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Rachel Dowell retweeted
Now do our ranking in educating our children @davidfholt
Respectfully, if we don't fix this, these graduates who move to OKC for work will move out as soon as they have children...
We need to get our act together
Rachel Dowell retweeted
There wouldn't be a #WorldMusicDay without music educators!
From first introducing musical concepts, to leading performance groups, to teaching the next generation of music educators, thank you for sharing the joy of music with your students at every step of their education.
ALT Thank you, music educators!
Rachel Dowell retweeted
Achievement and scores aren't what's lacking.
Engagement is.
We can design for it to happen at high levels.
Resulting in achievement at high levels.
It's not about entertaining bored kids.
It's about engaging potential learners.
It can be done.
Rachel Dowell retweeted
Instructional leadership is not about improving teachers… it’s about creating the conditions where teachers can improve themselves.
Rachel Dowell retweeted
Great administrators walk around… a lot. This is how they validate, how they recognize, how they communicate, and how they support.
Rachel Dowell retweeted
It's the:
Kids
Parents
Community
Admin
Attendance
Fill in the blank
When we blame things for lack of improvement, remember Uno.
You don't choose your cards.
Wild cards are thrown.
You play the hand you're dealt to win.
Complaining about cards doesn't win.l.
Design wins.
Rachel Dowell retweeted
In Luke 10:29, someone (rightly) affirms to Jesus that “love your neighbor as yourself” is a critical command. However, they follow that up by asking “who is my neighbor?”
And Jesus answers with a story.
However, I see people asking another question now.
“What is love?” 1/9
Rachel Dowell retweeted
The one on the left is an Alligator and the one on the right is a Crocodile.
The best way to tell is by looking at their snout.
Crocodiles have a V-Shaped snout while Alligators have a U-Shaped snout 👇.
Rachel Dowell retweeted
Kids always learn one thing from any teacher & it's usually one of the first things...
If they are cared about in that classroom.
Learning that first helps the learning of all the other stuff at school.
Rachel Dowell retweeted
One more time....
We are not here to teach; we are here to design learning.
Teach, and we guess if learning happened.
Design, and we guarantee that it does.
Rachel Dowell retweeted
School districts need to focus on hiring principals who are leaders, not just managers. Leaders inspire, innovate, and create a vision for the future, not just maintain the status quo. Schools deserve leaders who can tackle challenges with compassion, empower teachers, and influence a culture where staff and students can realize their potential.
amazon.com/Finding-Your-Lead…
Rachel Dowell retweeted
Patriotic, pro-democracy Americans are reminded almost hourly why closed partisan primaries are actively harming America’s future.
(BTW, Oklahoma City habitually elects unifying, effective leaders because we don’t traffic in such nonsense). (1/3)
Rachel Dowell retweeted
Instead of resolutions let's make some
New Year's Educational REVOLUTIONS!
A few of mine...
1. Less planning to teach, more designing to learn.
2. Love first, then learning.
3. Examine the impact of all things through a lens of learning.
What's yours for this new year?
Rachel Dowell retweeted
A former superintendent of mine challenged me to reflect on the following questions between Christmas and the New Year.
I’d encourage you to do the same.
Rachel Dowell retweeted
Keen insight from @shaneparrish's new book, CLEAR THINKING, on why we should seek out -- and become -- "kind" people rather than "nice" people.
Rachel Dowell retweeted
There are major benefits to writing in multiple subjects, recent research found. Here are ways to use "I wonder" journals, low-stakes writing, and more to make it happen! ✍️
edut.to/43BCaOR
Rachel Dowell retweeted
💭 "May I have more time to think?"
💭 "Where can I find more information?"
💭 "What does the word _____ mean?"
Educator @ManningTechTalk's "active learner" prompts kick "I don't know" to the curb:
ALT Anchor chart titled "Be an Active Learner." Below the title, there are various alternatives to "I don't know", such as "Please reword the question" and "May I have more time to think?"
Rachel Dowell retweeted
🚧 Helping students to complete assignments isn't an intervention. Intervention is systematically moving a #student to mastery on a critical skill using a research-based practice. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #TeacherTwitter
ALT Adult with displeased look on their face.
These educators are bringing the JOY at this week’s #AVIDSI23. Our community is lucky to have this bunch! Grateful to be learning with them! #GoEagles 💚🦅#GoPatriots ♥️💙 #HICD #TeachersMakeDreamsHappen
