Teachers should be able to give students the grades they deserve, without being overruled by counselors or administrators. #teachersoftiktok #education #edleadership #principalsoftikok

Should kids practice handwriting on an iPad? Seems like being on phones and tablets too much is the problem, not the solution. #edtech #parentsoftiktok #teachersoftiktok #education

Ever wonder how people get education jobs with unique titles, like lab teacher or director of innovation? They create them! Here’s how. ##education##teachersoftiktok##edleadership##principalsoftikok

Age-based grade level cohorts are more important than people think—learning is a social experience, not an individual speed run. #education #teachersoftiktok #parenting

Inclusion needs to be an option, but not the only option. The evidence base is shaky, so we need to keep a close eye on whether it’s working for a particular student. #sped #education #inclusion #dyslexia #specialeducation

Teaching is not just one job. It’s a lot of distinct jobs, and professional development needs to reflect the differences. #education #teachersoftiktok #edleadership #principalsoftikok

Will this accommodation increase your learning? We often don’t ask students this question, and check all the boxes by default. #education #teachersoftiktok #edleadership #principalsoftikok #sped

Marcie explains why having students create concept maps is better than having them answer written questions #education #teachersoftiktok #edleadership #principalsoftikok #teachingshow

New show! TeachingShow.com check out my interview with Ms Sam on FASE reading and tiered vocab #education #teachersoftiktok #edleadership #principalsoftikok #tlac

Accommodations for anxiety are often counterproductive. #education #teachersoftiktok #edleadership #principalsoftikok #mentalhealth

We are exactly 5 years away from 10/20/30. How is that possible?

New study: cell phone bans improve learning—largely by reducing absenteeism. A clever study that uses a fascinating new data source that doesn’t rely on students getting caught. ##education##teachersoftiktok##edleadership##anxiousgeneration##principalsoftikok

Vygotsky was not a constructivist in the way we’ve been led to believe. Check out this fascinating story of how tuberculosis and a dictator—coupled with translation challenges—gave us a distorted picture of his views. #education #teachersoftiktok #teachereducation #vygotsy #constructivism

Is football harmful to kids’ character? It can be if we aren’t careful—just as we must mitigate physical risks. This incident made me really stop and think. ##education##sports##football##character##leadership

Memorizing is learning. It’s not the only kind of learning, but it’s an important kind. #education #teachersoftiktok #eduleadership #principalsoftiktok #reading

New paper: Repeated reading is a great way to scaffold at- or above-grade level text for below-grade level readers. ##education##teachersoftiktok##eduleadership##principalsoftiktok##reading

allowing people to become administrators without teaching first seems like a bad idea, but so is leading without humility, even if you do have the experience. What do you think? #education #teachersoftiktok #eduleadership #principalsoftiktok

Why are teacher evaluations so bad? Can we do better? One challenge is expertise to evaluate people in their specific job. #education #teachersoftiktok #eduleadership #principalsoftiktok