Plan to be better today, but don't ever plan to be finished

[Students] are exposed to many things the majority of their teachers didn't encounter until much later in their growing up years.

We can always gain more depth and breadth in our work [as educators]. There are always new discoveries to be made.

Important element is deeply understanding our curriculum. Most teachers know what they're going to cover this week or this term. Few of us can specify precisely what students should know, understand, and be able to do as a result of any particular learning experience or set of learning experiences. Without that specificity, alignment between content, assessment, and instruction is weak.

On some level students are essentially the same. They are people with fears and dreams. They laugh and cry over many of the same things. They share an essential humanity as young people always have.hey differ in some significant ways now, too, I believe. They are forced to grapple with complex issues at a much younger age.

We need teacher educators who regularly spend a great deal of time in classrooms so they have a deep understanding of where they students will teach.

Teachers craft classrooms that are good matches for their teaching styles as well as for learner needs.