Jessica DiBeneditto

“Let’s try PBIS.”

YouTube video by Washington National Cathedral 1.21.25 Homily by The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde

If you have watched the last 2 and a half minutes of the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde's homily this morning, I urge you to watch the whole 15 minutes. My first impression is that of the entire inauguration, this speech will be the one remembered and studied for decades.

Opinion | A Racist Purge Almost Destroyed My Family. Another One Is Coming. (Gift Article) If Trump issues his own order on Day 1, as he’s vowed, the first people could enter detention camps by February.

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Simple Ways to Make the Most of a Check-In When done effectively, quick check-ins can help you better understand how your students are doing and strengthen your classroom community.

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Our current curriculum unit is focused on the US Government and being a “good” and “responsible” citizen. How are we complicating this idea for our students? How are we helping kids grapple with the idea that sometimes laws and rules are unjust and it is heroic to break them?

The story. And the comments.

🔥 There are so many other ways to provide opportunity and support for student engagement into learning that builds them up and centers their power

What do children need in order to find out who they are, how they learn, and what they need to thrive? - Emily Callahan #NCTE24

So much laughing and connecting at this session. Giving me lots to think about. 🩷

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Book clubs as a way to retain choice, agency, responsiveness and a focus on developing a depth of understanding at #NCTE24 with @sarakugler.bsky.social @amandadey.bsky.social 🔥

Tools for Resistance: Define any curriculum as a living document that MUST be revised. It’s only our best guess at the beginning of the year. -Douglas Kaufman #NCTE

Using mentor text to help students see expressive possibilities that answer the question “why write?” #ncte24 @carlanderson.bsky.social

NCTE2024! Can’t wait to see people!

I’m so excited for this. I want to include manga in my classroom library but have felt so overwhelmed by the genre. Can’t wait to dig in and learn more ways to support readers!