It’s the first night of Hanukkah and the world seems like a very dark place. But we can bring light to the darkness. We can fight for each other and make goodness, love, and community shine through. Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!

Your annual reminder that not everyone celebrates "the holidays" in your school. You don't have to impose your version of December onto other people's children.

What a world it would be . . .

Quick reminder for folks: on Sunday, December 7th we'll be talking about ACT 2 of Macbeth beginning at 9am EST! #SundayMacbethChat

I realize the irony of me asking this and possibly not getting any response at all, but I have to try. Those of you that were like me and used the good days of Twitter to have meaningful conversations on there to answer questions, discuss opinions, develop thoughts. Where are you doing that now?+

The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.

This was a great way to start my Sunday morning. I'm looking forward to seeing how the discussion progresses as the day/week goes on! #SundayMacbethChat

How we'll end each week (I hope): Question Five: what's one thing OUTSIDE of Macbeth that Act 1 made you think about? #SundayMacbethChat (And for this and all other questions, feel free to respond throughout the day!)

I know that themes can twist and turn and intermingle, but at the end of Act 1, where did you land for now? #SundayMacbethChat Q4: is Act 1 more about AGENCY or AMBITION—or something else?

Very curious about any wonderings or walls others hit in Act 1, particularly for those re-reading... #SundayMacbethChat So let's go there for Question 3! 🤔🤷‍♂️

Let's open it up now with the second question for #SundayMacbethChat! Q2: which line or moment resonates the most with you in Act 1? Why is that? 🕵️🔎

And here we go: talking all things ACT 1 of Macbeth for #SundayMacbethChat Q1: finish the sentence! "The choice to open the entire play with the witches..." 🧙‍♀️🧹

Time to start reading Macbeth (which I haven't read since high school)! I'm flashing back to the two Shakespeare courses I took in college. Carrying this around campus was a workout. #SundayMacbethChat

This time of year especially, it is critical to hold a lens of generosity as much as you can as a teacher towards those around you—kids (always) but also adults. Start with their strengths. Your appreciations. Their potential. (Because we need others to do that for us, too.)

Teaching in Truth: How to Stay Centered and Culturally Sustaining in a Climate of Censorship A FREE LIVE masterclass for educators who are ready to teach with courage, integrity, and community — even when the climate makes it hard to tell the truth. www.multiculturalclassroom.com/masterclass

A nice obituary for Alice, who was going to be recognized as one of The Post 50. I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman. #GiftLink wapo.st/49WOdx1

You were incredible, Alice Wong, and it was a blessing to have collaborated with you on projects, to have read your words and to have heard your voice, as full of life and passion and joy and rage as it was. You made a difference—so much of a difference. Rest always in peace, and always in power.

Okay, so let's do officially do this! a slow-read of Macbeth with Sunday discussion threads starting November 23rd! #SundayMacbethChat Everyone's welcome! And just like Beloved, I am definitely going to be looking at this with very-fresh (i.e. humble) eyes! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.

🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope. It's a series of tiny lessons, easy to integrate, that get students contemplating and writing about hope. The first poem? Emily Dickinson, of course, with a twist you may not have tried before. #poetrypauses movingwriters.org/2025/10/27/p...

If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples

Register for this Thursday's #OnLeadership: Promises and Pitfalls of Text Selection event, featuring members of @ncte.org's Conference on English Leadership ( #CEL ). We'll look at policies & practices in supporting teams when selecting texts in English classrooms. bit.ly/CELVirtual

The over-reliance on standardization as the mechanism for writing instruction really was a pretty unbeatable context to produce de-professionalized teachers okay with using AI to grade

For Indigenous People's Day, I'd like to encourage fellow #Trekkies (and everyone else!) to read Black and Choctaw commentator @law-writes.bsky.social on one example of Native representation in #StarTrek. www.startrek.com/news/star-tr...

Using Google's Notebook LM, I explored the intersection of the BC Ministry of Education's "Considerations for Using AI Tools in K-12 Schools," the OECD's AI Literacy Framework, and UNESCO's "AI Competency Framework for Students" to create this list of ten essential AI competencies for our students.

For Indigenous Peoples' Day I wanted to highlight a sampling of recent(ish) work that has really shaped my understandings and informed my practice as an ELA educator. First is Daniel Heath Justice's Why Indigenous Literatures Matter: www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Books/W/Why-...

My Banned Books Week plan is to make sure I've read all of these. As an ELA Instructional Coach, I'm seeing that I'm in a position to speak out against challenges if they occur in my district. We haven't had any major challenges, but teachers have concerns.

The owners of this bookstore are living my dream. It's seven miles from my house!!! undergroundyarnandbooks.com

“There is artificial intelligence, and then there’s actual intelligence.” A+ no notes ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Agree 100%. I'd say more, but I don't want to give away the lie.

This is bringing me so much joy!

Oh look! I TikTok trend I can love. I love annotating in my books, especially nonfiction. Annotation was nearly an constant practice in my classroom. If annotation was possible, we annotated. www.scientificamerican.com/article/go-a...

#OnLeadership: Promises and Pitfalls of Text Selection Tune into our panel discussion around @ncte.org's report on secondary text selection, where we will focus on how leaders facilitate text selection processes. Then, stay to join a breakout room to troubleshoot and brainstorm. bit.ly/CELVirtual

"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits." www.computerworld.com/article/4059...

Insightful, well written read…. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Calling ELA department chairs, supervisors, & literacy leaders! The Conference on English Leadership hosts virtual social hours to connect, troubleshoot, & share ideas through relaxed, casual discussions. Register today & pop in on 9/9/25! Free to all @ncte.org members. ncte.org/groups/cel/v...

"It has never been more important to ask myself, How am I making writing meaningful in my classroom?" There's a lot of things (more than ever) that I'm unsure about—but one thing I am sure of? The value of uplifting student writing in the classroom. www.cultofpedagogy.com/student-exem...

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 31/31: Clouds Before Fire and Smoke Before Rain by Winde! Washington-Nnochirionye This was good. REALLY good. It gave me so much to think about and was an excellent collection to end the challenge.

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 30/31: Florida Water by aja monet From "for freedoms" "art is a way through / a vote and a choice / how we shape and shift the culture / how we get free"

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 29/31: The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop by Saul Williams I assumed I had read this, but I was wrong. Now I'm remembering why I spent so much time listening to Saul Williams and made questionable decisions in order to see him live.

#TheSealeyChallenge 28/31: All Souls by Saskia Hamilton This was really good. Definitely one to read slowly in order to contemplate the complexities.

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 27/31: A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver "The Morning Paper" is extremely relevant today.

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 26/31: The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace Today I decided to go into the Libby app and read the first collection that looked interesting. Some of my students wrote essays on Amanda Lovelace's poetry, so I decided to read this.

In addition to being an ELA Instructional Coach, I will also be supporting the secondary music teachers. I'm a musician, but I've never taught music, so I'm looking for resources that will help. I would love recommendations! (I've been adding a lot of books to my cart!) #educoach #edusky

#thesealeychallenge Day 25/31: Sonnets for a Missing Key by Percival Everett From "F# Major" I hold as if for both of us, waiting, too old for what is too young, too young for what has yet to be. We, quiet the minutes, the day, At last the branch and bough, the sweet wind pushing us, as time.

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 24/31: Be Holding: A Poem by Ross Gay This was so beautiful. I need to listen to Ross Gay reading it.

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 23/31: Primordial by Mai Der Vang This was an education. From "Origin" "Some say [extinction] is inevitable, some/things are required [to] die and never return. Redwood, may you/ever root. Hmong, may you [live]. Saola, may you go and go."

I debated writing this. It can feel tempting, upon encountering yet another instance of this administration’s racism, to let it be. How many ways can you say the same thing over and over again? And yet we have to write it down, if for nothing else, so those who come after us know we were against it.

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 22/31: Some Other Stupid Fruit: A Problematic Feminist Narrative by Margaret Bashaar Today was extremely busy, so I searched for free chapbooks, and this one looked interesting. The poet is from Pittsburgh, so I took it as a sign that I needed to read it.

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 21/31: How About Now by Kate Baer I was quite angsty today, and when I saw that my request for this collection on NetGalley was approved, it seemed like a sign. I just finished it, and I feel much better now. I'll post a more detailed and extremely positive review soon.