After receiving many requests from teachers, NCTE is extending the nomination deadline for two 2026 Student Writing Awards programs for middle and high school students. Teachers can revisit the writing prompts and encourage their students to participate by March 1: https://bit.ly/4kIodJ5

ELA/book folks: what is your Mt. Rushmore of classic/popular texts that, for whatever reason, do NOT work for you? 🤓📚

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Just because you can set off fireworks does not mean you should.

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@hooverstreetrag.org #9 Go Blue! time.com/7358185/top-... Disclosure: I am always wary of these rankings, but... also not going to complain about top 10 🫶

1/7 🧵 🍎 📖 🗺 🗃 Groupwork: An Invitation to Shift Classroom Routines in k12 and HE "21st Century Skills" pushed collaboration. For a lot of people, that's fine or just mildly annoying. But...

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#sschat What moments of light have you had as a teacher recently? I've had 2: reading @hcrichardson.bsky.social & 8th graders' Mikva speeches on ICE. It does my heart good that so many of them care. (I've also used both of my @lindarmonkjd.bsky.social books a lot lately!) So useful!

What one “boring thing” you do consistently that makes you a better teacher?

AP Lang Request: If you could teach 1 chapter/excerpt of non fiction, what would it be? The focus is inclusive, relevant, & engaging! Thx in advance @jessycamathews.bsky.social @teachnexttmb.bsky.social @sjeducate.bsky.social @profhsieh.bsky.social @sheathescholar.bsky.social @heymrsbond.com

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We hope you will help us share it widely, and we want to thank our collaborators, The Graphic History Company, and educators who helped us create and get it out so quickly. Feedback is always welcome. Stay safe, everyone! #musicisresistance 🎸💜 resources.newamericanhistory.org/dearly-beloved

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Once in a lifetime opportunity for an aspiring picture book author! Want your pb to be considered at Sourcebooks executive editor Manlove's editorial meeting? Melissa & I are offering a critique & Skip-the-Slush-Pile pass in the Publishing for Minnesota fundraiser! www.32auctions.com/organization...

From a June 1938 editorial from the NYT calling for the US to boycott the 1940 Olympiad in Tokyo: Hint, hint, nudge, nudge....

After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.

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This is one of the poems about the Shoah that I hear in my head. #ihrd Paul Celan reading "Death Fugue" in its original German. It is worth hearing this survivor's own voice even if you don't understand the words. youtu.be/gVwLqEHDCQE?... English: www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi... 📖 🗺

Erasure is the last stage of genocide. #iteachsocialstudies

Renée Watson wins the Newbery! She is a treasure and so is this book. I just gifted it to a young reader friend. It's a book in verse, so accessible, about grief.

THE UNDEAD FOX OF DEADWOOD FOREST by Aubrey Hartman is a 2026 Newbery Honor Book! Join us in congratulating Aubrey!

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Tweet Cute is pretty darn cute! High achieving teens in an intense school figuring out who they are in their families and the world. Positive social media vs. harmful social media. The characters have a lot of personality. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

For introverts and people who can't handle crowds, you can still do something... Write to local and state reps. Give money to organizers. Make your voice heard. Reach out to local organizations to see how you can help in the background.

The 2026 African American Read-In starts in less than two weeks! Are you ready? NCTE's #AARI26 Toolkit has resources to help you plan your February events, including booklists, promotional materials, a new printable poster, and more: https://ncte.org/get-involved/african-american-read-in-toolkit/

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I’m so excited to share the cover for our upcoming graphic novel: The Greater Good: People, Power, and Public Health. Out 11/3 from @23rdstbooks.bsky.social! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

#iteachenglish #SSchat I moved to whole class feedback on rough drafts first. It let me help everyone make significant revisions & freed up time for 1:1 conferences w/ students who were excelling or having a hard time. This is a strong thread for expert teachers considering wcf.

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🚨 FREE stickers alert: Share your plans for National #NewsLiteracyWeek Feb. 2-6 & we'll send you some NLP stickers - if you so choose. 👉🏾 Take our very short survey: go.newslit.org/NNLW26Plans

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Re-upping this on the Legislative Branch #sschat Contributions from: @cdabvt.bsky.social @reallymrst.bsky.social @swanversations.bsky.social @mapm8ker.bsky.social @gplastrik.bsky.social @samulmschneider.bsky.social @mrnfhaines.bsky.social @altairamorbius.bsky.social @miladyfirestorm.bsky.social

I made a resource for this! Hope it helps! stevechiger.com/wp-content/u...

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Formative assessment that actually helps students while it assesses them? Brisk Boost has become my go-to for reading support. Students get adaptive support, and I see who needs help in real time. Way better than a quiz. Tips from my classroom: www.litandtech.com/2025/11/usin... 🎒📖

The EF Coaching company I work with is truly amazing. We need two more coaches to serve all of the clients coming to us. If you are transitioning out of the classroom and want to start building a client base now, this is a good time. DM if you want more info. www.edfront.online/careers 🗺 📖 🍎

1/ "There is perhaps nothing more important right now than knowing how to separate fact from falsehood, to spot & stop #misinformation & manipulation." Great @slj.com article by @karayorio.bsky.social that dives into NLP's student surveys & quotes educators about the urgent need for news literacy.