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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Experimenting with classroom expectations with mostly junior and senior classes this year: (1/2) Be Prepared Electronic off and away Ask/Answer (lots here see 2/2 skeet) Sit up and be attentive Track the teacher “Beast mode” Already have a ton of student participation.

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

They are all so hungry. #caturday also if you are in SEPA come visit share.google/jJrw9vkBtJQG... and take one of these beauties home.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Michelle and I had fun surprising the first group of visitors to the Obama Presidential Center on Juneteenth. Come check it out!

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Dr. Patricia Bath overcame sexism, racism & poverty and saved the sight of millions of people. She invented the Laserphaco Probe for cataract treatment, 1986; it was patented in 1988. She co-founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness, 1976. She died #OTD in 2019. #WomenInSTEM

A vibrant color historical photograph capturing the brilliant ophthalmologist, inventor, and academic Dr. Patricia Era Bath (1942–2019) in an office or laboratory setting, radiating an aura of confident intelligence and warm approachability. Occupying the center and right of the shot, Dr. Bath sits facing forward, smiling brightly with a direct, engaging gaze at the camera. She is dressed in a professional white medical lab coat—subtly embroidered with "Dr. Bath" in red cursive on the left lapel—worn over a light blue button-down denim shirt and accented by a polished gold chain necklace. Pens are visible tucked into her left coat pocket. Positioned prominently to her right on the left side of the frame is a large, white medical laboratory microscope or ophthalmic imaging equipment with black eye-pieces. The background shows a white wooden bookshelf packed with colorful medical texts, binders, and stacked papers. This portrait carries immense historical significance, honoring a legendary trailblazer in STEM who became the first Black female doctor to patent a medical device—the revolutionary Laserphaco Probe for cataract treatment—fundamentally restoring sight to millions worldwide.

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

On this day 70 years ago-May 1, 1956-the polio vaccine was first made widely available to the public. The vaccine’s developer, Dr. Jonas Salk, did not patent the vaccine so that it would remain available to as many people as possible in the US and internationally. Image: Harvey Georges/AP.

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

1/2 Memorizing gets a bad name. So often educators are told get kids to analyze and evaluate. Those skills are really only done well when kids have foundational knowledge.

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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 11/04/2026

Every single one of the astronauts who went to the moon and back on Artemis II was educated at a public school. Thinking of the teachers who poured into Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen tonight. You helped send a kid to the moon! 🌕 💛

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

What an absolute violation on multiple levels. Men should be tested for genetic advantages too and excluded if they have genes that give an upper hand to their sport. This is nothing more than holding back WOMEN athletes.

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The thing I love about cats is that you really need to earn their love and affection. When they decide they are worthy of your love it feels like such an achievement!

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

#caturday kitten cuteness in teenage son’s messy room.

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La Biologuita @labiologuita.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

US teacher commentary on edutainment. I told you it would make a comeback as we saw declining attention. Scaffolding disguised as support in a really interesting take, because actually he’s right. In too many instances it’s not because the pupils can’t 1/n

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LaGranya @lagranya.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Democrats:

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Nate @jessenathaniel.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

We need to talk about this issue of patience WAY more often in education … and not only for students, but with novice teachers, pacing guides, roll outs of new tech, evaluating impact of new tech … just everyone needs to be more patient about just about everything.

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Alfonso Gonzalez @educatoral.com · 16/01/2026

The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says "The sweeping study includes focus groups and interviews with K-12 students, parents, educators and tech experts in 50 countries, as well as a literature review of hundreds of research articles." www.npr.org/2026/01/...

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Paul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

H/T Larry ferlazzo for clueing me in to this @npr.org summary of a @brookings.edu report - premortem - on AI and education. NPR: www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n... Report: www.brookings.edu/articles/a-n...

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The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says

A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

There are few things in the world that can invoke intense horror laced with unbridle playground joy in teenagers than the first day of a fetal pig dissection. I wish I could bottle and sell it.

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Claire Nevin-Field @clairenf.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

@michaelhobbes.bsky.social would love for you to do OutLive by Peter Attia either on @ifbookspod.bsky.social or Maintenance Phase

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 24/12/2025

"Educators, educational leaders and unions must continually approach federal, state and local governments to secure funding for technology and training..." You want teachers to push electeds to give more money to tech corps instead of teachers? No. Forget "A.i." Just pay TEACHERS more.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 24/12/2025

Some specific points: The document says "When appropriate, educators and school systems can use technology to create and grade assessments, saving time and allowing immediate feedback." No. No one wants to be or deserves to be graded by "A.i."

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Nate @jessenathaniel.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Amen. To all of this. I totally understand how we got to this place and why tech seemed so promising. Yet it’s time to stop and reflect on the last … like … three decades and consider wtf we’ve done to ourselves in education and how to stop it.

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Josh Fisher @textsavvy.org · 25/11/2025

Love this, and the name. On top of the retrieval goodness, students can momentarily 'hold forth' on academic content (and start to see and hear themselves as holder-forthers, I'd bet, which is an extra benefit).

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

I try to be intentional with retrieval practice in my classroom What is the purpose? Checking for attention: during direct instruction, whiteboards or cold call, lower difficulty questions that direct attention to the most important information. #teachertips

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Just teaching kids one time about retrieval isn’t enough. Repeat expectations before every retrieval attempt… No notes. No neighbors. Eyes on your own writing. And always “let’s acknowledge this is hard, judgement free, just try your best” low stakes or no stakes

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Making retrieval practice work in my classroom is built on solid classroom routines. This starts with explaining why retrieval works. Buy-in on retrieval is so important because retrieval is hard. When Ss have a clear “why”. They are less likely to “cheat” on retrieval tasks.

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Retrieval practice has been a game changer in my classroom. Most days my classes start with a brief selection of retrieval questions. I like to start with retrieval because it gives me a good idea of what stuck from our previous lesson. #teachertips

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Not only is teacher pay far lower than it should be, educators spend their own 💰on their classrooms while billionaires and corporations get tax cuts. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

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🎮 Dr. Gremlin 😈 (they/she/any) @colorless.green · 17/11/2025

it's so deeply rude to answer someone's question with the output from a chatbot, or even to reference prompting the chatbot. they asked a person for a reason. if they wanted to see what output the chatbot would barf out, they could get it themselves.

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

If I were a student and I was being asked to write essays that my teacher was going to grade using AI I would absolutely use AI to write that essay. What the hell are we doing???

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Got this idea the other day from a teacher on social media. After a lesson ask students to write 3 questions they have about the material, do a turn and talk, then ask them to turn and talk with a different student. Lastly, ask the class if anyone found similar questions to their own. Worked great!

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Cheating policy in our district: Student has 48 hours to make up assessment up to 100% What?

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance. The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income. They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive. Wanna fix fraud and abuse? Fix that.

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Corporatization is one of the biggest problems in education in the US. Districts pay $$$ for devices, LMS software, curriculums (that have plenty of bells and whistles but very little substance), textbooks and testing. Now add AI into the mix and there seems to be no end in sight. #edusky

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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.blacksky.app · 26/10/2025

If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

A1: Maintaining Ss attention and using a variety of questioning techniques, lots of whiteboard work, turn and talks and cold calling with warmth. My students are engaged and learning a ton #T2Tchat #Edusky

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

#T2Tchat #Edusku A2: Teaching anatomy as a HS elective is so much fun b\c Ss can share their life experiences. For example, I always set aside time for Ss to tell their broken bone stories, and of course I share mine. Ss also get to listen to and see their own heartbeats and measure muscle activity.

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

#T2Tchat #Edusky Q4: I use different types of grouping to encourage collaboration. I use compass partners, students pick their West and East partners and I make north partners heterogeneous and south partners homogeneous. I can be very intentional about my partner pairing using this system.

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Wow! Utter nonsense. Does Jim Short even understand the science of reading? Teaching an inquiry based science curriculum and expecting students to think critically when they have no foundational knowledge is exactly what Calkins touted. I just can’t with this. www.the74million.org/article/youv...

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You’ve Heard of Science of Reading? The Nation Needs Science of Teaching Science

Short: High-quality instructional materials and curriculum-based professional learning are starting points for addressing this education crisis

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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Genuine question: for those enthusiastically pushing AI tools into every part of our education system—what checks/guardrails are there around algorithmic biases like this?

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Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

“ The great danger of comfortable fictions is not that they are wrong, but that they make us feel right. “ - Dr Carl Hendrick — a #mustread post! open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...

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