@GJBenner

Dad | Educator | Coach |#WholeChild Champion | Helen & Pat O’Sullivan Professor | Consultant | #StrongSchools @UofAlabama @UA_WholeChild

 Alabama, USA
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Joined June 2010
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Zach Groshell@MrZachGOct 23
Why America’s massive educational experiment didn’t transform schools apmreports.org/story/2026/10…

Why America’s massive educational experiment didn’t transform schools

In the 1960s, the United States government wanted to find the best way to teach kids who were behind. A federal study called Project Follow Through found an answer. But 60 years later, few schools...

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Big news! 🎉 Stephanie Al Otaiba, Ph.D., will deliver the 2026 Norman Geschwind Memorial Lecture! To watch Dr. Al Otaiba's lecture, register for DyslexiaCon26 today: ow.ly/qwk650ZWluH #DyslexiaCon26 #ScienceOfReading #StructuredLiteracy #UntilEveryoneCanRead
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Emily Hanford@ehanfordOct 1
Sold a Story Season 2 is coming October 15th. youtube.com/watch?v=4YDq-AB_…

Sold a Story 2: What Happened to Teaching

Sold a Story is an investigative podcast about how kids learn — wha...

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Emily Hanford@ehanfordOct 1
Sold a Story Season 2 is coming, two weeks from today. youtube.com/watch?v=4YDq-AB_…

Sold a Story 2: What Happened to Teaching

Sold a Story is an investigative podcast about how kids learn — wha...

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Zach Groshell@MrZachGOct 1
Finally, Direct Instruction will get its due. I trust Emily’s reporting because she is curious and smart. The sophisticated instructional theory that underpins DI is too dense, but don’t skip it. This account will be the place where I do that work. Feel free to join me.
Emily Hanford@ehanfordOct 1
Sold a Story Season 2 is coming, two weeks from today. youtube.com/watch?v=4YDq-AB_…

Sold a Story 2: What Happened to Teaching

Sold a Story is an investigative podcast about how kids learn — wha...

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📣 We're hiring! Join Project LIFT — a $11.2M @usedgov grant @UofAlabama scaling evidence-based early literacy in rural Alabama schools. Senior Operations Leader | $93K careers.ua.edu/jobs/educatio… #EarlyLiteracy #ScienceOfReading #SoR #hiring @FriendsOnBlock @MrZachG @CECDResearch
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Excited to read this @EdWeekOpinion recognizing @AlabamaAchieves Asst State Superintendent Melissa Shields for her leadership skills. #aledchat @ALDailyNews edweek.org/leadership/opinio…

The 10 Words That Will Make You Rethink Education Leadership (Opinion)

Leadership isn't about status. It's about service to others.

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Education Week
@educationweekAug 4
Middle Schoolers' Reading Scores Are Still Stuck at Post-Pandemic Lows edweek.org/teaching-learning…
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Zach Groshell@MrZachGJul 30
Do me a favor and send this to an administrator or someone at the central district offices aei.org/research-products/re…

Explicit Instruction Works. Education Schools Just Won’t Admit It.

Contrary to its common caricatures, explicit instruction is not a teacher monologue, a hindrance to student creativity or problem-solving skills, or a risk to children’s self-esteem.

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Zach Groshell@MrZachGJul 27
New from me! Explicit instruction works. Education Schools Just Won’t Admit It. @rpondiscio @AEIeducation aei.org/research-products/re…

Explicit Instruction Works. Education Schools Just Won’t Admit It.

Contrary to its common caricatures, explicit instruction is not a teacher monologue, a hindrance to student creativity or problem-solving skills, or a risk to children’s self-esteem.

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Megan Greenwell@megreenwellJul 21
WIRED sent me to Mississippi to report a different kind of feature about reading. Why are third-graders there acing standardized tests but older students are still struggling with comprehension? What does measuring "literacy" even mean? wired.com/story/mississippi-…

Stop Saying Kids Can’t Read

Everyone is talking about the reading crisis. But inside the “Mississippi Miracle,” it’s all about comprehension.

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To support shifts toward whole child education, the #WholeChildPolicy Toolkit outlines a framework of five key whole child policy elements that can serve as a guide for transformation for state policymakers and education leaders. wholechildpolicy.org/
Whole Child Policy Toolkit: a circle graphic in blues and greens with 5 sections: in the center, Setting a Whole Child Vision; Transforming Learning Environments; Redesigning Curriculum, Instruction, Assessments, and Accountability Systems; Building Adult Capacity and Expertise; and Investing Resources Equitably and Efficiently.

ALT Whole Child Policy Toolkit: a circle graphic in blues and greens with 5 sections: in the center, Setting a Whole Child Vision; Transforming Learning Environments; Redesigning Curriculum, Instruction, Assessments, and Accountability Systems; Building Adult Capacity and Expertise; and Investing Resources Equitably and Efficiently.

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The science of learning & development is clear: students benefit from learning environments that use whole child design. LPI & @Turnaround, in partnership with @forumfyi & @SoLDAlliance, translated this science into five key #SchoolDesignPrinciples. k12.designprinciples.org
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“A ray of hope is emerging in American education,” and Alabama is shining brightly. Read the full article from @nytimes: nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opini…
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NCTQ
@NCTQJul 1
From the report: 52% of all teachers (and 61% of new teachers) say that managing student behavior is their top source of work-related stress. Better preparation for aspiring teachers in classroom management can help change that. nctq.org/research-insights/c…

Classroom Management Framework: Foundations for Proactive and Respectful Practice in Elementary...

New research links teacher turnover to increased exclusionary student discipline, with Black students disproportionately affected.

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RAND
@RANDCorporationJun 21
In 2026, teachers were more likely than similar working adults to report experiencing poor well-being on every indicator—a consistent pattern since 2021. bit.ly/3Qp6lIy

Checking in with America's Teachers: 2026 Survey Results

In 2026, teachers were more likely than similar working adults to report experiencing poor well-being indicators such as frequent job-related stress, symptoms of depression, and burnout. This has...

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Eric Mackey@egmackeyJun 17
Alabama’s Graduation and College and Career Readiness Rates continue to rise #ThankALTeachers
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Alabama has the second highest growth in reading scores in the nation since 2019
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Eric Mackey@egmackeyJun 5
Alabama has exceeded pre-pandemic levels of achievement in mathematics and has the largest increase in mathematics in the Nation
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Alabama has exceeded pre-pandemic levels of achievement in mathematics and has the largest increase in mathematics in the Nation
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Excited to present at Southeast Conference on School Climate on Powerful and Simple Behavioral Interventions for Students with Behavioral Challenges @ericlanders @houstonkraft @schoolclimate @ddickens80 @MrZachG @mjshields @SarahannOdom @UA_WholeChild @CECMembership @ErichSBolz1
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