"Our job is to leave every kid convinced that they are capable, competent learners."
About Bill
William M. Ferriter uses his 29 years of experience as a full-time classroom teacher to design professional development sessions for educators on topics ranging from establishing professional learning communities and effective systems of intervention to integrating meaningful differentiation, extension, and student-involved assessment opportunities into classroom instruction.
His personal passion is helping teachers realize that their primary responsibility is to leave all students convinced that they are capable, confident learners.
What Bill brings to audiences
Most Radical Readers know that I read a ton about just what the core work of collaborative teams in professional learning communities should look like in action.
Bill's Blog
Ten Minute Team Tip – Making Tiered Task Cards with ChatGPT
In this ten-minute team tip, I introduce viewers to Tiered Task Cards — a strategy for creating activities leveled by DOK for students to complete.
Ten-Minute Team Tip: Making Conversations about Data Safe
For many collaborative teams, looking at data can feel REALLY unsafe. After all, we are comparing our results with other people. What if they judge
Ten-Minute Team Tip:
Odds are that you have started to see and hear a ton about ChatGPT — an AI chatbot that went public in November. And odds
Ten Minute Team Tip – How are Proficiency Scales Useful to Collaborative Teams?
Just added a new Ten Minute Team Tip to my YouTube channel, y’all. This one answers a question asked by a middle school principal friend
Introducing My Ten-Minute Team Tip Videos
Hey Confident Learners: It’s me again — after an absurdly long absence! I’ve gotten so busy coaching up teams and teachers in schools across America
Goodbye, Classroom.
The last few months have been a whirlwind, all y’all. Here’s why: I decided to retire from classroom teaching. My last day with students was
