Lead learner at the world’s greatest elementary, #atPLC advocate, @SolutionTree associate & shamelessly enthusiastic about celebrating the work of educators.
Joined January 2011
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20 Jan 2021
My passion for the work surrounding #atplc & #RTI just went next level with this book!! Loved having the opportunity to participate in its creation (insert geek out moment, because Mattos).
#traumainformed #LearnLAP #root4teachers #edchat #culturize #g2great #CodeBreaker 🤓🤓
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BIG love for our Distinguished Principals ❤️!
We start the #MAESP26 Leadership Conference by honoring the best of us - their stories that shape schools 📖, hearts that guide people 💙, & leadership that makes schools stronger💪🏽!
🔗 Register @ maesp.com/2026-Leadership-Co… #WeLeadMO
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Christine Johnson (aka Dr. J ) retweeted
1 Dec 2025
Snow showed up. Educators showed up. And Mike Mattos kicked things off strong. ❄️🔥
895 attendees. 22 states. One incredible week ahead.
#PLC #Education #KCInstitute
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Christine Johnson (aka Dr. J ) retweeted
30 Aug 2025
"Student Learning = Adult Learning," says P @MLEPrincipal.
This "Sip & See" session invites teachers to give feedback on the PLC tools that will drive conversation all year long.
ALT A whiteboard with four PLC protocols for teachers to view and give feedback on.
ALT 3 papers sitting on a tabletop offering directions for a "Sip & See" protocol.
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Christine Johnson (aka Dr. J ) retweeted
17 Jul 2025
Empathy should elevate your expectations, not erase them. Hold the bar high because every kid deserves that. #StartWithTheCrown
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Christine Johnson (aka Dr. J ) retweeted
16 Jun 2025
Can you spot the differences? 👀
Don’t settle for being an ineffective group in a PLC. Be a highly effective team! ✨ Learn how with this easy-to-read, conversational handbook! ➡️ bit.ly/43y6s7b
#ATPLC #HighlyEffectiveTeams #TeacherTeams #K12 @plugusin @AnisaBusby
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Christine Johnson (aka Dr. J ) retweeted
14 Apr 2025
Choose mission over demographics.
You can’t change where a student comes from—but you can change how your team shows up for them.
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Christine Johnson (aka Dr. J ) retweeted
9 Apr 2025
Love these @MoAESP grimy Dogs! Dr. J. and her AP with custom Ts and they're DOING the WORK!
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Christine Johnson (aka Dr. J ) retweeted
26 Mar 2025
Yes, the job is hard. Yes, it's exhausting. But when you're on a mission, that exhaustion hits different. It’s purpose-driven. Let’s do the work, lift each other up, and stay locked in on what matters.
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Christine Johnson (aka Dr. J ) retweeted
17 Mar 2025
I’ve been doing this work for years, and let me tell you—this isn’t a red issue or a blue issue. It’s a red, white, and blue issue.
Across all levels, from every political stance, demographics are being chosen first. The question is, when will we start choosing learning first?
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Christine Johnson (aka Dr. J ) retweeted
21 Mar 2025
Transformation doesn’t come with comfort settings—it takes a Junkyard Dog to get uncomfortable and make things happen.
If you want real change, you have to dig in, fight for it, and refuse to settle.
Who’s ready to lead like a Junkyard Dog?
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3 Mar 2025
Transformation doesn’t come with comfort settings! ~Ken Williams
#JunkyardDogs #MAESP25 #atPLC
#WeLeadMo #RuthlessEquity
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Christine Johnson (aka Dr. J ) retweeted
2 Mar 2025
Real impact comes from action, not just ideas. Let’s talk about the work that’s being DONE, not just the work that’s being discussed.
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28 Feb 2025
Fearful of commitment?
Join Dr. C & Dr. J Sunday morning @ 9 to hear how we got past the cold feet and put a ring on it. Rm 74-75 💍
#MAESP25 #WeLeadMo #atPLC #JunkyardDogs #RuthlessEquity
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Christine Johnson (aka Dr. J ) retweeted
28 Feb 2025
It’s harder to be PROUD of the work when you feel like you’re always DEFENDING the work. #LeadFromWhereYouAre
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Christine Johnson (aka Dr. J ) retweeted
21 Feb 2025
Leadership means ownership.
Own it. Change it. Lead it.
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7 Feb 2025
THIS school understands that a commitment to the #PLCatWork mindset IS a moral imperative.
Student expectations high, colleague expectations higher. 🐏🐏
#RuthlessEquity #atPLC #Lifesavers
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Christine Johnson (aka Dr. J ) retweeted
4 Feb 2025
In every school, there are staff getting positive results with the same students about whom other teachers say, “Nothing works with these kids.”
Use these questions from Responding to Resistance to help you learn from “positive deviants” in your school. bit.ly/3E5dxAp
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Christine Johnson (aka Dr. J ) retweeted
27 Jan 2025
“When something they were doing in the class did not work, they stopped doing it, and tried to do something else. They flunked unsuccessful methods, not the children."
John Holt
How Children Fail (1964)
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