NEW: Fresh Fiction for Kids in the New School Year. Fall is Kasey Short’s favorite time to update her class and school libraries & create lists full of new fiction books for students to explore. #edusky #iteachEnglish #YAbooks @shortissweet.bsky.social #literacy www.middleweb.com/52590/fresh-...

Kasey shares tips for modeling patience, building relationships, and planning engaging lessons: edut.to/3JrP5i4 #ClassroomManagement #EduSky

Middle school teacher Kasey Short’s approach to classroom management: Model patience. 😌 Invest in building relationships with students. 🤝 Plan engaging lessons. ⭐ #ClassroomManagement #EduSky

USE NOVELS & STORIES TO EXPLORE AI'S IMPACT. Fiction exploring AI via stories grounded in real ethical & scientific questions sparks interest, discussion & critical thinking says ELA tchr Kasey Short. #edusky @sharemylesson.bsky.social @shortissweet.bsky.social www.middleweb.com/52386/use-no...

DYSTOPIAN FICTION STRETCHES STUDENT MINDS. Teaching dystopian fiction offers students a meaningful way to engage w/ literature & social issues while developing critical thinking, says teacher Kasey Short. #edusky #iteachEnglish #tlskychat @shortissweet.bsky.social www.middleweb.com/52179/dystop...

“How Warren and I spend our time shows the teachers what we value,” says Short. “And , what we value is them. We value teaching and learning. In order to show people that, we have to show up for them.” sais.org/resource/fac...

HUMANIZING THE PAST WITH HISTORICAL FICTION. Tchr Kasey Short includes discussion questions, model activities & book suggestions in this idea-rich article. @shortissweet.bsky.social @sharemylesson.bsky.social #edusky #sschat #tlskychat #iteachEnglish @ncte.org www.middleweb.com/52006/humani...

More poetry resources: www.middleweb.com/46546/try-no... and www.middleweb.com/48835/teach-... @shortissweet.bsky.social

MWSubstack 027: Middle Grades Books (2) 12 more articles featuring middle grades & YA fiction and nonfiction books, with ideas for teaching, independent reading & expanding libraries! #edusky #eduskychat #iteachEnglish @shortissweet.bsky.social @ncte.org @sharemylesson.bsky.social edushare.ing/3n

Welcome Kasey Short to Bluesky: @shortissweet.bsky.social

NEW: HAVE FUN DEVELOPING CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS. Creative writing exercises allow kids to develop writer voices and find joy in storytelling. See Kasey Short’s toolbox of activities for plot, setting, character and more. #edusky #iteachEnglish #writing @ncte.org www.middleweb.com/51753/have-f...