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Help a reporter: I'm looking for experts on special education inclusion, who should I be talking to? For a story.

Excited to share a new open-access practitioner paper all about: (a) avoiding using the keywords strategy, and (b) what word-problem strategies to use instead! We focused specifically on how to support students with mathematics difficulty and emergent bilinguals. doi.org/10.1002/trtr...

Know someone on the job market this year looking for faculty positions in special ed? Tell them about the POD! The POD is a database of open special ed faculty ads. We search for job ads once/week from Aug-Mar, keep a running list, & share the list for free! 2025-2026 POD: rebrand.ly/PODspecialed

“…cognitive load theory doesn’t matter where there is no cognitive load, because there is no explicit teaching” “some students may be engaging with discovery/project-based learning in ways that are mentally taxing for them, but many will instead be doing busy-work.” #scienceoflearning #cognition

New paper about a brief word-problem screener for use in the elementary grades. It's free to read this article! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... And then download the screener at: www.piratemathequationquest.com

📣 Calling all who teach, conduct, or are new to systematic reviews and research syntheses! Our new tutorial in Research Synthesis Methods outlines 10 essential practices for developing and using coding manuals and forms, including solutions to common challenges. 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/rsm....

The UT Austin crew made it to #MCLS2025! We are excited to share our research on math at home, fractions, math vocabulary, problem posing, and word problems!

🚨New pub! Excited to share a 12-min additive word-problem screener that teachers can use to identify students who need additional support with word problems. doi.org/10.1002/pits...

This week, we are featuring our NEW version of Pirate Math Equation Quest. This version focuses on single- and MULTI-step word problems. Perfect for Grades 3, 4, and 5! All free! www.piratemathequationquest.com/individual-m...

Want to help students set up and solve word problems? Our Small-Group Single-Step version on Pirate Math Equation Quest is excellent for Grades 2 and 3! Check out our FREE materials - all ready for you to use! www.piratemathequationquest.com/group.html

I went to get a digital journal article from the library & found that it was no longer available because DOGE decided to cancel most of ERIC (the database of education journal articles that schools & researchers use to improve education practices). Y'all, this is tantamount to book burning.

Gracie is one of my favorite collaborators! She is a whiz with R and will make sure your project moves at a steady pace.

So grateful for Sarah and for the PRIME team!

Teacher outlines common PD complaints with DRAV framework (dignity, relevance, actionability, value). Article focuses on how PD feels to teachers rather than content or evidence of effectiveness. open.substack.com/pub/thenext3...

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@danielle-lariviere.bsky.social is a GEM! It was a privilege to help implement her incredible math vocabulary intervention.

It's HERE! The long-awaited version of Pirate Math Equation Quest for multi-step word problems! All FREE. www.piratemathequationquest.com

Cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences = cuts to research, data & tools that help kids—especially struggling readers & students w/ disabilities. Tell Congress: Protect IES funding. #StandUpForReadingResearch Call your RI Congressional Reps: opengov.sos.ri.gov/GOVDirectory...

Today in math methods, students rotated in stations, exploring a different geometry manipulative and brainstorming tasks that students could complete with each one. Beforehand, we reviewed and discussed K-2 geometry standards as a primer!

UT Austin is thrilled to announce our new ONLINE master's program focusing on #dyslexia and #dyscalculia! Info sessions coming up the next few weeks: tinyurl.com/UTddiinfo

"Joining CEC changed the way I teach and connect with my students." From March 17–31, new members can join CEC at no cost and unlock: ✅ Expert resources ✅ Professional learning ✅ A supportive educator network Sign up today to grow, learn, and connect: exceptionalchildren.org/membership/a...

Could really use a brief YouTube training on scoring writing using Correct Word Sequence if anybody has the time and expertise 😅

Grateful to be able to share schema instruction with teachers this morning at #CEC2025 Lots of interest in piratemathequationquest.com and Project SPIRAL @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social

One of the best parts of my job is mentoring this group - the PRIME Team. This is an amazing group of scholars all focused on math - and the energy with the team is incredible. So honored to spend this week at #CEC2025 with them!

Another day, another poster! This time, with @tessaarsenault.bsky.social and @danielle-lariviere.bsky.social. We shared three practices for supporting language development with word problems. #CEC2025

I had so much for sharing some preliminary results from my national survey of elementary teachers! We still need to speak up about avoiding the keywords strategy and what to do instead: use an attack strategy and teach about schemas. 📣

Over the past few months, you might have heard me talk about the underwhelming NCTM/CEC position statement on teaching math to students with disabilities. Well, here's a response from 34 authors in which we discuss what's in it and what's not. FREE to download! riseopenjournal.org/article/id/2...

It will be early… but we would love to have you! Come learn about what you can do INSTEAD of tying keywords to operations! #CEC2025

Want to help students understand multiplication? Here are FREE and DOWNLOADABLE lesson guides, problem sets, and vocabulary cards. buff.ly/3QrJAQK

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I’m thrilled to share a new open-access publication with Learning Disability Quarterly where my co-authors and I explored students’ tendency to add when they see the word “more.” TLDR- please do not teach students to associate “keywords” with operations!! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

It’s a good day in math methods!

I had the opportunity to create 23 FREE and DOWNLOADABLE modules for the teaching of math. Over the next few months, I'll highlight these! First up, place value! Check out these lesson guides, problem sets, and vocabulary cards! https://buff.ly/4bkxpyQ

If you still have friends/family who think this administration will help them, talk to them about money....

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

Got to present at the NASP conference with my high school bestie! From 2010 marching band to 2025 doctoral programs 🤓

My colleagues and I decided we would pull together a tracker of all the education-related activity of the new administration so far and uh, it's a lot. Did we forget something? (probably.) You can email [email protected] or my Signal address is cas.37. hechingerreport.org/tracking-tru...

I think most people are intuitively aware of this but something like the official White House account posting an “ASMR” video of shackled immigrants is not just cruel for its own sake, it’s intentional envelope-pushing to ramp up to desensitization over inhumane detention, camps, and deaths

1. The Senate confirmed RFK Jr at the same time as a massive measles outbreak was sweeping through areas of Texas with low vaccination rates. RFK Jr visited Texas yesterday. Not to address the burgeoning crisis but to continue to push anti-vaccine messaging.

What kind of research was cancelled by Dept of Ed? Bread & butter work to improve kids' achievement & lives: 🚸Enhancing math & writing instruction 🚸Helping kids w disabilities transition after HS 🚸Reducing teacher shortages

Are you interested in involving parents or caregivers in your research? Check out this new publication that my colleagues and I just put out about the best practices for designing and reporting intervention trainings for caregivers! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Good news: after we raised the alarm, DOGE has been blocked from accessing sensitive Department of Education data. Your Social Security number, income data, and personal information are safe for now. We will keep fighting back.

The no cost extension button is back and at least some are being granted. If this applies to you, go for it. PLEASE SHARE

🚨New pub alert!!! @natejones.bsky.social and I found that when teachers express more negative emotions, students are less engaged in math and ELA, and enjoy ELA less. And we offer a new measure for observing teacher affect!! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Hearing that DOGE went into the Dept of Education today and shut down almost the entirety of the department's in-house research arm, Institute of Educational Sciences, cancelling contracts totally about $900m.

Contractor expects all WWC contracts to be cancelled, and the website to come down. After all, why would policymakers want to know what kind of educational interventions actually work?

Hearing from a govt contractor that Dept of Education is terminating What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) contracts. WWC is a website that rigorously evaluates education policies, programs, and products to determine what's effective and not. It's an invaluable tool for school, district, state leaders

Kendrick’s American flag motif at THIS MOMENT is subversive. Yes, yes, yes.