Michael McDowell joins educators in Pendleton, OR tomorrow for the InterMountain ESD PD Summit! He’ll re-envision rigor through small habits, deep learning, and leadership moves that make challenge doable for all learners. #Education #DeepLearning #Rigor #PD #ReEnvisioningRigor

Monday Mindset: How can we ensure that our students authentically experience and actively shape democracy? Take a look at our blog on Human-Centered Design and the deeper promise of democracy. What resonates with you? thecorecollaborative.com/designing-fo... #EducationalLeadership #StudentAgency

📱📚 Your brain on digital reading might surprise you! New research reveals we actually comprehend LESS when reading on screens, especially during timed reading or with longer texts. Learn 9 research-backed tips that actually work to help your students! 👇 thecorecollaborative.com/smart-strate...

🌈 The Core Collaborative strives to build classrooms and communities where every learner’s identity is honored, where every voice matters, and where everyone is free to show up fully as themselves. Because we believe that everyone deserves to be seen, heard, valued, and loved! ❤️

Want to learn more about #ImpactTeams and see what it really looks like in classrooms? Check out our YouTube page full of playlists at all grade levels, with real students and teachers! www.youtube.com/@CoreCollabo...

Is your RTI triangle upside down? You're not alone! 🔽 🔼 By focusing on a mastery-based system designed for deep, transferable learning, we utilize six steps for transformation. Read more in Paul Bloomberg's blog: thecorecollaborative.com/help-my-rti-... #RTI #ImpactTeams

Real schools, real results at our partners schools with Impact Teams: ⬆️ Moved OFF Comprehensive Support and Improvement lists 📈 Double-digit growth on state exams ⤴️ 49% growth on the i-Ready math diagnostic Are you ready to see this at your school? Connect with us! www.LeadingImpactTeams.com

🥳 Today is the day! Re-Envisioning Rigor, Book 2, is now available, and it's the #1 new release in Curricula! 📚 You can find links to the Kindle version (still $4.99!), paperback, and bulk orders at www.mimitoddpress.com/re-envisioni... #PBL #ProjectBasedLearning #ProblemBasedLearning

📣 EDUCATORS: Let's reimagine how we facilitate student dialogue! What if Socratic Seminars weren't just about discussion, but "an opportunity for students to reflect not merely on ideas, but on themselves"? 🪞 Read all about it on our blog: thecorecollaborative.com/circles-of-s... #SocraticSeminar

Looking for more #studentengagement and better attendance? Want to offer ALL of your students a sense of #belonging? Connect with our Youth Empowered Stewardship and learn how to build a multigenerational approach to empowerment in your school or district! Learn more here! qrco.de/YouthEmpower...

🔁 Self and peer assessment using co-created success criteria and models is one of the most powerful practices we see in Competency-Based Learning. See it in action here with 5th grade writing: youtu.be/WmRYg5bBBWc #CompetencyBasedLearning #Literacy #SummaryWriting #EducationalLeadership

📖 Portfolios shift ownership of learning directly to students 🪞 Reflective practices build essential metacognitive skills ➡️ Alignment with priority standards maintains academic rigor 🌟 Students develop genuine agency over their educational journey 📖 thecorecollaborative.com/mastering-th...

When we help schools implement CBL, we see profound changes in engagement and achievement. But what does this actually look like? The key components: 🎯 Real-world connections 📊 Mastery assessment practices 🔄 Continuous feedback loops 💻 Strategic technology integration 🔗: qrco.de/Competency-B...

We love watching these Multilingual Learners give feedback on Retelling of a Familiar Text! Then listen to their teachers explain how they provide different resources for students to support each other without telling the answers. 🤩 🎬 youtu.be/liJtSUR_pPg #Multilingual #Assessment

4 powerful strategies to support your MLLs: 🎯 Interactive Read-Alouds: Language models 🎯 Mentor Text Analysis: How authors craft 🎯 Writing Workshops: Process over perfection 🎯 Craft Mini-Lessons: Learn techniques Read the blog here!👇 thecorecollaborative.com/bridging-rea... #MultilingualLearners

The Core Collaborative is proud to honor and celebrate Immigrant Heritage month, where we recognize the incredible gifts and contributions of immigrants through children's literature! Enjoy these beautiful and important books from our blog with your students all year long: conta.cc/43Xw5Q5

Looking to empower your Multilingual Learners? Wondering which strategies can make the most impact while still honoring the strengths they bring from their first languages? Our team can help! Check out our Resource Hub below and connect with us! qrco.de/EmpowerMLs #MultilingualLearners #Literacy

What does Literacy & Justice for All really look like? 📚 Vocabulary, comprehension, and academic discourse 📝 Evidence-based writing connected to reading 🤔 Critical literacy to question, analyze, and create meaning 👇 It looks like this in 4th grade! 🎬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=psuL... #Literacy

Socratic seminars flip the script! Students don't raise hands to be chosen, but speak because their thoughts matter. This breaks down the power dynamics and makes every learner a co-creator of knowledge. Read our latest blog! thecorecollaborative.com/circles-of-s... #Literacy #StudentVoice

What is our role in Literacy and Justice for All? Our consultants are committed to empowering ALL learners, through: ✅ Phonemic awareness and phonics ✅ Vocabulary and comprehension ✅ Evidence-based writing ✅ Academic discourse Connect with us! go.thecorecollaborative.com/literacy-and... #Literacy

🚨 Kansas leaders, you have less than a week to register for Unlock Rigorous Learning with Michael McDowell on June 4th and 5th! Registration closes May 30th! ➡️ Register NOW! events.greenbush.org/session/day-...

Impact Teams differs from traditional PLCs by partnering WITH students to amplify their voices in the process. Check out this middle school student-led Evidence Walk in NYC and see Impact Teams in action! 🎬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwTc... #ImpactTeams #StudentVoice #EducationalLeadership

It's almost the end of the school year! Here are some reflection activities organized by grade-level bands, designed to focus on the learning that happened; what was absorbed, applied, and transformed. Let us know which ones you try! 🔗 thecorecollaborative.com/celebrating-... #ImpactTeams

❤️Join the inspiring Marisol Quevado Rerucha virtually on June 17! She will be sharing her keynote address, "Thriving by Living Beyond the Surface", for Studies Weekly's Learning Lab 2025 Conference. It's FREE PD from your couch! Register here: s-w.co/learning-lab #Belonging #RestorativePractices

Students are more than test scores; they are looking for school to be relevant and empowering. By implementing student-centered practices, like #ImpactTeams, schools saw a 15% reduction in dropout rates! Want to know how this can work for your students? Visit us at www.LeadingImpactTeams.com!

Youth Empowered Stewardship (YES) is the only multi-generational pathway that activates and sustains authentic partnerships between adults and students. High school students share what this vibrant learning community means to them. ❤️ 🎬 bit.ly/YESHighSchool Learn more! qrco.de/YouthEmpower...

Are you looking to better support Multilingual Learners? Want to strengthen MTSS implementation? How about getting started with Impact Teams? 📣 Camp Elevate is here! Our true "Choose Your Own Adventure" workshop experience! On-Site or Virtual | 2-3 Days Email [email protected] today!

How do we create schools that work for all of us? Learn more about the new Core Collaborative pathway, Stewards for Democracy! ⭐️ Youth Empowered Stewardship ⭐️ Restorative Heartset and Mindset ⭐️ Assessment for Democracy Let's connect! thecorecollaborative.com/pathway/stew... #TransformingEducation

The Youth Empowered Stewardship (YES!) is democracy in action! Students are powerful co-creators of school culture and community. Let's listen to their voices and let them lead! YES builds important multi-generational partnerships. Learn more here! qrco.de/YouthEmpower... #Belonging #StudentVoice

🎳 When the fabulous first graders at PS 9 teach you how to be a "real bowling person" 🤩 🤩 🤩 youtu.be/ShWpBvYQHqA Want to see first graders do this at your school? Reach out at our Competency-Based Learning Resource Hub! qrco.de/Competency-B... #CompetencyBasedLearning #ImpactTeams

Tired of assessments that don't show real learning? Our Mastery Assessment Toolkit transforms assessment with mirrored tasks that celebrate growth, language scaffolds, and self-reflection that builds agency. Assessment as a mirror, not a gatekeeper! 🔍📚 thecorecollaborative.com/from-testing...

The next two weeks are going to be 🔥! If you're in Missouri, don't miss these sessions! Join Paul Bloomberg to learn about Student Agency on May 7, then hear about Competency-Based Learning with Ryan Sikkes on May 14. Looking forward to learning with the Success-Ready Students Network!

What is Competency-Based Learning? 🎯 Real-world learning that connects to college and career 📊 Competency-based grading that measures what matters 🔄 Continuous assessment and feedback 💻 Technology integration that enhances connection and an authentic audience Learn more! qrco.de/Competency-B...

How did these multilingual 2nd graders at PS 16 learn to self and peer assess their narrative writing? ✅ Co-created success criteria ✅ Student-friendly checklists ✅ Exemplars and models Empower your Multilingual Learners! 🔗 qrco.de/EmpowerMLs #MultilingualLearners #EducationalLeadership

🚨 70% of teachers feel unprepared to teach multilingual learners! 🚨 The Core Collaborative can help through better materials, targeted PD, equitable curriculum, and amplifying family voices. Read more: thecorecollaborative.com/its-time-multilingual-learners-deserve-more #MultilingualEducation

We can't wait for attendees at the Equity Development Institute to enjoy this keynote from our partner consultant and good friend Jeneca Parker. Get ready to learn about Humanizing Data: Listening, Learning, and Leading for Belonging!

📣 Research shows embracing students' home languages boosts learning! 🌟 Translanguaging validates identity, builds belonging, and enhances cognition. Students using their full linguistic repertoire show deeper comprehension.🧠 Visit our MLL Resource Hub! qrco.de/EmpowerMLs #MultilingualEducation

📣 CAMP ELEVATE! 📣 We are thrilled to announce Camp Elevate: a "Choose Your Own Adventure" workshop experience designed for educators looking to transform assessment! Summer 2025 | On-Site or Virtual | 2-3 Day Camp Ready to design your adventure? thecorecollaborative.com/event/camp-e...

Literacy and Justice for All, in every content area! 📚 Watch these World History students work on: ✅ Peer feedback ✅ Using evidence and success criteria ✅ Effective communication www.youtube.com/watch?v=SETK... Literacy and Justice for All Resources 🔗 qrco.de/Literacy #LiteracyandJusticeforAll

Shout out to our amazing partner, Jeneca Parker-Tongue for bringing the impact to #AERA2025! She just shared insights on how schools can hold both harm and healing—without retraumatizing solutions born from trauma. #Belonging #ArtsBasedResearch #Placemaking #DoingBeingBecoming

Celebrate #DeafHistoryMonth with these 7 children's books by Deaf authors! Help students understand Deaf culture & experiences through authentic stories. Check out our blog and ask your librarian for these powerful stories! 🔗 thecorecollaborative.com/celebrating-... #LiteracyandJusticeForAll

Kansas leaders, Unlock Rigorous Learning with Michael McDowell on June 4th and 5th! Check out the flyer for more info and don't miss out! Register now! 🔗https://events.greenbush.org/session/day-1-20241217181140 #Lead4Rigor #StudentEngagement #CriticalThinking

Successful schools encourage critical questioning and deliberate practice in literacy with: ✅ Co-constructed learning intentions and success criteria ✅ Self-assessment and reflection ✅ Real-world writing Visit our Resource Hub! 🔗 qrco.de/Literacy #LiteracyandJusticeforAll #EducationalLeadership

Watch this 3rd grader explain her math understanding and her next steps. Impact Teams = high-impact strategies: ✅ Success criteria co-created ✅ Student-facing rubrics and progressions ✅ Self/peer assessment so STUDENTS own the learning www.LeadingImpactTeams.com #StudentEngagement #LearnerAgency

What if we saw each student as carrying their own treasure map of cultural wealth, experiences, and potential? Our new blog explores how to shift from deficit thinking to asset-based pedagogy that honors what students already bring. 🔗 thecorecollaborative.com/from-equity-... #ImpactTeams

Impact Teams innovate solutions for ALL students using: ✅ Evidence from student work ✅ Analysis of bright spots and root causes of obstacles ✅ Action steps: high-impact and grounded in research to reach EVERY learner Learn more at LeadingImpactTeams.com! #ImpactTeams #EdLeadership #EduSky

Belonging? ✅ Empowerment? ✅ Student voice? ✅ Multigenerational partnerships? ✅ YES! (Youth Empowered Stewardship) has it all! Listen to reflections from the students themselves and feel the JOY! 🎬 bit.ly/YESreflections Learn more: qrco.de/YouthEmpower... #StudentEngagement #StudentVoice

Our students are powerful, and Youth Empowered Stewardship (YES) provides a platform to share their voices. A belonging mural, mental health peer support, and a student-led audit of school policies are highlighted in this must-read blog! thecorecollaborative.com/cultivating-... #StudentEngagement

📣 Change your classroom, change your school, change the world! 📣 Re-imagine your PLCs with Impact Teams: ✅ Evidence from student work ✅ Analysis of bright spots and obstacles ✅ Action steps to reach EVERY learner Grab the book now at www.mimitoddpress.com/leading-impa... #SchoolLeadership #PLCs

Looking for more #studentengagement? Want to offer ALL of your students a sense of #belonging? Connect with our Youth Empowered Stewardship and learn how to build a multigenerational approach to empowerment in your school or district! Learn more here! 🔗 qrco.de/YouthEmpower...