Matt Van Dis
@mvandis.bsky.social
K-8 Principal, The American School of Tangier
M.Ed. K-12 Ed. Leadership
RPCV, Rwanda
M.Ed. K-12 Ed. Leadership
RPCV, Rwanda
1) Talk with the student to understand the problem and help them plan a next step
2) Communicate early with parents. Sometimes a phone call or an email is enough. Other times, it's best to skip the back-and-forth and invite them in for a meeting.
2) Communicate early with parents. Sometimes a phone call or an email is enough. Other times, it's best to skip the back-and-forth and invite them in for a meeting.
September 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
1) Talk with the student to understand the problem and help them plan a next step
2) Communicate early with parents. Sometimes a phone call or an email is enough. Other times, it's best to skip the back-and-forth and invite them in for a meeting.
2) Communicate early with parents. Sometimes a phone call or an email is enough. Other times, it's best to skip the back-and-forth and invite them in for a meeting.
This is why follow-up and strong school-home communication matter so much. When a student isn't doing the work, teachers need to act quickly and decisively.
September 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This is why follow-up and strong school-home communication matter so much. When a student isn't doing the work, teachers need to act quickly and decisively.
This means we need to be vigilant about our own internal dialogue. Do we expect certain students to misbehave? Are we holding onto frustration from the day before?
The expectations we carry, whether we realize it or not, shape our interactions with students.
The expectations we carry, whether we realize it or not, shape our interactions with students.
March 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This means we need to be vigilant about our own internal dialogue. Do we expect certain students to misbehave? Are we holding onto frustration from the day before?
The expectations we carry, whether we realize it or not, shape our interactions with students.
The expectations we carry, whether we realize it or not, shape our interactions with students.
We can’t feign ignorance this time. We knew what we were signing up for after the first four years.
February 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We can’t feign ignorance this time. We knew what we were signing up for after the first four years.
CFUs are formative assessments that occur during instruction to see if students are following the lesson.
Retrieval Practice employs strategies used after the lesson by asking students to recall information from memory.
CFUs ensure students are tracking. Retrieval Practice builds long-term memory.
Retrieval Practice employs strategies used after the lesson by asking students to recall information from memory.
CFUs ensure students are tracking. Retrieval Practice builds long-term memory.
February 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
CFUs are formative assessments that occur during instruction to see if students are following the lesson.
Retrieval Practice employs strategies used after the lesson by asking students to recall information from memory.
CFUs ensure students are tracking. Retrieval Practice builds long-term memory.
Retrieval Practice employs strategies used after the lesson by asking students to recall information from memory.
CFUs ensure students are tracking. Retrieval Practice builds long-term memory.