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Kate Peeples, Ph.D. @katepeeples.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

This. Thank you, Nate. I am seeing a lot of takes from edu-folks (notably many, but not all, don’t work in disability or special education) saying that Trump’s threats to dismantle the DOE and public education are not as big and scary as they’re made out to be. 1/9

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Chelsea @chelseasprite.bsky.social · 03/12/2023

I'm thinking a lot about a post on the other place disparaging the "science of learning" and how it isn't a thing. And, while it's a murky term with multiple disciplines and learning is hard to research, we do need vocabulary to talk about the research on and practice of learning.

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Embrace the SoR Journey with Jenn @embracethesor.bsky.social · 27/11/2023

Science of Math 🧠🧮 Progressively Incorrect Amanda VanDerHeyden podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Dr. Michael T. Paff (he/him) @drmpaff.bsky.social · 02/12/2023

And I'll re-state my original point by saying, in response to this passage, that we can, and should, do all of these things simultaneously. Of course we can acknowledge the role of politics in education, examine evidence critically, etc.

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Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · 02/12/2023

When teaching reading comp, don't give Ss questions about the main idea. This is an assessment tool, but not something that develops reading comp skills. Instead, teach Ss to summarize, analyze text structure, & paraphrase. Tim Shanahan explains: www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/why-mai... #EduSky

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Main Idea Instruction | Shanahan on Literacy

This blog entry explains why main idea instruction tends to be ineffective at raising reading achievement and explains the instructional features that do improve reading ability.

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Abby Boruff @abbyteachesdsm.bsky.social · 02/12/2023

Emily Hanford researches for years to report on reading instruction. Her haters, “she’s not even a teacher!” NPO w/ not one person on their staff who’ve taught 25 1st graders how to read decides they know everything about early lit bc some staff taught MS and HS. This is okay bc “they’re teachers”🙄

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/11/2023

Penguins are champion power nappers. They fall asleep thousands of times, each bout a few seconds long, over the course of a single day, researchers have found. It may be an adaptation to their noisy and crowded colonies. www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/s...

A single chinstrap penguin is resting on its stomach on a rock with its eyes shut. A headline reads: "Penguins Take Thousands of Naps Every Day." Photo by Paul-Antoine Libourel.

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Dr. Michael T. Paff (he/him) @drmpaff.bsky.social · 13/11/2023

"Relentlessly on the side of all students" may be the nicest thing anyone's ever said about me. ❤️

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Thinking Reading @thinkreadhq.bsky.social · 25/11/2023

This is so well-deserved! Congratulations to Emily Hanford for articulating this important message, arming parents with the knowledge needed to challenge ineffective practice. And showing teachers that there is another (effective) way. Listen to the trailer: open.spotify.com/episode/3PON...

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Howie Hua @howiehua.bsky.social · 19/11/2023

My best explanation of parallel lines

Two parallel lines going up and to the right. Top line says "The age I considered "old"". The bottom line says "My age".

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