty schools (warning - get your tissues) https://t.co/Qb3uJ4ij97#empower18
How do you communicate your love for what you do in education? New understanding and resources from @AppleEDU - thank you Matt Brooks, Matt Benno and Sue Meyer for the tools. Building a new digital bookshelf right now. #AppleEDUchat#Empower18@ECarabillo
The #WholeChild is at the center of this approach & it takes all stakeholders to bring Ss voice & leadership to the table, we must include the #WholeSchoolWholeCommunityWholeChild in the conversation to ensure success for #EveryChild Letโs champion this implementation!#Empower18
CBS Nation Tracker poll: Most Americans โ across all ages and the partisan spectrum โ think mass shootings are something that can be prevented https://t.co/tgv5uN8478
CBS Nation Tracker poll: Most Americans โ across all ages and the partisan spectrum โ think mass shootings are something that can be prevented https://t.co/tgv5uN8478
Thank you to everybody who came to our sessions on digital badges with David Niguidula yesterday! For those of you who missed it or have additional questions, visit us anytime today at booth 1530 during @ASCDconf#Empower18
Christopher Leinonen's mother, Christine, and best friend, @bjoewolf, recall his death at the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting: โMy heart died when Christopher died." https://t.co/OAVY0YXDZa
Orzly Carry Case Compatible With Nintendo Switch - BLACK Protective Hard Portable Travel Carry Case Shell Pouch for Nintendo Switch Console & Accessories https://t.co/VMNRNp1amS#SGOMtg#CNNSOTU#Empower18
Can you name 7 key quality indicators for good assessment items and tests? Come see if yours match ours! Booth 1430 @ASCD#Empower18https://t.co/MOp7We33oQ
#ASCD18: Visit booth 1638 and enter for a chance to win an Apple Watch. Pick up free posters, with lesson plans on the back, to #empower your students with the #medialiteracy skills needed to navigate today's media landscape. #Empower18
Advice from @jimknight99 Being in a leadership role requires maintaining hope of the vision through situational ambiguity. So awesome to meet the man behind my #instructionalcoach practices @ASCDconf. #empower18
Windies captain Jason Holder interacts with the media after his side lost to Afghanistan by seven wickets in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 in Harare on Sunday. @icc#CWCQ#RoadtoCWC19
PBIS Rewards helps schools create a positive climate in which every student can learn and grow academically, socially, and emotionally. | A School-Wide PBIS Management System #Empower18https://t.co/zxdvDRTzoH
Mini-sessions today at @2ndStepProgram booth #1921 at @ASCD#empower18. 12:30: see our new #SEL program for middle school. 1:00: learn how SEL, #bullying prevention, and child protection help create a safe & supportive environment for all learners. Free gifts while they last!
#Empower18, join our CEO @matthew_gross at 2 PM in Room 154 for a timely conversation on fostering civic engagement in the classroom and beyond. See you soon!
RT @Katiemc827 Ss donโt want to be bored, they want to be challenged. However, they donโt want to engage in struggle if they donโt trust the adult who is challenging them. Itโs about Relationships, Clarity, Challenge @DFISHERSDSU@ASCDconf#empower18
A new heroine is flying alongside Wonder Woman and Superman to pull Puerto Rico through hurricane Maria's aftermath. Her name is La Borinqueรฑa. https://t.co/tV6nPwxm2v
.@AmbJohnBolton: "It will be an honor to work with [H.R. McMaster] in the transition, with him and his team, and I look forward to that." https://t.co/lMRPJTOQeI
Turn on the music! ๐ต
โRefugees on the Moveโ, a drama and music programme, is helping refugees in the DRC rebuild and heal. https://t.co/vfWuvpPCuu
If you ever feel like you're not sure what you're doing with your life, remember that Nintendo didn't get into the video game business until they'd tried...almost everything else. https://t.co/LQRF9K5crs
"There's more than one right way to do things. We need to make changes to meet student needs." I'm learning about school culture from Shaunna Harrington in an @MASCD#Empower18 session with TEN ignites. LOVE this format!
Collaborative. Customizable. Effective. Learn more about how @PEBCorg works with teachers and school leaders across the nation to provide professional development that elevates teaching and student learning. #Empower18https://t.co/i6fPiJZO8t
As we introduce more imagination, creativity and innovation, as well as new thinking and knowledge into our cognitive spaces...it requires us to reflect upon and determine how to best reconstruct our mental models in response. #ASCD18#Empower18
She may not know it but @mlpmorse is one of my โhome grownโ edu-heroes! You lead us well to lead kids well. So proud you represent @CobbSchools#empower18
Women across the country are running for political office at all levels, to take control of their political destinies and level the playing field. CBSN Originals follows one new candidate, inspired to run in Alabama by Doug Jones https://t.co/WYFO4GEzAA
A US Army veteran has been deported to Mexico, ICE says. Authorities earlier denied his citizenship because of a felony drug conviction. https://t.co/n8B7lqa1XS
Women across the country are running for political office at all levels, to take control of their political destinies and level the playing field. CBSN Originals follows one new candidate, inspired to run in Alabama by Doug Jones https://t.co/WYFO4GEzAA
Great conversation with a Principal โ Digital Badges is not just earned outside of the classroom but can also be earned in a school setting- @ASCDconf@ASCD#Empower18
@DFISHERSDSU sharing that "Rigor is the appropriate balance between difficulty and complexity." Just giving more problems for a student to do doesn't increase the complexity in and of it self. Finding the balance is the key! #empower18@ASCD
Thrilled to have the opportunity to share our passion for books and reading with the amazing educators attending @ASCD#Empower18! Thank you for all you do!
Great conversation with a Principal โ Digital Badges is not just earned outside of the classroom but can also be earned in a school setting- @ASCDconf@ASCD#Empower18@Richer_Picture
One of my favorite books in the @ASCD Bookstore. While it isn't a true education book, its message and application in all grades and for all educators is powerful. #Empower18
Innovation without the direction and focus of a guiding north star...often results in ineffective randomness and organizational dysfunction.
#ACSA#ASCD18#Empower18
@Scholastic, thanks for breakfast, what a powerful session, what every school needs,common instructional language, knowledge and tools. #Empower18, #newnevada
Zuckerberg assured Facebook users that the social-media company would be โlimiting the data apps get when you sign in,โ and was also โinvestigating every single app that had access to large amounts of data before we fixed this.โ https://t.co/2xYIIwOR0O
A group of inmates is tending to 200 roosters at an Arkansas sheriff's office pending their use as evidence against 137 people arrested at a cockfight. https://t.co/sn2fpgNMs6
Ts, find someone in your building who shares your values and vision, who pushes you and will say hard things. Be there for them in the same way and watch the magic happen. @ChristopherCoop is that person for me. Learning @ASCDconf#empower18 together has been so fun!
For my colleagues who attended Igniting Teacher Leadership presentation with @billsterrett, I intend on creating an action plan utilizing the strategies learned today. Who would like to join me and track our success? @ascd#Empower18
Young people marching, please do not waiver, keep this frustration at the voting polls, if your representative does not support your cause, vote them out of office #empower18
The Harry Potter series is a great reminder to fight against injustice, and do the right thing even when others arenโt looking. #Empower18@Scholastic
For my colleagues who attended Igniting Teacher Leadership presentation with @billsterrett, I intend on creating an action plan utilizing the strategies learned today. Who would like to join me and track our success? @ascd#Empower18
"Are your students excited about themselves? Are your students excited about their learning? Are you students excited about the prospects for their future?
Do you have the will to be phenomenal as an educator?" @PrincipalKafele#Empower18
California emergency officials battle rushing floodwaters to rescue a motorist trapped after severe weather rolled through the West Coast. https://t.co/HjwT5YO959
My daughter killed her first Deer at 11. She was so proud every time we ate dinner with meat she provided. She is now a teen and laughed when I asked her if she would March. She said these kids don't even know what they are doing. There's another side to this. #Empower18
I have to turn off the TV. I just watched Rick Santorum say kids should stop looking for other people to solve their problems, and do things like learn CPR.
America, OMG, you've lost the plot.
Still taking in our morning session: overwhelmed, humbled, inspired..a few words that are at the forefront of my mind. Thank you @ASCD for allowing us the chance to speak truth about keeping kids #inclassnotcuffs#Empower18#standingroomonly@2017GATOTY thankful you for you!
Make sure to stop by the #GM Educator Discount Booth #1256 while youโre attending the @ASCD#Empower18 Conference! See for yourself why itโs the best educator discount from any car company โ and how you can save hundreds, even thousands, on an eligible, new @GM vehicle!
โEvery student deserves a great teacher, not by chance, but by design.โ -Frey & Fisher Planning literacy instruction with intent supports studentsโ literacy interest and development. @NLCSDproject@WhitneysWave@UAGradCollege@ASCD#Empower18
Yesterday I was a guest speaker at the Youth Empowerment Summit at Woodland Community College. Speaking to students from all across YOLO county who were there learning to be leaders in their community.History reminds us that the YOUTH can be the voice of change. #youth#Empower18
"Do you have the will to be great in your craft? Can we measure that by asking your kids? Are you passionate about the children you serve? Are you passionate about your own professional development?" Learning about "Closing the Attitude Gap" from @PrincipalKafele at #Empower18.
Russia in the headlines, and a tense meeting between world leaders about nuclear disarmament. Are the events of 1961 more relevant than ever? #TheKennedys tonight at 9p on CNN.
Truly, what sets @ASCDconf apart is the high quality of the sessions. These are practitioners using research to make change and empowering us all to go back and make it happen. @ascd#empower18
.@GovMikeHuckabee: "Emotion is a terrible substitute for truth. It is a terrible substitute for facts... Five times more people are killed in America by knives, by murder, than they are by rifles."
We are at that point in #empower18 where you see teachers look way down a hall to see where next session is and then make an impulsive change in plans based on tiredness level. I get it! Guessing this might lead to some out of comfort zone learning! #wearywalkers#learningtrek
For most rural school districts in this country, collaboration is not a choice, it is a necessity. How are you collaborating to advance #ruraled in your state or community? Share your story at the 2018 #RuralEdForum! Learn more at https://t.co/dEfxvOw4ik@nrea1
Weโre going to #RockYourSocks at 1:30 in #Empower18 Room 107C with @casehighprinc & me discussing โAlchemy of Social Media.โ It will most certainly be the GOLDEN session of your @ASCDconf experience.
I will not buy books, I will not buy books... I will not buy books... OMG (oh my great goats!) what awesome pedagogy books! I must buy them all! Now to find the time to read them! (Starting now!) #Empower18
Looking forward to the next session with @mariealcock and @HeidiHayesJacob on A New Job Description: The Capacities of a Contemporary Teacher and Professional Learner. #Empower18
Visit us in Booth 1215 at ASCD Conference today. View our Steps to Advanceโข - Intervention solution for resource, special education, and Title Teachersโexplicit, scaffolded instruction and meaningful practice. Pick up your Free sample. #Empower18https://t.co/KMRSo7MkQ1
"When I'm teaching, it's not just my talking. Much of what I'm teaching is in my walk. What do kids see us doing? What are we modeling?" I'm learning from @PrincipalKafele at #Empower18.
.@ASCD is in full swing!! Join us this afternoon for additional sessions:
.@EricJensenBrian from 1:30 - 3:00 pm in BCEC, Level 2, Room 253C
.@emc7x from 1:30 - 3:00 pm in BCEC, Level 1, Room 104B
.@JBayWilliams from 1:30-3:00 pm in BCEC, Level 2, Room 21
#Empower18
We talk about having a vision for change. This is important. My wonder today is: Should we start with a focus on centering your org/district: Finding the core of who you are/want to be. Much of the same thinking and work is done in the process but it embeds it. #Empower18
Won't you join me next year at Empower 19 in Chicago? Look who is teaching today....Eric Jensen, Teaching & Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind.
.@ASCD#empower18
Hurry up and get to 107C for itโs filling up fast. Weโre playing some โWeird Scienceโ for @casehighprinc & I are going to be talking about the โAlchemy of Social Media.โ Get here now. #Empower18
โDonโt you love when you go into a classroom and have to look around to find the teacher because they are so deep in the learning?โ Yes! ๐๐ผ @DFISHERSDSU#Empower18
"Are you intentional in what your kids see, hear, feel, and experience at school? You think a kid's gonna do math if he doesn't feel good about himself in your classroom? In your school?" I'm learning from @PrincipalKafele at #Empower18.
17-year-old musician killed by a serial bomber who terrorized central Texas never had the chance to hear he had been accepted into the Oberlin Conservatory of Music program. https://t.co/tY9mSSWRto
Hurry up and get to 107C for itโs filling up fast. Weโre playing some โWeird Scienceโ for @casehighprinc & I are going to be talking about the โAlchemy of Social Media.โ Get here now. #Empower18
๐จUSA TODAY Opinion is looking for first-person letters or blogs from the perspective of Trump voters/supporters. We want to highlight *your* voice, *your* way.๐จ https://t.co/xGVLoS8VQf
Got a seat in my next session: A new job description: the capacities of a contemporary teacher and professional learner. Anticipating awesome learning! @HeidiHayesJacob@ASCDconf#empower18
Over the course of a school year, gaining an additional 15 minutes of instructional time per day will add up to 45 hours. Could you make use of that? #Empower18https://t.co/yfhbbkhqNq
โItโs hard to eat something youโve had a relationship withโ @HargreavesBC Build relationships with your staff, families - itโll make the conversations and solutions easier #Empower18
Thinking a lot about poignant point that @mssackstein made: importance of getting S reflection on what the S thought they were supposed to do on assessment/assignmentโโcause they may have misinterpreted or my instructions may not have been good enough #Empower18
Agree! But admins need to continue to be learners too. Doesnโt matter if weโre Ts, Admins, etc. Weโre all Educatorsโฆwhich means weโre all Learners -> https://t.co/Y3cVuvxlZD#empower18
In reply to
@MrSethSlater, @JosephLeeMorgan, @PrincipalKafele, @ASCDconf
I Love the concept of Redefining Student Success! Letโs prepare kids for โtheirโ future not just the next grade level! #disruptive&transformational @fascd#empower18
Read Naturally programs include detailed reports and graphs that make tracking growth a breeze for teachers. Stop by booth 1736 during #empower18 to learn more and pick up a free trial.
Weโre going to #RockYourSocks at 1:30 in #Empower18 Room 107C with @casehighprinc & me discussing โAlchemy of Social Media.โ It will most certainly be the GOLDEN session of your @ASCDconf experience.
Five Parkland student activists joined @FaceTheNation to discuss March for Our Lives and why they think their movement is different than past efforts to curb access to guns https://t.co/u7WmHGurQd
One reader's reaction to hundreds and thousands of demonstrators flooding streets across the globe in protests on Saturday, calling for action against gun violence https://t.co/68FhGs0mj9
Great running into so many of the @ASCD#EmergingLeaders Class of 2017 at @ASCDconf#Empower18. Honored to be a part of this game changing cohort of educators from around the globe!
Matthew Schrier is the first American to escape Al Qaeda captivity in Syria. Now heโs speaking out about his claims that the FBI sacrificed his safety in order to gather intelligence.
Donโt miss this powerful interview Monday on @TheStoryFNC at 7p ET.
Crowds and police in riot gear clash in Barcelona during protests against arrest of Catalonian separatist ex-leader Carles Puigdemont. https://t.co/UdhbaMGlJq
Acadly helps you replace a complex stack of technology products with a single, seamless experience that works inside and outside the classroom and generates data like no other product.
Choose simplicity. Learn more about Acadly: https://t.co/wutniHvYsn#Empower18#edtech
Great running into so many of the @ASCD#EmergingLeaders Class of 2017 at @ASCDconf#Empower18. Honored to be a part of this game changing cohort of educators from around the globe!
A watch fit for a king is expected to fetch between $400,000 and $800,000 when it is auctioned off at Christie's in Dubai this month https://t.co/3DZMTjXrP6
Only 10 minutes until showtime. Hurry up and get to 107C for itโs filling up fast. Weโre playing some โWeird Scienceโ for @casehighprinc & I are going to be talking about the โAlchemy of Social Media.โ Get here now. #Empower18
I choose sessions based on the creativity of their title. This one: โMaking Teachers Better not Bitterโ seems like a good one! @ASCD#Empower18@AEF_Program
#Empower18, join our CEO @matthew_gross at 2 PM in Room 154 for a timely conversation on fostering civic engagement in the classroom and beyond. See you soon!
Kudos to Eric Jensen for having an interpreter for his session๐๐พ โTeaching & Engaging Students with Poverty in Mindโ #ASCDEMPOWER18#Empower18
Makeup Sponges, ESARORA 6 Pieces (3+3) Foundation Blending Sponge Flawless Makeup Blender for Liquid Creams and Powders - Multi Color and Saving Money Makeup Sponges https://t.co/gXtaWmeHEW#NoirAlley#Empower18#FontSunday
These @ELmagazine cover principals are about to start in 107C. Get here for itโs filling up fast for @casehighprinc & I are going to be talking about the โAlchemy of Social Media.โ Get here now. #Empower18
These @ELmagazine cover principals are about to start in 107C. Get here for itโs filling up fast for @casehighprinc & I are going to be talking about the โAlchemy of Social Media.โ Get here now. #Empower18
So glad I was finally able to meet this passionate educator F2F today! Thanks for all you do for students every day-your passions shine through and inspire others to be great! #Empower18@Principal_EL
Suggested Session for #Empower18:
What Students Wish We Knew with @kylemschwartz
2:00โ3:00 p.m. Level 2, Room 258BC
Based on a teacherโs guide to the #IWishMyTeacherKnew lesson, this session explores multiple issues that affect Students.
Internationally recognized education and womenโs empowerment voice @TereraiTrent joins @ASCD#Empower18 to talk about her work in creating accessible education for girls in developing nations, and what her vision for the future of education looks like!
Two more presentations today with our outstanding Corwin Authors:
.@ClassTechTips from 2:00-3:00 pm in BCEC, Level 2, Room 208
.@thomascmurray from 2:00 - 3:00 pm in BCEC, Level 1, Room 162AB
.@ASCD#Empower18
In session on differences and commonalities of Differentiation and Personalization. Believe that I do bothโso looking forward to learning on how to do them better (or right!) #Empower18
Inspired today by all I have met today who changed and re-focused my vision of veteran educators following this conference. I have met so many educators who are checked out and burnt out - and Iโm happy to see and meet those who are not. Feeling inspired! @ASCDconf#Empower18
The life-long learner. My legacy is to empower other teachers to not only be life-long learners themselves, but also empower their students to be life-long learners. #empower18
.@TMus_Ed shares with us about how to engage Ss appropriately at different levels with the writing process. Also, sheโs using @parksandrecnbc gifs ๐๐ Sold! #Empower18@ASCDconf
Itโs our second day at #Empower18! Stop by booth 1636 to learn about our standards-based content across all subject areas and how you can get a free trial! #ASCD18
After attending session โHave You Shifted Your Monkey Today?โ I joined Twitter so I donโt โfeel obligatedโ anymore :) Looking forward to learning and sharing. @ToddWhitaker#Empower18
PACKED session for learning about โThe Power of the Adolescent Brain: Strategies for Teaching Middle and High School Studentsโ with @Dr_Armstrong. @ascd#Empower18
Rumor has it there are only a few great books on Curation and Being A Connected Educator left at the Corwin booth. You should get them before theyโre gone. #Empower18
When teaching was about sorting students in preparation for industrial jobs, using A,B,C worked very well. Now we need every student to be prepared for a high-tech, fast-paced world of work. @ASCDconf@HeidiHayesJacob#empower18
โGood teaching is connecting students with content. And differentiation is knowing that each student needs something different.โ #Empower18 from @cat3y
Carol Ann Tomlinson on Differentiation: "Good teaching is connecting content and students; each student is unique, so we must differentiate." #empower18#ASCD18
At ASCDโs Empower 18, listening to Alisa Simeral speak about creation of capacity in schools. Alisa will join us at the CSO April 5. We are in for a treat! @RCABKMEARS@RCABAmy@RCABmmccook@CSOboston#Empower18
Consultants walk in and tell you what to do. Coaches walk along side of you and ask questions to empower their people. @AlisaSimeral sharing about what makes great instructional coaches #Empower18#rvsed
Common characteristics of performance-based tasks:
- Real-world scenarios
- Cross curricular
- Creative
- Synthesizing data
- Creation of a safe, risk-taking environment
- Opportunty to examine through other lenses
@emc7x and @kjdoubet at @ASCDconf#Empower18
Common sense of Differentiation: the 4th point on this slide goes well with @leeannjung gps metaphor in video yesterday in โgrading reformโ sesh #Empower18@CVULearns
First step in designing a performance task:
Determine your goals regarding transfer of learning and then work from there.
@emc7x at @ASCDconf#Empower18
Happening in 15 minutes at the #empower18 reflection pool: Douglas Fisher in conversation on restorative justice & leadership. @ASCDconf join us at 2 pm
Common sense of Differentiation: the 4th point on this slide goes well with @leeannjung gps metaphor in video yesterday in โgrading reformโ sesh #Empower18@CVULearns
Listening to @FredEnde speak to developing a writing plan and starting with a blank slate. Nudging me to think situationally + emotionally about my writing. #empower18
Fell in love with the @NorvaNivelUS furniture! Canโt wait to write a grant to ๐ค๐ผ buy this furniture for our media center @annperrysloan ! Also, we got a free, new book yesterday - stopped by to meet the author today...where were you @d_faulk ?!๐ #Empower18@ASCDconf
Instead of pointing at gaps students have to change, reflect: What do we need to change in our thinking, beliefs and practices? @PaulForbesNYC@MasteryNYC#Empower18
"Differentiation is respectful teaching" and a sequence of common sense decisions" by teachers who are student centered. True that! @DrCarolAnnTomlinson#empower18@ASCD
โTrue academic and life resilience integrates intellectual, emotional, and social facets of learning. These are inextricably interconnected.โ #Empower18
โIf you canโt read people & situations you are going to have a lot of problems, even if you can read books.โ SEL wisdom from Maurice Elias @SELinSchools#empower18
Thereโs so much noise in the arena of instructional materials with bells and whistles, data, and more. How do you choose? โ> Standards alignment, tech integration beyond PDFs, scope & sequence, collaboration with other districts. #OER@eureka_math#empower18
โ Deep conceptual understanding. Thatโs what you want, not those bells and whistlesโ Patrick Daly from North Reading Public Schools (MA) on how to select quality curriculum at #ASCD@ASCDconf#empower18
"We have this myth in education that we do things the way we do because it's the way it's always been done. We have changed before. We can change again. But it takes clarity to do so." @mariealcock#Empower18
@JamalCrook Great meeting you yesterday @ #Empower18. Here's the consent form for my dissertation on #20time. If you're interested in participating, feel free to fill it out. Thanks again!
https://t.co/wmHNmwad8z
The culture of @eureka_math is very open. I would say the same for all PreK-12 #OER districts! How can we bring all of these community members together? #empower18#GoOpen
@ASCD@MASCD@masscue These principals get the Alchemy of connecting! If youโre not following them, start now. Itโs about empowerment and being proactive. Tell your story and share othersโ. @casehighprinc@MGeoghegan22#Empower18
Everyone has the capacity to lead. Make the choice through taking action in your respective position. The best leaders donโt have or need a title. #Empower18#leadered
We have completely changed the conversation to pedagogy. It is not about what the โcurriculumโ has or doesnโt have. - Asst Supt from KY @eureka_math#empower18#GoOpen#OER
The focus needs to be on teaching and learning. How do we get more districts to understand this around the use of their instructional materials? #OER#GoOpen#empower18@EdReports@eureka_math
PBL is a process that is about learning content, it is rigorous but needs purposeful upfront planning. One needs to ask themselves if they are doing dessert projects and how can they make them more authentic and include a public product. @JohnLarmer@ASCDconf#empower18
Deleloping enough skills to get through the day is far different than developing skills that keep you in the "novice curve" for your entire career. Expertise happens through an emphasis on continual improvement. @tonyfrontier@ASCDconf#Empower18
Being a school leader means putting emphasis on what works BEST. So Iโm at @ASCDconf in session with @authenticplcs bc weโre determined to get our PLCs right. @ASCD#Empower18
The focus needs to be on teaching and learning. How do we get more districts to understand this around the use of their instructional materials? #OER#GoOpen#empower18@EdReports@eureka_math
โLeading Off the Edge of the Mapโ @ASCD with @PrincipalKafele@TheColon_s@educationhall@Principal_EL and I can only say WOW. Such powerful messages to challenge me to be a better educator for our students. Thank you to each of you. You have made an impact.
Mastery-Based education without a Cultrually Responsive lens has the potential to perpetuate the inequities we seek to disrupt. @MasteryNYC#Empower18@PaulForbesNYC
"My great grandmother was born into this relay race she never defined. She was handed the baton of poverty, illiteracy, & oppression, and it was passed through the generations to me. I used education to create a new baton." @TereraiTrent#Empower18@ASCDconf
Excellent info session on the intrinsic side of ed with @DrivecoachEdu aka former NC Principal Fellow, Mr. Lyons. Thanks for the purposeful info! #Empower18#ASCD18#NCinBoston
A product of fulfilled dreams of proper education herself, @TereraiTrent has dedicated her life to providing opportunities for girls to access education just as she was given. @ASCD#Empower18
Love hearing from other writers who have some of the same fears and struggles as me. Positive connection is what we should be writing for. @FredEnde#empower18@ASCDconf
Hey #Empower18#MarchForOurLives@CNN@MSNBC when were you going to tell us that you are paying protesters up to 300 bucks CASH to push your Democrat agenda??
What gifts would you like to give to your students? Remember, not all gifts are tangible. Follow us and then describe it to us or sketch a picture before 5 p.m. ET to be entered for a chance to win a sketch book! #Empower18#CreativeTeachingMatters
โThe interventions we make as educators will have a definite effect on the structure of teenage brains that they will carry with them for the rest of their livesโ #Empower18#BrainPower
The planning for @eureka_math requires teachers to think differently. It does not involve spending time looking for cute things on Pinterest or TpT. ๐๐ปThere is a great opportunity to provide Ts time to collaborate like never before. #OER#GoOpen#empower18
We are kicking off our session on building and sustaining a culturally responsive environment for black and Latino students in NYC at @ASCDconf#Empower18@ESINYC@MasteryNYC
Summer professional learning that involves reading the entire yearโs worth of text to see the themes and how they all connect. #brilliant#OER#GoOpen#empower18
"Contemporary learners are literate self-navigators. We don't want students in the 'obey state' but the 'active learning state." @mariealcock#Empower18
.@ASCD#Empower18: Donโt miss this @McREL session:
Dynamic, Engaging Classrooms: How They Look, Feel, and Sound (#3123)
BCEC, Level 1, Room 161
@cherylabla
Mon, 3/26, 8:00am
Drawing for new #CuriosityWorks guidebook at end of session!
How great is this!!! Two things I love all in one.... Education ๐and Basketball ๐ ! Plus I got to share this moment with one of my colleagues in leadership ๐จ๐ท๐ฌ@musickate#Empower18#couldntask4more
"We need students to be 'professional learners.' We don't know what job they are preparing for, and our faculty needs to model the learning process for them. We need to curate opportunities to show kids how to fail with style." @mariealcock#Empower18
Just high-fived our two-time #Follettchallenge winners! Great conversations are happening today at #empower18. Stop by booths 1319 and 1917 and learn about how we can be your partner in education!
Check out who's checking out your content with built-in digital tracking!
View names, # of clicks/views/downloads, # of engagements and time of engagement with Acadly!
Bonus: In-class polls and instant roll calls.
Learn: https://t.co/ROGKvoH7Qp#Empower18#edtech#learning2
Always grateful to witness the greatness that is a changed individual who aspires to change others for the better. I admire you and your story @RonljamesChoice#Empower18#ASCD18
Great information being shared at @PaulForbesNYC and @MasteryNYC session: Buliding Culturally Responsive Environments for Black and Latino Students. #Empower18
All learning takes place in the context of a relationship. (Carl Rogers) #Empower18@kylemschwartz How do you let students share their stories? How do you share your story?
When designing performance tasks, determine:
- transfer goal
- role the Ss will take on
- audience
- situation/contex
- Products/performances
- standards that will be assessed
@emc7x and @kjdoubet at @ASCDconf#Empower18
If the only time teachers are thinking about goals is when they write them or when the principal is in their classroom, they haven't really written a "goal," they have jumped through a hoop. @tonyfrontier@ASCDconf#Empower18
"Are we preparing students to take action TODAY? Not just someday in the real world. School is the real world [when designed correctly]." @mariealcock#Empower18
The brain is OK being told itโs wrong as long as it isnโt attached to status. So we need to be sure we are modeling failure with our students. Really well said. Thank you @mariealcock! #Empower18#boldmoves
The gift of love by giving students a hug every time they need it. Itโs simple and not tangible. Itโs simple and amazing! #empower18@creatEDCrayola
Educators impact the economy. Are we doing our best to help students be productive and creative members of society? @thomascmurray#FutureReady#Empower18
Genuineness is a key to forming relationships. If youโre not being yourself, youโre setting up a barrier to relationships with students. @kylemschwartz#Empower18
Glad I am! Itโs always great to get perspective on writing. #teachervoice is so important! And, sometimes our singular voice empowers others to use theirs! #empower18
At a session with @HarveyAlvy1 and Iโm loving the Atlanta fan who made the Patriots analogy for school change. He says you need a good system that no matter whoโs in it, it works - just like the Pats! #Empower18@ASCDconf
Discussing self awareness activities we can integrate our classrooms to help reach, teach and connect to the adolescent brain? @Dr_Armstrong@ascd#empower18
Proactive communication about any new materials is SO important! If we donโt, parents will learn most often from FB and other social media. #OER#GoOpen#empower18
"Give me a school with a forward thinking, visionary leader, I'll show you a school that's going places...leadership is everything." @PrincipalKafele#empower18
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"We want students to know their voices matter."
At #Empower18, our CEO @matthew_gross is sharing the results from our recent Students Vote on Gun Control + Schol Safety.
https://t.co/nB3y45mY68
Teaches need to have the ability to ability to collaborate. They need to be led by a dynamic leader. Leadership matters! Leadership is critical! @PrincipalKafele@ASCD#empower18@CWCatholicSchls
How might we make space for someone's else experience while reserving judgment? Mirror (You're saying..), Validate (You make sense to me because) & Empathize(I imagine you must feel...) @kylemschwartz#empower18#Iwishmyteacherknew#empathy#ASCD18
Last chance, @ASCDconf#Empower18 attendees! Get hands-on with our AR/VR computer and STEM and CTE learning applications. Ask us our our standards-aligned activites and lesson plans! zSpace Booth 2118.
Traditional feedback doesnโt get to the heart of the issues. Feedback has to be actionable and focused to ensure students are able to be successful and master content. #ASCD#Empower18
As I wondered around the ASCD displays, I tuned into a voice talking about "Relevance in Instruction". I listened intentionally for a moment, bought 2 of his books & had them signed by Baruti Kafele. All things happen for a reason. @principalkafele@ASCDconf#empower18#baruti
Traditional feedback doesnโt get to the heart of the issues. Feedback has to be actionable and focused to ensure students are able to be successful and master content. #ASCD#Empower18
If grades are rooted in compliance (i.e. homework, participation, classwork, effort) you are not reflecting on on the student's actual learning, their mastery of the content matter. #empower18@MasteryNYC@PaulForbesNYC
This is one of my biggest concerns. Common definition of #personalizedlearning is not just important- itโs literally required. Shouldnโt be left to discussion or interpretation. #Empower18
As I wondered around the ASCD displays, I tuned into a voice talking about "Relevance in Instruction". I listened intentionally for a moment, bought 2 of his books & had them signed by Baruti Kafele. All things happen for a reason. @principalkafele@ASCDconf#empower18
"How often do you engage in the study of your own film?" Powerful question from @PrincipalKafele Sports analysis of film is important - it should be in school leadership as well #empower18
Leaders - how often do you engage in the study of your own "film"? Break it down, analyze - to prepare for the next โgameโ Engage in self-reflection, self-adjustment at least on a daily basis. #Empower18@PrincipalKafele
Leadership is critical for the success of your school. That is why you must ask yourself every day, "is my school a better school because I lead it.?" #Empower18
โStudents are able to explain different ways to solve the problem and really explain whyโ Assistant Super. Patrick Daly on @eureka_math at #empower18@ASCDconf
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Administration needs to self reflect multiple times a day to determine what needs to change. What could administrators do differently? Are we self reflecting ? @PrincipalKafele@ascd#empower18
Just took the Future Ready Pledge - a commitment to implementing meaningful changes toward a digital learning transition that supports teachers, and addresses the districtโs vision for student learning - joining over 3,000 other superintendents in the US! #futureready#Empower18
Look. If you use tech in your classroom or pay for tech to be used in your classrooms, and you donโt deeply examine how pedagogy has to respond and change, your initiative will fail. #empower18
"Unless you shift instructional strategy to utilize education technology, all you are doing is wasting money." #Empower18
At same time, educational technology spending has exploded while district spending overall has been stagnant. Maybe time to invest more in teacher training?
Change from learned to learning, instead of planning instruction around what students will think, plan instruction for students to think! #EMPOWER18@JohnAntonetti loved this session, I encourage everyone to explore his work for practical ways to shift your approach to teaching.
How do we make small tweaks to our classroom learning tasks to make the learning more powerful? To increase cognitive engagement? To harness technology? Laugh&learn w/@JohnAntonetti & Terri Stice @tstice in sessions 2128 and 2221, BCEC Room108, 8am and 10am #empower18@ASCDconf
@PrincipalKafele challenges us to breakdown our โgame filmโ just as coaches do to prepare for our next move. Stay in the โself-reflection mindset.โ #Empower18#ASCD โIs my school a better school BECAUSE I lead it.โ
Engage in intense self-reflection daily - your leadership is critical for the success of your school - work to get better everyday. What is your staff's perception of you?
What is your student's perception of you? @PrincipalKafele#empower18
โFor the first time, my pedagogy and resources have merged. Iโm excited to get up in the morning and work with teachers on being better teachersโ Assistant Super. Jana Beth Francis from Daviess County talks about WW at #ASCD18#empower18
You probably remember some of the passions that your teachers had.
Do your kids know what your passion is?
How can you use his as a way to connect with your kids? @kylemschwartz#Empower18
Evaluation is not about building teacher expertise in the same way that standardized tests are not about building student understanding. @tonyfrontier@ASCDconf#Empower18
The "stuck on an escalator" video - I use this whenever I talk with educators about being "stuck" in their current situation. :-) #Empower18@educationhall
Sitting next to @lafkowaleski and just helped her take the first step in becoming a contemporary learner by connecting on Twitter! Her PLN is about to explode! #Empower18
Look. If you use tech in your classroom or pay for tech to be used in your classrooms, and you donโt deeply examine how pedagogy has to respond and change, your initiative will fail. #empower18
"Your staff does not necessarily follow you. They follow the perception of you." Perceptions matter in school leadership. @PrincipalKafele@ASCD#Empower18
Last on your list - list out your students (and/or teachers if you are the principals) whoever is last on your list is probably most in need of your attention. @kylemschwartz#empower18#Iwishmyteacherknew#ASCD18
Intentional learning moments as a leader will lead to better practices used to guide the growth of my students and staff. @ASCDconf#empower18@PrincipalKafele
Love the idea of โLast on the Listโ from @kylemschwartz.
Write out the kids in your class. Look at who is last on the list. How can you connect with these students?
#Empower18#KidsDeserveIt#TeacherMyth
"If the student work we have on our walls only showcases the top 20% of our students, 80% of our students are going unrecognized." - @TomHoerr#empower18
Catching second half of excellent session with @AlisaSimeral on instructional coaching. If coach is a spy for admin then it undermines effectiveness of the coaching relationship. If teachers are in non evaluative positions, must clearly define their role. #empower18
@PrincipalKafele discussing perceptions of leadership: "Your staff doesnโt follow you, they follow their perceptions of you." Does perception match reality?#Empower18
Teaching your students to understand biases and looking out for them as you have classroom discussions will give your students the power to make better decisions. - @matthew_gross#Empower18
โThis is the kind of math class I would want to be inโ Assistant Super. Patrick Daly chats about @eureka_math classrooms in North Reading, MA #empower18@ASCDconf
Principals need to be instructional leaders. What is the evidence they are instructional leaders? Principals needs to be in classrooms to be instructional leaders. #Empower18
Great resource for all educators, The National Education Technology Plan. The Plan articulates a vision of equity, active use, and collaborative leadership to make everywhere, all-the-time learning possible. https://t.co/lSz1kO4ngz#Empower18
Students do not learn mathematical vocabulary by memorizing definitions. Rather, they construct meaning for mathematical vocabulary by actually doing authentic and meaningful mathematics. #empower18#falconslearn#gmsfalcons
Principals need to be instructional leaders. What is the evidence they are instructional leaders? Principals have to be in classrooms to really be instructional leaders. #Empower18
We need to coach readers to read, not "catch" readers not reading. Have students track own engagement instead of having a "wack-a-mole" teacher who manages their distractions for them. @jenplucker#Empower18
Improvement happens when teachers are engaged in the evaluation process and receive valuable and timely feedback. "Needs Improvement" is the mindset of experts. @tonyfrontier@ASCDconf#Empower18#DeliberatePractice
Todayโs teacher needs to be a learner, globally connected citizen, social contractor, and more in order to meet the needs of todayโs students.#boldmoves#empower18@ASCDconf@HeidiHayesJacob
Did you know? #FutureReady has strands for District Leaders, Principals, IT, Instructional Coaches, and Librarians - all which are practitioner lead? More here: https://t.co/uliKzM7dZZ#Empower18
Make sure you stop by the @texthelp table (#1838) in between sessions at #Empower18 for some demos of our #edtech products! And don't forget to ask @TH_Gary about our FREE for teachers program! #edchatma
So thrilled to have met @PrincipalKafele in person after hearing so much about him at #TeachersOfPromise (@wadewhitehead) I listened to him speak for 30 minutes and I could have listened for another 10 hours! Thanks for providing my mid-day inspiration boost! #Empower18
"Teachers need to be self-navigating professional learners. Information is easy to find. School-based PD needs to be the 'processing' of that information." @mariealcock#Empower18#personalizedPL
Wondering if @AlisaSimeral has job description to share for instructional coach position. Interesting sidebar discussion about instructional coaches as part of teacher contract or admin level position without evaluating teachers. #EMPOWER18
Weโre in #education yes? Do we ever consider HOW learning happens when weโre designing schools & classrooms & lessons? At @ASCD#Empower18 โ @bryanrgoodwin & @McREL share a useful model:
Yes! Fellow tattooed teachers! Me and @mssackstein . โFeedback, Gradeless, and Tattoosโโthatโs the session we should do together at #Empower19 ! #Empower18@ASCDconf
โEvery word in that dictionary has a definition. Every word has meaning . . . Your life must have a definition. Your life must have meaning.โ #Empower18
"Professionals take ownership of their own learning." #Empower18
Good reminder for school leaders to create time and space for teacher learning rather than focusing on compliance.
โPresident Donald J. Trump Proclaims March 25, 2018, as Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracyโ https://t.co/GwSJ2UK2xD
Good teaching on display in @mssackstein session: combo of her speaking, sheโs moving around the room, use of slides, tasks given to group, she moves around room to hear discussions #Empower18
4 common mistakes when implementing instructional coaches: focused on initiatives not reflective practice; roles are not clearly defined; expectations are not communicated effectively; and measures of success are nonexistent #Empower18#rvsed
Students are born to take action. They will find their moment in time if you give them the right tools and space to make great decisions and make society better as we send them out into the world. - @matthew_gross#Empower18
....lawyer or law firm will take months to get up to speed (if for no other reason than they can bill more), which is unfair to our great country - and I am very happy with my existing team. Besides, there was NO COLLUSION with Russia, except by Crooked Hillary and the Dems!
Visit Booth 1215 to pick up your free Sound-Spelling Transfer Kit for grades K-2 sampler at ASCD #EMPOWER18. Also, view our K-8 literacy and content-area resources, including new ESL and Spanish materials that help todayโs wide range of students build knowledge and skills.
The vendors and exhibits at #empower18 are outta this world! This is only half of them. Thank you @ASCDconf@ASCD for providing so many awesome resources for educators.
Teachers were trained to be critical of print media but not video/visual media. But this is the most prominent form of media people consume today, including students. We need to get better at being critical of and making media #empower18#boldmoves@ASCDconf
There's no shame in reviewing sports video - athletes are accustomed to using it to learn/grow. Use this same idea for academic growth. #Empower18@mssackstein
Athletes, musicians, artists and other performance-based fields are constantly self-assessing, yet we donโt systematically expect students to reflect on or self-assess their work in traditional classroom settings. We need to build this in. #Empower18@mssackstein#edchat
Dear fellow conference goers - your side conversations during sessions are distracting and rude. Please save them for after the session. Thanks. #Empower18
The @APA outlined 20 psychological principles that govern EVERY aspect of how students learn, summarized in this neat #infographic (link below).
#13-15 describe the role of society - a thing of tremendous relevance today!
https://t.co/WbrsuunbUc#Empower18#edtech#UCET18
Visit Booth 1215 to pick up your free Sound-Spelling Transfer Kit for grades K-2 sampler at ASCD #EMPOWER18. Also, view our K-8 literacy and content-area resources, including new ESL and Spanish materials that help todayโs wide range of students build knowledge and skills.
โI wonder how many of our students need to learn how to grieve and how to cope with their trauma.... We canโt stop the all the trauma from happening but we can make our schools soft places for them to land.โ @kylemschwartz#whatiwishmyteacherknew#Empower18
@ASCD@ASCDconf#empower18@cat3y โpersonalization vs. differentiationโ.
Curriculum: what if any content and skills are required? How much student voice is critical in designing curriculum. Accountability: for teachers? For students?
Teachers are successful when students are successful. Coaches are successful when teachers are successful. Principals are successful when teachers are successful. @AlisaSimeral all in this together. #EMPOWER18 teacher success = student success.
โBroad & deep student-centeredness requires re-conceiving three things: purpose of schooling, school structures, & curriculum.โ From @cat3y#Empower18
โI wonder how many of our students need to learn how to grieve and how to cope with their trauma.... We canโt stop all the trauma from happening but we can make our schools soft places for them to land.โ @kylemschwartz#whatiwishmyteacherknew#Empower18
I was blown away by my @ASCD session on AC: Advanced Career, an AP-style curricula for CTE classes. Imagine my excitement when I learned South Carolina was a partner state!!! #Empower18#loveSCschools
Todayโs teachers need to share with each other. This type of sharing leads teachers to reflect on their own practice and gives others the opportunities to learn from them. #Empower18#boldmoves@HeidiHayesJacob
Collaborative. Customizable. Effective. Learn more about how @PEBCorg works with teachers and school leaders across the nation to provide professional development that elevates teaching and student learning. #Empower18https://t.co/i6fPiJZO8t
@HeidiHayesJacob explains how critical it is for us to teach media literacy to our students; also support our teachers in how to teach media literacy; www.jacobburnfilmcenter - free resources for teachers to support their learning on how to teach media literacy #Empower18
Thank you @WWMurawski and @HughesLynch for a great session! Loved your presentation and hearing about co-teaching practices around the globe #Empower18 ๐
"U.S. teachers have more face time with students than any other industrialized country. It's more face time with colleagues that will make the difference." @mariealcock#Empower18
Visit Booth 1215 to pick up your free sampler at @ASCDConf#EMPOWER18. View our innovative K-8 literacy and content-area resources, including new ESL and Spanish materials that help todayโs wide range of students build knowledge and skills. https://t.co/YSn5GzhTOT
"We know that students need to feel and know they belong, but we forget our teachers and staff need to feel the same way as well." - @TomHoerr#empower18
Looking forward to seeing folks @ASCD interesting in visioning out computer science and computational thinking tomorrow morning at 8:00 am room 159 #Empower18
Thereโs a full house for @mssackstein and @conniehamilton this morning at ASCD #Empower18! Hate that I missed out, but Iโm glad so many are able to hear them talk about self assessment!
Shifting monkeys to lead more positive and effective teaching, and crafting to ensure effective and inclusive co-teaching. Thanks @ToddWhitaker@WWMurawski for inspiring those who work so hard to support all students! @ASCDconf#Empower18
โPerhaps the most intractable barrier between us and moving toward student-focused classrooms of any kind is the value we place on standardized tests and the degree to which that dictates curriculum.โ @cat3y#Empower18
Missing you this weekend @pinemoloney at the @ASCDconf as Iโm learning more about coaching. Thankful we had a few amazing years growing the @Livingston_ESA coaching program together! #Empower18
Excited to learn with @mssackstein in person! I've been using Hacking Assessment for years with an online class. Fabulous ideas keep flowing. #Empower18@ascd
Had only one negative experience today. @ASCDconf presenters should be fully aware of intersectionality of students. Presenters had their hearts in the right place, but were an example of a #BadAlly. The resources provided on supporting #trans* students were outdated. #Empower18
Take some #STEAM lessons back to your classrooms after #Empower18 by attending our โSTEAM: Design Thinking for Classroomsโ workshop at 3 p.m. #CreativeTeachingMatters
Innovative Designer is an incredibly important element of contemporary learners. Create a regional innovation vision for your entire learning community #Empower18
Shifting monkeys to lead more positive and effective teaching, and crafting to ensure effective and inclusive co-teaching. Thanks @ToddWhitaker@WWMurawski for inspiring those who work so hard to support all students! @ASCDconf#Empower18
What is your leadership mission? What dominates your thinking? What keeps you awake at night? Your mission should shine through in all your actions, everything you do. @PrincipalKafele#Empower18
What is the one things that wonโt let you rest at night, dominates your thinking, preoccupies your thinking? Donโt stop until you reach that. Thatโs your leadership mission. @PrincipalKafele#Empower18
thanks, @tonyfrontier: two goals of best systems of evaluations, supervision, and reflection: to create teachers who see their classrooms through their eyes of their students; to empower teachers to see themselves as their own best supervisors. #empower18
"Redesigning learning spaces is about understanding how design impacts the brain & learning; NOT about being pretty for Pinterest." via @thomascmurray@e_scheninger#Empower18
The goal of an evaluation or improvent framework should be for teachers to see their classroom through the eyes of their students where each teacher sees herself as her own best supervisor. #IntentionalImprovement@tonyfrontier@ASCDconf#Empower18
Innovation shares roots with words like novel and new.
Donโt be new. Be good.
Donโt be novel. Be useful.
By all means, try new things. Retire bad things. Do right by all.
But donโt confuse novelty - flavor of the weekishness - with goodness.
It ainโt that.
#empower18
Take advantage of the national conferences to make state, national and global PD Partnerships. #Empower18 your memberships to organizations like @ASCD make these opportunities happen.
"We don't need grades to teach, and students don't need grades to learn. Right size it. Do not let your decisions in the classroom be driven by this alone. Comply... but don't let it steer you." @mariealcock#Empower18
@ASCD@ASCDconf#empower18@cat3y โpersonalization vs. differentiationโ The question is: Who do we aspire to be, and how do we create the kind of schools that will shepherd teachers and students to that place?
โThe day Iโm pleased is the day I stop growing.โ A great point from @PrincipalKafele. We cannot rest. We cannot be satisfied with good. We must always strive to be better! #empower18
The question is not differentiation vs. personalization the question is who do we aspire to be, and how do we create the kind of schools that will shepherd Ts and their Ss to that place? @cat3y#Empower18#ASCD18@liascd great session this afternoon.
A powerful presentation from @TereraiTrent on the power of education, and how to use your success to help fight for the dreams of others with @ASCD. #Empower18
Where will your school be in x years because YOU are the leader in your school? Where will you be within your leadership then? @PrincipalKafele#empower18
Alright a little rough but doing while learning itโs not a bad video!!!! Awesome job on the session: Create with Clips: A Fun New App For Making Videos @ASCD#Empower18
To download and view @ascd session handouts, select an #Empower18 session, under the documents header, click the name of the PDF you want to view or download.
"Part of the teacher job description is understanding the learning process, knowing what our students need, and advocating on behalf of it." @mariealcock#Empower18
Instead of Timed Tests, use alternatives with students such as: journal writing, walk around to interviews using an observation checklist, turn off timers, and quick images. #empower18#ASCD18@BCPSMATH
Eric Jensenโs work inspired me when I first got into alt. ed. Listening to him discuss the effects of stress on the brain was a powerful reminder about how I seek to understand everyone I encounter. #Empower18
BatPower 87W USB-C Charger for New MacBook Pro 15-inch Touch Bar Two and Four Thunderbolt 3 ports Replace 2016 2017 to current Apple 87W MNF82LL/A A1708 Power Adapter PD USB C Laptop -Connector Type C https://t.co/7Md43DoXeW#enacional#The10CommandmentsOfSex#Empower18
This applies to SO MANY lenses! Where will your community be because you were a part of it? Where could students be? For parents where will your children be? LOVE it! #Empower18
Where will your school be in x years because YOU are the leader in your school? Where will you be within your leadership then? @PrincipalKafele#empower18
Great session by @HeidiHayesJacob and @mariealcock - we need to redefine job descriptions for teachers as we have moved from sorting students to reaching ALL students in educational world. Great stuff to take home! #Empower18
#Empower18, do you want to incorporate a structured approach to teaching #entrepreneurship? We can help you with that. Visit us on the exhibit floor at booth 2036. #ASCD18@ASCD
"Open your arms and doors wide open. Invite them in. Listen, show empathy, and build relationships with them. And never close the door. Your kids deserve it" Kids Deserve It By @TechNinjaTodd#Empower18#ASCD18#kidsdeserveit
Believe in them! All of them! When you do, they begin to believe in themselves!! Super encouraging to meet the Chief Academic Officer of Urban Prep Charter Academy!! 100% college acceptance rate for 8 years in a row๐๐๐ #excellence#Empower18
I was very lucky to attend the ASCD 2018 Conference this weekend to present a project that I've been working on with my Boston College colleagues. #thinkglobally@ASCDconf#Empower18
Today has been a great day of learning.EVERY session provided another tool I can and WILL use @ASCDconf#empower18. My brain is tired but I have room for @ManuelScott.
There are plenty of PBIS myths out there that keep schools from implementing PBIS. Weโre here to tell you not to let those faux barriers get in your way. #Empower18https://t.co/L1q4S4t7qe
What to do on a weekend?? ๐ค Learn more, of course! Always searching for better ways to support our amazing EPS staff. ASCD #Empower18 in Boston with @AssistSupEaston
Looking forward to hearing @ManuelScott speak at #Empower18. In my mission to cultivate global citizens, empathy is critical. Freedom Writers, and its message, is a huge piece of my school year.
We are driven to prepare children and engage educators. We are driven to remove barriers to enable learning. We are a professional organization for all educators.
Repping the โhome teamโ, Loudon County Schools, ASCD Conference, 50 states, 40 countries! Proud to be educators! #Empower18#LCSchools #โฅ๏ธStudents
Too many people are making decisions who have never been in a classroom. Stand up and talk about what it means to be an educator! @ASCDconf@ASCD#Empower18
Every person who feeds into the life of a child is an educator. We need to say that more loudly and we must stand up and talk about what it means. Service out of Love. leadership by example. @bshuldiner@ASCDconf#Empower18
Amazing day ASCD Empower 18! Instructional coaching, designing powerful tasks, and differentiation and personalization of learning. So many incredible opportunities! #Empower18@jimknight99@cat3y@ASCD
Very powerful-6,000 voices stating โI am an educator!โ during afternoon keynote. โWe need to say it louder and show love now more than ever.โ -ASCD President #Empower18
Every person who feeds into the life of a child is an educator. We need to say that more loudly and we must stand up and talk about what it means. Service out of love. Leadership by example. @bshuldiner@ASCDconf#Empower18
I recognize that I am a work in progress. Thanks to the administrators, colleagues, parents, and students who have challenged me to become better. #Empower18
Education is changing. Best part of my job= โsupporting teachers in developing proficiency and confidence in changing almost every aspect of their teaching practice to accommodate the openness & fluidity of truly student centered teaching and learningโ @cat3y#Empower18
Itโs better than Los Angeles or NYC star hunting! My daughter @teachlovesciโjust started teaching in Novโis back home in Atlanta and said I FOLLOW HIM! #empower18
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@MrDtimes3, @ASCDconf, @MichaelBonner_, @teachlovesci
When we ask kids what college they want to go to, how many APs they are taking, etc., we are asking the wrong questions about their future. The real questions are what are they curious about, what problems do they want to solve, what do they want to create https://t.co/rGozCqJGij
The brain is OK being told itโs wrong as long as it isnโt attached to status. So we need to be sure we are modeling failure with our students. Really well said. Thank you @mariealcock! #Empower18#boldmoves
Iโve learned the importance of networking with Twitter this weekend thanks to @forthekiddoes. Iโve recommitted to using Twitter more often. #empower18
@MACKIN_Talk an inquiry approach to teaching is important as it helps children learn to ask questions, delve deeper into their learning as they are actively involved. #Empower18#mackinbooth1936
"Twitter is this amazing thing... I hope you took time to make connections at #Empower18." I'm listening to @ASCD President @bshuldiner open the second general session.
In all the excitement when everyone is so pumped (and rightly so) for @DrBiden & Colin Powell - but they have no idea what they're in store for from the phenomenal @ManuelScott. Get your popcorn ready (and some @Kleenex)! This guy is the HEART of #Empower18 โค๏ธ๐ฟ@ASCD@ASCDconf
Thank you https://t.co/HCpB7TEnM7 for solidifying my belief that all humans must be globally fluent and for providing learning opportunities to make that happen. #Empower18#globaled18
@ManuelScott#inspires@ASCD#Empower18 with song and voice: If I can help somebody as I pass along, if I can cheer somebody with word or song, if I can shoe somebody heโs traveling wrong then, then my living shall not be in vain - I open w this bc I believe it describes you!
Check out some of the smiling attendees at @ASCD#Empower18 who scored some awards made on the brand new VariQuest Motiva 800 just for stopping by the VariQuest booth!
What does it take to be a great Assistant Principal?? Its not disciplinarian... itโs instructional leader!! I am going to be asking my self these questions everyday. @PrincipalKafele#Empower18
Canโt wait to read my newest book!!! Hardest part of browsing the book collection at this conference is trying to decide which books to pick๐ค๐ #Empower18#ASCD18
You know you're conducting a mighty fine and engaging session when your Acadly page looks like this.
Get students to ask questions during lectures. Move to Acadly's smart classrooms!
https://t.co/ygms2K0EEP#Empower18#ucet18#edtech
But good sharing is critical! Ha! Youโre session was inspiring. Would love to sit with the two of you and chat... you bring such a good balance to opening the eyes of educators. #Empower18
We are driven to prepare children and engage educators. We are driven to remove barriers to enable learning. We are a professional organization for all educators.
@ManuelScott He missed school 60-90 times a year from 4th - 9th grade. Heis English grammar was so bad, he was classified as ESL despite being from a family where only English was spoken. #Empower18
"Life is about helping people. Loving people. Putting them in positions to flourish." Now happening at #Empower18! @ManuelScott keynotes the second general session.
Listening to @ManuelScott share his story of overcoming MANY hardships to get to where he is now... DON'T EVERY GIVE-UP ON A CHILD. @ASCDconf#Empower18
"Last time, I talked about the 'why.' So today, I want to talk to you about the how. How do we educate youth today? How do we educate those at the bottom? Those on the outskirts? Those in poverty? Those who have been traumatized?" - @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
Manny Scott at @ASCD Love his quote about teachers โEven on your worst day you can be someone elseโs best hope!โ Every educator needs to remember that each day! #empower18
#Empower18@6NewSchoolRules Looks at schools and organizations as organic structures made up of people, who are organic as well. In organic environments, processes that arenโt working die off and those that are working thrive and continue to evolve and spread.
Teachers have the opportunity to be somebodyโs best day, even on their own worst day. Thatโs the power teachers hold, or more accurately, the privilege @ManuelScott#empower18#ASCD18#Boston
Relationships. Everything we hope to accomplish in our schools must pass through the door of relationships.
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THESE. ARE. EVERYTHING. How illuminating and EMPOWERING would it be if each teacher took 10 minutes to answer this inventory of effective teacher behaviors!? #Empower18@ASCDconf@ASCD
We need to develop relationships with all students, not just those that are easy to reach. Starts with openness, make them feel safe and secure. - @ManuelScott#KidsDeserveIt#BeTheOne#Empower18
Building relationships begins with openness. Openness is the ability to welcome people into your presence and make them feel safe and secure. (In words and actions) #Empower18
"It's easy to build relationships with people who are just like you, but how do you build relationships with people who are different than you?" @ManuelScott#Empower18
Relationships: ACCEPTANCE is the ability to continue holding people in high regard, seeing beauty, potential, value & worth (even though you see their "issues"). - @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
Relationships? How do we do it?
1. Openness: You can make people feel welcome or unwelcome. Loved or tolerated. Included or excluded. Openness makes people feel safe and welcome in your presence. #Empower18
The 4th R is the most important when it comes to education. No Reading, โRiting, or โRithmetic without having a Relationship. Students have to know you care for them first and foremost. @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
RT KDSL07 "RT ASCD: How do you build relationships across cultures? How do you build relationships across divides? #Empower18 ManuelScott https://t.co/IRzMEKpfNZ"
#Empower18 Thank u @HeidiHayesJacob and @Marie HubleyAlcock for a great session; your research and insights r meaningful for all educators moving forward! Love the student focus throughout your research! ๐๐
You can make people feel welcomed or unwelcomed, loved or unloved, etc. w/o saying a word. SMILE. It's easy, it's free, it's worth it. @ManuelScott@ASCDconf#Empower18
Step 2 to building relationships- Acceptance...the ability to continue holding people on high regard, seeing beaut, potential, value and worth! EVEN when they have issues! #Empower18
Manny Scott inspires educators at #empower18. Speaking on behalf of those who have succeeded despite being shaped in the margins. He reminds us of our power to change someoneโs life.
"News flash, the person to the left of you has issues. The person to the right of you has issues. The person wearing your clothes has issues. And you need to accept people even though you see their issues. - @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
@ManuelScott is a phenomenal speaker @ASCDconf sharing the impact an educator has on the lives of children. He would be a great opening day speaker for our school district. #Empower18
Remember, we all have some issues.
The issue is whether you can give the people around you permission to have flaws, to have needs, to have issues. @ManuelScott#Empower18
2. Acceptance: Giving people around us permission to have issues, permission to be imperfect...just as we, ourselves, have issues and are imperfect. @ManuelScott@ASCD#Empower18
. @ManuelScott is giving advice about relationships and acceptance that I hope ALL educators have the chance to hear once in their lifetimes. #Empower18
The person on your right has issues, the person on your left has issues. The person wearing your clothes has issues. We all have issues. Accept it. #Empower18
Relationships: TRUST is the ability to build confidence in your relationships so that people know you would not intentionally hurt them, but rather act in their best interests. - @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
"Your students may be going through something at home & you're the first person they can take it out on. It takes emotional maturity to meet that with acceptance. Can you give the people around you permission to be imperfect? That's acceptance." @ManuelScott#empower18@ascdconf
Acceptance leads to trust. Trust is is the ability to build confidence in your relationships so that people know you would not intentionally hurt them. @ASCD@ManuelScott#Empower18
Acceptance is giving the people around us permission to be imperfect. ...she saw my problems and passed my problems to see my potential. Seeing potential leads to trust. @ManuelScott at @ASCDconf#Empower18
Relationships are about openness, acceptance + trust! Allow the people around you to have flaws! Build confidence so people know youโre acting in their best interest! Preach it @ManuelScott#empower18
Every educator should have the opportunity to hear Manny Scott at least once in a lifetime. He makes me proud to be an educator and to worker hard to sharpen my skills. @ASCD#Empower18 .
โIt takes emotional maturity to allow others to be imperfect...to not react in a way that makes a situation worse. Thatโs acceptance. Acceptance leads to trust.โ @ManuelScott@ASCDconf#Empower18
Acceptance is giving permission to those around you to be imperfect... acceptance leads to trust. Thanks @ASCD for giving us the gift of @ManuelScott today! #Empower18
Do you give the students & staff around you โpermission to be imperfectโ? Thatโs acceptance. Acceptance builds trust. Trust leads to learning @ManuelScott#empower18
Relationships: LEARNING is the ability to glean relevant information. Learn ABOUT yourself from your students. Learn FROM your students. Learn WITH your students. - @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
"Every. One. Has issues. Do you give permission to people around you to have imperfections and flaws? THAT is acceptance. Acceptance leads to trust. Trust leads to learning." @ManuelScott#Empower18
Manny Scott at @ASCD Love his quote about teachers โEven on your worst day you can be someone elseโs best hope!โ Every educator needs to remember that each day! #empower18
Become a student of your students and a student of yourself! The moment you stop learning is the moment you should stop teaching! -Manny Scott #wisdom#ASCD18#Empower18
@JesseLewisLove you were so remarkable today at #empower18! Thank you so much for your spirit and for all that you are doing for education and mankind!โจ
So just because you're normal around the group that shaped you. Humble yourself, recognize your normal is not the normal for everyone else. @ManuelScott#Empower18
Just because you're normal among the group that shaped you does not mean that your normal is everybody else's normal. Recognize that your cultural universe is not everyone else's cultural universe. - @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
@ManuelScott โRemember, your normal is not everyone elseโs normalโ Great thought to keep in mind when working with a class or school full of students! #ASCD#empower18
Just because youโre normal among the group of people that shaped you. Donโt evaluate people against your โnormal.โYour normal is not everyone elseโs normal. @ManuelScott#Empower18
Your normal is not everyone elseโs normal. Do not see people through the lens of your own normal-humble yourself and recognize that you are culturally different from the people you serve. @ManuelScott#Empower18
Just because you are the norm around the group that shaped you does not mean you are normal. Your normal is not everyone's normal @ManuelScott#empower18@ASCDconf
YES! โJust because you are normal based on the group that shaped you, does not mean you are normal based on someone elseโs group. Humble yourself.โ @ManuelScott#KidsDeserveIt#BeTheOne#Empower18
Take a break and enjoy light refreshments at 5:00pm in the @ASCD Member and International Guest Lounge in the Exhibit Hall. Meet #educators from around the world and build your global professional network. #Empower18
Humble yourself and recognize that your normal is not everyone else's normal. How different are you from all members of your school community? @ManuelScott#Empower18
If you've ever said "why don't these kids know better?" you are teetering on the edge of ethnocentricity. Humble yourself. Their experience is not your experience. And if you grew up with their experience, you wouldn't know better either. - @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
Just because you're normal among the group that shaped you doesn't mean that you're normal outside of that group. Humble yourself. Recognize that your normal is not everyone else's normal.
@ManuelScott at @ASCDconf#Empower18
โHumble yourself! Your normal isnโt everybodyโs normal...you are evaluating people based on your own cultural background...so humble yourself!โ @ManuelScott#ASCD#Empower18
Humble yourself! Humble yourself that your universe is not universal. No evaluation of others through the lens of you! Humble yourself to recognize your normal is not everyoneโs normal. @ManuelScott#Empower18
Acceptance/ Support first without judgement; all begins w/ Student-Teacher Relationships and understanding causations/motives of behaviors #SEL#npsdloveservecare ๐๐๐พ #Empower18@ASCDconf@ASCD
"Your students may be going through something at home & you're the first person they can take it out on. It takes emotional maturity to meet that with acceptance. Can you give the people around you permission to be imperfect? That's acceptance." @ManuelScott#empower18@ascdconf
Having some fun at the @Scholastic Harry Potter Booth at #Empower18.
I didnโt make the quidditch team, BTW.
Thanks for keeping the joint clean, @FredEnde!
โ...If you grew up like they grew up, you wouldnโt know better. And if they grew up like you grew up, they would know better. Humble yourself- Your normal is not their normal...โ @ManuelScott#Empower18
"Your normal is not everyone else's normal. Your culture universe is not everyone else's universal culture. Humble yourself. How different are you from the people you serve?" @ManuelScott#Empower18
โIf you stop learning today you should stop teaching tomorrow.โ -@ManuelScott ... no truer words spoken than those ... if there ever were a motivator it is him. His words are straight poetry. Need a transcript of his speech #Empower18#access#equity#ASCD18@ASCDconf@ASCD
"If you come from an emotionally reserved culture and you work with people who come from a culture that is emotionally demonstrative, they need to FEEL you before they can HEAR you. Because they see reserved people as insincere." - @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
Everything we say and do is culturally conditioned. Your universe is normal but your normal is not universal. Your normal is not everybody's normal. Ex: emotionally demonstrative culture vs. emotionally reserved culture. @ManuelScott@ASCD#culturalcompetency#Empower18
We had a chance to see @jaymctighe at the booth. He's hard at work on volume two of "Leading Modern Leaning" and preparing to present at Leadership NOW in April #LeadNOW#Empower18
If your students are from an emotionally demonstrative culture-you need to emote to connect with them-even if you are an introvert. If your students are emotionally reserved, you should mirror. @ManuelScott#Empower18
The answer is in the question. Make the time to know them as people before you know them as anyone else. Invest in the whole person just as educators should invest in the whole child. #Empower18
โ...If you grew up like they grew up, you wouldnโt know better. And if they grew up like you grew up, they WOULD know better. Humble yourself- Your normal is not their normal...โ @ManuelScott@ASCDconf@ASCD#Empower18
โWhat questions do you need to ask yourself to understand those that are culturally different than you that you serve?โ - @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
Power distance refers to the emotional distance between those in power and those under them. Different cultures have VERY different power distances. And failing to recognize this will only offend and off put. @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
"If you come from an emotionally-reserved culture, then you need to know that those in emotionally-demonstrative cultures needs to feel you before they can hear you." @ManuelScott#Empower18
Become a student of your students, and become a student of yourself. Be aware of the cultural bias everyone has. Only then can we display the understanding and give the compassion everyone needs. Speak the language of your students. @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
โPresident Donald J. Trump Proclaims March 25, 2018, as Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracyโ https://t.co/GwSJ2UK2xD
Not all children are taught to advocate for themselves. Be their advocate. Empower them. Know their culture so you can best address their needs and enhance their opportunity to achieve excellence. @ManuelScott@ASCDconf#Empower18@Gladwell
High power distance culture vs. more egalitarian (or low power distance) culture. People from high power distance cultures see people low power distance cultures as disrespectful. Low power distance culture folks see high power distance people as bossy, dictatorial. #Empower18
Note tolerance for ambiguity. Different cultures have totally different tolerances for ambiguity. In the US we need data for EVERYTHING. We are measuring things that don't matter. And not everything that matters is measurable. - @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
Whatโs your leadership tree look like? Do you build capacity, do you grow those around you? Do you celebrate the team or do you cast a shadow? #Empower18
โYour cultural universe is not culturally universal. If you are evaluating other people through the lense of your own cultural background, you need to humble yourself.โ @ManuelScott#Empower18
Enjoyed presenting on student engagement @ASCDconf today! So many passionate educators doing the work of preserving and shifting student identities!! #Empower18@mackinclassroom
@ManuelScott teaches us all about the stages of relationships. Openness leads to acceptance which leads to trust which leads to learning. #Empower18#buildrelationships
Our schools are measuring everything that doesnโt matter and not enough of what does. Cultural self-awareness is the precursor of teaching someone. @ManuelScott#ascdconf#empower18
I literally cannot like this enough! I say this almost daily. If we want our students to be life long learners, we MUST walk the walk. Oh.. And there's that professional responsibility thing...
โThe stronger the internet connection, the weaker the human connection.โ
๐คฏstatement from @ManuelScott, and more truth than many of us care to admit. @ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
โEverything that matters is not measurable.โ Manny Scott, a Freedom Writer, inspires all of us at this afternoonโs ASCD general session. #Empower18
Stop by the Scholastic Book Fairs booth at the @ASCDconf and enter for a chance to win a classroom set of Harry Potter and the Sorcererโs Stone for your school! #sweepstakes#Empower18
The suspension of judgment is the key to growth. You are going to regularly be meeting children and families that are different than you. Suspend judgment and you will grow as an educator and as a leader. - @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
The more we move away from, cut ourselves off from people whose culture is different than ours, the more we guarantee that misunderstandings increase. @ManuelScott@ASCD#Empower18
"High-Power cultures are reserved and don't challenge authority. Low Power cultures express themselves and challenge when something's wrong. People from high-power cultures may think that people from low-power cultures are bossy and disrespectful." @ManuelScott#Empower18
We are living in a rapidly changing world and are interacting with more people that are different than us. Instead of embracing this, people are retreating, leading to intolerance. - @ManuelScott#Empower18
โIt is the suspension of judgment that is the key to growth... Is there something about my normal that is blinding me from understanding?โ @ManuelScott#Empower18#FoodForThought
Relationships: SERVING is the ability to relate to people in such a way that their dignity as human beings is affirmed and they are empowered to flourish. - @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
A lot of us a opting out of cultural understanding to build communities of ppl who think like is, creating greater discourse, blindness and less tolerance...Suspend judgment and you will grow as a leader! @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
Ask Yourself: Is there something about my normal that blinds me from understanding theirs? Understanding leads to servanthood. @ManuelScott#Empower18@ASCDconf
โThe suspension of judgment is the key to growth. Understanding leads to serving. The purpose of relationships is service.โ @ManuelScott#Empower18@ASCDconf
Serving: the ability to relate to people in such a way that their dignity as human beings is affirmed and they are empowered to flourish. @ManuelScott@ASCD#Empower18
The purpose of relationships is for service. How am I doing? Openness, understanding, trust, acceptance, learning, serving. - @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
Many ppl are afraid of cultural differences and they are hanging out in communities of people just like them. This is leading to more intolerance.
@ManuelScott at @ASCDconf#Empower18
"If you try to serve someone you don't understand you can become a benevolent oppressor. You are no one's savior. Humble yourself." @ManuelScott#Empower18@ASCDconf@ASCD
"If you try to serve someone you don't understand...you can mean well, but still do them harm...The purpose of relationships is service." @ManuelScott#Empower18
Looking forward to seeing folks @ASCD interested in visioning out computer science and computational thinking tomorrow morning at 8:00 am room 159 #Empower18
It's the suspension of judgement that is the key to growth. Rather than blaming, ask if my frame of reference prevents me from seeing others as they are. Understanding leads to serving.
@ManuelScott at @ASCDconf#Empower18
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ENGAGE students in unexpected, innovative, positive ways by building culturally-relevant bridges between your content and their context.
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- @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
โServing is the ability to relate to people in such a way that their dignity as human beings is affirmed and they are empowered to flourish. ... If you try to serve someone you donโt understand, you can become a benevolent oppressor.โ @ManuelScott@ASCDconf keynote #Empower18
Humble yourself. You cannot serve who you do not understand. Those in the condition are in the best position to solve it. We are not the savior we are the servant to bridge them to their possibility. ๐ @ManuelScott@ASCDconf#Empower18
โIf you try to serve someone you donโt understand, you might become a benevolent oppressor.โ @ManuelScott Somebody cue the shouting music!! ๐๐พโโ๏ธ๐๐พโโ๏ธ๐๐พโโ๏ธ#ASCD#Empower18
"If you try to serve people you don't understand, you become a benevolent oppressor... The purpose for relationships is for service." @ManuelScott#Empower18
"If you come from an emotionally-reserved culture, then you need to know that those in emotionally-demonstrative cultures needs to feel you before they can hear you." @ManuelScott#Empower18
You teach what's important, what's relevant, and what matters by what you include in your curriculum and the posters on the wall -- but you ALSO teach what's NOT important by what you DON'T SAY. Who you DON'T include in your curriculum. - @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
REACH
R is for relationships
*Openness welcome ppl to safety
*Acceptance thru issues, emotional maturity, permission to have flaws
*Trust
*Learning become a student of ur Ss and self
*Understanding is the suspension of judgment
*Service
@ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
You teach whatโs important by what you include in your curriculum, but you also teach what is not important by what is left out. Who is included? Who is not included? @ManuelScott#Empower18
"You teach what's important by who/what you include on your posters and in your syllabus, but you also teach what's not important. Do #AllLivesMatter in your curriculum?" @ManuelScott#Empower18
"You teach what's important by what you include and also what you don't include. Make sure all voices are heard and represented." @ManuelScott#empower18
You start with your students CONTEXT and move them to your content. We'll deal with grammar and syntax later. Just get it out. ALL kids need grit -- some just need healing first. - @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
Do our students see themselves in our curriculum? Does their context connect to our content? Are we even trying? Are we looking at it from the proper perspective? @ManuelScott@ASCDconf#Empower18
"You teach whatโs important, what matters, whatโs significant by what you say. You ALSO teach whatโs not important by what you DON'T say." - @ManuelScott#Empower18
Yes! Convictions don't change the world. Rather, people who faithfully pursue and live out their convictions change the world.
Be that person.
#FormativeFive#WholeChild#Empower18#ASCD
REACH
E is for Engagement
Creating cultural relevance. Deciding whats important and understanding what leave out and what we do not say communicates whats not important. Dont caudle them into poverty.
@ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
"Do all people matter in your curriculum? All kids need grit. Some just need healing first. Engage them in culturally-relevant ways. Connect context to content." @ManuelScott#Empower18
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AWARENESS: Help them become painfully aware of the imbalances in their lives or powerfully inspired by new possibilities.
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- @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
We are doing this great work in the district! Some highlights from these three influential educators:
"Curriculum and Instruction are a pathway to Equity."
"We want students to say, 'I like who I am.'"
"Feedback is an essential part to the learning process."
#Empower18
Don't collar them in their mediocrity. Don't pity them in their poverty. They can learn they just need you to meet them at their level. -@ManuelScott#Empower18
A lot of what we have been talking about with @TheDIHC was resonating in the wisdom shared by @ToddWhitaker at #Empower18
"It's the ability to influence without power. There is no position in power. If you pull rank, you've already lost."
And yet so many still do.
@ASCDconf
A session right up my alley. Our young men need to see a brighter future beyond perpetuating empty cycles.
@roykdobbs asked us if we still care what our mentors think of us. "Definitely!" was the feel in the room. The lasting influence of mentors.
#empower18@ASCDconf
Even with a water fiasco, @WendyOstroff jumped right into a thought provoking session on curiosity.
"Once you are in fight-or-flight mode it's not physically possible to use the prefrontal cortex."
And, foolishly, in that space we expect them to learn.
#Empower18@ASCDconf
@PrincipalKafele spoke about leadership in a way that should make sense to all that lead in our educational system today.
"Are you walking into a teacher's classroom as a fan or as someone who knows the Xs and Os."
#empower18@ASCD@ASCDconf
All students can learn. They just need you to meet them where they are. Start with their context and connect it to your content. #empower18@ASCDconf@ManuelScott
Ultimately, people change when they become painfully aware of some imbalance in their lives or powerfully inspired by new possibilities. Change has to come from within. Itโs all about the want to. @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
REACH
A is for Awareness
Help them become aware of their imbalances and powerfully inspired by their possibilities. Ppl change because they aware of their imbalances. Imbalance is the perfect position to be convinced.
@ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
REACH- C=Convince... you need to convince students to change their destiny...begin by changing their beliefs about what could be! @ManuelScott#Empower18
What u teach, display, post in classrooms shows students who u think is important and who's not. Do all lives matter in your curriculum? Start w/ their context then bring in the content. @ManuelScott#culturallyrelevantteaching#Empower18
Spellbound by Manny Scott @ASCDconf#Empower18 โThe world is changing. It is not going to be politicians... it is going to take EDUCATORS to fix this.โ ๐๐ฝ
If you want to change someone's destiny you need to change their beliefs. If you want to change someone's beliefs you need to change their references @ManuelScott#empower18
Listening to @ManuelScott is like being in church. His truths are emotional, mental and intellectual salves. Thank you @ASCDconf#Empower18. My conviction is renewed
You must convince your kids that they can suceed in school and be prepared for school and life. If you want to change someone's destiny, you need to change their beliefs, esp about themselves. Change beliefs by changing their references.
@ManuelScott at @ASCDconf#Empower18
People donโt change because we fix them...they change because they see the imbalance in their life. WE MUST CONVINCE THEM. Change a studentโs destiny by changing their beliefs and their references. @ManuelScott@ASCDconf@ASCD#Empower18
You canโt do anything about your birthdate or your end dateโonly the dash in the middle. Convince students they can change! @ManuelScott#ascdconf#Empower18
If you want to change someone's beliefs, you have to change their references. If you change their references, you can change their future. #Empower18@ManuelScott
โI used to believe...โ Help students change their references and convictions. Change their destiny and belief of what is possible. @ManuelScott#Empower18
If you want to change someone's destiny, you have to change their references. You might be the only one that day who tells them that they are greater than their circumstances. - @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
"I used to believe I wasn't college material. Then I visited a college and heard a student there talk and "he didn't sound that smart. I figured, if he can go to college, and I'm smarter than him, maybe I can go to college." -@ManuelScott@ASCD#Empower18
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- @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
Show students others who have overcome experiences like they're experiencing. If they can see it in their head, they can believe it in their life.
@ManuelScott at @ASCDconf#Empower18
โSome of the kids you serve might not be getting positive references... you might be the only reference your kids see... Expose them and give them glimpses of their own possibilitiesโ @ManuelScott#relationshipsmatter#whyweteach#Empower18
To change a studentโs destiny we must change their beliefs. To change their beliefs you must change their point of reference. Expose them to opportunities! @ManuelScott#ascdconf#empower18
We must be a positive reference for our kids. EXPOSURE through OPPORTUNITIES. What possibilities do we show our students? @VBTitleI@VBPreK#KnowWhy#empower18
Had a great talk with @ToddWhitaker and @stevegruenert Both are passionate, genuine, educators!! DRIVE is looking forward to continuing our collaboration as we both work on elevating a schoolโs story! Great to UNITE! #empower18@ASCD
You might be the only reference that changes your studentsโ futures. SHOW THEM MORE and give them glimpses of their opportunities. @ManuelScott@ASCDconf@ASCD#Empower18
You have to tell your students, it's decisions, not conditions that ultimately decide their destiny. Reach out your hand and empower youth to make decisions that will improve the quality of their lives. #Empower18@ManuelScott
"We need to teach students that it is their decisions - not their culture or their neighborhood - that determines their destiny." @ManuelScott#Empower18
It has been a long time since I have felt so inspired. Manny Scott you have inspired me today. Thank you for your passion, motivation, and reminding me why I became an educator/teacher/coach. Awesome presentation.
#Empower18#ASCD #@ManuelScott
TY @ManuelScott for inspiring @ASCD#Empower18 to R.E.A.C.H. our youth- Relationships, Engagement, Awareness, Convince, Hand โItโs not enough to change their beliefs about self, reach out a hand and empower youth to make decisions that will improve the quality of their lives.โ
Reach out your hand to walk with your students through their struggles until they can walk on their own. Celebrate the small successes along with the big ones! #Empower18@ManuelScott
โI had a belief about ... and then there was this teacher.... โ Teachers can be the one to make the positive difference to a student. #Empower18@ManuelScott#NBCTStrong
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H is for hand
Decisions not conditions that ultimately determine their destiny! Reach out & empower them to make decisions to improve their lives. Little successes grow into bigger sucessess! Walk with them and empower to see can walk on their own...
@ManuelScott#Empower18
Reach out your hand and empower youth to make good decisions, walk with him/her through the pain, through the struggles...BELIEVE in them! @ManuelScott#Empower18
โWe must reach out our hand and walk with him and empower him to walk on his own...Believe in him until he can believe in himself.โ @ManuelScott#Empower18#BeTheOne#kidsdeserveit
How to reach every student:
R: Relationships (serve others)
E: Engagement (context to content)
A: Awareness (self)
C: Convince (success is possible)
H: Hand (walk along side)
@ManuelScott#Empower18@ASCD@ASCDconf
Walk with your students, empower them to walk on their own, and then release them and believe in them until they can believe in themselves.
@ManuelScott at @ASCDconf#Empower18
YOU MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONE!
Walk with them until he can do it on his own
Teach them it's decisions, not conditions or dna
@ManuelScott@ASCDconf#Empower18@HSG_UT
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We must reach out our hand to walk with students through their struggles until they can walk alone. Believe in them until they can believe in themselves. @ManuelScott#Empower18
Teaching is a ministry. The teacher gives students glimpses into their own possibilities, says Manny Scott at ASCDโs Empower 18. @CSOboston@RCABKMEARS@RCABAmy#Empower18
Good decision muscles take time to get stronger. But they will. Walk with the student until he/she can walk on his own, believe in him/her until he/she can believe in himself/herself. @ManuelScott@ASCD#Empower18
"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. That's only partially true. Because you can slap some salt in the horse's mouth and make it thirsty."
- @ManuelScott@ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
We must reach out to students and give them a hand until they are able to walk on their own- until students believe in themselves! #reach#ascdconf#Empower18
"You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink... but you can throw salt in it's mouth and make it thirsty." @ManuelScott@ASCDconf#Empower18
You can lead a horse to water and you canโt make it drink, but you can slap salt in its mouth and make it thirsty! -@ManuelScott
I canโt wait to go back to school and make the kids thirsty! #inspired#Empower18
It has been a long time since I felt so inspired. Manny Scott you have inspired me today. Thank you for your passion, motivation, and reminding me why I became an educator/teacher/coach. Awesome presentation. #Empower18#ASCD@ManuelScott
'The suspension of judgement is the key to growth, as the purpose of relationships is service!' @ManuelScott "Servant Leadership"=a pillar from which every school leader should operate! @NELA_NCSU ๐โ๏ธ@ASCD#Empower18
"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. But you can give it salt to make it thirsty. Salt makes horses thirsty. Commit to being salty. For our young people!" @ManuelScott#Empower18
You can lead a horse to water but you canโt make him drink- unless you rub salt in his mouth. Teachers need to be the salt for students when it comes to learning. @ManuelScott#Empower18
โHollywood probably wonโt make a movie about us but we are living a life that shall not be held in vain.โ Thank you, @ManuelScott for an amazing message. #empower18#KidsDeserveIt#betheone
Great to listen to many โtalking heads,โ who offer one size fits all solutions. But what are YOU doing when you return home to develop support structures for EVERY student on your campus? Excuses or action? #Empower2018
Every educator needs to hear @ManuelScott. What a privilege to hear him share his powerful thoughts, deep emotions, challenging questions, gripping stories, and heartfelt encouragement. Thanks for being at @ASCDconf#Empower18, Manny!
Just went to church with @ManuelScott. I'm at a loss for words about how amazing that was! I'm recommitted to the work. Be a salt lick. #Empower18@ASCDconf
Pretty daunting indictment of the tens of thousands of secondary schools, staffs and admn. who have few if any supports in place for EVERY child on campus. What will YOU do when you return home?? Agent of change for a Student centered school OR continue status quo? #empower18
"It's easy to build relationships with people who are just like you, but how do you build relationships with people who are different than you?" @ManuelScott#Empower18
โEven on your worst day, you can be someoneโs best hope.โ - Manny Scott. Let us all begin each day striving to be that hope. #inspired#Empower18@ASCD
Teacher Leaders, Assistant Principals, Principals, and Directors From Fayetteville Public Schools Enjoyed Learning Together at the @ASCD 75th Annual Conference in Boston. #Empower18#onefps
How exciting to meet @MrDtimes3 and @MichaelBonner_ As lovely, genuine + fun as youโd imagine. Thanks for sharing your teacher world with us! See you next year in Chicago! #Empower18
RT @kylepace: @KyleHamstra@ManuelScott The answer is in the question. Make the time to know them as people before you know them as anyone else. Invest in the whole person just as educators should invest in the whole child. #Empower18#EDU903
A Special thank you to everyone that stopped by our booth today at the #ASCD#Empower18 conference! This was such amazing day, we meet so many different educators from all over. We look forward to meeting more of you tomorrow ! #Booth1851#MaxScholar#ASCD#Educators
โThere are many ways to reflect. As educators, we must ensure that we explicitly teach students the importance of becoming reflective and introspective.โ Enjoyed your post, @chadw675 - thx for sharing #Empower18
My big takeaway from this conference was student success and growth hinges on building positive relationships, trust and accepting our differences! #Empower18#ASCD18@BaltCoPS
Always inspiring to hear from @ManuelScott as he talks about how to reach todayโs youth. Get ready @GrandviewCSD4 staff; Iโm bringing a lot of this back to Grandview to further our cultural competency work! #Empower18@ASCD
โThe suspension of judgment is the key to growth.โ Thank you @ManuelScott for sharing your story, your experiences and your passion for helping young people. @ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
โReach out your hand and empower youth to make decisions that will improve the quality of their life. Believe in them until they can can believe in themselves.โ -Manny Scott That presentation was an amazing gift. He is an amazing gift. #empower18@ASCDconf
Thanks for visiting the Solution Tree booth @EricJensenBrain. Both books are in stock here at ASCD #Empower18 and we're looking forward to the release of the accompanying handbook later this year
From WHY to HOW with Manny Scott-
''Everything is culturally conditioned-my normal is not your normal''---renewing my commitment!
#empower18@ASCD@NELA_NCSU
Teacher Leaders, Assistant Principals, Principals, and Directors From Fayetteville Public Schools Enjoyed Learning Together at the @ASCD 75th Annual Conference in Boston. #Empower18#onefps
โSee every opportunity as a gift. Notice the spark when ideas fall into place. Those are the moments that make it all worth it. Those are the moments that remind us that there is no where else we would rather be.โ - Jill Biden #empower18#whyiteach
These two amazing people are worth getting up early for! Their messaging about teaching mathematics and building teacher capacity and efficacy are on point! So much to learn from them. @rubiconpubs#mtbos@ASCD#AtCapacity#Empower18#Canadian
The parallels between @ManuelScott and Dr Martin Luther JR are undeniable. โEngage your students in culturally relevant ways. Meet them on their level. Humble yourself to help them succeed.โ #empower18
Am honored and humbled to have had the opportunity to hear @ManuelScott this afternoon. Key take away: โMy cultural universe is not universalโ. #Empower18
Another great day at the @ASCDconf in Boston! 1) Control your message and drive school culture via social media. 2) True leadership is about growing others. 3) Let Students explore before explaining. Now time for some dinner. #abbyschools#ascd18@ASCD#empower18@ATMSSabres
How do we educate today's youth? We need to R.E.A.C.H them. It's abt relationships, engagement, awareness, convincing them and offering your hand to them. What an inspirational and empowering talk by @ManuelScott! @DebbieHeyler#Empower18
I slid in late & had to duck out early. Thoroughly enjoyed @TurtleArt_. Want to see if we can find a way to replicate the 2D to 3D works you showed today. The @birdbraintech kit your recommended = picking up speed in our district. #Empower18
In reply to
@garystager, @willrich45, @MelissaEmler, @TurtleArt_, @birdbraintech
Exactly! This is why I advocate for removing titles and own the label Educators. All educators can redefine the letters PD by embarking on their learning journey -> https://t.co/M2umJEr8UG#empower18
Everyone wants to be great but you can't be great without sacrifice. When you lose yourself in the service of a greater cause you find the greatness within you.
"Do all lives matter in your curriculum?" - Manny Scott. When you make a decision on what to teach and what not to teach, you're telling kids what is and isn't important. #Empower18@mackinclassroom
Thank you! Your presentation was absolutely spectacular! Your energy and passion filled that room. I'm so excited to gamify my program, can't wait to get started! #empower18#empower2018#ASCD18#ASCD18
@MegPfaff28 and I had the privilege to meet @ManuelScott at the @ASCD#Empower18 conference in Boston. Feeling encouraged that what we as educators do is not in van. Thank you for the inspiration and God Bless!
You can lead a horse to water but you canโt make him drink- unless you rub salt in his mouth. Teachers need to be the salt for students when it comes to learning. @ManuelScott#Empower18
@MegPfaff28 and I had the privilege to meet @ManuelScott at the @ASCD#Empower18 conference in Boston. Feeling encouraged that what we as educators do is not in vain. Thank you for the inspiration, and God bless!
RT edu_match: Tonight, we take a break as we are on travel back from #Empower18. We will be back with many more episodes this week, beginning tomorrow! #EduMatchhttps://t.co/94qIdCeLmK
@manuelscott Brother, you blessed us today at #empower18. The burden you bear is heavy; I commit to lifting you up in prayer. Never lose that beautiful smile. It shares passion and hope!
My takeaway from this weekend is to keep relationships at the center, no matter your role in education. We all need people who believe in us. โEverything we hope to accomplish in our school must pass through the door of relationshipsโ - Manny Scott @ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
Great leaders develop the ones they serve w/ the skills to be future leaders in carrying on an #Legacy of #Excellence! The picture below always reminds the importance of leadership development! Greatness happens when Great Leaders surround themselves with Great People! #Empower18
In reply to
@brewerhm, @DrJStephensVP, @drneilgupta, @sheehyrw, @_AndyJacks, @EricEwald_Iowa, @tsschmidty, @Nick_Proud
Looking for some engaging and empowering teaching strategies & activities for Spring? Check out Hacking Classroom Management.
There are 40+ easy-to-implement ideas that work in any classroom. Thatโs like .50 per idea!
https://t.co/WN2oqn4GC4#Empower18#ntchat#HackLearning
Looking for some engaging and empowering teaching strategies & activities for Spring? Check out Hacking Classroom Management.
There are 40+ easy-to-implement ideas that work in any classroom. Thatโs like .50 per idea!
https://t.co/WN2oqn4GC4#Empower18#ntchat#HackLearning
Looking for some engaging and empowering teaching strategies & activities for Spring? Check out Hacking Classroom Management.
There are 40+ easy-to-implement ideas that work in any classroom. Thatโs .50 per idea!
https://t.co/WN2oqn4GC4#Empower18#ntchat#HackLearning
Ecstatic about hearing Principal Kafele in person today. Leadership and our focus and fire matter!!! Glad to have this opportunity to recharge and be reminded of my God-ordained purpose!! #empower18@PrincipalKafele
Yes teachers need to buy in to advisory programs but facilitation of this is a principals job... no excuses from any group when itโs about personalization for EVERY kid!! #Empower18
When someone asks you to do something, the task is represented by a monkey on that personโs shoulder. When you say โLet me check into that and get back to you,โ the monkey moves to your shoulder. Shift it back where it belongs! #Empower18
RT KDSL07 "RT ASCD: Help your students become painfully aware of the imbalances in their lives or powerfully inspired by new possibilities. #Empower18 ManuelScott https://t.co/1vuJXzvV1V"
RT KDSL07 "RT ASCD: If you want to change someone's beliefs, you have to change their references. If you change their references, you can change their future. #Empower18 ManuelScott https://t.co/jLonHf5mde"
RT KDSL07 "RT ASCD: You have to tell your students, it's decisions, not conditions that ultimately decide their destiny. Reach out your hand and empower youth to make decisions that will improve the quality of their lives. #Empower18 ManuelScott https://t.co/yCTsd3a8qD"
Reunited and it feels so good! So blessed to have a chance to connect with my eduheros and former BPS tribe-minus 1 of course! These leaders inspire me and reaffirm my mission! Much love! @Frederick_Pilot#Empower18@ASCDconf
@TonyaWardSinger it was a pleasure meeting you at @ASCDconf#Empower18. Thank you for making time to attend my sessions this weekend. I appreciate your comments, your honesty and commitment to this work. I look forward to your session in the morning. And thanks for the book ๐๐พ
Congratulations @BortonScience! Youโre our #sweepstakes winner!! Please email your full name and school mailing address to SBF.social@scholasticbookfairs.com. Happy reading and enjoy the @ASCD#Empower18 conference.
Why do we need relationships?
Relationships are ..
the foundation for our lives.
built on trust, friendship and connection.
where real learning can occur.
Quote via @E_Sheninger#JoyfulLeaders#relaionships
โLife at its best is is about helping people and positioning other people to flourish and be their best.โ Thank you for your inspiring keynote speech, @ManuelScott at #ASCD18#Empower18#estabrookschool
RT edu_match: RT edu_match: Tonight, we take a break as we are on travel back from #Empower18. We will be back with many more episodes this week, beginning tomorrow! #EduMatchhttps://t.co/94qIdCeLmK
@CL4EDU it was sooo good to see you again at @ASCDconf#Empower18 after first connecting in CA at Equity and Excellence conference. It's so important that we continue to support each other as we do this intentional and impactful work. Thanks for coming over and saying hello ๐
Educators...if you've never heard Manny Scott speak before...run, don't walk, to his next speech. Truly a powerful voice for our neediest children. #Empower18
@ASCD#Empower18 'HUMBLE yourself...your normal isn't everyone's normal!' REACH~You never know the impact that you can make...one student, one classroom, one school, one district at a time! LEAD with HEART and ACCEPTANCE, ALWAYS! โค๏ธ@ManuelScott@NELA_NCSU
This. Is. EVERYTHING!!! Yes!! Thank you for sharing from the heart at #Empower18! I am home in VA, but feeling the inspiration though the tweets of my PLN! Your message is on the mark and so vital for change in our educational system! Thank you, Manny!
And the finale? A chat with Manny Scott. He signed my book, โValerie, Be Salty!โ I love this. He is prosaic. His story is powerful. He believes in educators and the opportunity + charge we have, to do all we can for kids. #Empower18
Keynote speaker @ManuelScott reminds educators: "even on your worst day- you can be someone's best hope", "never evaluate someone through the lens of your own background" and "positive references can change beliefs about destiny" #Empower18#ASCD18#estabrookschool
Was talking about this last night at #ascd18#empower18 - BrainPOP has worked with @vidcode to develop curriculum based (and well scaffolded) JavaScript projects in which Ss produce digital artifacts https://t.co/BryLVnIal4
@RuizSealey you would have been so proud of your student and mentee, Patrick. We presented today in Boston at @ASCDconf#Empower18 on creating a culturally responsive environment for black and Latino students. Pat was GREAT! I was so proud watching and listening to him.
Today's #Empower18 session was so powerful. Special thanks to @HearstPrincipal Jen for joining my session today. I appreciate you sharing some of the work you're doing at @hearstes. Thank you for your vision & leadership. Keep on keeping on ๐๐พ๐๐พ I hope to visit some time!
Thank you, @ManuelScott for reminding me that โmy cultural universe is NOT culturally universal.โ AND for patiently taking over 3 hours to meet each and every one of us for over three hours after your presentation tonight! Worth the long line. @ASCD@ASCDconf#Empower18
@CamilleKinlock & Pat, I'm still on a high from our presentations this weekend at @ASCDconf#Empower18 Each session was a success because of you. Thank you! Appreciate you both. I'm glad I'm in the trenches with both of you.
This๐๐พis #WhyIDoThisWork
I was so inspired by Manny today at @ASCD and canโt wait to dive into his book, โEven on Your Worst Day YOU CAN BE A STUDENTโS BEST HOPE!โ And what a treat to have his son Chris in the pic and sign my book too! Manny is the real deal!! #empower18#ascdconf#ASCDEmpower18#ascd18
This year I was lucky enough to attend @pgcps COSSN retreat & received a copy of this book. Today I not only got to meet @EricJensenBrain but got to talk to him about grit, empathy & having a #whateverittakes mindset for our students. Thank you for making my weekend! #Empower18
Was great to see @AbeBarretto, @MVeronicaLab and Katie from @LEEandLOW at #Empower18 Katie, thanks for joining my session today and for sharing info about Lee and Low Books.
Before you leave Boston, be sure to visit them in the exhibit hall (booth 1842) https://t.co/PLJozJazoJ
Went to @ShearMadness in Boston and about 200 high school students in attendance shooting out questions in this interactive play. They are genius. This country is MORE than fine. @ASCD#empower18
Outstanding presentation @PrincipalKafele This was my first time hearing you present and it was outstanding. Thank you for the tough questions which caused me to reflect. Also, I bought your book "The Principal 50." Can't wait to read it. #Empower18#ASCD
โYour cultural universe is not culturally universal...All kids need grit. Some just need healing first.....Exposure is the birthplace to motivation and dreamsโ - Manny Scott #Empower18@ManuelScott@ASCDconf
I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY INSERTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF FUNDING FOR OTHER COUNTRIES, FOOD,SHELTER, HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION, ON BORROWED MONEY! @SenSchumer@SenFeinstein#education#BREAKING
WHILE CALIFORNIA HAS A HOMELESS CRISIS AND MILLIONS IN POVERTY!
@ASCDconf#empower18@MannyScott Thank you for sharing about your 8th grade music teacher Mr. Fernel (sp?) with me. I hope to be that teacher to someone in my school. Keep on singing, Manny! And thank you for this afternoon's work. I feel blessed.
Bless you, Manny, for your understanding, your compassion, your forgiveness, your resilience, your strength, your courage, your service and sooooo many more virtues! #Empower18@VirtuesCards It was inspiring to hear and see you move us today! You are a blessing, be blessed!
Reflection is an important skill for students to use throughout a day and should be modeled and utilized by the teacher. #Empower18#TeachingSelfAssessment
Great to be able to share the WONDER of zSpace with my brother-in-law, Don Naugler at ASCD today! Don offered some thoughtful feedback. Thanks Joe Parlier for your help! @zSpace#zSpace#WONDER#ASCD#Empower18@JoeParlier
You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink. If you cannot make it drink, then throw salt in its mouth and make it thirsty. Stay salty, my teacher friends. Thank you @ManuelScott for yet another educational inspirational keynote. #Empower18
Fellow teachers, before you buy a book, go to a talk, or put your money or your time with ed hustlers, check their twitter on March 24, 2018 to see how into "empowering" students they actually are....
@EducatorsRoom@AMarch4OurLives#empower18#MarchForOurLives
We are called TEACHERS not ASSESSORS! The only data that matters is STUDENT WORK and when student work CHANGES, we are making PROGRESS! Transforming Math Instruction
#Empower18@ASCDconf
Incredibly envious of all at @ASCDconf#Empower18 who got to hear @ManuelScott speak. Most impactful and meaningful day of my teaching career was when he visited Altoona High in April of 2014. Cut the weights and cling to the wings!
Hey #Empower18 Who Is Mr.D? You know who he is! His Spelling Test Prank went viral & landed him on @TheEllenShow
Come see @MrDtimes3 featured session โSchool Culture, Not School Vulture!โ @ASCD Level 1, Room 156ABC- 8am
See you there!
Watch this Video: https://t.co/8rnY9dP7eM
@ManuelScott has an amazing gift of perspective & the ability to empathize with others. His story of hope is one that every educator should hear. Iโm so thankful for the Ts that took the opportunity to expose him to his potential so he can now reach others. #Empower18@ASCDconf
It was such an honor to listen to and feel the inspiration of @ManuelScott at @ASCDconf - I am still processing the power of the message. Canโt wait to dive into the books. @MASCD#Empower18
Leadership mentoring is the ultimate example of paying it forward! Itโs our obligation to take the time to help mentor emerging leaders just as the time our mentors made for us! Your guidance could impact generations! #leadupchat#Empower18#LeadLAP#leadership#JoyfulLeaders
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@brewerhm, @DrJStephensVP, @drneilgupta, @sheehyrw, @_AndyJacks, @EricEwald_Iowa, @tsschmidty, @Nick_Proud
Reflecting on all the great learning at @Ascd#Empower18. My head is exploding. Iโm in awe of the tremendous dedication of all the educators Iโve met. Keep believing in kids, teachers, and your school communities. Keep sharing your stories. Keep being that beacon of light & hope.
White privilege isnโt a curse word. Itโs not a way to blame or shame anyone. But white privilege is real โ and itโs affecting the gun debate in the wake of the Parkland shooting.
Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) breaks it down in her latest video op-ed for @Mic.
And the finale? A chat with Manny Scott. He signed my book, โValerie, Be Salty!โ I love this. He is prosaic. His story is powerful. He believes in educators and the opportunity + charge we have, to do all we can for kids. #Empower18
Loved this from Frey & Fisher in encouraging kids to live reading . . .
Literature should provide a mirror and a window! A mirror to reflect on who they are & what they enjoy! A window to learn about the world, cultures & people around them!
#eyesonprint#Empower18
Loved this from Frey & Fisher in encouraging kids to love reading . . .
Literature should provide a mirror and a window! A mirror to reflect on who they are & what they enjoy! A window to learn about the world, cultures & people around them!
#eyesonprint#Empower18
Great engagement in our session yesterday. Thank you again for engaging with us during our session meant the world to me!! @DonWettrick#empower18@ASCDconf
Another powerful day of learning from the best in education at #Empower18 in Boston! Great keynote by @ManuelScott on REACH - Relationships, Engagement, Awareness, Convince, Hand. Glad to be part of @ASCD & @HawaiiASCD
@cityofboston beautiful Convention Center in the birthplace of American public schools. Perfect site to bring together educators from around the world. #Empower18
When you laughed hard, needed a Kleenex a couple of times, and took a bunch of notes... You know it was an amazing keynote address. Thank you @ManuelScott#HumbleYourself#REACH#Empower18
