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drjohndewald.bsky.social
A powerful, impactful, & purposeful day of learning w/the school based and central office based leaders of the School District of Mauston. Looking forward to returning next week for a day of learning with teachers and throughout this school year to support staff and their work. #atPLC @solutiontree
August 18, 2026 at 10:09 PM
wferriter.bsky.social
"The school that actually does the work of a PLC will develop its capacity to help all students learn far more effectively than the school that spends years preparing to be a PLC."

Rick DuFour
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#EduSky
December 5, 2024 at 5:14 PM
wferriter.bsky.social
"It is important, however, that leaders do more than prompt a staff to take new actions: they must consistently communicate the underlying rationale to support the action."

Rick DuFour
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#EduSky
December 5, 2024 at 11:54 AM
wferriter.bsky.social
"People who are determined not to act can always find a reason to justify inaction."

Rick DuFour
#atplc
#EduSky
December 4, 2024 at 8:08 PM
wferriter.bsky.social
When teams become the focus of celebration and every team feels it too has the opportunity to be recognized and applauded, schools begin to move away from a culture of internal competition and toward a sharing culture.

Rick DuFour
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#EduSky
December 4, 2024 at 8:06 PM
wferriter.bsky.social
"Educators who hope to build PLCs will focus less on writing mission statements and more on demonstrating their missions at work through their day-to-day actions."

Rick DuFour

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#EduSky
December 4, 2024 at 7:54 PM
wferriter.bsky.social
"The true mission of a school is revealed by what people do, not what they say."

Rick DuFour

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#EduSky
December 4, 2024 at 7:50 PM
wferriter.bsky.social
"The problem is not that we do not know enough -- it is that we do not do what we already know. We do not act on or refine or apply those principles and practices that virtually every teacher already knows."

Mike Schmoker

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#EduSky
December 4, 2024 at 1:42 PM
wferriter.bsky.social
"Consequently, I believe learning in schools becomes energized and likely to spread to out-of-school time only when young people have as many opportunities to pose and address their own problems as they do to grapple with problems posed by teachers."

Roland Barth
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#EduSky
December 4, 2024 at 1:14 PM
wferriter.bsky.social
"What would happen if a school took seriously the goal of promoting profound levels of learning and graduating students destined to sustain prodigious levels of learning over their lifetimes?"

Roland Barth

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#EduSky
#worthasking
December 4, 2024 at 12:58 PM
wferriter.bsky.social
"Clearly the most basic graduation requirement, then, is that our students leave each grade and each school imbued with the qualities, dispositions, and capacities of insatiable, lifelong learners."

Roland Barth

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#EduSky
December 4, 2024 at 12:55 PM
wferriter.bsky.social
"At every possible opportunity, express what you believe about effort-based ability and what you think it can do for the children in your school...Leaders often underestimate the power of simply standing for something publicly and with perseverance."

Jon Saphier

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#EduSky
December 4, 2024 at 12:36 PM
wferriter.bsky.social
Just pulled together a series of AI prompts that guiding coalitions can use to develop a survey for their school community on the belief that ALL students can learn at high levels. Check it out here:

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#EduSky
#atplc
Tool - Using AI Chatbots to Develop a Survey on Belief in the Abilities of Learners
Tool - Using AI Chatbots to Develop a Survey on Belief in the Abilities of Learners Research on successful schools consistently points to four core beliefs that must be in place for professional l...
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December 2, 2024 at 9:24 PM
wferriter.bsky.social
I've been tinkering with a graphic that describes the Team Learning Process as described in the #atplc movement. I have three different versions here. Do you have a preference? Why?

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November 25, 2024 at 11:14 AM
tomschimmer.bsky.social
Traditional grading practices often fail today's learners.

Real change starts in the middle not at the extremes.

It's time to reform assessment practices to be equitable and reflective of all students, not just those born on 3rd base.

#assessment #atplc #grading #education #EduSky #EduSkyChat
June 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
tomschimmer.bsky.social
[NEW EPISODE] In Ep. 12, Natalie & I discuss the important intersection between #assessment & #UDL.

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Still hoping @bryoncar.bsky.social gets us back in the rotation haha!

#teachers #education #education #atplc
April 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
tomschimmer.bsky.social
Ep 5 features Natalie and I discussing "The Anatomy of a Good Rubric," including whether rubrics are more art or science.

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#assessment #atplc #education #teachersofx #teachers #rubrics
November 17, 2024 at 6:58 PM
tkanold.bsky.social
Another great weekly 3-2-1 from James Clear. jamesclear.com/3-2-1/februa... "You can't learn all the lessons of life beforehand" #joy #atplc
3-2-1: On getting what you deserve, the power of flexibility, and how good decisions are made
3 IDEAS FROM ME I. “People frequently get what they deserve, but it doesn’t feel like it because the unspoken rule is that you only deserve it if you have (1) the courage to attempt it, (2) the guts t...
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February 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
tkanold.bsky.social
Wellness hack for better sleep and more. 5 steps to a better relationship with your phone! afterbabel.com/p/the-phone-... #educatorwellness #atplc #Joy
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February 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
tkanold.bsky.social
I love this type of journal! And, I keep it in a 5 year journal book. When I entered my one sentence for January 28th, I could see the 3 other sentences I wrote for the past 3 January 28th's. Reminding me of some of the battles or wins at this time of the year as a teacher! #joy #atplc #wellness
January 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
tkanold.bsky.social
The joy story of your teaching life unfolds one scene, one day, one week after another. Winter represents a season of heavy lifting. What will you do this week to seek joy in these long days when the end (late May) seems so far away? #Joy #atplc #WellnessJourney
January 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
craigmah.bsky.social
If you did a quick culture audit of your school, what would you discover? From Dr Muhammad’s presentation at #atPLC Institute #bcedchat
November 23, 2024 at 5:34 AM
drjohndewald.bsky.social
An inspirational, impactful, productive, and purposeful day of learning with the staff of Lincoln Fundamental ES, Corona, CA! Also, it was great to be back in an IB PYP School. Looking forward to working with this exceptional staff during the 26-27 school year. @SolutionTree #atPLC #IBPYP
August 7, 2026 at 1:22 PM
drjohndewald.bsky.social
Absolutely fabulous day of learning with the administrators and executive staff of Moore County Schools, Aberdeen. NC. Thank you! @solutiontree @moorecountyschools #atplc #plcaw
August 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
mctownsley.bsky.social
With the support of our practical guide, professional learning communities will discover a clear road map for implementing a standards-based grading system at the secondary level. #atplc #sblchat

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November 29, 2024 at 2:10 PM