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Isaac Wells

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Director of Teaching and Learning with the Core Collaborative

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Mimi & Todd Press @mimitoddpress.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Students can finish the work, but can they explain it? When learners describe their thinking, we see what they understand, where they’re stuck, and what they need next. Completion matters. Understanding matters more. #Metacognition #TeachingAndLearning
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When They Can Finish but Cannot Explain
A student turns in the assignment.
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Something beautiful to start the day.
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School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Here's a complete list of all the children's and YA authors featured on our website. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/featured-aut... #kidlit #ukedchat
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Children's authors featured on the School Reading List
A list of all the children's authors featured in our recommended fiction and nonfiction reading lists for children aged 3-16.
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Something beautiful to start the day.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 16/08/2025
The Trump administration is set to open the largest immigration detention camp in the country, at the Fort Bliss military base in El Paso, Texas. Using military resources to detain immigrants harkens back to the darkest chapters of American history, and does nothing to make us safer.
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Something beautiful to start the day.
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Something beautiful to start the day.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/07/2025
Malnutrition during pregnancy can have lasting consequences not only for the future health of the child but for subsequent generations, research shows.
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How famine and starvation can affect Gazans for generations to come
Research on WWII's Dutch “Hunger Winter” has terrifying implications for the region's children—and for their children.
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
How do math, #reading skills overlap? Researchers were closing in on answers. Grant terminated at critical point of ambitious study following students for five years. Please read about our work affected by the grant terminations. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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How do math, reading skills overlap? Researchers were closing in on answers. — Harvard Gazette
Federal grant was terminated at critical point of ambitious study that was following students for five years.
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Something beautiful to start the day.
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 13/07/2025
Edtech expert @classtechtips.com explains how ChatGPT can help you save time while increasing your impact. 🌟 #EduSkyAI #EduAI #EdTech #Edusky
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3 ChatGPT Features Worthy of a Teacher’s Attention
An edtech expert shares how the popular AI tool can help you save time while increasing your impact.
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Education Week @edweek.org · 08/07/2025
Becky Pringle entered her final year as president of the National Education Association this past weekend. As she nears the end of her second and final three-year term, she is leading widespread political and legal battles against both the Trump administration and conservative state policymakers.
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'We’re Not Done Yet': NEA President Becky Pringle on the Union's Next Steps
The leader of the nation's largest teachers' union promises more activism.
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Love this story about cultivating the joy of reading!
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
This is insane
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Something beautiful to start the day.
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for. UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families. Our full statement below. ⬇️ 1/
a line of heavily armed federal agents in riot gear standing in a field surrounded by tomato plants
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
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The Core Collaborative @corecollaborative.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Monday Mindset: How can we ensure that our students authentically experience and actively shape democracy? Take a look at our blog on Human-Centered Design and the deeper promise of democracy. What resonates with you? thecorecollaborative.com/designing-fo... #EducationalLeadership #StudentAgency
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Listen to these students talking about rigorous learning in this video from The Project Habit! ⬇️
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Something beautiful to start the day.
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 03/07/2025
What happens when big websites are hacked and leak your personal data? Matthew Sparkes went exploring the dark web to learn whether his own passwords and data were for sale in murky marketplaces – and got a nasty shock.
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Your passwords have probably been stolen and sold on the dark web
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Digital reading changes how we think—and not always for the better. These strategies can help. Smart, research-backed, and ready to use. #DigitalLiteracy #ReadingComprehension #EdTech #InstructionalStrategies
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Belonging doesn’t happen by accident—it’s built through a culture of dignity. This book challenges us to go beyond inclusion and create spaces where every student feels seen, respected, and valued. An important read for any school. #Belonging #CultureOfDignity #EquityInEducation #StudentSuccess
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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Michael J Boorman - Wisdom Made Easy @wisdommadeeasy.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
You already have all the ingredients for the life you want. You may not have the finished product yet, but look again - you might be closer than you think. What you have might be messy or raw, but it’s the beginning of something beautiful. Start baking.
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
What if classrooms weren’t just places of learning—but spaces of belonging? It starts with listening, honoring identity, and creating room for every learner to show up fully. #StudentVoice #Belonging #EquityInEducation #Identity #Pride
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
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The Core Collaborative @corecollaborative.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🌈 The Core Collaborative strives to build classrooms and communities where every learner’s identity is honored, where every voice matters, and where everyone is free to show up fully as themselves. Because we believe that everyone deserves to be seen, heard, valued, and loved! ❤️
5 images: the largest in the upper right says Happy Pride Month from The Core Collaborative and Mimi & Todd Press. The bottom right shows the founders of The Core Collaborative and says Proud to be a Pop-and-Pop owned company since 1994 along with Happy Pride. The top left shows an image from a birthday party, the middle left shows the cover of the book And Tango Makes Three, and the bottom left shows Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera at Pride March 1989.
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Straightforward. Visual. Classroom-ready. Finally, a way to make rigor real without making it complicated. #ReEnvisioningRigor #ThinkingRoutines #BackToSchool #PBL #InstructionalClarity
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Seeing is believing. Check out our YouTube page for hundreds of videos showing what building efficacy and agency looks like in schools!
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Isaac Wells @isaacjwells.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Something beautiful to start the day.
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