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

The best educators I have met never stop asking questions. Some of them have taught for forty years and continue to be energized by new possibilities.

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.

The central job of schools is to maximize the capacity of each students.

In differentiated classrooms, teachers begin where students are, not the front of a curriculum guide.

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