Just dropped a 🔥 convo with Logan Taylor from y.b.normal2016 - this guy gets belonging at the grassroots level, moving thousands of kids nationwide, the same way I’m doing with educators.

He broke down our Bridges program like no one ever has.

Full episode’s live.

#edusky

youtu.be/OPmGg4f2lZg

Halloween Throwback: We went all in as the Friends cast—wigs, props, even Ross’s spray tan (which I completely overdid). But it mattered. Every 13-year-old loved Friends, so we stepped into their world. Connection isn’t accidental. Sometimes it takes too much bronzer.

#Edusky
#studentengagement

Want project-based learning that builds real community?

In The Branding Project, students work with local businesses—pitching, editing, and designing for authentic audiences while building resilience, leadership, and real-world skills.

#edusky
#studentengagement

Hear me out: if we want authentic writing, we have to give authentic feedback.

Stop outsourcing that to AI.

#studentengagement
#belonginginschools
#englishteacher
#edchat

Want to show them that you trust them? Don't lean on on the same handful of responders. Cold call.

Want to create resilient students?
Then refuse to accept "I don't know,"
Cold call.

Want to build belonging in your school?
Now accepting cold calls. 😆

#classroomculture
#edusky

Stop trying to be the “funny teacher.”
Funny doesn’t scale.
Fair does.
You want kids to trust you? Be consistent. Keep your word. Build systems. Hold them accountable and love them through the tough days.
Play the long game.

#studentengagement
#newteacher
#middleschool
#classroommanagement
#edusky

The team’s back.
The culture’s strong.

The key to growth is what you do when things are already good.
You push anyway.
A year of belonging that’s there if you want it. Let’s talk.
#studentengagement
#middleschool
#classroomculture
#schoolleadership
#belonginginschools
#edusky

I started speaking to bring real tools from a teacher still in the classroom.

Here’s one that’s free and flips culture instantly: 👉 Anonymous surveys.

Trust kids by letting them give feedback
#classroomculture #teacherlife #belonginginschools #professionaldevelopment #edusky

Bridges is back and bigger than ever. Catch my chat with @DarrinPeppard on Leaning Into Leadership, where we break down how our program builds real community. Want this in your district? Let’s make it happen.
#studentengagement
#middleschool
#classroomculture
#schoolleadership
#edusky

Can't teach storytelling and not write your own stories. Seeing my favorite bad since eighth grade was well worth less sleep for the first day of teaching it. Oasis fans are different.

#classroomculture
#studentengagement
#middleschool
#belonginginschools
#edusky