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How a school welcomes a substitute shapes whether that substitute comes back. This new piece digs into a 2026 Michigan study and what principals can do about it.
Pay brings substitute teachers in. How a school treats them decides whether they come back. My new piece on a 2026 Michigan study, and what principals can do about it:
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School doesn't come with instructions. @Toddteaching wrote 100 strategies for students in grades 3 to 5, each with the reason behind it, across six chapters that follow the school day.
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"Do you have a minute?" is rarely about the minute.
@giroux72 says the real question underneath is: am I someone you have time for? And teachers read the answer in a leader's face before a word is spoken.
His approach for the days the honest answer is no: hands off the keyboard, name a real time, then show up.
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A named thank-you at the end of a class or a meeting turns gratitude into a routine instead of a reaction. Congratulations to @natasha_nurse and Lindsey Cannon on the new chapter.
Gratitude is easier to teach as a routine than a reaction: one named thank-you at the end of a class or a meeting. Congratulations to @natasha_nurse and Lindsey Cannon on the new chapter.
Fear of mistakes can quiet a language classroom fast. Hailey Redman's Grade 5 Core French students found their voices through low-prep games, and we're proud to have her story on SchoolRubric.
I’ve been curious what gets students speaking a new language when fear of mistakes takes over. Grateful for this collaboration with Hailey Redman on @schoolrubric: low-prep games that got her Grade 5 French class talking.
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Gossip, isolation and manipulation are normalized on reality TV. @LinSimpson66 turns the clip into the lesson: name the relational aggression, re-watch it from the victim's side, find a show that doesn't need it.
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Hands-on history, starting with Rome. @CaseyJ_edu points to his @EdumatchBooks title for how to teach it. A useful prompt for social studies teachers planning ahead.
Gratitude is a skill worth cultivating. Congratulations to @natasha_nurse and Lindsey Cannon on their first guest interview on The Authority with @LainieRowell. Listen in this week.
Our first guest interview together on The Authority drops October 22! 🎙️💛
Lindsey and I loved talking with @LainieRowell about cultivating gratitude!
Thank you to @thinkeringco and @BEpodcastNet for helping us get started!
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Same total study time, spread out, beats massed review on delayed tests. @MattRhoads1990 asks what a review calendar built on memory research would look like. Worth sketching one for your next unit.
A diagram that explains the water cycle is dual coding. Clip art is noise. @MattRhoads1990 asks teachers to audit their slides: is every image doing cognitive work? Worth ten minutes before your next lesson.
Learners who can self-regulate are better equipped for more than school. @curriculumblog frames it as moving from passenger to driver. Where could your students take the wheel this week?
Nobody hands principals a list of what they will be held responsible for but cannot control. @thornell5 on our article Principal Drift: Leading What You Don't Control. A useful read for any school leader this week.
Great article - As a principal, you will be responsible for things you don't control. Nobody told you that! #bebold @schoolrubric @SixthEssential @TEPSAtalk @NAESP
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Hiring season for next year's international school leaders is getting started.
Open leadership roles from around the world, on one free page we refresh regularly.
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Home math programs for preschoolers work, modestly: g = 0.188, about a 7.5-percentile-point gain, across 26 studies and 3,405 children.
Add a coach who watches parents and gives tailored feedback, and the effect rises to g = 0.677.
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#EarlyMath #FamilyEngagement
Leadership Vacancies, refreshed 19 Oct: 36 open head of school, principal and division head roles at 30 international schools in 22 countries. Free to browse, no account needed.
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Every principal learns it eventually: you will be held responsible for things you do not control.
Dr. Jon Bonneville calls the pull away from high-impact work "Principal Drift," and argues today's principal is the superintendent of a very small school district.
Know what you control. Understand what you can influence. Protect your attention.
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What if worries had their own time slot?
Alba Sarria shares a simple idea for anxious young children: 10 to 15 minutes of "worry time" a day, so worries stop spilling into everything else.
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#SEL #Parenting
Congratulations to @natasha_nurse and Lindsey Cannon on becoming the new hosts of The Authority, which launches today. Another strong voice for education leaders, and we are proud to call Natasha one of our authors.
Tomorrow’s the day! ❤️🎙️
Lindsey Cannon and I begin our next chapter as the hosts of The Authority on October 20!
This quote is a little glimpse into our first episode, where we introduce ourselves and share our vision for the show. We’re grateful to build on what @BEpodcastNet and Ross Romano started, with the support of @thinkeringco.
We can’t wait to share these conversations with you. Come get to know us!
#TheAuthorityPodcast #ThinkeringCollective #BePodcastNetwork #Education
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More than 50 classrooms in two days. @thornell5 joined administrators and teachers in Waterloo, IL schools to see learner engagement and active participation up close. Learning walks like this are leadership in action.
Wonderful two days in Waterloo, IL schools. School admin and teachers visited over 50 classrooms and saw great learner engagement, active participation and some wonderful teaching. #bebold
Here is a good question for a staff meeting or a PLC: what instructional move would you double down on to support student understanding? @curriculumblog is asking, and the answers are worth reading.