Self-assessment fosters ownership of learning — what’s one simple way to invite your students to assess themselves as learners this week? #ThinkAboutItThursday #SelfAssessment #Reflection

Starting with a problem invites curiosity, and gives learning a purpose, and helps the learning stick. How are YOU giving students a "felt need" to learn? #ThinkAboutItThursday #PBL

Getting ready to send my manuscript after another full request… and yes, one last read-through. Just tightening, not rewriting. Do you do one more read before you send? 👀 #ThinkAboutItThursday #WritersOfTikTok #AmWritingLife #BookTok

Think about it Thursday.

A readers retreat at The Bookhouse Hotel — bookstore stops, author dinners, quiet reading time.

For the ones who were here first.

#ThinkAboutItThursday #ReadersRetreat

Executive function and PBL go hand-in-hand. Both need structures that promote ownership. How are YOU helping your students take charge of their own learning?
#ThinkAboutItThursday #ExecutiveFunction

Hey bookish friends — Think About It Thursday.
Future Famous Authors already exists, and I’m looking at ways to make it easier to join.
Zoom or TikTok Live? Drop your vote in the comments. #ThinkAboutItThursday #FutureFamousAuthors #BookClubLife #WritersCommunity #WritingDiscussion

"IMAGINE A FAITH SO EMPTY THAT YOU'LL SPARE NO EXPENSE, EFFORT, OR OPPORTUNITY
TO CONVERT A WAREHOUSE INTO A CONCENTRATION CAMP FOR IMMIGRANTS,
BUT NOT INTO A HOMELESS SHELTER, FOOD BANK, LIBRARY, OR SCHOOL." - Chris Kratzer 💔😢
#ThinkAboutItThursday 🤬 #TaxpayerMoney

Engagement is the goal. Today, let's reflect on when those moments of true engagement happen most naturally in your classroom. Could PBL make those moments the norm instead of the exception? #ThinkAboutItThursday #PBL

Today we invite you to ask yourself: What structures or supports do you have in place to help students stay focused, manage distractions, and persist through challenges?
#ThinkAboutItThursday #ExecutiveFunction

Executive function is the first step in all learning and the only way for any of us to stay "on task." Today, let's reflect on what executive function supports might help your students unlock progress. #ThinkAboutItThursday #ExecutiveFunction

Learning "sticks" better when it’s anchored in authentic challenges. Today, let's reflect on how a PBL approach can improve student engagement, achievement, and long-term retention. #ThinkAboutItThursday #PBL

Executive function grows through practice — not just instruction. Today, let's reflect on how we can let students take more responsibility for their own learning - for example, by letting them schedule their time. #ThinkAboutItThursday #ExecutiveFunction

When students ask, “Why do we need to learn this?” — how do you typically respond? Today, we invite you to reflect on how Problem-Based Learning makes the "why" clear from the start! #ThinkAboutItThursday #PBL

If a student walked into your classroom today, how would they know what they’re learning — and why it should matter to them? How do you give students a "felt need" for learning? #ThinkAboutItThursday #Learning #AnalyticRubric

Understanding how students see themselves as learners boosts agency, ownership, and growth, building efficacy for success in school . . . and in life! Today we invite you to reflect: What strategies do YOU use to give students a voice? #ThinkAboutItThursday #StudentAgency

Problem-Based Learning shifts the cognitive load to students so they learn how to learn — not just what to learn. #ThinkAboutItThursday #PBL

Today, we invite you to reflect on how your role as a facilitator helps build independence, not dependence. #ThinkAboutItThursday #PBL #Reflection

#thinkaboutitthursday
Remember to be kind, smile lots, and dance often!

Executive function and PBL go hand-in-hand — both need structures that promote ownership. How are YOU helping your students take charge of their own learning?
#ThinkAboutItThursday #ExecutiveFunction

#thinkaboutitthursday #thursdaymotivation✔️ #thursdaymood❤️

This is SOOOOO true. So go on, and keep making them hate you 😉 #thinkaboutitthursday
Remember to be kind, smile lots, and dance often!

Today, we invite you to reflect: What structures or strategies do you have in place to encourage students to monitor and reflect on their own learning progress? #ThinkAboutItThursday #Reflection #SelfAssessment

🤔🤯 #thinkaboutitthursday
Remember to be kind, smile lots, and dance often!

Engagement is the goal. Today, let's reflect on when those moments of true engagement happen most naturally in your classroom. Could PBL make those moments the norm instead of the exception? #ThinkAboutItThursday #PBL

And it doesn't make you wrong or bad or evil. It's you taking care of you...which is your job! #thinkaboutitthursday
Remember to be kind, smile lots, and dance often!!!

Executive function is the first step in all learning and the only way for any of us to stay "on task." Today, let's reflect on what executive function supports might help your students unlock progress. #ThinkAboutItThursday #ExecutiveFunction

When it's too heavy, there's nothing left to say. #thinkaboutitthursday
Remember to be kind, smile lots, and dance often!

Learning "sticks" better when it’s anchored in authentic challenges. Today, let's reflect on how a PBL approach can improve student engagement, achievement, and long-term retention. #ThinkAboutItThursday #ExecutiveFunction

Executive function grows through practice — not just instruction. Today, let's reflect on how we can let students take more responsibility for their own learning - for example, by letting them schedule their time. #ThinkAboutItThursday #ExecutiveFunction

Real-world learning demands adaptability, decision making, and self-direction. Today, let's reflect on why executive function skills like these are the essential first step in all learning. #ThinkAboutItThursday #ExecutiveFunction