Dialog to Learn

All the instruction and materials are in English, but teachers expect students to use their first languages to help one another make meaning, one of the many strategies they use to keep the level of thinking high @Kschwart bit.ly/2OAEvUC #edchat #ELL #ESL #hschat

Making a mistake with high confidence and then being corrected is one of the most powerful ways to absorb something and retain it. Teachers are working this fact into their #teaching bit.ly/2LRCJQM #edchat #cogsci #growthmindset #mathchat

Multiple studies have found that a student's sense of #agency strongly predicts their success in a language-learning context @Larryferlazzo bit.ly/2p0MFL5 #edchat #ell #langchat #teaching

This #backtoschool pep talk from @iamkidpresident never gets old: "Get your learn on!" bit.ly/2MU9ESb #edchat #teaching #ThrowbackThursday

It is true that creative work in any field involves a growing mastery of skills and concepts. It is not true that they have to be mastered before the creative work can begin @SirKenRobinson bit.ly/2vC7H61 #edchat #teachchat #parents #creativity

Opinion writing can be a great way to develop student voice and choice. @sarahjcooper01 @middleweb bit.ly/2OvEUba

Knowing about A Questioning Toolkit can help stretch young minds think beyond the "right" answer in all their learning. Types of questions include probing, subsidiary, organizing, divergent, sorting, etc. bit.ly/2vaJDa9 #edchat

One principal cut the security staff and invested the money in arts programs instead. “This was a far better investment,” said Andrew Bott, than “spending a quarter of a million dollars on six people to chase a few kids around who are misbehaving.” bit.ly/2H9A5Dy #edchat

Build reading into the day as part of a quiet indoor activity. Also, leave books in the bathroom. @DTWillingham @NPRCoryTurner bit.ly/2ML3Tpw #edchat #parenting

There's a common perception that #listening doesn't require the same amount of work to reach understanding as #reading does bit.ly/2Kvhbc9 #edchat #elachat #parents #elemchat

“Grades have the ability to make kids feel stupid or smart, and that's a huge power" that should be wielded mindfully @LindaFlanagan2 bit.ly/2K829FQ #edchat #grading #assessment #teaching #teachchat

"If you mess up on a test or if you make a mistake out on the playground, it doesn't mean you're a bad person; but you might think you're a bad person" bit.ly/2K04XYz #edchat #mindfulness #kindness