@joannecan.bsky.social
German-speaker, ESL teacher, Educational Development professional. Wife, mom, singer, patron of the arts, gardener in MN. Board game enthusiast π²
So proud of Minnesota! #handsoff
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How do you get your students talking in the #targetlanguage? I'm always looking for ideas for increasing #orallanguage production in my classroom. Here's a resource that had some good ideas. What #strategies have you tried?
www.edutopia.org/article/talk...
Love found poetry! It's also a great way to reinforce figurative language.
19.11.2024 20:05 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Bluesky tip for newbies: Bluesky has no real algorithm. Likes here do nothing but show the poster that you enjoyed their content.
That kindness is always going to be appreciated by creators, but if you want to help to boost something here, you have to repost it so others see it. π
A note on "comic sans is easier for dyslexics to read:" there's no evidence of the efficacy of "dyslexic friendly" fonts: dyslexiaida.org/do-special-f...
Other studies have similarly shown no difference between common fonts for reading speed and fluency
Three reasons why so few eighth graders in the poorest schools takeΒ algebra
Like learning to read by third grade, taking eighth grade math is a pivotal moment in a childβs education. Students who pass Algebra 1 in eighth grade are more likely to sign up for more advanced math courses, and thoseβ¦
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17.11.2024 22:02 β π 34 π 10 π¬ 2 π 1When a church is without its pastor for a time (vacation, illness, sabbatical) or if a church doesn't have a pastor, a "free-agent" preacher would come and "supply" for that congregation during the time needed, or part of that time.
19.11.2024 04:52 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
Okay, yβallβ¦ I have finally decided that retreat is the better part of valor. Bringing some rainbow energy over to these blue skies.
#bydhttmwdi
Beautiful moonlight
19.11.2024 04:33 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Small acts of kindness are powerful.
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On the left, a small honeybee with smooth striped backside. One the right, a native bee with a furry butt nearly 10x its size.
A furry bumble with shining folder wings and legs covered in pollen.
Backside view of a furry bumble absolutely plastered with pollen all over its legs, top and bottom.
A top view showing the size discrepancy between the honeybee and native bumble.
A fact about me is that I never get tired of looking at fuzzy bee butts covered in pollen. Also once you see the graceful linebacker utility of our native bees next to tiny imported honeybees youβll see why they do the heavy lifting in both our veggie & flower beds. #pollinators #bees #gardening π±
18.11.2024 12:00 β π 176 π 12 π¬ 10 π 0Emancipatory Practices 2-4 of 7 totalβ¦
-redistributing the power in the classroom so that learners can better manage their own learning (using Foucaultβs conceptions of power)
-increasing student agency
-involving students in participatory design
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19.11.2024 03:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I want you all to know that I valiantly ignored vacuuming to write this piece about yesterday's haka, haka in general, and why I think it resonates so far. #kikorangi
the-opinionist.ghost.io/tenei-te-tan...
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Me too! #buzz
19.11.2024 02:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I would love to be added!
19.11.2024 02:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My favorite flower!
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19.11.2024 02:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Add me, please?
19.11.2024 02:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
How do you get your students talking in the #targetlanguage? I'm always looking for ideas for increasing #orallanguage production in my classroom. Here's a resource that had some good ideas. What #strategies have you tried?
www.edutopia.org/article/talk...
βLibraries will only exist for as long as we borrow from them. Consider it your civic dutyβ
Excellent here - written in Aus but applies everywhere.
Donβt forget borrowing is not just physical books - huge selection of digital audio, ebooks, magazines too.
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