Peel Back Education

👀 "Doubling down on #MediaLiteracy in school curriculums is no longer optional. It should be embedded across grade levels, integrated into English & social studies classes & reinforced through experiential learning like student newsrooms."

We agree! Read more 👇🏾

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How Dustin Rimmey Turns Chaos into Learning Teaching can fit in the box or break it open; painting neatly in the lines, or repainting the canvas altogether. Dustin Rimmey is the latter.

Classrooms, curiosity, and chaos don’t scare @justrimmey.bsky.social. In this month’s Peel Back Education, I spoke with him as he enters year 20: debate, disruption, and deliberate failure in pursuit of engagement for every learner.

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Whew - I have been AFK from socials! But... that's not to say great work isn't happening behind the scenes. Between lots of life shifts and getting ill, I've been writing quietly to myself. See you soon ❤️

Watch "The Librarians" documentary next week. Free on PBS!

You're personally invited to watch The Librarians, a new documentary about censorship, libraries, and the fight for the right to read, premiering next week on Independent Lens on PBS.

www.everylibrary.org/librarianspbs via @everylibrary.bsky.social

#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians

Laurie Santos on the Science Behind Teacher Well-Being The Happiness Lab host and Yale cognitive scientist explains what the research says actually supports teacher well-being—at both the individual and structural level.

Toxic productivity can look like thoughts of “[m]aybe I feel like I’m not doing enough. I have to make the lesson plans perfect. I have to be more involved.” But what can be done about it? (via @edutopia.org) buff.ly/urbxmar #EduSky

How to Streamline IEP Paperwork for Special and General Education Teachers With this simple Google Form and spreadsheet—free template included—the whole IEP team can keep up to speed on the supports students need.

@cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social & her co-teacher have streamlined IEP paperwork:

“A teacher submits an update in 2 minutes, tops. The case manager sees the data immediately. The gen ed team can adjust instruction starting that same day. Students get targeted support in real time, not weeks later.” 👏

Connection Beyond the Classroom: Alex Isaacs on Teaching in a Post-Rote World From wall street to walking campus halls, the journey of Alex Isaacs towards classroom connections.

Great weekend reading, if I do say so myself 👀🥰

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Connection Beyond the Classroom: Alex Isaacs on Teaching in a Post-Rote World From wall street to walking campus halls, the journey of Alex Isaacs towards classroom connections.

We’re back. 🍎
Alex Isaacs kicks off 2026 by peeling back what really matters in education: connection, community, and the small mindset shifts that change everything.
From rote learning to real belonging.

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#EduSky #TeacherVoices #Education

Dropping Thursday: a new Peel Back Education feature with Alex Isaacs.
A thoughtful look at the mindset shifts and small changes that quietly transform campus communities and student experiences.
Start 2026 grounded.
#Education #Teaching #PeelBackEducation

❄️ Read this for a restful weekend and winter break ❄️

How to Successfully Institute Student-Led Conferences at Your School A middle school principal on how teachers, students, and families have benefited from an initiative that guides students to take ownership of their learning.

“During the conference, we’ve had parents become emotional and tear up with pride, having never heard their child speak about themselves in this way.” 🧡

Here’s what happened when this school started implementing student-led conferences.

#SchoolLeaders #EduSky

Day 4 of #DitchSummit! Today One Principal's school turnaround story - with strategies for you with @principalrahh.bsky.social

‪#sketchnote #sketchnoting‬

Be a part of Peel Back Education next year!

Just schedule a half hour chat with me, and I'll do the rest.

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The Heart Behind the Data: How Dr. Fonz Mendoza is Humanising Assessment Every number tells a story, but for Dr. Fonz Mendoza, it’s never just about the data.

Our new article is out! 🍎

Dr. Fonz Mendoza brings so much heart and energy to the conversation around data. Every number has a story, and he’s here to help us hear it.

Read the full feature below.

#Education #EduSky

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New Peel Back Education piece drops Thursday.
I sat down with Dr. Fonz Mendoza to talk data, assessment, and the reality of teaching to standards.
Stay tuned. 🍎

The Fearless Educator: Yaritza Villalba’s Mission for Global Equity Yaritza Villalba is a force of nature in the education space. She’s a leader whose life is a masterclass in strategic advocacy, fearless honesty, and the kind of chaos that builds revolutions.

⭐ New on Peel Back Education:
Yaritza Villalba on culture, identity, disruption and why real change in schools feels like strategic chaos.
One of the most honest and necessary conversations we have published.

Read: open.substack.com/pub/peelback...

#Education #Equity #TeacherVoice

So lovely!

The heartbeat of education - SecEd A plea for placing arts education at the heart of every school and how doing so will improve student outcomes

The arts are the heartbeat of education & placing them at the core of every school will support wellbeing, creativity, confidence & academic outcomes, says headteacher Shaun Fenton – @reigategrammar.bsky.social: buff.ly/vh85XYZ #schools #teaching #edusky

The Fearless Educator: Yaritza Villalba’s Mission for Global Equity Yaritza Villalba is a force of nature in the education space. She’s a leader whose life is a masterclass in strategic advocacy, fearless honesty, and the kind of chaos that builds revolutions.

⭐ New on Peel Back Education:
Yaritza Villalba on culture, identity, disruption and why real change in schools feels like strategic chaos.
One of the most honest and necessary conversations we have published.

Read: open.substack.com/pub/peelback...

#Education #Equity #TeacherVoice

Promotional graphic for CalAdd by Alice Keeler. Shows the CalAdd logo—a blue square with green text and a yellow arrow pointing into it—and a sample Google Sheet layout where events (like student birthdays or meetings) are prepared for bulk import into Google Calendar.

📅 Have a list of dates (like student birthdays or meeting schedules) saved in Google Sheets? Use CalAdd to turn them into Google Calendar events in bulk. Just format your dates, paste your calendar ID and you’re done.

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#EduSky #GoogleEDU #GoogleWorkspace

Still have questions about the new Ofsted 2025 framework?

Join Ofsted deputy directors Sue Morris-King & Helen Matthews for a live Q&A.

✔️ Understand what’s changing
✔️ Ask Ofsted your questions
✔️ Build confidence for inspection

Sign up: cloud.resource.thekeysupport.com/ofstedwebinar

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What Works: Ten Education, Training, and Work-Based Pathway Changes That Lead to Good Jobs - CEW Georgetown Longitudinal data reveals that certain education and training combinations lead to the best routes to a stable career.

There are many education, training, and work-based pathways to a good job—but what if they could be made accessible to more people? Our report explores the junctures at which a strategic intervention could increase the odds of landing a good job. bit.ly/43Kpbvs

#AcademicSky #EduSky #EconSky

Happy Friday! Wishing you a wonderful weekend ❤️

How can leaders budget with purpose? 💭

Join the next Breakout EDU Leadership Series webinar on Wednesday, Nov 19 at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT to explore strategies for effective resource allocation, grants, and more.

Register here ➡️ brkedu.com/budgeting-webinar

#SchoolLeadership #EduSky

A Conflict Resolution Framework for the Early Grades Teaching students to put aside their differences until they’re feeling calm can help them learn to resolve issues independently.

Helping students navigate conflict resolution is part of teaching, particularly in the early grades, educator Sara Furnival says. Here’s the process she uses in her classroom to help students practice resolving issues independently. 🤝

#SEL #ClassroomManagement #EduSky

The Fearless Educator: Yaritza Villalba’s Mission for Global Equity Yaritza Villalba is a force of nature in the education space. She’s a leader whose life is a masterclass in strategic advocacy, fearless honesty, and the kind of chaos that builds revolutions.

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Changing classrooms with passion, perseverance and pedagogy that serves *all* students - that's Yaritza Villalba 💫

Growing up as an immigrant, teaching adult education, and being true to your message. We talk about it all - links in thread.

#edusky #education

Not sure if I've announced this already here, but our next article is out on Tuesday!

I am so thankful for our next educator as they're someone I very much look up to and am inspired by. Being able to tell their story means so much to me, and is NOT one to miss.

Tuesday ❤️

Exciting news! 🎉

On Nov 5, @discoveryed.bsky.social is hosting Futures Fair a FREE virtual career fair for all learners!

✅ Live sessions 10:30am–1:30pm ET
✅ STEM, arts, trades, entrepreneurship & more
✅ Tracks for elementary, middle & high school

bit.ly/futuresfair25 to register, friends.