Kathleen
@thirdgrademcdade.bsky.social
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Third Grade Teacher, book lover, Girl Scout. She/her.
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Hello! I'm Kathleen, teaching 3rd grade in a small, rural district in the US and loving it.
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#edusky
8 months ago
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Edutopia
9 days ago
Ever called on a student and been met with crickets? 🦗 In her new article,
@manningtechtalk.bsky.social
introduces classroom strategies that help students find their way through a question. 🧵 1/6
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Today's the day I'm going to hand the kids their first writing assignment from the first week of school, as well as their final finished piece of writing. I'm so excited!
7 days ago
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jesse, 37
29 days ago
my gf works corporate and is on a training about AI and there's a word cloud for "what do you use AI for." the largest word by far is "Nothing" and the trainer is PISSED
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Heather Turner
30 days ago
📚 Students who read widely and frequently achieve more, regardless of family income. Access to diverse books and time to read matters. Every school library matters. ❤️
#SchoolLibraries
#TLsky
#Edusky
#Literacy
#Reading
#BooksConnectUs
#EduSky
#Education
#ReadingCounts
#DiverseReads
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Say it ain't so! 🙀
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29 days ago
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Nan ☮️
about 1 month ago
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Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ,
30 days ago
Autism defined by Autistic people:
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Is this about me shouting out "Ghostbusters" when the guest instructor asked "who are you going to call?"
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29 days ago
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Jenn Borgioli Binis
30 days ago
The moral of the story: hire a fact-checker.
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A given technique, routine or strategy DOESN'T necessarily work with every class, or with every student. Just saying.
29 days ago
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ALSO THIS. I might have to schedule myself 1 or 2 library days each week. Or just live at the library, idk (for once I may not be teaching summer school or otherwise working a job).
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30 days ago
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Amazingly, this was AVAILABLE through my library, so I've checked it out.
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30 days ago
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"Instead of relying on quick fixes or elaborate engagement tactics, double down on what works: explicit modeling, deliberate practice, and timely, targeted feedback. If we spent more time creating classrooms like that, we wouldn’t need to ask whether our students were engaged. They simply would be."
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The Three Big Misconceptions About Student Engagement (Opinion)
For teachers, engagement is the holy grail. But what if we’re thinking about it all wrong?
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-the-three-big-misconceptions-about-student-engagement/2025/12#:~:text=Instead%20of%20relying%20on%20quick%20fixes%20or%20elaborate%20engagement%20tactics%2C%20double%20down%20on%20what%20works%3A%20explicit%20modeling%2C%20deliberate%20practice%2C%20and%20timely%2C%20targeted%20feedback.%20If%20we%20spent%20more%20time%20creating%20classrooms%20like%20that%2C%20we%20wouldn%E2%80%99t%20need%20to%20ask%20whether%20our%20students%20were%20engaged.%20They%20simply%20would%20be
30 days ago
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I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MTSS MEETING MORE THAN TWO DAYS IN ADVANCE!
about 2 months ago
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#ORTII2026
2 months ago
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#ORTII2026
keynote with Maya Valencia Goodall
2 months ago
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Getting started with another day of
#ORTII2026
2 months ago
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Anyway, I'm having a good time and learning so much! Best practices for spelling instruction, decoding instruction for grades 3-5 and more. But my brain is ready for a break.
#ortii2026
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2 months ago
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CtlAltDel
2 months ago
The eyewatering hypocrisy writes itself.
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Lindsay Ellis Lee, Ph.D. (she/her)
2 months ago
Identification matters, especially when funding depends on it. But it only works if it leads to meaningful support. Otherwise, we’re focusing more on who qualifies than what students actually need.
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Edutopia
2 months ago
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Anyone here at
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?
2 months ago
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When the same viral post shows up on both of your accounts...
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3 months ago
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Saturday after spring break, opening my computer for the first time aaaaannnnnd closing it again, I think (I have a cold and my brain is NOT working).
3 months ago
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Jennifer Orr
3 months ago
I wrote a book! It is amazing to see the final cover, spine, and back cover of the book that should be out in late June.
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y'all I think we broke Reading Rockets
3 months ago
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It's my favorite day of the month - Scholastic book box day!
4 months ago
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IMO a search for "delta shield" should show me Star Trek first, not sorority stuff. I miss the days when the internet belonged to the nerds.
5 months ago
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Nathan K. Hensley
5 months ago
Worth emphasizing that this is in THE ECONOMIST, the official magazine of capitalism
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Nathan K. Hensley
5 months ago
imagine if all that money had gone to teachers instead
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guys should I have a third cup of coffee
5 months ago
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The first one that came to mind is The Witch of Blackbird Pond. But there are so many!
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5 months ago
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Oh, boy! It's that time of year!
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5 months ago
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We have a grading day today, and I entered all my mid-unit math test grades and then I was looking over the grades and comparing them to the last unit test and the gradebook LOGGED ME OUT right in front of me! The nerve...
5 months ago
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Dee
5 months ago
Hi, I’m a 2nd/3rd gr teacher in SC . This is not a Back to school, Valentine’s wishlist or seasonal request. This is a need request. Children need food. Hungry children have difficulty learning in school . Please help me restock our food pantry. Thank you
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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US teachers, I hope you're enjoying your day off! My school also has a grading day on Friday, so I'm looking forward to a li'l 3-day week with students this week.
5 months ago
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I am NOT a bulletin board person, but I am going down to die-cut some letters. Hold me.
5 months ago
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We were granted a non-student day today for prep purposes. Yay! I spent the first couple of hours prepping for an MTSS meeting (and the meeting will be this afternoon). Boo!
5 months ago
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Realizing that I have 5 students who really benefit from 1-1 attention. Or 1-2 or 1-3. They actually do work in that setting.
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6 months ago
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Trying to balance fun holiday lessons with need for makeup assessments (lots of absences lately). I think I was successful - but small groups today were a group of one, two groups of three, and a group of 5, which startled the children.
6 months ago
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I read this one, too, and it is fantastic!
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6 months ago
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I am reading this RIGHT NOW and am not sure how I feel about it, but I can see the appeal. Probably would have loved this as a child; I remember enjoying more than one story about dolls/toys coming to life.
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6 months ago
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Patting myself on the back for my lesson on the Greek Alphabet + Greek and Latin Roots, which began with me saying "ALPHA. SIGMA. SKIBIDI. 6-7. Since you're all obsessed with these words, we are going to learn the GREEK ALPHABET."
6 months ago
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The most popular one right now is erasing the white board at the end of the day, because they've started writing little positive messages for the next day when they do it.
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7 months ago
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The kids (3rd grade) are drawing/writing what they're thankful for and one of them just asked "can I use the dictionary?" and I'm like OMG YES YOU CAN. I might cry now.
@merriam-webster.com
7 months ago
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so who else is lesson planning tonight ahahahaha
7 months ago
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Just had a Teach From Your Best Self cohort meeting, which I LOVE and APPRECIATE, but it also completed my cognitive burnout for the week and now I need a nap.
7 months ago
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I love it when Scholastic throws a random extra book in the box!
7 months ago
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Dee
8 months ago
Our food pantry is empty and I’m stressing out about it. I don’t want any child to be hungry in school. Will you please repost our wishlist for snacks?
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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