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Explore three digital versions of summarization activities you can adapt for use with your students, or for professional development. @mguhlin #edutwitter #teachertwitter #hacklearning

The first month of school really matters! Take the time to build student ownership. Use these 5 ways to do just that! via @ajjuliani #edtech #edutwitter #hacklearning #k12

Working memory lets us store and use information over short periods of time. How can we support students' working memory? Let's take a look. @diben #teachertwitter #edchat #hacklearning #k12

Here is #MyWhy "Every Student Will Own Their Learning" Thank you to @mathkaveli for inspiration on this concept and @simonsinek Golden Circle. Thank you to my PLN Carol Dweck @joboaler @ToddWhitaker @rickwormeli2 @TEDx #hacklearning #gttribe #DitchBook #DitchGrades #DitchHW

How does using “hooks” in math class lead to positive productive struggle? @edutopia shows how you can do this and provides resources to start this tomorrow in class. #HackingMath #hacklearning

So many Listening skills are not directly taught. Sure - we tell kids to listen (AKA: Be quiet) but do we practice and give feedback on asking clarifying questions, paraphrasing, adding on to the speaker? #HackLearning

I am thankful for everyone that is embracing classroom circles! #HackLearning #HackingSchoolDiscipline Here are 101 Circle Prompts:

If your Tier 1 interventions are not meeting student needs, then nobody meets the bar. It's all about the base. We can't band-aid weak systems with a Tier 2 intervention. #HackLearning

Bring attention to the cognitive thinking that happens throughout the learning process. Ask metacognitive questions before, during, and after a task. Eventually the pronouns flip from teacher asking "how can you..." to student asking himself, "How can I?" #HackLearning #HackingQs

Culture is built in 30 second increments. Every time you connect with someone in your school and community you are building or killing culture. We choose how we want to be remembered. #HackLearning

A3. I turned my entire syllabus into a welcome back game. Now it’s a team challenge through 10 stations with action-oriented work products at each so we never have to read the class rules again. Day 1 empowerment. Please steal it! #hacklearning

Curious about podcasts? Here's a simple process and template to start #podcasting with your students. @drbruceellis #edtech #hacklearning #edutwitter #educoach

Many educators are finding this graphic from #HackingQs useful. You can download it at for FREE. #hacklearning #HackingQs is available on Amazon at

Back-to-Back and Face-to-Face. Students stand back to back with partner. A question is posed to everyone. Students think until teacher says "face to face" Students turn around, discuss until time up. Return back to back and wait for next question. #HackingQs #HackLearning

Here are some ways you can reflect. Great list from @medkh9 #HackLearning

Education has suffered because we have too readily embraced “mile wide, inch deep”; instead we should be going “mile deep, inch wide”! Our kids & educators deserve to experience learning at a deep level & not just bounce from initiative to initiative! #HackLearning

🤔Start with 1 Penny & double your money every day & it would take 28 days to become a Millionaire #HackLearning

An example of productive conflict would be someone challenging your idea for the purpose of making it better. Finding holes and filling them - not poking holes. #HackLearning

LEARN ALL THROUGH THE POWER OF THE ROSARY! #HackLearning #Catholic

Independent reading time shouldn’t be a filler or a privilege or something that a class gets to if there is time; instead it should be a daily priority that is sacred. Reading is thinking, learning & exploring possibilities! #HackingLeadership #HackLearning