Just dropped episode 11 with our buddy Alex Valencic. He tells us his views on professional learning and how he came into this crazy profession. @alextvalencic.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7pSY...

The Cebrin Goodman Teen Institute is a youth leadership conference I've been part of for over 25 years! Can you help us clear our list? #EduSky www.amazon.com/registries/g...

See you next week! #sunchat

I am a @teachbetterteam.bsky.social Ambasssdor. One of their main focus points is on training, developing, and supporting teachers in implementing self-paced mastery learning with the Grid Method. Definitely recommend checking out their free resources! #TeachBetter #sunchat #edusky teachbetter.com

Hey #sunchat crew! Jumping in late today to say hello, good morning, and I miss you all!

Hey #EduSky community, I've got to know: Is #bowtietueaday a thing in these parts? I loved that community in the Other Place and am interested in bringing it over here. (Sadly, I am sans bow tie today due to being at a conference and rocking my @ideaillinois.bsky.social volunteer shirt.)

Day two's learning included enhancing learning opportunities for ALL students, intentional planning that ties vision, strategy, and community needs, and increasing student engagement through games, authentic tasks, and a healthy dose of whimsy. #IDEAcon2025 #EduSky

The question shouldn't be why we aren't there, it should be why we aren't there *yet.* -Cornelius Minor #IDEAcon2025 #EduSky

"Who have we become as a culture when so many innovators want to build a rocket, and so few want to build ways to protect and enhance the lives of children?" ~Kass & Cornelius Minor #IDEAcon2025 #EduSky

Great chat, friends! I know I'm not able to join often, but let's stay connected and share out ideas in the days and weeks ahead! Remember, we are #BetterTogether! #sunchat #EduSky

Reminder to all who are participating in our #sunchat discussion on #EduSky this morning: don't forget the hashtags! These help everyone to join in the discussion!

There are certainly students who are motivated to get "good grades," but that isn't necessarily related to being motivates to learn, just to playing the game of school. So what actually motivates deep, lasting learning? #sunchat #EduSky

Good morning, #sunchat crew of #EduSky! I'm Alex, Doer of Things: #ProfessionalLearning Coordinator in Freeport, IL 🥨 #TeachBetter Lead Ambassador, Blogger, and Mastermind member 💚 #Routledge education book reviewer 📘 #ScoutingAmerica district training chair ⚜️

“My dad used to tell me all the time: ‘Nobody knows what you planned; they only know what you did.’ He would then ask: ‘Did they learn? Were they loved? Then what you did matters, not what you planned!’” — #Educator @alextvalencic.bsky.social

I've gotta go! Great chat this morning! Stay safe and keep warm! And please reach out at any time if there is ever anything I can help with! We're all in this together! #sunchat #EduSky

One of the best decisions I made in the classroom was to call the parents of every single one of my fourth graders after the first day of school to say something positive about their child. #sunchat #EduSky 1/2

When I have to contact parents to discuss an issue, I find that they don't want me to give them fluff. They are usually busy and want to know what happened, why, what we are doing, and what we want them to do. I save the positives for the end so they know we are all on the same team. #sunchat

Good morning, #sunchat! I'm Alex from northwestern Illinois, where we haven't had much snow yet but it is getting bitterly cold! Excited to warm my heart as we share today! #EduSky

Things they don't teach you in "teacher school" - partnering with parents (or, attempting to). What's the best way? How does one engage parents? What's the best way to deliver the good news, and the bad news? Let's talk about it this morning at 9am on #sunchat.

I think my snack drawer needs an upgrade. What should I add, teachers of #EduSky?

Stripes and triangles! #RockingTheStockings #EduSky

Less than six weeks until #IDEAcon! #BowTieTuesday #EduSky

Bright orange with blue polka dots and multi-coloured stripes on the sole! #RockingTheStockings #EduSky

Got a bunch of new socks for Christmas! Love the bright, funky look! #RockingTheStockings #EduSky

Huh. It only took 15 months for my @bsky.app account to start getting spammed with OF content creators and unwanted DMs. However, it does seem to be easier to block them out, so that's another plus in favour of this platform over TwitterX.

I’m giving away some of my unplayed games to increase my presence on Bluesky. Repost with a holiday comment and I’ll choose a random winner from all reposts on the 25th, 27th, 29th, and 31st of December. Free shipping in US only. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

Random question for the evening: how many actual servings are in a box of macaroni and cheese?

So much learning during #AVIDNATCON! Super excited to have the weekend to rest and then start processing and debriefing with my team next week!

The hardest part of AVID Elementary implementation is teachers learning how to let go and let students do the work, knowing they will fail at times, but being there to help them fail forward. @avid4college.bsky.social #AVIDNATCON

What does "fun" in a work context mean to you? @avid4college.bsky.social #AVIDNATCON

Happy Day One of #AVIDNATCON! Excited to learn, to network, and to share! @avid4college.bsky.social

I'm going to be in Dallas, Texas, for @avid4college.bsky.social to attend my very first #AVIDNatCon! Anyone in my #EduSky #PLN going to be there? #TeachBetter #EduMatch

Christmas ties and socks, day five: Jerry Garcia and gingerbread! #EduSky

Christmas ties and socks, day four: Beach Bum Santa! #EduSky

Christmas ties and Christmas socks, day three: dinosaurs in ugly sweaters and Tree-Rexes! #EduSky

Christmas ties and Christmas socks, day two! #EduSky

Christmas ties and Christmas socks, day one! (I didn't get to wear them the last few days.) #EduSky

Happy #bowtietuesday! Who ought there in #EduSky participates?

Welp, time to start blocking spammy accounts!

Join us for our first #sunchat on Bluesky! 9am Sunday morning, eastern. Hoping to reconnect with some old friends!

Good morning, #EduSky! Where are all of my #bowtietuesday friends?

Any #GameDesign teachers in #EduSky? I'm trying to help a colleague see why he should come join us but he doesn't think he'll find anyone who does what he does in the world of #CTE!

Great chat! So glad to have these back in my life! Come join us on Sunday morning at 8 am CT for #sunchat! #EduSkyChat

A3: I've been hearing a lot about Magic School AI but haven't explored its resources and tools and how they can be applied to my work as Professional Learning Coordinator. #EduSkyChat

A2: Canva is my new favourite tool! Canva lets me create simple designs but also draft ideas that my wife, a graphic designer, takes to make more professional. #EduSkyChat

A1: The greatest edtech tool is the No. 2 pencil with an eraser! Technology is anything that helps us do a task with greater efficiency and the pencil does just that! Tech is so much more than just our 21st century digital tools! #EduSkyChat

Good evening, friends! I'm Alex, Professional Learning Coordinator in Freeport, IL! Moving from TwitterX to Bluesky and excited to make and rekindle connections! #EduSkyChat

#EduSkyChat starts in just 30 minutes!!!! Who's ready?? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Me! Who's excited?? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Me! Who's just a little nervous because it's been so long??? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Also me 🤣

We’re less than 4 hours away from our first #EduSkyChat! @klfreeman.bsky.social @bsavidge.bsky.social @robgreenhaw.bsky.social @debbiefuco.bsky.social @alextvalencic.bsky.social @drchrisculver.bsky.social @jhox1.bsky.social @bethhouf.bsky.social @drkeenoy.bsky.social