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Ariel Sacks

@arielsacks.bsky.social
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Middle school English teacher and literacy coach in NYC. Education author and advocate. arielsacks.com

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Ariel Sacks @arielsacks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This quote: the problem isn’t new at all, but AI gives students a new tool to respond to this problem.
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Addressing the Transactional Model of School
We need to attack thoughtless ChatGPT use from the demand side.
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Ariel Sacks @arielsacks.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Morning! Does anyone have good suggestions for a One Book One School title for #middleschool (NYC)
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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Commentary: ICE arrested a California union leader. Does Trump understand what that means? www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Commentary: ICE arrested a California union leader. Does Trump understand what that means?
Unions in California are different from many in the U.S. because they are predominately people of color and immigrants. The arrest of a union president in L.A. will likely activate these unions to bec...
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Teachers College Record @tcrecord.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
In her book, @arielsacks.bsky.social “presents a rationale and road map for expanding the place for “imaginative writing” within the English Language Arts curriculum.” Read Dr. @macappiello.bsky.social 's review here: buff.ly/W5vCTuB
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Ariel Sacks @arielsacks.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Really happy to see this article coming from folks at #uncommonschools about teaching whole class novels. Many practices aligned with #wholenovels method! hechingerreport.org/teacher-voic...
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TEACHER VOICE: Instead of  assuming that kids won't read novels, give them skills to defend their analysis  - The Hechinger Report
Reading novels puts students in community with complex ideas they can explore across weeks. Novels are powerful pedagogy because they are hard and time-consuming to teach. A good curriculum rises to t...
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Ariel Sacks @arielsacks.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Interesting, and worth the full read. The author questions the *impact* (not the intention) of the 2022 NCTE guidelines that embrace digital literacies and intertextuality on the discipline of reading and comprehension. #wholenovels www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/o...
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Opinion | Let Students Finish the Whole Book. It Could Change Their Lives. (Gift Article)
Had they merely read the summary, my students would have seen many of the same words, but they’d have lacked the feeling part.
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Ariel Sacks @arielsacks.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Thinking re: why I have been called to write. It’s been for the exhilarating chance to explore. In this book I wanted to see what can happen when fiction writing is a core component of ELA. I learned so much! Interested? 70% off the audiobook til Jan 11. www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...
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70% OFF Who Gets to Write Fiction?: Opening Doors to Imaginative Writing for All Students
Writing and sharing fiction allows adolescents to glimpse other lives The current curricular emphasis on analytical writing can make it feel risky to teach creative writing in ELA classrooms. But t...
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Ariel Sacks @arielsacks.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Note for next time: pack with space to spare for all the books and stuff you will bringing home! #NCTE24
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Ariel Sacks @arielsacks.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Ketanji Brown Jackson talks about her foundational experience on the speech & debate team in HS. Also developing her creative side, acting, poetry, and the hopeful stance of art #NCTE24
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Ariel Sacks @arielsacks.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I’m going to #NCTE24 in Boston this year! It can’t come at a more needed time. I hope to see some of you there.
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