A number of you in the LYS Nation are now Twitter users.  If you haven’t done so yet, we want you to join us.  To let you see what you are missing, here are the Top 10 LYS Tweets from the week of October 26, 2014.

1. Why don’t political candidates talk about increasing funding for schools? (By @herbertoneiljr)

2. In the absence of collective prioritizing, individual teachers prioritize. (By @AmyCarlsonGage)

3. “When everything is important, nothing is important.” (By @TPNorton2)

4. If you are suspending kids who are not an immediate threat to safety, you have missed the boat as a principal. (By @txschoolsupe)

5. Amazing PowerWalks with Sherilynn Cotten (LYS Coach). Now researching to make instructional adjustments. That’s how powerful the Fundamental 5 are! (By @vhsaldana)

6. Clear learning targets lead to shared responsibility. (By @conniehamilton)

7. That’s why Lesson Framing is so important. Sets the purpose and the assessment for the lesson. (By @vhsaldana)

8. If we truly value teacher professional learning and collaboration, we must find ways to provide job-embedded learning. (By @woody_cindy)

9. Giving kids “free time” is conducting educational malpractice. (By @vhsaldana)

10. Be sure to praise students for effort! (By @pwester74)

Think. Work. Achieve. Your turn…

• Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copies available on Amazon.com!  http://tinyurl.com/Fundamental5 
• Now at the Apple App Store: Fun 5 Timer (Fundamental 5 Delivery Tool); Fun 5 Plans (Fundamental 5 Lesson Plan Tool) 
• Upcoming Presentations: ASCD Annual Conference; TEPSA Summer Conference 
• Follow Sean Cain and LYS on www.Twitter.com/LYSNation  and like Lead Your School on Facebook