Sick again, so I’m reposting this article about being sick and missing school as a teacher. Luckily it’s just nasal congestion and should pass quickly, but even one day away feels like too much. #TeacherLife #SickDay #RestAndRecover #EduSky #Substack open.substack.com/pub/profrock...

Biggest protest in NYC since the Women’s March.

Morristown #NJ #HandsOff

@actiontogethernj.bsky.social Another photo from #HandsOff Lawrence Township NJ. All the snaps I'm posting were shot by the brains of this outfit, @maryanna1.bluesky.social

NJCTE Proposals are due this Friday, 12/13! Check your email for the details! #NJCTE #EDUsky

It's really hard to rebuild your PLN on a new platform, so thank you for being here with me! I'm excited to learn and grow together on Bluesky! #EduSky

I loved what Ada Limon had to say about writer's block in her talk at #NCTE24 today: "It is not so much that you don't have anything to say; it's that you have so much to say." We have to take time to sort through the overwhelmingness of it all, time to let one good idea at a time shine through.

Goodbye, Boston and #NCTE24! See you next year in Denver, Colorado for #NCTE25

To kick off #CEL24, @caroljago.bsky.social engages us on “Challenged and Challenging Texts and Teaching.” Being in conversation with other literacy leaders is invigorating and pushes me to know and do better.

"The younger humans are watching us...I want to be accountable to them." Ada Limón #NCTE24

Incredible way to end #NCTE24 with poet laureate, Ada Limón!

"Your NCTE family is here...NCTE is year round...You are not alone." #NCTE24

"Being an educator in our current environment is tough. You are not alone." #NCTE24

I can't believe it's already time for the Sunday General Session at #NCTE24. 😭

We do so much more than just teach reading and writing! We are teaching them to "adult" -Penny Kittle #NCTE24

Another full house at this college writing session featuring one of my former students and other mentors! #NCTE24

Amazing round table discussions about fighting censorship and book bans! #NCTE24

Wake Up! How to Mobilize Against Book Banning is starting now in Room 102A! #NCTE24

First time discussing the forthcoming WWII book in public. Many thanks to Dr. Nick Mueller of the National WWII Museum for being a fantastic conversation partner.

Thank you to the important work of everyone on this panel to prevent book banning. Free people read freely #NCTE24

Thank you to everyone who came out for our presentation today on student-driven instruction! I was honored to be part of this group of educators as part of the NCTE Literacy Assessment Committee! #NCTE24

"I'm here because I'm standing on the shoulders of hopeful generations." Bryan Stevenson #NCTE24

“Just because the way things are is not the way they have to be. That’s what education does.” Bryan Stevenson #NCTE

"Our capacity to be hopeful is key to be educators who have changed the world." -Bryan Stevenson #NCTE24

Bryan Stevenson: 13 states still have no laws on age limit for trying a child as an adult. “We do not throw away children.” #NCTE

"I have no interest in punishment; my interest is liberation." Bryan Stevenson #NCTE24

"The North won the Civil War, but the South won the narrative war." Bryan Stevenson #NCTE24

Bryan Stevenson on the power of proximity: Worried that people making education policy are not hearing what they need to hear or seeing what they need to see. They are disconnected. #NCTE

"Being proximate can have an impact on someone's life." Bryan Stevenson #NCTE24

Full house this morning at Project Lit: Reading Justice, Reaching Justice #NCTE24

Yesterday’s session about Integrating AI into the Writing Workshop had standing room only! I was asked to reshare the handouts (dozens of ways we use AI in our book) and the discount code for the book. #AIIntheWW Looking forward to Kelly Gallagher, Linda Rief, and Penny Kittle today. #ncte24

Excited to present today with the NCTE Literacy Assessment Committee in room 157B at 1:15pm! Come see us!

Dr. Joy Buolamwini starting with a powerful poem at tonight's session! #NCTE24

Lee Ann Potter in the session featuring the Library of Congress! #NCTE24

Come say hi! I'm at the Library of Congress and Poetry session! #NCTE24

“It’s a skill you have to practice “ - Jarrett Lerner . #NCTE24

Buy all banned books as presents

Saving this post to check out later! I went to some inspiring sessions on AI at #NCTE24!

I ove that, in a sea of thousands, it was so terrific to run into @thewritewerther.bsky.social! I also appreciate the types of sessions at #NCTE that promote creativity, like the first one I attended today: “Putting Humanity Back into the Humanities.”

Whoa! Teach Living Poets session is full! I'm standing in the back so I can still hear their powerful message! #NCTE24

Packed house at "An Ancient Tale New Told: Pairing Shakespeare with Modern YA Lit"! #NCTE24

Inspiring chat at #NCTE24 with Laurie Halse Anderson! Go see her in the exhibit hall! She's signing Revolution 1776 at 2pm!

I love NCTE! Where else can you introduce a former student to one of the authors who inspired her in your class?! Thank you, Lamar Giles, for taking the time to talk with my former student! #NCTE24

You don’t have to have children to buy picture books. Adults are also allowed to venture into these magical portals of adventure ❤️📚

It's another full house at AI in the ELA Classroom: Embracing Our Reality, Owning Our Responsibility! #NCTE24

Met Ann E. Burg and received both Force of Nature & Flooded! Thank you, Scholastic! #NCTE24

Have you made it to the exhibit hall yet? Be sure to check out all the great books, publishers, and vendors! #NCTE24

Kate McKinnon shares her respect for teachers! #NCTE24

Good morning, Boston! Who's ready for Day 2 of #NCTE24? 🙋‍♀️

Day one takeaway from Supreme Court Justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson at #NCTE24!