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.

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 20/31: Learning to Fly by Stefano Fonseca This was recommended by the owner of one of my favorite indie bookstores. It was beautiful! Read her interview with Fonseca: heartandsoulbooks.org/blogs/news/i...

#thesealeychallenge Day 19/31: Crisis Actor by Declan Ryan

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 18/31: A Little Daylight Left: Poems by Sarah Kay From "Miles from Any Shoreline" "so lately / I am trying / to pick up when the universe calls"

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 17/31: Somebody Give This Heart a Pen by Sophia Thakur From "(Chon-Tahl)" I wish you the hills, / the lights, plenty skies, many nights, infinity reasons to dance / and music that forces you to feel it. / I wish you the sound that will hold you whenever you may need it.

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 16/31: Letters in a Bruised Cosmos by Liz Howard Today was extremely busy, but I was able to make time for poetry.

##TheSealeyChallenge Day 15/31: Knucklehead: Poems by Tony Keith Jr. Today was busy, so I chose an audiobook. This was excellent!

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 14/31: Reprise by Golden Wow! This was stunning.

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 13/31: Julia Hungry by Hannah Louise Poston This was brilliant. (I'd say more, but I was in professional development all day, and my brain is mushy.)

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 12/31: Enter by Jim Moore From "Minneapolis: 38th and Chicago" When the rain stops, the sky has a pink moment and the soul finds itself walking on stolen land because history is a long story of what has been stolen, who stole it, and how they refuse to give it back.

This from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social hit me over the head like a mallet of truth. This is the thing. This is what I’ve been trying to warn people about perfectly crystallized. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...

##TheSealeyChallenge Day 11/31: Our Numbered Days poems by Neil Hilborn From "Joey" I'm so / lucky we all lived through who we were / to become who we are. I'm so lucky I'm so--lucky.

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 10/31: The Wild Fox of Yemen by Threa Almontaser This was an education. I'm reading more about Yemen and thinking about how powerful some of these poems would be in the classroom.

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 9/31: Lions Don't Eat Us by Constance Quarterman Bridges This is my favorite collection so far, because these poems recount Bridges's family's history with beauty, power, and love. (I'm struggling to find words for how important I think this collection is!)

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 8/31: Deadbeat by Jay Baron Nicorvo I chose this because of the cover and the blurb from Terrance Hayes on the back. Very good writing!

##TheSealeyChallenge Day 7/31 English as a Second Language and Other Poems by Jaswinder Bolina

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 6/31: A Year of Lost Things by Michael Ondaatje I've read a few of Ondaatje's novels, but this is the first time I've read his poetry. His writing is so beautiful.

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 5/31 The Waves of Truro by Nancy Willard Willard is new to me, and I enjoyed reading this collection.

I'm looking to re-stock my classroom with allergen-free snacks for my high schoolers. I want students to be focused on their learning and not worrying about being hungry. No questions asked. Students really appreciate the snacks. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... @prisonculture.bsky.social

“I’m extremely concerned that reliance on AI will hinder those who need the most support, ultimately putting a Band-Aid over their education rather than addressing the root issues.” Let’s discuss: how do you use AI so students don’t miss skill acquisition? www.edutopia.org/article/bann...

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 4/31 The title of this collection seems to relate to everything right now. Choi's poetry is absolutely brilliant.

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 3/31 From Noor Hindi's Endnote: "[This anthology] is insistence, it is community, it is survival, it is reckoning." These are the voices we need to be listening to right now.