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.

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

A teacher in a differentiated classroom does not classify herself as someone who ‘already differentiates instruction.’ Rather that teacher is fully aware that every hour of teaching, every day in the classroom can reveal one more way to make the classroom a better match for its learners.

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.

Assessment is today's means of modifying tomorrow's instruction.

In my experience, professionals who are best in any field approach their work with humility. They know that their work is more than just a job. It's an exploration of life. Even on days when they feel most confident, things can go wrong. Sometimes even the good things that happen are a mystery - a surprise. There are always elements outside our control. That's humbling - or should be.

We have students at the university say on a regular basis, "You're asking us to think and no one has ever done that in school."