Two-Time National Board Certified Educator | Founder of Always A Lesson, Instructional Coach & Professional Learning Consultant | Author & Podcast Host

Charlotte, NC
Joined December 2011
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Save this as a quick reflection tool for your next lesson or walkthrough. #GreatInstruction #TeachingStrategies #StudentLearning #InstructionalLeadership #AlwaysALesson
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Sometimes the most powerful shift isn’t adding another strategy, resource, or initiative. It’s choosing the instructional move that will have the greatest impact—and doing it well. #AlwaysALesson #GreatInstruction #TeacherGrowth #InstructionalCoaching #ProfessionalLearning
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Great instruction isn’t about doing more—it’s about making the moves that matter most. Small moves. Big impact. #GreatInstruction #TeachingStrategies #InstructionalCoaching #ProfessionalLearning #TeacherLeadership #StudentEngagement #FormativeAssessment #StudentOwnership
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Not sure what to focus on instructionally right now? Start with the problem you’re seeing—not the strategy you think you “should” use. The goal isn’t to fix everything at once. It’s to identify the right next focus. #InstructionalStrategies #TeacherTips #professionallearning
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Students can look engaged and still not be doing much thinking. 👀 Watch for these 3 signs. Then, ask “What thinking did this task require?” Participation is visible. Thinking has to be designed for. #StudentEngagement #HigherOrderThinking #InstructionalStrategies
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Participation can look impressive. Are students actually thinking? Before your next lesson, try this 3 ? check: Because participation is visible. Thinking has to be designed for. #StudentEngagement #InstructionalStrategies #TeachingAndLearning #HigherOrderThinking #PD
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Agree or disagree: We sometimes confuse participation with engagement. #TeacherLeadership #ProfessionalLearning #TeachingAndLearning #StudentEngagement
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Unpopular Opinion ➡️ Just because students enjoy technology doesn’t mean technology always creates the best learning.
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Technology should earn its place in the lesson. If its only efficient, but not effective- ditch it. #edtech
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If you’ve corrected the same behavior 17 times this week, stop correcting it for a minute. ⭐️The recurring problem might need a procedure—not another reminder.⭐️ What classroom moment are you redirecting over and over right now? #classroommanagement #instruction #PD
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This is SO true! Tune in to the podcast and see for yourself podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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What is actually taking the most energy in your classroom right now? I’m curious what educators are experiencing a few weeks into the school year. Drop A, B, C, or D below 👇 #studentownership #lessonplanning #classroommanagement #studentengagement
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Back-to-school season is a reminder that educators are students, too. The more I create, coach, and lead, the more I’m reminded: there’s always another lesson. #AlwaysALesson #EducatorGrowth #LifelongLearning #TeacherLeadership #ProfessionalLearning
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One of the most practical ways to evaluate engagement is to stop asking, “Are students busy?” and start asking better questions: ✔️ Who is doing the thinking? ✔️ How many students are cognitively participating? ✔️ What evidence of thinking is being produced? #studentengagement
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You’re growing your students. What about you? We spend August setting student goals, collecting data & planning for growth. Don’t forget your own! Choose ONE area of your practice or leadership you want to be noticeably stronger in by May. What are you working on this year?
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🚪 Doors are OPEN for the Teacher Leader Mastermind! Ready for more clarity, confidence + impact in your teacher leadership role? 📅 Kickoff: Tuesday, August 18 The door is open. Are you walking through it? alwaysalesson.teachable.com/… #instructionalcoach
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You ask. I act. ❤️ A Library member shared: “Sometimes I just don’t know what to do during our PLCs.” So I created a Year-Long PLC Tool Kit. That’s the kind of membership I want to build. You help choose. I create. We lead together. alwaysalesson.teachable.com/… #ProfessionalLearning
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One of the best parts of the Instructional Leaders Library? Members get a say in what I create next. Active Learning is coming to the Library! Your needs help shape the resources. You help choose. I create. We lead together. alwaysalesson.teachable.com/… #PD #ProfessionalLearning
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