Shelly Wilfong
@shellywilfong.bsky.social
Assistant Superintendent, Author of Foundational Elements of Mattering: Where to Focus First So Students Matter Most
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Shelly Wilfong
@shellywilfong.bsky.social
· Nov 25
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From Studies to Students is here! 🎉
It’s officially out in the world! From Studies to Students turns dense research into classroom-ready one-pagers teachers can use tomorrow morning.
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It’s officially out in the world! From Studies to Students turns dense research into classroom-ready one-pagers teachers can use tomorrow morning.
👉 Grab your copy on Amazon!
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December 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
From Studies to Students is here! 🎉
It’s officially out in the world! From Studies to Students turns dense research into classroom-ready one-pagers teachers can use tomorrow morning.
👉 Grab your copy on Amazon!
a.co/d/8knRv9n
#Teacher #EducationLeaders #EdResearch #K12Education #PLC #EdLeadership
It’s officially out in the world! From Studies to Students turns dense research into classroom-ready one-pagers teachers can use tomorrow morning.
👉 Grab your copy on Amazon!
a.co/d/8knRv9n
#Teacher #EducationLeaders #EdResearch #K12Education #PLC #EdLeadership
From Studies to Students: Why Translating Research Is So Hard (and Why It Matters) Teachers don’t need more research—they need research they can use.
From Studies to Students: Why Translating Research Is So Hard (and Why It Matters)
Think. Teach. Lead.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
From Studies to Students: Why Translating Research Is So Hard (and Why It Matters) Teachers don’t need more research—they need research they can use.
Collaboration isn’t about lesson plans.
It’s about the human need for connection.
“Teachers will be happier and healthier if they have meaningful connections with one another.” a.co/d/4uSQnD0
It’s about the human need for connection.
“Teachers will be happier and healthier if they have meaningful connections with one another.” a.co/d/4uSQnD0
November 14, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Collaboration isn’t about lesson plans.
It’s about the human need for connection.
“Teachers will be happier and healthier if they have meaningful connections with one another.” a.co/d/4uSQnD0
It’s about the human need for connection.
“Teachers will be happier and healthier if they have meaningful connections with one another.” a.co/d/4uSQnD0
November 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Say the quiet part out loud:
Teachers need to know they matter
to the people they work with. a.co/d/7Ruey1p
Teachers need to know they matter
to the people they work with. a.co/d/7Ruey1p
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Say the quiet part out loud:
Teachers need to know they matter
to the people they work with. a.co/d/7Ruey1p
Teachers need to know they matter
to the people they work with. a.co/d/7Ruey1p
Teachers aren’t “quitting".
They’re responding to unmet human needs.
“Most people leave the teaching profession due to inadequate preparation, lack of support, challenging working conditions, dissatisfaction with compensation, and better career opportunities elsewhere.”
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They’re responding to unmet human needs.
“Most people leave the teaching profession due to inadequate preparation, lack of support, challenging working conditions, dissatisfaction with compensation, and better career opportunities elsewhere.”
a.co/d/909xJ7x
November 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Teachers aren’t “quitting".
They’re responding to unmet human needs.
“Most people leave the teaching profession due to inadequate preparation, lack of support, challenging working conditions, dissatisfaction with compensation, and better career opportunities elsewhere.”
a.co/d/909xJ7x
They’re responding to unmet human needs.
“Most people leave the teaching profession due to inadequate preparation, lack of support, challenging working conditions, dissatisfaction with compensation, and better career opportunities elsewhere.”
a.co/d/909xJ7x
“When people feel like they do not matter, the results can be low self-esteem, feelings of isolation, and depression.”
This is why culture is not soft work.
This is the work.
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This is why culture is not soft work.
This is the work.
a.co/d/8nqDrTv
November 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
“When people feel like they do not matter, the results can be low self-esteem, feelings of isolation, and depression.”
This is why culture is not soft work.
This is the work.
a.co/d/8nqDrTv
This is why culture is not soft work.
This is the work.
a.co/d/8nqDrTv
a.co/d/aQrqeNP “Mattering reflects a person’s need to feel significant to other people; it is the degree to which people feel they make a difference in the world around them.”
Teachers need to know they make a difference — and that others see it too.
Teachers need to know they make a difference — and that others see it too.
November 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
a.co/d/aQrqeNP “Mattering reflects a person’s need to feel significant to other people; it is the degree to which people feel they make a difference in the world around them.”
Teachers need to know they make a difference — and that others see it too.
Teachers need to know they make a difference — and that others see it too.
“Mattering is the feeling that one’s actions are significant, and that one would be missed if they were gone.”
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We don’t stay in places where we feel interchangeable.
We stay where we feel we matter.
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We don’t stay in places where we feel interchangeable.
We stay where we feel we matter.
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
“Mattering is the feeling that one’s actions are significant, and that one would be missed if they were gone.”
a.co/d/5JxXaec
We don’t stay in places where we feel interchangeable.
We stay where we feel we matter.
a.co/d/5JxXaec
We don’t stay in places where we feel interchangeable.
We stay where we feel we matter.
The #1 predictor of whether a teacher stays?
Whether someone notices when they are gone — and when they shine.
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Whether someone notices when they are gone — and when they shine.
a.co/d/iCdijgi
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The #1 predictor of whether a teacher stays?
Whether someone notices when they are gone — and when they shine.
a.co/d/iCdijgi
Whether someone notices when they are gone — and when they shine.
a.co/d/iCdijgi
Retention is not about pizza parties.
It’s about purpose, belonging, and being treated like a professional.
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It’s about purpose, belonging, and being treated like a professional.
a.co/d/fhMxz37
November 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Retention is not about pizza parties.
It’s about purpose, belonging, and being treated like a professional.
a.co/d/fhMxz37
It’s about purpose, belonging, and being treated like a professional.
a.co/d/fhMxz37
Looking forward to sharing the research behind the Foundational Elements of Mattering! Ensuring Teachers Matter. #ResearchEd @solutiontree.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Looking forward to sharing the research behind the Foundational Elements of Mattering! Ensuring Teachers Matter. #ResearchEd @solutiontree.bsky.social
#Teachers are happier and healthier if they have meaningful connections with one another. 💛
Here are just a few ways to build workplace friendships. 🏫🤝 bit.ly/47VITWG @shellywilfong
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Here are just a few ways to build workplace friendships. 🏫🤝 bit.ly/47VITWG @shellywilfong
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December 16, 2024 at 12:14 AM
#Teachers are happier and healthier if they have meaningful connections with one another. 💛
Here are just a few ways to build workplace friendships. 🏫🤝 bit.ly/47VITWG @shellywilfong
#EduSky
Here are just a few ways to build workplace friendships. 🏫🤝 bit.ly/47VITWG @shellywilfong
#EduSky
To know ones life has breathed easier because you have lived - this is to have succeeded. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
December 15, 2024 at 5:10 PM
To know ones life has breathed easier because you have lived - this is to have succeeded. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Reposted by Shelly Wilfong
There are going to be people who believe in this work, who are leading this work, and who will make mistakes. Give them grace.
And I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of being divided.
-Frederick Brown
#learnfwd24 #edusky #connectgrowserve
And I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of being divided.
-Frederick Brown
#learnfwd24 #edusky #connectgrowserve
December 9, 2024 at 4:47 PM
There are going to be people who believe in this work, who are leading this work, and who will make mistakes. Give them grace.
And I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of being divided.
-Frederick Brown
#learnfwd24 #edusky #connectgrowserve
And I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of being divided.
-Frederick Brown
#learnfwd24 #edusky #connectgrowserve
Well look what is almost in the Top 10 under Best Sellers in Educational Philosophy #11almostthere! #EduSky
November 25, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Well look what is almost in the Top 10 under Best Sellers in Educational Philosophy #11almostthere! #EduSky
From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans
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November 23, 2024 at 1:20 AM
From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans
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Reposted by Shelly Wilfong
Rosenshine's 10 Principles of Instruction are a framework outlining effective strategies to build a strong foundation in teaching practices.
Read more: https://buff.ly/3YO3fy6
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November 21, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Rosenshine's 10 Principles of Instruction are a framework outlining effective strategies to build a strong foundation in teaching practices.
Read more: https://buff.ly/3YO3fy6
#teachertips #traintoteach #getintoteaching #teachereducation #edusky
Read more: https://buff.ly/3YO3fy6
#teachertips #traintoteach #getintoteaching #teachereducation #edusky
