"The key to student learning is continuous adult learning. The key word in the phrase professional learning community is learning, and this focus on learning includes the learning of adults in order to improve the learning of students." a.co/iomZaLM #billreads

"When considering curriculum, remember less is more; the main problem with curriculum is not that teachers do not teach enough, but rather that they attempt to teach too much." a.co/7DIbIVd #billreads

"Data must directly align to goals with an understanding that these data will not be used for condemnation or coronation of individual teachers, but instead drive the work of learning together and implementing best practices." a.co/3ywuTH0 #billreads

"Many school leaders say they want what is best for student learning, but they are unable or unwilling to make the commitment to do the work and make the cultural shifts necessary to get the result of all student learning at high levels." a.co/2GEFMiC #billreads

"The ability of singleton teachers to begin the process of professional collaboration—to talk to other teachers who will teach the same content, to the same students, the year before or the following year—is practical and doable." a.co/bRkPxXo #billreads

"When singleton teachers... work together to understand the progression of student learning grade by grade and skill by skill, they gain expertise that can directly impact student learning this week, this semester, and this school year." a.co/h3JdqbR #billreads

"Parents and grandparents cannot use their own educational experience as a reference for the education their children and grandchildren will need to be successful in a modern economy." a.co/4R1eB9b #billreads

"It is imperative that we do not assume that special needs means incapable." a.co/7jAxeSG #billreads

"Clear learning targets, collaboration among teachers, and a guaranteed and viable curriculum send students to the next level of learning with common knowledge of concepts and skills." a.co/14q8hVd #billreads

"If educators truly believe that all students can and will learn, then they must work to shift our culture to act in the same ways. These shifts demand teachers focus on each learner as a unique individual." a.co/9bRWDK3 #billreads

"It is hard to imagine a school that doesn’t expect students to be respectful of themselves, others, adults, the learning environment, and physical property. The expectation may be universal, but the process for teaching it...is not." a.co/6p0md64 #billreads

"Students don’t understand less about a topic because they hand their teacher something a few days after it was expected, but if we lower the students’ scores, that’s exactly what we communicate." a.co/9j6trii #billreads

"When students don’t follow through on expectations, some teachers believe that they must do something, and while that may be true, the something they choose is often misplaced: an academic consequence for a behavioral misstep." a.co/6hf8fye #billreads

"Collaborative teams also benefit from frequent opportunities for feedback. Indeed, highly effective collaborative teams do not occur by hope or happenstance; they need clarity, feedback, and support." a.co/2KMr0n5 #billreads

"We should not take lightly the expectation for students to complete work beyond instructional hours, so the core of any decision about the need for homework should be about ensuring the experience is worthwhile." a.co/aW5JWvi #billreads

"Reassessment is far more than a simple do-over; it represents a moment of recertification when teachers suspect (or understand) that students have reached higher levels of proficiency." a.co/8c0pnRe #billreads

"Nothing is more frustrating to a struggling student than finally scoring well on a significant assignment only to have his or her overall level of proficiency increase by a minuscule amount." a.co/cVZ7CjK #billreads

"Perhaps the most persuasive argument we can make for coaching collaborative teams instead of individual teachers is a practical one: coaching teams is a more effective and efficient way to improve schools." a.co/eYEsiTZ #billreads

"Coaching teams shifts the emphasis from fixing an individual’s deficits to building on the assets of teams to generate new approaches or solutions to problems." a.co/iCuFUio #billreads

"The use of traditional instructional coaching models in education is quite high, but traditional coaching may not generate the kinds of results school leaders are looking for." a.co/e0j6hiv #billreads