ACADEMIC WORD OF THE DAY
Today's word (22/04/2026) is TRACEABLE: possible to trace (find the source of something). More at www.writing.support/academic-wor...
#AcWri #AcademicWriting #TESOL #AcademicSky #EduSky
Callout reads #FFBWednesday: Connecting UK Educators and Education. A matrix shows excellent people involved in education, including worthy BlueSky contributors: 1. @simonebeach.bsky.social, a primary school headteacher 2. @bennewmark.bsky.social, a secondary school teacher 3. @hoylerosemary.bsky.social, a chair of governors 4. @5naureen.bsky.social, a school governor 5. @primaryteachermary.bsky.social, a primary school teacher 6. @nourishworkplce.bsky.social, a supporter for school wellbeing 7. @simonknight100.bsky.social, a special school headteacher 8. @danlyndon.bsky.social, a secondary history specialist / teacher 9. @schoolsweek.bsky.social, a widely respected education newspaper. Footer reads @9000Lives.org
It's #FFBWednesday.
For educators ready to build genuine connections:
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Let's create the education community BlueSky deserves.
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#MM3603 - Assignment 9 (Classmate Blog Critique) - MM 3603/Directed Study in Mass Media II (Video: Present and Future) - Posted on Student Websites - Spring 2026 Example (Savannah Zeiler) #EduSky #HigherEducation | savannahzeilermm3603.blogspot.com/2026/04/9-cl...
#MCOM4003 - Brief 9 (Global Media Law or Ethics) - MCOM 4003/Media Law and Ethics - Posted on Student Websites - Spring 2026 Example (Emalea Bailey) #EduSky #HigherEducation | emaleabaileymcom4003.blogspot.com/2026/04/9-gl...
Kos, M., Torkar, G., Prezelj, T., Bačič, T., Tunnicliffe, S. D., Rožman, H., & Klofutar, Š. (2026). The potential of a #fantasy story picture book for learning #biology in early years. 🔓 via Journal of #Biological #Education @rsb.org.uk
doi.org/10.1080/0021... #EduSky #bookSky
Blurred classroom with students at desks. Large bold text reads, 'When we design with flexibility & high-impact strategies, we lift every learner.' Logo in corner says 'lead inclusion.'
🔁 The best interventions aren’t just for struggling students—they benefit all students. When we design with flexibility & high-impact strategies, we lift every learner. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #EdChat
What you focus on grows in the classroom. Shifting your attention to students’ effort instead of mostly their mistakes can help them build a positive mindset about learning. ☀️
#EduSky #SEL #ElementaryTeacher
Improving Student Engagement
Today’s learners ask for the opportunity to explore and to find solutions
and answers for themselves (Windham, 2005)
drive.google.com/file/d/1Caxa...
#studentEngagement #EduSky
Are you and your students tired of boring worksheets? Try this method of embedding worksheets into an engaging lesson plan! 📝
#EduSky
Today's quote from one of my freshman nuggets:
Them: But I listen when I'm sleeping!
Me: ...wow, okay, so then you totally know the directions and don't need me to repeat them?? 😂🤣🤦🏻♀️
(His tablemates were dying laughing at him for this too)
#edusky #highschool #freshmen #english
Text on a blurred background highlights meta-analytic research transforming education. Wooden blocks spell "RESEARCH" with a logo, "lead inclusion," in the corner.
🔬 Meta-analytic research, like that of Visible Learning, has transformed education from tradition to science. We now have evidence of what works best—let’s use it to ensure every student thrives. 📚 #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #EdChat
Bulletin board display with 18 printed pixelated picture and middle grade book covers arranged in 3 rows of 6 pictures. Black text reads “can you guess the book?”
I saw some librarians doing pixelated book cover displays, so here’s my take. I looked at our circulation data & chose books that are popular w/our readers to personalize the display. Any guesses? I had a 3rd grader reel off 5 correct right away! #SchoolLibrary #kidlit #EduSky #TLSky
![Despite all of the changes Holland and his students have been through over the 30 years of time that the movie encapsulates, the board still eliminates his position along with all of the other art programs at school. Here is where the most real part of the movie happens. A despondent Holland is talking with his football coach teacher friend and he observes that it would be the end of Western civilization if a high school cut its sports budget. His buddy reassures Holland that "they'll miss [him]" when he's gone. Holland counters that he feels "expendable." That's a succinct summation of what teaching feels like. Some may remember you, or how you made them feel, but you are still a line item on the budget of an institution that cannot love you back, no matter what trinkets it provides you with. A triumphant exit with a supportive crowd at your back does not take away from the fact that teaching is more than just a deeply emotional labor. Recognizing and managing those emotions is necessary, but it is not enough. Beyond respect, teachers deserve much higher levels of the kind of compensation that goes into gas tanks, grocery tills, and mortgage accounts.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bwg2b6dc46rejhzrpsbkavea/bafkreief2w6oegcokjr5d4sxnw6qb4l7zsehjd462pcipvm3ag7kts7gha)
Despite all of the changes Holland and his students have been through over the 30 years of time that the movie encapsulates, the board still eliminates his position along with all of the other art programs at school. Here is where the most real part of the movie happens. A despondent Holland is talking with his football coach teacher friend and he observes that it would be the end of Western civilization if a high school cut its sports budget. His buddy reassures Holland that "they'll miss [him]" when he's gone. Holland counters that he feels "expendable." That's a succinct summation of what teaching feels like. Some may remember you, or how you made them feel, but you are still a line item on the budget of an institution that cannot love you back, no matter what trinkets it provides you with. A triumphant exit with a supportive crowd at your back does not take away from the fact that teaching is more than just a deeply emotional labor. Recognizing and managing those emotions is necessary, but it is not enough. Beyond respect, teachers deserve much higher levels of the kind of compensation that goes into gas tanks, grocery tills, and mortgage accounts.
Another part of the movie that had me thinking "maybe this is going somewhere" was toward the end. It explored the tension between being "remembered" as a good teacher or person and the "expendable" nature of holding onto any kind of job.
thetallrobreport.blogspot.com/2026/04/mr-h...
#edusky
Here's PART 2: it’s all about helping teachers like you
✅ stay inspired,
✅ work smarter, and
✅ prioritize what matters most.
➡️ shakeuplearning.com/blog/dynamic... #edtech #edchat #teacherlife #k12 #googleedu #aiineducation #aiinedu #TCEA #ISTE #FETC #edusky
One student in particular provides him with a learning opportunity that he eventually capitalizes on, though it's not clear whether he applies this learning in later years. Gertrude Lang, a clarinetist in the school's band, can't form notes with her instrument without squeaking. He tries to teach her directly with private lessons before school, but her frustration mounts. She is ready to quit the instrument when he tells her that music is more than notes on a page. He knows that she knows the music "in her head, her heart, and her fingers" but needs her to develop the self-trust to perform it fluently. She, of course, excels once he gives her the chance to mediate her thinking by reflecting on what she already knows about her skills. He's becoming aware that his students' emotional lives and their motivations matter as much as their "pure music" knowledge.
There's one moment of admirable pedagogy in Mr. Holland's Opus and it comes when Holland is able to correctly identify why a student of his is struggling.
#edusky
thetallrobreport.blogspot.com/2026/04/mr-h...
From our new Future-Ready Schools feature developed by Javeria Rana: "The Future of School Leadership in a World of Continuous Change" www.theworthyeducator.com/post/javeria... Thank you, Javeria! #EduSky
📒 Join The Anxious Generation Book Study for Educators! (self-paced)
This book explores how childhood has been fundamentally rewired...must-read for #teachers and parents!
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Want to teach preschool students about the world around them *and* help them learn respect for themselves and their peers?
Try giving them playful, multisensory learning opportunities focused on nature. 🌿
#EduSky #SEL #preschool #PreK
🌟 Top 15+ 🤖 AI Tools for Teachers
➡️ shakeuplearning.com/blog/top-15-... #edtech #edchat #teacherlife #k12 #aiineducation #aiinedu #TCEA #FETC #ISTE #edusky
Little Go Getters
Another new home for our Best Summer Ever! #Australia, and another book donated. One book at a time will get us to our 1000 books donated before we know it.
#picturebooks #Booksky #Kidlit #ReadYourWorld #EduSkyAu #EduSky #SheCreatesChange
𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑶𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒔: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒏𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒗𝒔. 𝑴𝒂𝒏
And when the child cannot speak for itself?
A 10th-century Islamic fable!
waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/way...
#podcast #books #arabicliterature #speciesism #omelas #booksky #edusky
🚀 ESCAPE THE LAB! 🧪⚡️
Master Energy Transformations with this 5th Grade Digital Escape Room!
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#STEM #STEMEducation #EduSky #EdTech #Science #Teachers
#edusky #BudgetHearings The Trump Administration has dismantled the Department of Education, proposes more cuts to education, and with Education Secretary Linda McMahon who has no professional experience in education but a donor wants to expand public funds used in private schools in the states.
🎻 Introduce students to classical music with Peter and the Wolf—a fun orchestral story where instruments become characters! 🎶👉 thekidshouldseethis.com/post/peter-a... #Edusky
Have a student wearing earbuds in class? Making distracting noises? Try asking a question, says teacher Sarah Wysocki—it might transform the situation. 💫 Here’s how she switched up her approach to addressing minor behavior challenges.
#ClassroomManagement #EduSky
Tea Party Reading with Questions - Free to print (PDF file). Designed for high school American History classes. #apush #ushistory #americanhistory #readingwithquestions #EduSky #teaparty #teapartymovement www.studenthandouts.com/american-his...
🗣️ MFL Tip: Using the target language as much as possible in the classroom builds student confidence over time.
Even simple routines — register, instructions, praise — in Spanish all add up.
What strategies do you use to maximise TL use?
#SpanishTeacher #MFLTeacher #EduSky
This was a brilliant listen. Will be really useful for anyone who is an English subject lead in primary! #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary
Your lesson starter can set the tone for the entire class period. Use the 4R framework to create lesson starters that set students up for calm, focused learning! 🔎
#EduSky
