Be mindful, not mindless, in your curriculum implementation. #MakeTeachingSustainable
May 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Be mindful, not mindless, in your curriculum implementation. #MakeTeachingSustainable
Good morning #SXSWEDU! My name is Paul—and my shirt says it all. You are probably doing too much! Let’s #MakeTeachingSustainable
Come see me in Salon D at 1:30pm for #MyKidsCantWrite! @sxswedu #sxswedu2025
(Also I have stickers 🤩🤩🤩)
Come see me in Salon D at 1:30pm for #MyKidsCantWrite! @sxswedu #sxswedu2025
(Also I have stickers 🤩🤩🤩)
March 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Good morning #SXSWEDU! My name is Paul—and my shirt says it all. You are probably doing too much! Let’s #MakeTeachingSustainable
Come see me in Salon D at 1:30pm for #MyKidsCantWrite! @sxswedu #sxswedu2025
(Also I have stickers 🤩🤩🤩)
Come see me in Salon D at 1:30pm for #MyKidsCantWrite! @sxswedu #sxswedu2025
(Also I have stickers 🤩🤩🤩)
Our kids cannot write because they cannot think. And they cannot think because they cannot write. What do YOU think? #MakeTeachingSustainable #backtoschool2025 #scienceofreading #structuredliteracy
August 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Our kids cannot write because they cannot think. And they cannot think because they cannot write. What do YOU think? #MakeTeachingSustainable #backtoschool2025 #scienceofreading #structuredliteracy
Still thinking about what @jake_daggett said about the push for sustainability in leadership. School leaders, instructional coaches, and consultants should check out these six tips from #MakeTeachingSustainable.
May 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Still thinking about what @jake_daggett said about the push for sustainability in leadership. School leaders, instructional coaches, and consultants should check out these six tips from #MakeTeachingSustainable.
Try this spelling activity with your students in preparation for Thanksgiving--and have them make as many word relatives as possible! #wordnerdwednesday #maketeachingsustainable #englishisntweird
November 20, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Try this spelling activity with your students in preparation for Thanksgiving--and have them make as many word relatives as possible! #wordnerdwednesday #maketeachingsustainable #englishisntweird
Welcome to #MakeTeachingSustainable! I’m Paul, NBCT, reading specialist, 5x author, and founder! Tell me who you are—and tag an amazing educator I should follow!
November 15, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Welcome to #MakeTeachingSustainable! I’m Paul, NBCT, reading specialist, 5x author, and founder! Tell me who you are—and tag an amazing educator I should follow!
Tired of chasing the latest edu-tech trend in the name of "personalization"? Let's simplify. Learn how to "do less while teaching better" at my session today at 11am! #MakeTeachingSustainable #ISTELive #ASCDAnnual
July 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Tired of chasing the latest edu-tech trend in the name of "personalization"? Let's simplify. Learn how to "do less while teaching better" at my session today at 11am! #MakeTeachingSustainable #ISTELive #ASCDAnnual
If you want more writing, change the way you ask teachers to grade it. Teachers shouldn't be taking home stacks of papers every night and weekend, missing time with their families. Encourage them to embed feedback and assessment into the learning block. #MyKidsCantWrite #MakeTeachingSustainable
June 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
If you want more writing, change the way you ask teachers to grade it. Teachers shouldn't be taking home stacks of papers every night and weekend, missing time with their families. Encourage them to embed feedback and assessment into the learning block. #MyKidsCantWrite #MakeTeachingSustainable
It's not easy to let go in the classroom. The metrics by which we are measured are constantly encouraging us to control and predict outcomes of learning. What is one thing you can let go of to #MakeTeachingSustainable? #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram
December 16, 2024 at 9:32 PM
It's not easy to let go in the classroom. The metrics by which we are measured are constantly encouraging us to control and predict outcomes of learning. What is one thing you can let go of to #MakeTeachingSustainable? #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram
Check out the #MakeTeachingSustainable column in this month's issue of @ELmagazine. We explore four questions to ask yourself before integrating a new app. The most important, though: Does the tool preserve or enhance human connection? #edtech
November 21, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Check out the #MakeTeachingSustainable column in this month's issue of @ELmagazine. We explore four questions to ask yourself before integrating a new app. The most important, though: Does the tool preserve or enhance human connection? #edtech
Sometimes making change requires speaking up even when it’s difficult. There are so many things that we do in our jobs that help neither teachers nor their students. If we are going to #MakeTeachingSustainable, then we have to stop being people pleasers, and say what needs to be said.
September 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Sometimes making change requires speaking up even when it’s difficult. There are so many things that we do in our jobs that help neither teachers nor their students. If we are going to #MakeTeachingSustainable, then we have to stop being people pleasers, and say what needs to be said.
PINCH ME!
I can finally share that I am going to be delivering a master class and keynote at @learningandthebrain in New York City! You can attend both virtually and in person--and I'd love to see you there! #MyKidsCantWrite #MakeTeachingSustainable
Head to buff.ly/zqwfwUn to register!
I can finally share that I am going to be delivering a master class and keynote at @learningandthebrain in New York City! You can attend both virtually and in person--and I'd love to see you there! #MyKidsCantWrite #MakeTeachingSustainable
Head to buff.ly/zqwfwUn to register!
March 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
PINCH ME!
I can finally share that I am going to be delivering a master class and keynote at @learningandthebrain in New York City! You can attend both virtually and in person--and I'd love to see you there! #MyKidsCantWrite #MakeTeachingSustainable
Head to buff.ly/zqwfwUn to register!
I can finally share that I am going to be delivering a master class and keynote at @learningandthebrain in New York City! You can attend both virtually and in person--and I'd love to see you there! #MyKidsCantWrite #MakeTeachingSustainable
Head to buff.ly/zqwfwUn to register!
You asked for my perspective, and I already gave it. As a teacher, I do not have extra time, and I have to prioritize what gets done in order to #MakeTeachingSustainable for me.
December 5, 2024 at 12:30 AM
You asked for my perspective, and I already gave it. As a teacher, I do not have extra time, and I have to prioritize what gets done in order to #MakeTeachingSustainable for me.
It’s OK to make mistakes, but we have to correct them. The writing we model for our kids is the writing that will end up in their journals. #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #maketeachingsustainable #principalsofinstagram #structuredliteracy #scienceofreading
September 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
It’s OK to make mistakes, but we have to correct them. The writing we model for our kids is the writing that will end up in their journals. #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #maketeachingsustainable #principalsofinstagram #structuredliteracy #scienceofreading
If you are not familiar with A Nation at Risk, I suggest you get to know better. It is responsible for so much of what is wrong with our profession. I write more about this in “Reclaiming Personalized Learning.”
Why do you think the education system is so *fun* to work in? #MakeTeachingSustainable
Why do you think the education system is so *fun* to work in? #MakeTeachingSustainable
August 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If you are not familiar with A Nation at Risk, I suggest you get to know better. It is responsible for so much of what is wrong with our profession. I write more about this in “Reclaiming Personalized Learning.”
Why do you think the education system is so *fun* to work in? #MakeTeachingSustainable
Why do you think the education system is so *fun* to work in? #MakeTeachingSustainable
Let's be real, there were external factors influencing our students' writing before AI, too, like parents, tutors, and other tools that overscaffolded the writing process for students. #MakeTeachingSustainable #teachersofinstagram #teachersofx #teachers
July 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Let's be real, there were external factors influencing our students' writing before AI, too, like parents, tutors, and other tools that overscaffolded the writing process for students. #MakeTeachingSustainable #teachersofinstagram #teachersofx #teachers
Can anyone relate? Have you "been saying this for years"--and is no one listening to you?
#MakeTeachingSustainable #ISTELive25 #ASCDAnnual25 #ASCDAnnual #ISTELive
maketeachingsustainable.org/blog/ive-bee...
#MakeTeachingSustainable #ISTELive25 #ASCDAnnual25 #ASCDAnnual #ISTELive
maketeachingsustainable.org/blog/ive-bee...
“I’ve been saying this for years” — Why no one in your school is listening to you — Make Teaching Sustainable
If you feel like no one at your school is listening to you, it might be time to step back and reconsider your approach to instructional coaching.
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July 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Can anyone relate? Have you "been saying this for years"--and is no one listening to you?
#MakeTeachingSustainable #ISTELive25 #ASCDAnnual25 #ASCDAnnual #ISTELive
maketeachingsustainable.org/blog/ive-bee...
#MakeTeachingSustainable #ISTELive25 #ASCDAnnual25 #ASCDAnnual #ISTELive
maketeachingsustainable.org/blog/ive-bee...
Are you -- or your teachers -- "doing too much" without seeing gains in student learning? it might be because they are using unsustainable practices that are impersonal and inaccessible. Join me tomorrow in Room 214A to discuss how to #MakeTeachingSustainable. #ASCDAnnual25 #ISTELive
July 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Are you -- or your teachers -- "doing too much" without seeing gains in student learning? it might be because they are using unsustainable practices that are impersonal and inaccessible. Join me tomorrow in Room 214A to discuss how to #MakeTeachingSustainable. #ASCDAnnual25 #ISTELive
If a piece of writing takes more than 10 minutes to assess, it's likely you've cast too wide of a net. Refocus your success criteria, and it will likely go faster. #MakeTeachingSustainable #MyKidsCantWrite
June 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
If a piece of writing takes more than 10 minutes to assess, it's likely you've cast too wide of a net. Refocus your success criteria, and it will likely go faster. #MakeTeachingSustainable #MyKidsCantWrite
This week, @jake_daggett posted about ways to #MakeTeachingSustainable, specifically citing that we need more leadership learning content. We need school leaders, consultants, and instructional coaches to "walk the talk."
May 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This week, @jake_daggett posted about ways to #MakeTeachingSustainable, specifically citing that we need more leadership learning content. We need school leaders, consultants, and instructional coaches to "walk the talk."
School doesn't always have to be fun. In fact, I'd argue that the pressure to make school "fun" all the time is unsustainable. #MakeTeachingSustainable
May 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
School doesn't always have to be fun. In fact, I'd argue that the pressure to make school "fun" all the time is unsustainable. #MakeTeachingSustainable
No more compliance training. We need real professional learning to #MakeTeachingSustainable.
April 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
No more compliance training. We need real professional learning to #MakeTeachingSustainable.
Niceness isn't working. We have to start being direct and assertive when we see bad practice in schools--or when we see folks promoting bad education policy. There's too much on the line--and we can't afford to be nice anymore. #MakeTeachingSustainable
March 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Niceness isn't working. We have to start being direct and assertive when we see bad practice in schools--or when we see folks promoting bad education policy. There's too much on the line--and we can't afford to be nice anymore. #MakeTeachingSustainable
For whatever reason, we've come to see individualized learning as the gold standard. But if we have strong whole-group instruction, universally designed with varied access points for learners, it's not only great for kids--it's SUSTAINABLE. #MakeTeachingSustainable
March 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
For whatever reason, we've come to see individualized learning as the gold standard. But if we have strong whole-group instruction, universally designed with varied access points for learners, it's not only great for kids--it's SUSTAINABLE. #MakeTeachingSustainable