As a teacher, it is your job to make explicit whatever you though was implicit

Differentiation is classroom practice that looks eyeball to eyeball with the reality that kids differ, and the most effective teachers do whatever it takes to hook the whole range of kids on learning.

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

Interest refers to student’s affinity, curiosity, or passion for a particular topic or skill.

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.

Prospective teachers may read about the science of education, but they'll only grasp the art in their early years by seeing it practiced and having it commended to them.

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