New Teacher PD Game ✅ Cool outfit ✅ Sunday Scaries on Wednesday ✅ I guess it really is time to go back... #edusky

Tomorrow is new teacher orientation. I've got all the important things ready to go... 🤣 #edusky

You are looking at the new President and First Gentleman of @ideaillinois.bsky.social. The organization has done so much for me over the years. I'm so happy to volunteer my time to help it grow! Pic is circa 2017 conference!

AND @ideaillinois.bsky.social and I share a birth year. I'll be celebrating my 40th too! Come to the party aka the conference to celebrate!

It's @ideaillinois.bsky.social 40th birthday year! AND my year of reigning president. If you are on the fence about presenting OR if you've never presented, this is your sign! DM me if you want help with your proposal! #edusky docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We started our retreat with a reflection: how has @ideaillinois.bsky.social helped me? Here's my answer. I could've written several more post its. If you're an educator looking for a great group of people, join Illinois Digital Educators Alliance. It's free, and it's a game changer.

Two-day @ideaillinois.bsky.social Exec Board Meeting. We have so many cool things coming soon! Stay tuned for info in the coming months! #IDEAcon #edtech #edusky

For those of you who teach #juniorhigh : I'm so glad we're not in school today, June 7th... #IYKYK #edusky

I have spent the last two days with an awesome Rochester educator group drafting #AI guidance for our teachers and students. Two powerful statements we discussed: AI isn't going anywhere-we can't ignore it. Our students are already using AI; we seek to guide them, not ban it. #edusky

Breakout Boxes: An oldie but a goodie. It was fun to introduce a new group of students to the magic. They were a little thrown off by all the math they had to do in math class. 😂 "I thought this would be a break from math..." #edusky

I got to team up with my best pal (and @sturmdon.bsky.social) to run the @ideaillinois.bsky.social game table at a #STEM fair in the neighboring town! It was fun to play with the students, but it was even better to see my little girl acting all grown up with as she ran the games! 💕

The most I've smiled and laughed in a long time: I had the pleasure of watching some of our seniors perform fables in Spanish. They were amazing! #edusky

The capacity builders session 7 on disciplinary literacy and supporting adolescent readers provided by @ISBEnews is a great resource for a secondary #instructionalcoach! #edusky

I missed #worldsemicolonday. But here's your belated reminder. You are enough. Your story isn't over. You are not alone. I'm one DM away for anyone in need of someone to talk to.

JH Students today held a "County Fair" to collect data to calculate the probability of winning their game. It was neat to see their creativity and the way some games had a much higher probability of winning than others! #edchat #math

Me : Hey Canva - I bet you can't code me an interactive explainer for the water cycle. Canva - Hold my beer #CanvaCreate #CanvaCode tuatara.my.canva.site/interactive-...

Watching #CanvaCreate today has me PUMPED about what teachers and students can do with Canva! #edusky

It was great to see you, @mrscford.bsky.social! Any time we get to hang and watch students have fun is a win! Thanks for bringing your fun and expertise to Rochester! We ❤️ @ideaillinois.bsky.social!

It was great to have @ideaillinois.bsky.social represented at Central Illinois #STEM Fair! The games were a hit!

#NationalLibraryWeek #LiteracyMatters

This is adorable. He is a teacher in my district. He told them he'd get them all ice cream if they get 1 million. They're at 660,000! Watch it. Smile. And help some kids get free ice cream! #edusky #edchat #TikTok www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjJLfvmb/

Update: great tools shared on this thread, but I went with @briskteaching.bsky.social for my ONE tool for HS SS in today's presentation and WOW were they blown away. If you haven't checked out Brisk yet, here's your sign! Give it a try!

I got to watch our art teacher teach a new lesson today, AND she let me demonstrate my learning alongside the students. I'm creating a bowl using the pattern from my signature Dunks. I learned so much. Seriously. Instructional coaching is the best job ever, guys. #edusky

If you were going to share ONE must-use tool or resource with a group of high school school social studies teachers, what would you share? #edtech #edusky #Education

Here's to always remembering to lift each other up, not tear each other down. There's room enough at the top. #InternationalWomensDay

I've been quiet this week. IAR took my soul... But tomorrow is a new day. Positive things ahead, folks. #edusky

My coaching colleagues and our librarian knocked it out of the park with their lunch and learn about the importance of classroom libraries today. The research they shared highlights the impact creating a culture of #literacy has! #edusky

Another day in Spanish with the Spanish 3 teacher! The whole class spoke in Spanish for the entire period. What a way to start my morning. I was firing synapses I didn't know I still had! My goal is to see every teacher in action this quarter. It's made me so proud to work here! #edusky

Watching Chris try KialoEdu. He's got 100 percent engagement. I'm watching a student who struggles many days to have motivation to engage at all complete MORE than the assigned number of claims/responses. This is a discussion game changer if you haven't used it. #ideacon #edusky

La Profesora de Español invited me in to watch her implement something she learned at a conference. I loved the IR time for Spanish books, the lesson was awesome, and she was able to teach ME how to write a paragraph in Spanish (with some errors-don't judge). It was awesome! #edusky

Well, my husband has talked me into doing a lunch and learn together tomorrow. Our reflection from #ideacon It should be entertaining if nothing else...

Christmas in February!! I ordered this shirt and forgot to pick it up until yesterday, so of course I had to wear it!!! 😂

This week at #IDEACon, @donsturm.bsky.social gave me a compliment. He said that I give “pleasant push back” to edtech vendors who aren’t following what I believe is best practice based on pedagogy. I couldn’t be happier with this evaluation. Keep on using your voice, educators! #EduSky

The days were long and the sleeps were SHORT, but I had a blast as incoming president at #IDEACon #IDEACon2025 This crew makes me smile. We may be silly and we may go on a lot of side journeys, but we make it happen too!! My cup runneth over from all the positive vibes this week.

Punk Rock Leadership! Pumped to learn with Michael Earnshaw #punkrockclassrooms #IDEAcon #ideacon2025

I mean...I was coming to the session anyway, but even if I wasn't planning on it, their energy would have pulled me in! #IDEAcon #IDEAcon2025

"This isn't a conference. It's an experience." "It's like a big family here. I love it." "Other conferences just aren't this fun." And the fun isn't stopping! We are having teacher-nerd fun all night! If you're not here, I hope you're researching how to come next year! #IDEAcon #IDEA2025

Kickoff to day 2 of #ideacon25 by president elect @drtjohnson.bsky.social

I reprinted @c-johnson007.bsky.social tag with his appropriate title. 🤣 #IDEAcon #IDEAcon2025

The game has changed. But we can adapt to help our students be successful. #IDEAcon #IDEAcon2025

These essential questions... Yes. To all of them. We have to make education human centered. #IDEAcon #IDEAcon2025 Thank you to to @corneliusminor.bsky.social and @kass-minor.bsky.social

We love @evohannan.bsky.social! What a great way to kick off the @ideaillinois.bsky.social conference! #IDEAcon #IDEAcon2025

Here we go!!! Getting started with The Power of an IDEA with @evohannan.bsky.social #IDEAcon #IDEAcon2025

Pro tip: if you're running a PD on Valentine's Day, have them write their exit tickets on Valentines. It makes you feel instantly popular. 🤣 #edusky

We're deep diving into the first 6 standards as a district. "We're falling in love... again... with the standards. It's a Friday, and we're digging in!! #edusky

Okay, so I can't sing, but I LOVE a good karaoke party! Free snacks and drinks as well! I'm telling you, #IDEACon is THE BEST conference! I hope you see you at our Sunday social!

Six days left before #IDEAcon there is still time to register and attend. ➡️ www.ideaillinois.org/IDEAcon @ideaillinois.bsky.social @mrscford.bsky.social @sturmdon.bsky.social @drtjohnson.bsky.social @feketeedu.bsky.social @victoriathetech.bsky.social @mrnunesteach.bsky.social

If you ever want to meet a bunch of weather experts in the same place, go to a school a couple days before it's supposed to snow. Every student, teacher, and administrator suddenly becomes a meteorologist. 🤣 #edusky

This week's @ideaillinois.bsky.social newsletter features a quick start guide to Eduaide. I kept meaning to check out, and this was the push I needed. I'm liking it a lot! Check out this and other tips in our newsletter! www.ideaillinois.org/bigideas #edtech #ai #edusky