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🎉📚 Exciting News! 📚🎉 We are thrilled to share that "Leading Impact Teams: Building a Culture of Efficacy and Agency" has just hit the Amazon bestseller list in not one, but TWO categories! 🌟🏆 If you haven't grabbed your copy yet, now's the perfect time! We are still offering a DISCOUNTED price to celebrate this release! Let's keep the momentum going and inspire change together. 🌍💪 Congratulations to our authors, @bloomberg_paul and Barb Pitchford! #ImpactTeams #leadershipgoals #PLCs #EdChat Get your copy here! amzn.to/3RNhCko
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🚀 New on the blog! 🚀 Unpacking standards is key to setting students up for success—but how can AI support the process? This post explores how ChatGPT can be a powerful tool for educators looking to clarify learning targets and build shared understanding. Check it out and see how AI can enhance your #ImpactTeams work! 👉 #Clarity #AIinEducation #TheCoreCollaborative
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We love this example of building stronger connections with in between students! Check it out and see what you think! #SelfEmpoweredLearner
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How do you help middle schoolers let down their guard? This theater game, which asks students to work together in silly scenarios, gets students moving, develops executive functioning skills, *and* builds classroom community. 🙌
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Always appreciate the holiday gifts from our publisher of “Arrows: A Systems-Based Approach to School Leadership”! 😍 #AlignYourArrows @MimiToddPress @CarrieRosebrock
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Eliminate guesswork and jargon! #ReenvisioningRigor gives practical routines, while #ImpactTeams builds a culture of agency—together they create unstoppable learning teams! 🙌🎓 IT amzn.to/3RNhCko?utm_campaign… RR amzn.to/3YOZ4Du?utm_campaign…
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🚀 Freshman success = future graduation! But why do some students fall off track in their first year? Discover key insights & strategies to support 9th graders in this must-read blog: thecorecollaborative.com/why… #ImpactTeams #FreshmanOnTrack
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We believe that under the roof of every school are the talent & passion to make a difference for absolutely every learner. Register for our outstanding learning sessions to build on your schools' assets at CISC 2025: bit.ly/4fYKsXl #Instruction #Inclusion #Impact
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How can competency-based learning help your students thrive? Discover how this approach shifts the focus from seat time to mastery, ensuring every learner achieves success. Design instruction & assessments that truly meet students where they are! 👉 bit.ly/4ft0to4
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✨ Happy Holidays: A Season of Belonging & Revolutionary Love ✨ This season, may we embrace the power of belonging—where every voice matters—and revolutionary love, which calls us to care deeply and act boldly. Let’s create spaces of warmth, connection, and joy, where everyone feels seen, valued, and united. ❤️ With gratitude, The Core Collaborative Family
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What if schools functioned like mini-democracies? 🗳️ Explore how democratically run schools empower students, teachers, and communities to co-create meaningful learning experiences. 👉 bit.ly/3ZNKxa5 #AmplifyLearnerVoice #Democracy
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🎓 Are your assessments truly empowering students to demonstrate their knowledge? Learn how to create meaningful opportunities for students to “show what they know” while building confidence and fostering engagement. 👉 bit.ly/3PrCefH

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How can reciprocal teaching transform your classroom? 📚 Discover how this student-centered strategy improves comprehension, builds collaboration, and fosters critical thinking skills. 👉 bit.ly/3YH26Im
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🚀 Redefine what authentic assessment means in today’s classrooms! Discover strategies that center students and amplify their learning journey. Read more from @CoreCollaborative: bit.ly/4fuJods 🌟
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🤔 Want to know if your teaching is making an impact? Try the Keep, Start, Stop Feedback strategy to check the temperature 🌡️ of your classroom. More here: bit.ly/3RKx27g #blendchat #edchat #k12
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Building learner agency and rigor has never been simpler! With the #ImpactTeams framework and step-by-step routines from #ReenvisioningRigor, educators can uplift every student’s strengths! 🌟✊ IT amzn.to/3RNhCko?utm_campaign… RR amzn.to/3YOZ4Du?utm_campaign…
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🚀 Heading to #LearningForward in Denver? Join the Core Collaborative team & our partner schools for sessions that ignite #LearnerAgency! ✨ Meet @MimiToddPress authors Kara Vandas, Jeanette Westfall, Katie Smith, Ryan Sikkes, & Michael McDowell. 💡 Connect for strategies that: ✅ Build student ownership ✅ Foster reflection, goal-setting, & rigor ✅ Amplify learner voice & advance equity Unite to create classrooms where agency & opportunity thrive! ❤️ #TransformLearning #EmpowerStudents #CulturallyResponsiveEducation
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I’m excited to share the white paper that @RyanSikkes & I wrote to help teachers, schools, & districts implement competency-based grading: “A Progression of Grading Reform: Moving From Traditional to Competency-based Grading and Beyond.” @TheSocialCore thecorecollaborative.com/wp-…

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What would schools look like if students, teachers, and families had a real voice in decision-making? Democratically run schools offer a path forward, fostering equity and shared leadership. Read more ⬇️ thecorecollaborative.com/dem… #SharedLeadership #EducationForAll #DemocracyInSchools
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Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and get inspired live on The Core Collaborative Learning Network’s Facebook page. Join authors Michael McDowell and Aaron Eisberg as we celebrate the launch of their new book. More below and at thecorecollaborative.com/eve…
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