Final Tiny Shift of the season!

Real instructional growth doesn’t happen in isolation.
It happens together.

Co-planning. Co-teaching. Shared sense-making.
That’s where improvement becomes sustainable.

🎥 Tiny Shift No. 16: Improve Together, Not in Isolation

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Tiny Shift No. 15: Start at the edges, not the center.

#UDL isn’t about adding supports later.
It’s about removing barriers before students ever hit them.

Low floors. Wide walls. Reinforced corners. High (or no) ceilings.

That’s how learning becomes expansive.

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Tiny Shift No. 14:
Design for everyone, not just someone.

UDL isn’t flashy—it’s simple moves that remove barriers before they appear:
• sentence stems
• icons
• body language
• clarity that supports all learners

When access comes first, deeper learning follows.
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🎧 Listening is leadership.
Because trust—the soil where agency grows—starts when people feel heard, not managed.

🎥 Tiny Shift No. 13: Listening as Leadership
Filmed while working on a puzzle 🧩 because that’s how the pieces come together.

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We talk a lot about what to add to teaching.

But real growth? It’s just as much about what we’re willing to unlearn.

Sometimes, letting go IS the learning. 🌊

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The best professional learning doesn’t fade—it lives.

Tiny Shift No. 11: See learning not as an event, but as a way of being.

When we LIVE what we learn—through our language, our choices, our planning—it sticks.

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Labels flatten learners.
Evidence reveals them.

Tiny shift: less labeling, more listening, noticing, and responding.

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Sometimes the most powerful teaching move isn’t what we say, but the silence we hold.

When we pause, we give students space to think, process, and find their own words.

That’s where learning sparks. ✨

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This week at SMIC Private School in Shanghai, one tiny shift stood out: the stance of a warm demander.
✔️ Hold expectations high
✔️ Ensure access + support
✔️ Believe every student can rise

Equity doesn’t mean easier.
It means possible.

#just4you #EDUsky #UDL #Differentiation #WarmDemander

Tiny Shift #5 💡

At EuroSur in Monterrey, I named again something simple but profound:

Rituals + routines aren’t about control. They’re about freedom.

When routines scaffold for agency, students don’t just follow…they own their learning.

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