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Top LYS Tweets From the Week of December 15, 2013
A number of you in the LYS Nation are now Twitter
users. If you haven’t done so yet,
we want you to join us. To let you
see what you are missing, here are the Top 10 LYS Tweets from the week of
December 15, 2013.
1. As an education leader, the work of public
education is ALWAYS bigger than you... Stand for ideals that transcend personal
agendas. (By @tlonganecker)
2. The primary objective of teacher observation
should be to find the most effective way to coach the teacher to improve
instruction. (By @tgrierhisd)
3. Today's Quote: “Almost all unhappiness comes
from comparing ourselves to others.” (By @DrRichAllen)
4. Stop being afraid of what could go wrong. And
start being positive about what could go right. (By @Morrgan_Freeman)
5. Principals, if there's no need to have a
meeting, call it off and encourage teachers to make 5 positive phone calls
instead. (By @billsterrett)
6. Smart people surround themselves with smarter
people. (By @principalspage)
7. Assessments that are not aligned to the
scope and sequence are a waste of instructional time. (By @LYSNation)
8. Students reading below grade level in 3rd grade
are four times as likely as their peers to drop out of school before earning
their diploma. (By @tgrierhisd)
9. The negative unintended results of Texas
school accountability are, at least, equal to the intended positive results. (By
@LYSNation)
10. "Right now school accountability is not
about common sense; it is about politics and agenda." (By @LYSNation)
Think. Work. Achieve.
Your turn...
- Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copies available on Amazon.com! http://tinyurl.com/Fundamental5
- Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “Look at Me: A Cautionary School Leadership Tale” Individual copies available on Amazon.com! http://tinyurl.com/lookatmebook
- Now at the Apple App Store: Fun 5 Plans (Fundamental 5 Lesson Plan Tool); PW Lite (Basic PowerWalks Tool); PW Pro (Mid-level PowerWalks Tool)
- Upcoming Presentations: NASSP National Conference; The 21st Century High
School Conference
- Follow Sean Cain and LYS on www.Twitter.com/LYSNation and like Lead Your School on Facebook
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