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

2/2 Ask/Answer: TPS: think time, clear roles (AB partner), lean together, quiet voices Cold call after TPS Whiteboards: no doodling, eyes on your board, hover face down, boards up when instructed. Choral response: hands up - time to think, hands down all respond. Finger voting Hands up for Q’s

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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 · 02/08/2026

Oh, that’s subject specific! 😂

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

Nightly stress dreams. Why can I never find my seating chart?

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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 · 02/05/2026

The more we go with purchased curricular materials in my district/dept the lower the standards. Students are expected to learn less than ever AND I was literally told from an admin (boss) depth of learning doesn’t matter 🤦‍♀️. Don’t worry because they “learned” the content we are dropping in MS.

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Yup. Also, realize that as a building admin you are really middle management. You will probably want to do the best by your teachers but have people above you telling you instead you need to ask nonsense of them that doesn’t help kids.

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

2/2 Kids like memorizing things, even older kids. When I get seniors just bursting with pride when they’ve memorized the actions of the major muscles enough to pass an oral defense with me, it is so gratifying. Many of them are realizing they love learning just in time to graduate.

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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

This is just as invasive. It can uncover chromosome abnormalities that may change how these women view themselves and how their communities view them.

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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

I very much agree. Warm demander is something that a teacher embodies. It is not a set of strategies although, typically warm demander’s gravitate to strategies that are going to work well for the students they are teaching. Certainly mindset is something above and beyond strategies.

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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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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

This really resonates with my experience. Students are craving a challenge, they are tired of being underestimated and ready to be challenged. I can be very demanding but also very clear about my goals and they get that in my classroom learning is sacred and they want to be there.

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Big tech is contributing to this.

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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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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I aspire to be the warm demander. Teachers I’ve observed that do this are by far the best teachers. Having high expectations for your students, holding them accountable and doing whatever in your power to meet those expectations is IMHO the most loving thing a teacher can do.

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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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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Capitalist bullshit taking over what should be purely public institutions. This is public money and where are the promised results. Are schools better off than 20 years ago? The data’s not there, but the money sure is.

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Alison Stone @alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Life science - uncovering deep connections and patterns in life. It is profound and can be deeply satisfying. Life will find a way…

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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

Checking for comprehension: The days leading up to a summative exam. Remove scaffolding. More open ended questions. Ask questions that encourage formation of connections between concepts. “Just a minute” is a great model for this… #teachingtips

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

Checking for retention: At the beginning of class the day after a lesson. May want to provide scaffolding multiple choice questions or providing diagrams can be helpful. #teachingtips

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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

They can also use the time to take a course that better fits their learning needs??

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

No just at the college level but I’d argue that’s better because it saves you time and $$

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