Mike Rutherford
@RLGMike
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Fascinated by skillful teaching and transformational school leadership. President, Rutherford Learning Group, Inc.
Charlotte, NC
Joined July 2009
When’s the best time to practice a new bit of learning? Answers below!
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@tina_schuessler @edutopia Hi @tina_schuessler. Thanks for your practical questions. If you’ll go to and leave a note there, I’ll follow up with some ideas via email. The essence, however, of the @edutopia post was that all things “grading” are less motivating than we imagine.
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This MTSS approach offers practical ideas for improving attendance. Congrats KHS on your success!
Staff at Keansburg High School are working to improve attendance rates – and they are succeeding! ✨ Read more about their three-part plan in the @edutopia article by AP @coachjbird33:
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From this week’s The Economist: Quantification Fixation” is a cognitive bias that overvalues numbers over human insight and intuition. Clear applications here for Ed leaders. Thanks @TheEconomist! Beware the dangers of data
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This 3:40 video does a great job of explaining some of the science behind TEEs (Time Expansion Experiences). We’ve all experienced these… interesting to learn more about how our brains bend time. Thanks @NeuroscienceNew!
Time Expansion Experiences reveal how seconds stretch into minutes in emergencies, focus, or meditation. Explore how altered consciousness rewrites our perception of time.
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Where do epiphanies come from and how can we experience them more often and more predictably? 52 min is a big investment, but worth it! Thanks @HiddenBrain!
We've all been there. You're in the shower, or on a walk, and boom! An epiphany, big idea, or brilliant solution pops into your brain. Where do these epiphanies come from? And what can we do to make them happen more frequently and more predictably? This week, social psychologist Sheena Iyengar explores the surprising origin of creative ideas.
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Work design, professional culture, and effective leadership drive teacher retention. This article from today’s Charlotte Observer. Why salary isn't solving teacher turnover: Survey finds work-life balance key to retention
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KY school leaders save the dates! Get better at speaking, presenting, advocating, influencing, persuading, interviewing, brand building, difficult conversations, and avoiding misunderstandings. 1/17, 2/25, 3/18 in Lexington + 1/16, 2/27, 3/19 in Bowling Green.
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I was a middle school principal for 6 years… I wish I’d known what a gateway, and gatekeeper, 8th grade Algebra I was.
Algebra in eighth grade is a game-changer—but not all students get the chance. New research reveals why low-income and minority students are falling behind. @jillbarshay @hechingerreport
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Great to be on the team at Gamewell ES in Caldwell County, NC. Thanks principal Cathy Barlow for the invitation to work with GES faculty and staff on school-wide improvement strategies. GES has a safe, caring, student focused culture… and is looking to get better and better!
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Cold day in Kettering, OH, but a warm welcome for Feedback & Coaching Lab at Van Buren MS. Thanks Principal Natalie Snell and AP Stacey Gemin for hosting us today!
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Great to be at the Academy at Shawnee today (Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY) working on instructional leadership and school improvement with Admin leaders and KDE Education Recovery team. A ton of knowledge, skills, and powerful values in the room!
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Great start to the week at the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg. Thanks to Betsy Ridenhour and her team for providing an Artisan Teacher Academy for local teachers and school leaders!
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KDE Communication Skills Conference yesterday at Central Bank Center in Lexington. Great group of KY School leaders!
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Fun and rewarding day today working with KY school leaders on Communication, Influence, and Persuasion Skills- a talented group! Thanks to GRREC for hosting today’s session in Bowling Green.
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@CorumPatty is a great resource for professional learning! I highly recommend her excellent work!
Make meaningful connections with confidence and effective conversations! Practice good strategies with
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Thanks @pm_mullins for your commitment to instructional leadership in @EtownKySchools!
Outstanding day of professional learning @EtownKySchools with @RLGMike! Feedback and Coaching Lab!! Great visits to HHES and TKS today! #PantherPride #GoBigE
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Exceptional teaching to see and appreciate at T.K. Stone MS in Elizabethtown, Ky. Thanks, principal Hope Janes for hosting Feedback & Coaching Lab this week!
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