Author, speaker, consultant. Spreading the word about implementing & leading authentic PLCs & Student-Run Honor Councils. Founder of The Grapple Institutes.

Joined March 2011
Facilitating Teacher Teams/PLCs: "The simple principle of believing in Ts... works amazingly well. People in all professions generally achieve not to the highest level of expectation placed on them, but to the highest level of belief by leaders that they can" @authenticplcs
From Facilitating Ts Teams/PLCs w/@authenticplcs: " Often, the members of... a team have plunged into the work and begun to set agendas and norms, examine data common and look at teacher work right away without taking time to establish themselves as a strong team"
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"It turns out that the larger the assignment and the more complex the requirements are in the completion of that assignment, the greater the chance that teachers view the end product through the lens of what was done rather than what was learned. "
Here's an article to give you something to think about: LOOKING AT THE RIGHT STUFF: What They LEARNED v. What They DID docs.google.com/document/d/1… #edchat
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Definitely worth a read.
Here's an article to give you something to think about: LOOKING AT THE RIGHT STUFF: What They LEARNED v. What They DID docs.google.com/document/d/1… #edchat
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To improve schools, you have to improve what's happening in classrooms, & what's happening with teachers. School policy, curriculum, & even school leadership do not change schools to the same degree that improving classroom instruction does. buff.ly/2low5Wy @authenticplcs
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How can #schools better teach #students to be civil and live with integrity? Author Daniel R. Venables takes you through the why, what, and how of developing a Student-Run Honor Council in his new book “Deliberate Honor” Read more: bit.ly/2M7Pwy0 @authenticplcs
Henry Nolan Venables is thrilled to announce he was born five days ago! @authenticplcs, Benjamin (age 5), and I are thrilled to welcome our second son 💖💝
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High-functioning teams have high-quality interactions. ow.ly/pAow30gOaWQ @authenticplcs #edchat #profdev
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.@authenticplcs what makes a PLC authentic? #grappleinstitute @NorthCharleston high school in #PD @CCSDConnects #transformeduc – at North Charleston, SC
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Implementing #plcs this year? No training beats @authenticplcs'. #atplc #EdLeadership #edchat authenticplcs.com
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.@authenticplcs offers amazing #grappleinstitutes I noticed many of #LFAcademy18 PoPs are hinged upon collaboration & protocols ✅THIS out
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Sneaking a peak this morning of @authenticplcs' forthcoming book on the human side of PLCs 🤓🤗 coming soon! It's a good one. #atplc #plcchat
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.@balancedteacher & @authenticplcs having an @ASCD 📚 author sandwich before lunch! @ASCDempower #empower17 get their must read books 📚 – at Anaheim, CA
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.@CorwinPress authors in the house @ASCDempower #empower17 @authenticplcs @jenniferabrams @BradyVenables 📚📚📚 – at Anaheim, CA
.@authenticplcs starts presentation by polling the audience about what THEY want to talk about 👌@polleverywhere #empower17
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.@authenticplcs "The Human Side of PLCs" going rogue-audience picks content of our session! @ASCD @ASCDempower #empower17 who does that?! – at Anaheim, CA
"Tchers who have been in it awhile must have their experiences validated b4 you can expect them to move forward." @authenticplcs #empower17
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.@authenticplcs build the team before u need it-wise words @ASCDempower #empower17 @ASCD down w/the parking lot meetings! Debrief everything – at Anaheim, CA
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