Rather than having the teacher be the only one who decides what constitutes good work, have the students contribute as well, and make them part of that process from the very beginning. Interview with @mssackstein.bsky.social www.cultofpedagogy.com/co-construct...

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Still writing your daily agenda on the board? Daily Agenda Slides inserts a new dated slide at the top of your Google Slides presentation with pre-made sections for your agenda and content. workspace.google.com/marketplace/... #EduSky #GoogleEDU #GoogleWorkspace

First post here. I'm not a teacher but I'm married to one — watching her lose every Sunday to lesson planning pushed me to build something. It's called AI Teach Smart. #EduSky #K12 #EdTech

Teachers and administrators: Stop guessing what the other party means. 🛑 Try these questions and action steps to close the feedback gap. #TeacherPD #SchoolLeaders

Back in April, philosopher Tom Kaspers wrote for the Boston Globe about his experiment of writing an essay with his whole class. I was curious about how this worked and asked him if he'd write more about it for TIW. He wrote this piece (also published by) @dailynous.com.web.brid.gy

A huge mistake early in my career? Assuming that students knew I was thinking these things and not needing to actually say them aloud. The course-correct: being intentional about saying these things aloud—and also remembering that the meaning is lost when I don't align my actions with them, too.

Lesson ideas are everywhere. Start bringing them to life through careful use of AI. #EduSkyAI #k12

Tip: going into the school year, have a place to keep track of which students you’ve had this type of brief/sincere chat with (”how was that choir performance?” or “today in class you really killed it!”) Really important to have a way to know who you haven’t connected with. (Yet!)

Middle and high school teachers: Set the stage for learning with these engaging openers! 🙌 #EduSky #MiddleSchool #HighSchoolTeacher

Looking for a quick informal assessment that will get your students leaping out of their seats? Try a whiteboard relay! 🏁

A final project that makes students excited to come to school: Task them with making an entire board game from scratch, incorporating the narrative elements of their study materials! 📚🃏 #EduSky

HS teachers: what is your favorite way to incorporate out-of-seat movement into your classroom? I think many of us know the value of a classroom that doesn't have students confined to their seats/desks all period, but it can be MUCH trickier to build a culture of movement with high schoolers.

Thrilled to see my piece on vocabulary instruction and AI for @middleweb.bsky.social featured in the #ISTE #ASCD @smartbrief.bsky.social newsletter today! newsletter.smartbrief.com/servlet/Arch...

Want to help students build good study habits? 🔨📚 Teach them these effective, active studying strategies:

ICYMI latest in The Important Work: a group of high school writing tutors in Utah made a tutor GPT, tried it out, and concluded that human tutors bring something to the table that the bot doesn't. A very thoughtful piece by six high school students who worked together to write it. Worth a read!

This entire conversation was a privilege and a joy, and it wasn't one that set out to offer answers, either. Sometimes we leap to answers too quickly, and if nothing else this was a reminder for me how powerful leading with questions can be. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

“How do you lead when nothing is certain without pretending something is?” – @angelastockman.bsky.social One of the best questions I’ve had in a long time—a question that I think everyone in education, at every level, would do well to sit with. Students included! A question for this moment.

I think many of us hold this value in our work: students matter and it is part of our work to affirm this. The "how" though, in terms of what this looks like in our own classrooms and spaces? That is where the work happens—and I loved this article for going into specifics!

"Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free and tell them to go fuck themselves." This man is a disgrace to America. Least patriotic person to ever hold power.

”I think we should tread lightly on AI” -student on anonymous feedback form this past school year Nice to see at least some folks are doing the work it takes to tread lightly. 👏

Aside from aiding in decision-making, quick surveys can help school leaders do a “pulse check” of their staff, says @crystalfrommert.bsky.social—which can help surface issues before they develop into serious problems. #EduSky #SchoolLeaders

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At her school’s 10-year anniversary, high school teacher Ella Miesner realized one common thread—former students all recalled how her class made them feel, rather than what they learned. ☀️ Try these small changes in your next class to make a big impact on your students. #SEL #EduSky

The hours I spend as a teacher researching, planning, and revising unit plans all end up IMMENSELY improving how I actually show up in the classroom. When those hours become “minutes” for teachers, that has a considerable cost for students.

"If teacher voice depends on who asks the right question, it will remain invisible." Carly Weiland Quiros via @ascdofficial.bsky.social www.ascd.org/blogs/3-ques...

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What types of essential questions / what are the goals of using art? My WL department uses a slideshow of interesting art pieces but the objectives and themes are focused more on language development and cultural awareness

The way @miketaubman.bsky.social masterfully uses art here in his piece this morning? That's what got me thinking more about this! aiwaypoints.substack.com/p/this-isnt-...

The new NCTE Position Statement on Media Education identifies four content strands that should be a central part of ELA curriculum and instruction: 👂 Interpreting 🎙️ Composing 🧠 Evaluating 📺 Analyzing Read the statement and access instructional resources: https://bit.ly/4eIeVua #MediaLiteracy

Also recorded a quick "recap video" of the post—with the top-line results, yes, but also the main takeaways I got from these conversations!

Also, while on the topic of Tyler, this article on ways to center learning (not just transactional doing/grades) from last December is a go-to this summer for planning forward: www.edutopia.org/article/prio...

Just like everyone else, students also now have the ability to create their own content and share it with the world, which is both an incredible opportunity and a potential minefield of problems. www.cultofpedagogy.com/media-news-l...

Looking for more targeted revision strategies? Read the full piece here: edut.to/3Qeqrp2 And share any suggestions you might have for additional activities in the comments! 5/5

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Okay #EduSky The biggest flaw I see as a secondary English teacher and as a budding secondary literacy researcher is that secondary ELAR standards cannot be taught, tested, or mastered in isolation. +

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For much of my teaching career, I've definitely felt like the only way I was going to get better is if I sought out that self-improvement—and these 4 strategies resonated with me: ⓵ Purposeful Practicing ⓶ Recognizing Milestones ⓷ Monitoring Progress ⓸ Find a Mentor—and Be One to Others

There have been so many tinkerings and reforms and pendulum swings, even—and then you throw in the paradigm shift of AI and its collision especially with the more-transactional aspects of education... This ship cannot stay afloat, I think. susandblum.substack.com/p/stretching...

"when does the hacking break the system?" I always enjoy reading @susandblum.bsky.social on all things education, particularly around grading, but her most recent post brings up something that's been on my mind: At some point, this traditional grading thing is going to fully collapse, isn't it?