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We want it this way.

I have been offsite today but got sent this.

Quietly, every week our staff pass on this ‘moment of the week’ pot plant to another staff member.

Just lovely! @willenhalle-act.bsky.social

Using Board Games to Teach Math to Young Children Playing board and card games can improve number sense among children as young as 3—and it’s fun!

Playing board and card games can improve number sense among children as young as 3—and it’s fun! 🃏✨

#EarlyChildhoodEducation #PreK #kindergarten #ElementaryTeacher

📢 Kids don’t only write just to turn it in. They write to express themselves!

Let's give them a real audience & make writing meaningful with @bookcreator.com ✍️

#BeAnAuthor Month is the perfect time to publish student voices!

https://buff.ly/3D2JbBa

Handwritten chart titled "It's T.G.I.F. Time!" It has 4 questions, each with a bunch of sticky notes with answers underneath. The questions are: "What did you TRY this week?" "What are you GRATEFUL for?" "What INSPIRED you this week?" and "What was FUN this week?"

From teacher tlnwilkinson: “Stealing awesome ideas like this is the best part of social media. Best morning work ever!!”

#EduSky #TGIF

Alt text: A hand-drawn illustration titled “Stages of the Reader” by Grant Snider depicts nine stages in a reader’s journey, represented as a series of steps: 1. Discovering Books – A child sits on the floor surrounded by books, happily exploring them. 2. Falling in Love with Books – The reader is engrossed in a book while sitting under a tree. 3. Books as an Identity – The reader walks confidently holding a book, showing it as part of their identity. 4. Books as a Substitute for Human Interaction – The reader sits surrounded by a tall stack of books, using them as a barrier. 5. Books as an Unbearable Frustration – The reader is stressed, holding their head with a speech bubble saying, “I must write a book!” 6. No Books – The reader sits slumped and sad, staring at an empty space without books. 7. Rediscovering Books – The reader relaxes under a tree, enjoying a book again. 8. Hoarding Books – The reader is surrounded by towering piles of books. 9. Passing Books on to the Next Generation – The reader hands a book to a child, continuing the cycle. Each stage visually represents a different relationship with books throughout life.

What stage are you? #TLSky #EduSky #BookSky #Booktok #Bookstagram #Skybrarians

I fluctuate between 7, 8 & 9! 📚💗

Proactively Limiting the Use of AI in the Classroom By modeling AI, teachers can demonstrate to students the benefits and shortcomings of the technology.

How does teacher @jenroberts.bsky.social persuade students not to use AI in academically dishonest ways?

“Once my students know that I am knowledgeable, that AI is fallible, and that AI writing is easy to spot, the temptation to use it seems to drop a lot.” Here are her strategies. 💻

#EduSkyAI

4 Classroom Design Tactics to Motivate Students Teachers can make small shifts in their classroom design to boost engagement, spark curiosity, and celebrate success.

“The environments we create often shape behavior more than we realize. In education, this means that small, deliberate adjustments to the classroom can have outsized effects on students’ motivation and engagement.” 🔧

Discover 4 easy-to-implement changes you can make now:

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Collaborative Classroom Observations A teacher shares how she hopes administrators will approach the task of observing her classes and giving feedback based on what they see.

What would make classroom observations more positive and collaborative? High school teacher Elizabeth Chapman shares some best practices that administrators can use to improve the process for everyone. ⭐

Go Tell It Discover the story of young James Baldwin in this ode to the legendary writer and the power of the written word—with exquisite prose from acclaimed poet Qu...

If you love NF picture books, this new James Baldwin pb bio from Quartez Harris & @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social needs to be on your radar. Between the poetic language & the gorgeous art, it's an absolute stunner. @littlebrownyr.bsky.social www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/quart...

5 Ways to Effectively Support Preservice Teachers While trainees are in practicum, it’s important for mentors to provide clear feedback, moral support, and practical demonstrations.

Want to better support preservice teachers? Here are 5 research-backed ways to help student teachers grow into competent, confident educators. 🌱

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: The Caldecott Contenders of 2025 Hooray! With the ALA Youth Media Awards on the near horizon (Monday, January 27th at 8 a.m. MT to be precise) it's never been a better time to debate some possible winners of the Caldecott Award.

Hooray! With the ALA Youth Media Awards on the near horizon (Monday, January 27th at 8 a.m. MT to be precise) it's never been a better time to debate some possible winners of the Caldecott Award on the @fuse8nkate.bsky.social podcast! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/01/13/f...

Reading can help alleviate some of your existential dread.

It’s Here! 31 Days, 31 Lists 2024! So exciting, so exciting!! Each year I dedicate the 31 days of December to a different list of children’s books released in America in the current publishing year. What that means is that all year lon...

Oh, my darlings. It's almost here. The marathon of children's books of 2024. You ain't seen nothing like this before! Get ready for 31 Days, 31 Lists, starting December 1st! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/11/30/i...

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You can get quick access to an emoji picker on a Windows, Mac, or Chromebook computer with a keyboard shortcut.

Be sure your cursor is placed where you can input text. 💻😁👍 #EduSky #EdTech

For those attending the @kidlitart.bsky.social chat tonight: Here’s a video I created to show how I use @deck.blue to participate in a Bluesky “slow chat.” #KidLitArt #BlueSkyTips

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Share with me what you’re thinking.

Question: Are Do Now Activities Effective? Samer Rabadi from our community team is asking: "are do nows effective?" The debate online has him questioning his assumptions.

What do you think, #EduSky? Let us know on Edutopia.org.

To read or not to read, that’s not a real question.

Tomorrow night, the lights on Chicago's Magnificent Mile will be lit for the season.

Some great resources for new teachers in this starter pack! #EduSky