Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong There's an idea about how children learn to read that's held sway in schools for more than a generation — even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. Teaching methods based on...

Listened to the new Sold a Story episode: The Outlier. Steubenville's story proves it can be done! Thank you for sharing, @ehanford.bsky.social ! features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/

It's so weird to make this a political matter - there was already a plan for them to come home!

Learning how to effectively progress monitor, and adjust instruction, is game changing!

The USAF removed Tuskegee Airmen & Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII from basic training curriculum. For 30 years I promised these women I would not let them ever be forgotten again. We worked for decades to have them remembered. The Airmen too. Knowledge is power. 🗃️ www.msn.com/en-us/societ...

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No matter where you fall on the TikTok ban, the President undoing by “executive order” a law passed by Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court is an unconstitutional abuse of power.

I can't wait to listen, and I'm looking forward to her new book!

Completely agree. All teachers should have basic knowledge of orthographic mapping and how the brain changes. SOR powerfully impacts all content areas, especially when students are struggling.

This. In my personal life, approach to parenting, and professional practice. #alwayslearning

I finished last night. And there's so much good stuff, but now I'm also replanning my whole 2nd semester!

Because we are always learning - anyone else reading/learning over winter break?

While my kids snowboard, my skiing days are long over due to injury. working through my modules for Releasing Writers with thinkSRSD. It's so, so good! #literacy #comprehension #writing #thinksrsd #releasingwriters

I completely forgot to save it and I'm kicking myself so hard!! I got side-tracked during the long holiday because #neurospicy and #side-quests. Some of my best ideas get forgotten! 🤪

Yesterday I saw a fantastic list of linguistic/etymology focused podcasts/resources 4 teachers. Thinking about a research project focused on linguistics/etymology for 11th gr. Anyone else see if & can tag me? Or have a resource to share?
#linguistics #etymology #EduSky #SecondaryLiteracy #literacy

This looks so cool!
My 11th graders have a vocabulary journal - adding this to their tools!!

A version of the kermit vs darth kermit meme where good kermit tells the online academic that they should grade, while darth kermit tells them they should eat more pie.

Every academic right now

Australia Bans Social Media for Everyone Under 16 The law sets a minimum age for users of platforms like TikTok, Instagram and X. How the restriction will be enforced online remains an open question.

The Anxious Generation confirmed many concerns and provided some explanation of what many teachers are witnessing in the classroom. This is bold of Australia - interested to see the impact.
Australia Has Barred Everyone Under 16 From Social Media. Will It Work? www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/w...

Quiet weekend morning: Trying to find a moment of reading for pleasure in the crazy mom/teacher/daughter/community member era of life.

Thank you! Been playing with hashtags and loving the energy!

Here in PA too - and I can't agree more with the need for meaningful teacher professional development for structure literacy! ❤️

Good morning! Dipping my toe here! Encouraged by one of my Principal Cert professors, I discovered EduTwitter a few years ago and loved the conversation - but haven't been as active lately due to changes in the app. Hoping to engage in great conversation here and continue learning!