đ The best learning happens through conversation. Thoughtful feedback moves students forward in ways grades never could! #LeadInclusion #GradingForGrowth #UDL #EdChat #EduSky

đ The best learning happens through conversation. Thoughtful feedback moves students forward in ways grades never could! #LeadInclusion #GradingForGrowth #UDL #EdChat #EduSky
đ Missing work doesnât mean missing learningâit just means we donât have the evidence yet. Instead of assuming gaps, letâs focus on how we can gather evidence of learning. #LeadInclusion #GradingForGrowth #UDL #EdChat #EduSky
đ So many "special accommodations" for #students with IEPs have the potential to help all students. Let's open those doors for everyone through universal design for learning and offer the options to all. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #EduSky
đ€ Metacognitive self-awareness helps students understand their own learning process. Are we explicitly teaching metacognitive strategies? #LeadInclusion #edchat #edtech #spedchat #sblchat #education #EduSky
đ We can't improve inclusive efforts by just adding strategies and experts; the division of educators needs to shift from "general" and "special" to complementary roles in serving all students. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #EduSky
đ How well #students with #IEPs succeed depends largely on the expectations teachers hold for them. Never underestimate the combined power of high expectations and awesome instruction. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #EduSky
đ Data doesn't have to mean calculation. Observation and conversation often yield the most valid data. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #EduSky
đ #MTSS/#RTI is more about prevention in ALL classrooms than it is intervention. Tier One is about creating warm, inclusive, universally designed environments that deliver the best instruction and respond with intervention at the first sign of need. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdLeaders #EduSky
"Minutes" with a special educator are not always minutes of intervention. Coteaching isn't intervention. General push in help isn't intervention. These are "luxury goods." Intervention is a basic necessity! #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdLeaders #Teachers #EduSky
đ #Students' #grades should represent their current location in learning, not an average of performance over time. Where they *were* isn't as important--only where they are right now. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #sblchat #EduSky
đ Gone are the days when the purpose of #assessment was to #grade and rank #students. Assessment is part of the instructional process--#feedback is the priority, not a grade. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdLeaders #Teachers #SBLchat #TG2Chat #EduSky
đ Grading less isn't an unknown. Visit a #Montessori school to see students engaged for the joy of learning, growing every day with no grades. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EDchat #EDtech #SpedChat #SBLchat #ATAssessment #TG2chat #EduSky
đ Grouping students who have IEPs but varying needs into a resource room to be supported by a single teacher isn't likely to offer any opportunity for real intervention. Students with the same needs should be grouped for intervention time. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdLeaders #EduSky
đ A more formal assessment doesn't necessarily lead to greater assessment accuracy. Often, informal chat with a learner is our most reliable and valid evaluation. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #ATAssessment #EduSky
đĄ Until we give students multiple options to show their learning, we are not implementing the spirit of SBG. Without options, the format confounds the variable being measured. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #EduChat
đŒ We rest a lot of responsibility on the shoulders of #paraprofessionals but rarely include them in professional development opportunities. This is worth the effort to change. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #EduSky
đĄ There are still individuals (hey #professors!) who believe low grades are evidence of a challenging class. Grades are a reflection of the effectiveness of teaching! With exceptional teaching, there's no limit to how many excel. #LeadInclusion #LeadInclusion #UDL #EduSky
đȘ Our #IEP meetings should not be focused on deficits. They should center on student aspirations and the foundational skills to make those a reality. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL
đ Assessment is necessary for good teaching. #Grading is not. Dialoguing with, listening to, and observing #students are often our best #assessment. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat
đ Our rubrics need to shift from being focused on what's missing to what's next. Learning progressions empower a growth mindset by focusing on what students CAN do. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #EduSky