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Don Gately Ed.D

@don-gately.bsky.social

… lucky husband, dad, brother, cyclist, cook, educator, EduLeader… LEARNER... *Opinions expressed are my own*

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🌅 Looking for ways to start your day with positivity? Explore these 15 simple SEL practices to help your students build emotional skills and kick off the day right! 🌟💬

buff.ly/0Jc5wMN via Pathway 2 Success
#edusky #teachersky

05.04.2025 12:33 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Dad. Daughter. Conversation.  I'll point out to her the interesting things that are said on the radio. Something about missile systems and Ukraine.  She'll offer some polite expression of recognition. “Yeah.” “Uh-huh.”  “Really” (not as a question, ‘Really?’, more the affirmation, “Really!”), “I know.” I give her credit; she varies her responses, mistakenly leading me to believe she’s listening to me and to the radio. 

Dad. Daughter. Conversation. 

I'll point out to her the interesting things that are said on the radio. Something about missile systems and Ukraine.  She'll offer some polite expression of recognition. “Yeah.” “Uh-huh.”  “Really” (not as a question, ‘Really?’, more the affirmation, “Really!”), “I…

02.04.2025 13:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Great stuff Scott!!

31.03.2025 22:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks, Teresa. Will join you next week.

04.01.2025 14:37 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

#pd4uandme good morning. This would be my first blue sky chat. Happy new year. Might be jumping in here too late?

04.01.2025 14:34 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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a woman wearing glasses has the words we learn from one another written on her face ALT: a woman wearing glasses has the words we learn from one another written on her face

This maybe antithetical to what most people want/believe, but I do not think the system will ever properly train us to use the tech we are given … we have to do it ourselves.

What we do here … learning from each other … sharing thoughts and ideas … sharing our successes and failures

#bfc530

19.12.2024 10:43 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 2
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Science-Backed Studying Techniques If high school students were never taught how to study, they’re going to keep being frustrated by using ineffective studying methods. Here’s how to help change that.

I’m excited to share my second article from Edutopia about how I train my students in effective study strategies. If you find it helpful, please share! www.edutopia.org/article/teac... #edusky #bfc530 #sunchat

23.12.2024 22:58 — 👍 11    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1
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Looking for a user-friendly coplanning/lesson planning tool to support English learners #ELs/ #MLLs with research-based teaching practices?
Check out this SIOP® 1-pager created by Dr. Katie Toppel @katietoppel.bsky.social:

👉 learning.savvas.com/SIOPPlanning...

#EduSky #EduSkyChat #PD4uAndMe #K12

03.01.2025 18:38 — 👍 7    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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#improv is a superpower for #teachers and #classrooms for so many reasons. Here's an activity/game to help students build resiliency and understand how to frame mistakes as opportunities

#edusky #eduskychat #edleadership #education #resiliency #educationalleadership #eduinnovation #eduthoughtleader

20.12.2024 17:46 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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VVD 😁🤳

01.12.2024 20:12 — 👍 421    🔁 13    💬 2    📌 1
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Why Liverpool's energy and Anfield atmosphere v Man City 'stood out' to Arne Slot - Liverpool FC Arne Slot explained how Liverpool's energy, coupled with the intensity of the Anfield atmosphere, in Sunday's 2-0 victory over Manchester City 'stood out' to him.

"Today stood out when it comes to the energy we delivered on the pitch but also the energy the fans delivered for us." 💬

Arne Slot on #LIVMCI win ⤵️

01.12.2024 20:14 — 👍 488    🔁 30    💬 3    📌 1
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I wasted too much time in life NOT doing these things.

Not anymore, friends.

Making the most of every page in my story.

#risktaker #impartedjoy
#EduSky

@melrobbins.bsky.social

29.11.2024 23:25 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Understanding and Using ChatGPT Search It is NOT a Search Engine, But It CAN Search the Web

Helpful explanation of search-powered generative AI (aka Copilot, Perplexity, Gemini or the newer SearchGPT). “It is not a search engine, but it can search the web.” #AIEdu #EduSkyAI #EduSky

open.substack.com/pub/reedhepl...

24.11.2024 01:27 — 👍 23    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Are preschoolers getting enough outdoor time? A NIEER policy brief shows most state preschool programs don’t require outdoor time, but some have model programs to expose children to nature.

Are #preschoolers getting enough outdoor time?
A NIEER policy brief shows most state preschool programs don’t require outdoor time, but some have model programs to expose children to nature.

#WeLeadEd #Edusky
www.k12dive.com/news/prescho...

26.11.2024 17:05 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1
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Bluesky Starter Tips for Educators Social media always seems to be changing. Many tools have come and gone (I still remember with fondness my Google+ account) but many more ...

Great article about BlueSky by @ericcurts.bsky.social www.controlaltachieve.com/2024/11/blue... #EduSky #TlSky

26.11.2024 12:04 — 👍 71    🔁 28    💬 4    📌 5
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Cultivating faculty community around alternative grading Sharing the journey through cross-disciplinary Faculty Learning Communities

Higher Ed faculty interested in working collaboratively to improve grading practices: 'Great article here by Dr. Kristina Reardon, a Senior Lecturer, a Senior Lecturer at Amherst College. Thank you, @roberttalbert.bsky.social for posting! gradingforgrowth.com/p/cultivatin...

25.11.2024 13:33 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Summarization in Any Subject: 60 Innovative, Tech-Infused Strategies for Deeper Student Learning Amazon.com: Summarization in Any Subject: 60 Innovative, Tech-Infused Strategies for Deeper Student Learning: 9781416626770: Wormeli, Rick, Stafford, Dedra: Books

'Shameless plug warning: It still stuns me how many times we ask students in all subjects, particularly in middle/high school & college to summarize without building their capacity to do so or offering creative/diverse options to process learning. Here's a start: www.amazon.com/Summarizatio...

25.11.2024 13:43 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Metaphors & Analogies: Power Tools for Teaching Any Subject Metaphors & Analogies: Power Tools for Teaching Any Subject [Wormeli, Rick] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Metaphors & Analogies: Power Tools for Teaching Any Subject

2nd of 2 shameless plugs today: Purposeful metaphors/analogies work in every subject, k-16. They are among the most powerful tools of evolution in any discipline, creating so many a-ha! moments, we can leave them to chance. Here's a practical start in their overt use: www.amazon.com/Metaphors-An...

25.11.2024 13:48 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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We often have a shared vocabulary, but lack a shared understanding, which means we are at risk of using the same words, while looking for wildly different things where those words are concerned. How do you develop a shared understanding? #edleadership #edleadershipchat #edusky

20.11.2024 12:17 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Collective efficacy can be impactful. But how do we create or increase the belief needed to develop collective teacher or leader efficacy?
When @michaeldnelson.bsky.social & I work with teacher teams or leadership teams, we focus on these 3 important elements that impact beliefs. #edleadership

22.11.2024 13:54 — 👍 15    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
Student holding notebooks, standing in front of a brick wall. Text reads: assessment needs to be a process we do WITH students, not TO them.

Student holding notebooks, standing in front of a brick wall. Text reads: assessment needs to be a process we do WITH students, not TO them.

Assessment needs to be a process we do WITH students, not to them. Building self-assessment skills is one of the three pillars of metacognition that we all need for success in life #LeadInclusion #ATchat #ATassess #SBLchat #UDL #UDLchat #InclusiveEd #EduSky

23.11.2024 19:04 — 👍 26    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 2

#eduskychat great to join everybody tonight. My first #EduSkyChat Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

26.11.2024 02:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Graphic with text reading 'Resources for Educators & Librarians on Bluesky,' featuring a tree with blue butterflies, a QR code, and '@debbieohi.com' at the bottom.

Graphic with text reading 'Resources for Educators & Librarians on Bluesky,' featuring a tree with blue butterflies, a QR code, and '@debbieohi.com' at the bottom.

*Updated* Resources for Educators & Librarians on Bluesky. Includes quick ways to find other educators, events, Primary Educators, Middle School Educators, High School English Teachers, School Librarians, etc.
publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/fo... #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #Skybrarians

25.11.2024 02:31 — 👍 168    🔁 66    💬 6    📌 5

ok BlueSky, you're gonna play the straight/curly quote mark game with me? I got eyes on you.

25.11.2024 18:40 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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An important reminder! 👇 #Inclusion #Education

23.11.2024 10:09 — 👍 118    🔁 21    💬 3    📌 1

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