'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The ArtsFest Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

A celebration is also an argument. This week's WDYN makes the case for the arts: with research, a field guide, and a clock made of people.

'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The STEMposium Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

STEM is having a moment: in theaters, in orbit, and this week in the hallways of The Episcopal Academy. This week's WDYN rides that energy: what does it look like to teach the way the best researchers think?

'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—A Motivation Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

What if student motivation isn't a personality trait, but instead a design problem?

New WDYN has three resources worth your time this week—especially in April.

Earning More Points!: The Impact of Value on Children's Memory and Self-Regulated Learning Strategies Abstract. Prioritizing what information to learn based on value is a critical developmental skill. Across two studies, value-based memory was assessed pred

Very cool finding: even young children (6-10 yr old) can prioritize more "important" material for restudy, although the ability to make good choices about what to study & what was learned seemed stronger among the older (9-10yr old) students. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky doi.org/10.1111/cdev...

'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Courtesy Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

Courtesy is April's Stripe at EA. This week's WDYN: the research (or lack thereof), a 60-second clip worth stealing, and lesson design as an act of respect.

'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Minds on Task Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

With spring break at EA just around the corner, this week's WDYN is built around one idea: the conditions that make learning stick are often the same ones that make rest restorative.

New research, a good book rec, and a case for doing nothing.

'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Adaptation Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

Change in classrooms happens at every level — mid-lesson, across a unit, across a career. This week's WDYN looks at all three, plus a bird migration visualization that reframes the whole thing.

What are you adapting right now?

'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Self-Control Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

The Marshmallow Test is more myth than method. Willpower is less useful than a good workaround. And what might drama and improv teach us about self-regulation? Plus: Parkinson's Law applies to your grading pile too.

This week's WDYN:

Wait…We Haven’t Taken Off Yet The power of ritual in the classroom.

The research was already in the classroom. Andrew just started counting. A simple ritual, a tally counter, and a question worth asking.

Read how CTL Research Coordinator an upper school Spanish teacher Andrew Shimrock turned a frustrating class into a fascinating study. 🛫

'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Updated (for now) AI Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

We haven't done a dedicated AI edition in a while. A lot has changed—and some things haven't. Get the judgment right. The rest is just tools.

This week's WDYN:

Opening the closed circle: why being wrong helps us find out what's right Falsifiability, pseudoscience and why "it works for me" is a pedagogical dead end

It’s not good enough to say “it works for me”. How do you know? What are the criteria by which you’d change your mind? If there are none, you have insulated yourself from reality.
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'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Unlearning Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

New WDYN: The Unlearning Edition.

Not what to learn next. What to examine first.

Three pieces on feedback, emotional expression, and what evaluation pressure does to teachers — not just students.

'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Builders Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

New WDYN: The Builders Edition 🔨

February is a good time to recover some time. We're sharing ways to find what you've saved, borrow from good curation, and build the small tools your classroom actually needs.

'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The 'What We Saw' Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

Open Classroom Week reminded us that teaching is a full-contact sport. The movement. The language. The constant recalibration.

Most of what makes it work is invisible—until you really watch. This week's WDYN takes a closer look.

'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Invisible Thinking Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

Who’s doing the thinking?

This week’s WDYN looks at AI, judgment, and visibility—drawing on Paul Kirschner, using NotebookLM as a stress test, and linking it to Open Classroom Week as a forcing function for shared professional learning.

'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Intersection Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

WDYN—The Intersection Edition

Labs → classrooms → student lives
AI → assignments → intentions
Practice → fluency → thinking

The work isn’t replacing what works. It’s knowing what to build on.

Soon....

'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The New Year Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

January loves outcomes. Learning depends on rituals.
This week’s WDYN is about courage in practice—what we keep, what we drop, and what we commit to doing again tomorrow.

Less reinvention. More intention.

'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Winter Break Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

As winter break approaches, this week’s WDYN leans into the pause.

-Settle what already works.
-Notice the light (apricity is a great word).
-Carry a few good companions into January.

No optimization. Just a quieter handoff.

When Assessment Becomes a Conversation What we’re learning from piloting Viva as an oral assessment tool

Assessment works differently when explanation is unavoidable.

Reflections on oral assessment, AI as a speed bump, and seeing student thinking more clearly with InitialView's new platform, Viva.

'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Possibility Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

New WDYN out now: Expectation. Curiosity. Possibility. A quick-read toolkit for teachers navigating exam season, adolescence, and their own well-being.

Relearning How to Watch the Game How small insights, seen clearly, might change the profession more than another decade of theory.

Teaching’s Moneyball moment is here: small data, clear sightlines, teacher-led inquiry.

We’re building the architecture for it in @eactl.bsky.social.
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'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Overflow Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

New WDYN is out: memory that matters, teaching as part paradox and part adaptive expertise, and 8 myths about emotional intelligence.

Plus a Tom Stoppard mic drop on the power of words in an AI era. Something for everyone this week.

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'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Feedback Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

This week’s WDYN is all about feedback—grading tweaks that help learning, feedback that builds trust, & why teachers want AI class summaries, not endless personalization.

Plus: a perfect Gary Oldman/Nolan clip on why strong relationships make feedback effortless.

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Our Student Advisory Board is digging into Instructional Illusions this afternoon—already spotting where “good” teaching doesn’t equal good learning.

'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Gratitude Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

Attention is the rarest form of generosity.

This week’s WDYN Wednesday is about noticing what’s good—and being changed by what we see.

'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Rivalry Week Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

It’s Rivalry Week at EA — a reminder that the best performances, on the field or in the classroom, come from preparation and care. Good coaching and good teaching share the same playbook: clear goals, calm under pressure, and care for the people doing the work. 🏅 #RivalryWeek #WDYNWednesday

'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Halloween Edition (Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

This week’s WDYN gets a little spooky. 👻

Behind every strong lesson is a bit of mystery, a well-placed trick, and a treat worth sharing. From Webb’s Depth of Knowledge to curiosity and AI design—peek behind the curtain with us.

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