Andrea

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

Bring back the humanities

I really wish teachers would be involved in the decisions made that depend on their labor.

an adorable gray and white kitten sitting on a blanket

taking care of this kitten & I noticed something. when he first got home he was anxious, scared, hiding, didn’t want to play.
2 days later he is letting us pick him up & pet him AND he is relaxed enough to play.

kittens learn through play. as do children. lesson for teachers.

this, and

we should let go of the expectation of achieving peace in this world. aim for purpose instead

We’d love to hear your thoughts!!!

On curriculum presentations: if they can’t tell you specifically & in detail how the curriculum is culturally relevant or affirming, it’s not.

The Supreme Court forced schools to educate Black children.

Education has always been political.

Benefits of Using Skills-Based Instruction in Advanced Placement Courses With a years-long shift to skills-based instruction and grading, this district found an unexpected outcome—an increase in AP scores.

This district found a 4-step formula to boost AP scores:

➡️ Focusing on summative assessment
➡️ Designing instruction to match the assessment
➡️ Providing opportunities for formative practice that mirrored assessment
➡️ Allowing retakes with more practice

Here’s how it happened!

#EduSky

let me not say anything because it's not going to be nice

lol not at allll

Breaking the 🧊 with 3 questions for Rep Grace Meng

How do I know NYC Reads needs a radical reworking? Well, for one, I can't teach a lesson from HMH with fidelity AND receive a highly effective rating on my observation. In fact, the more I depart from the teachers' guide, the better my rating gets.

I try

a man is eating something with a spoon and the word schitts creek is on the bottom right ALT: a man is eating something with a spoon and the word schitts creek is on the bottom right

“Teach students to read. Period.”

Oh wow. Why didn’t we think of that before

Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.

so tired

we really needed it

Every teacher I talked to today said they had a restful break. We got nothing done. But we rested
and that's something

So many in media are ill-equipped to interview officials about what’s happening because they begin with the presumption of legitimacy and don’t know enough about history or U.S. foreign policy to foment intelligent pushback and hold officials accountable.

An idea from Alfie Kohn

Head, Heart, Conscience This strategy uses reflection prompts to help students consider a complex or emotional topic through the lenses of head, heart, and ethics.

www.facinghistory.org/resource-lib...

The wealthy are always so GD worried some poor people are gonna commit some small time fraud. Meanwhile, big corporations are committing HUGE afraid. Just look at defense contractors.

Why? Because we have all been taught to see the wealthy as virtuous and to see the poor as lazy and unworthy.

Something that I think would be really helpful in building a broader coalition here: a substantive conversation about what the "newer era" of the canon can/should be?

Like, which 10-12 books should be part of the canon from the past 50 years?

That should be a conversation!

Some of us teach social studies what are we supposed to say to the kids tomorrow

Eagle Ed Martin & @EagleEdMartin X.com A confident America! •8 Jesse Kelly • @JesseKellyDC •4h Colonization is one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world and the only reason most don't know this is because they were educated by communists who hate Western civilization. x.com/billnehr/statu...

On X, a senior U.S. Justice Department official is promoting a post that praises colonization as “one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world.”👇

😢

Agreed

I’m sorry. Being a phenomenal teacher should be the first requirement