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K–12 Research Watchlist for 2026 Learn. Teach. Lead.

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From Studies to Students is here! 🎉
It’s officially out in the world! From Studies to Students turns dense research into classroom-ready one-pagers teachers can use tomorrow morning.

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From Studies to Students: Why Translating Research Is So Hard (and Why It Matters) Think. Teach. Lead.

From Studies to Students: Why Translating Research Is So Hard (and Why It Matters) Teachers don’t need more research—they need research they can use.

Collaboration isn’t about lesson plans.
It’s about the human need for connection.

“Teachers will be happier and healthier if they have meaningful connections with one another.” a.co/d/4uSQnD0

Purpose is not “nice to have.”
It is oxygen.
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Say the quiet part out loud:
Teachers need to know they matter
to the people they work with. a.co/d/7Ruey1p

Teachers aren’t “quitting".
They’re responding to unmet human needs.

“Most people leave the teaching profession due to inadequate preparation, lack of support, challenging working conditions, dissatisfaction with compensation, and better career opportunities elsewhere.”

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“When people feel like they do not matter, the results can be low self-esteem, feelings of isolation, and depression.”

This is why culture is not soft work.
This is the work.
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a.co/d/aQrqeNP “Mattering reflects a person’s need to feel significant to other people; it is the degree to which people feel they make a difference in the world around them.”

Teachers need to know they make a difference — and that others see it too.

“Mattering is the feeling that one’s actions are significant, and that one would be missed if they were gone.”
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We don’t stay in places where we feel interchangeable.
We stay where we feel we matter.

The #1 predictor of whether a teacher stays?
Whether someone notices when they are gone — and when they shine.
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Retention is not about pizza parties.
It’s about purpose, belonging, and being treated like a professional.
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Looking forward to sharing the research behind the Foundational Elements of Mattering! Ensuring Teachers Matter. #ResearchEd @solutiontree.bsky.social

#Teachers are happier and healthier if they have meaningful connections with one another. 💛

Here are just a few ways to build workplace friendships. 🏫🤝 bit.ly/47VITWG @shellywilfong

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A sign that says To know ones life has breathed easier because you have lived - this is to have succeeded. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

To know ones life has breathed easier because you have lived - this is to have succeeded. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

There are going to be people who believe in this work, who are leading this work, and who will make mistakes. Give them grace.

And I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of being divided.
-Frederick Brown

#learnfwd24 #edusky #connectgrowserve

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Book Cover - Ensuring Teachers Matter: Where to Focus First So Students Matter Most

Well look what is almost in the Top 10 under Best Sellers in Educational Philosophy #11almostthere! #EduSky

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​​From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans

​​From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans

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Rosenshine's 10 Principles of Instruction are a framework outlining effective strategies to build a strong foundation in teaching practices.

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Don’t be afraid to dive in and start connecting here with the #EduSky community!

“I don’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.” - John Cage

Whew…that hits home…
#tlap #leadlap

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“The concept of ‘mattering’ holds the key to collective efficacy in schools. Mattering is the feeling that our actions are significant and we would be missed if we were gone.” ascd.org/el/articles/...

Before you can lead big, you must learn to lead small. Your credibility as a leader is founded upon your willingness to do the little things that other people think are beneath them. - Herding Tigers