Using @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social to spark our thinking on why and how we read. #aplit

Introducing analysis today #aplit

We’re supposed to have all of this on our board daily. Does this seem excessive???

Some thoughts on the Instructure/OpenAI partnership. open.substack.com/pub/zachczai...

First day of school!!

The Seductions of A.I. for the Writer’s Mind www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...

One of my favorite getting to know you and back to school activities to do with students! #EduSky

Inside prison walls, here's how a book program is changing lives www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...

"Root Cellar" - I love how the poem is opened with "Nothing would sleep" before diving into imagery - this really gives the sense of life in this dark space - and somewhat sinister - disobeying in a way because the things in the cellar are ignoring the laws of life by not sleeping #PoemADayJuly

Highly recommend!!

“The stretches of highway on the long drive home after burial.” - for sure feeling this both literally and figuratively as we buried my mom in Alabama 2 months ago then drove home to Georgia. Again a reminder that poetry stands in the gap when we lack the words. #PoemADayJuly

Day 3: "One river gives/Its journey to the next" - I like this framing of the poem. A river makes giving a fluid act - not act(s) in isolation. The giving of the colors and the combination of them (again think of a moving river) emphasizes how giving naturally changes all involved. #PoemADayJuly

I love the connection between the last lines of yesterday and today’s poems. Also the zooming from big ideas (pull toward brink, time for everything) to small details (agave, persimmon, stick ball, purple okra) is so grounding for me. #PoemADayJuly

Today's poem is such a great way to kick off #PoemADayJuly. I have loved reading all of the commentary, but for me today, I just read and took it all in. No annotations.

I'm not in a super reflective place yet, just resting for now, but the big takeaway from this year is "say less." Not like how my teenagers mean it, but literally saying less. No more long explainy emails trying to soften what I need to say. Same in person.

Looking forward to this - who else is in??

Very much enjoyed this template for my own reflection as a teacher all year: ⓵ what is one new thing I wanted to try out? ⓶ what is something I want to get better at? ⓷ what is a strength I want to lean into even more? Here's the full reflection document I used! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Yes, yes, and yes - everyone should listen to this discussion on AI in the classroom with @heymrsbond.com!!

In case you missed it, you can now watch the recent webinar, Creating Classrooms for Student Engagement, with ‪@briansztabnik.bsky.social‬ and ‪@susangbarber.bsky.social‬! Make the process of thinking, questioning, and expressing ideas welcoming and invigorating again: www.corwin.com/free-...

I'm in - who else???

A few more bookstores and a free little library :)

San Diego bookstores ❤️

My big reframing for next year is not operating in scarcity mode; I will not let what is broken with the system define me as an educator.

Finishing up sample selection for #aplit reading in SLC. Excited to welcome table leaders tomorrow and readers on Saturday!

20th anniversary of first year of teaching this coming fall. I’ve got some thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/zachczai...

Congrats #classof2025!

Happy belated pub day for our new book - @briansztabnik.bsky.social and I are excited to share our classrooms and favorite lessons with everyone! @corwinpress.bsky.social amzn.to/3H7sohO

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Currently . . . #booksky #teachlivingpoets

Happy #feetupfriday

Beautiful day in the ATL

White Lotus - let’s goooooo

Struggling with making it through the year? @briansztabnik.bsky.social and I share what helps us not only make it through the year but make this career not just manageable but enjoyable.

Currently . . . #booksky

Thanks @susangbarber.bsky.social . It is an honor to share a hall with you 🥹

Wishing you a magnificent Monday! ❤️ (Inspiration via educator @susangbarber.bsky.social )

Good morning! #amwriting with @briansztabnik.bsky.social

Beautiful night in the ATL!

Last Sundays in Plains is simply beautiful - highly recommend! #jimmycarter

Highly recommend Prophet Song if you have not read it. This interview is spot on.

The language in this title is to incite fear, make educators the enemy, and undermine the very heart and soul of what happens in our classrooms.

I like to listen to classical music while I work so it’s currently blaring through our speakers. What do you do to cue your mind for work?

I hope you’ll consider joining me for a conversation around AI and writing instruction, live or recorded. ✅ varied perspectives welcome ✅ no infomercial enthusiasm ✅ no fear mongering ✅ actionable classroom ideas movingwriters.org/2025/01/13/a...

Teachers: Make an effort to say every student’s name at least once today. I know in MS/HS this gets tougher, but let’s try and see how it goes?

@susangbarber.bsky.social and I have lasted as long as we have in the classroom because we know what is important to us. Here are 25 things we value in 2025. muchadoaboutteaching.com/25-things-te...

This was a great way for @briansztabnik.bsky.social and I to think through what we value and gear up for a new semester. What would you add? Or even better, make your own list of 25 and share out.

Happy Friday, friends!! Enjoy the weekend! #feetupfriday

My 4A is reading Hamlet with southern accents and I am 💀