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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Today’s Universal Crossword is one I constructed! Check it out if you like to solve crosswords! syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com/puzzles/cros...

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

That was a helpful reminder for me to add ANORA to my word list! 😀

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Matt Renwick @readbyexample.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Four keys to productive coaching conversations: 1. Focus on relationship-building and cultivating trust. 2. Keep the conversation going. 3. Ask questions: for clarity, out of curiosity, and for permission to share feedback. 4. Be comfortable with where the conversation goes. #edusky #educoach

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

A4: I include a self-assessment with every major assignment. Something I borrowed from a colleague is also asking students to sum up what they did well and where they want to continue to grow. #ungrading #edusky

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I was just thinking the other day about how we used to do this every time it snowed!

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Jason Kennedy | Let's Stop Teaching & Design Learning @letsquitteaching.com · 20/11/2024

The ONLY instructional strategy with a NEGATIVE effect size: Lecturing. -0.26 or 1/2 a year's loss Why? It's passive. There's no room for engagement or interaction necessary for deep understanding & skill development. Just a lot of one person talking. #EduSky #EduCoach

Classroom full of bored or sleeping students with a teacher standing at the lectern.

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

A3: I have found it takes time for students to become comfortable with this process. Frequent 1:1 conferences are helpful starting points. Meeting regularly for informal discussions about their work helps ease the transition to reviewing a larger body of work later on. #ungradingchat #edusky

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Something I have tried in a capstone course is entering "✓" grades at various points (✓+, ✓, ✓-, or 0 for no submission) w/points attached to each one to show progress toward the standard. These points are ultimately unweighted at the end of the term when the grade conference overrides them, though.

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

If you're at #NCSS2024 this weekend and interested in this topic, I'll be doing a poster session with a colleague on Friday from 10:50 to 11:45 AM! We'll share strategies for engaging students in "visible thinking" activities throughout each stage of the inquiry process.

104th NCSS Annual Conference
Friday November 22, 2024/10:50 AM - 11:45 AM
"Lift Every Voice: Inquiry, Collaboration, and Assessment in Social Studies"
Joseph Marangell

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I have been using a lot of the KQED resources this year for a course I'm teaching and find them really helpful!

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Yes! The funny thing is that most of the time (with me, at least) the final grade ends up being the same or close to the placeholder grade that's already in the gradebook!

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Q2: A gradebook "hack" I adapted from Sarah Zerwin’s Point-Less: Track daily progress, but base the final grade on a conference where Ss bring evidence of meeting course goals and discuss what grade they earned. The conference is weighted at 99% to override the other scores. #EduSky #UngradingChat

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

One area would be writing good success criteria, but I see you recently created one about that!

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

No, but I will look into it tomorrow! Thanks!

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

A3 I have used Adobe Express and like the features that are available but need to become more comfortable with it. I look forward to seeing other examples of how educators use it! #EduSkyChat

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

That's great! They are always so helpful and responsive, even when students contact them for help with citations!

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

A2: It's not a new tool, but I can't imagine not using NoodleTools with students. It's a great resource for helping students organize research projects from start to finish. They are always updating it, too! #EduSkyChat

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

A1: Google Slides - When I teach a class, I post a slide deck every day for students that includes all of the key content and materials for the lesson. I can't imagine not doing it that way because I have used it for so long! #EduSkyChat

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Hi, I'm Joe and I am an instructional leader for social studies in Connecticut. I haven't participated in one of these chats in a long time but always enjoyed learning from other people! #EduSkyChat

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Grading is a chance for a student and teacher to discuss how well the student has met course goals and where they need support or enrichment. I value student self-assessment, reflection, and voice, just as we appreciate those same elements in our own professional evaluations. #UngradingChat #edusky

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I already have a copy, but I just want to say that this is a great book. I constantly use the instructional framework and ChatGPT tool when working with teachers!

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I would like to be added. Thank you!

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I would like to be added. Thanks!

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I would like to be added. Thanks!

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I would like to be added. Thanks!

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100 years ago news @100yearsagonews.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Nov. 18, 1924: The crossword craze spreads to other languages and other alphabets, as The Forward of New York publishes this, the first Yiddish crossword puzzle. The accompanying article notes the fad has spread across the U.S. "like a plague." Solution below.

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Great points, particularly about giving feedback! I always quote @ctovani.bsky.social: the ones doing the reading, the writing, and the talking are the ones doing the thinking. A good way to start that conversation might be: "How would you describe the amount of teacher vs. student talk?"

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Can I be added to this list? I'm a newer constructor, and my first puzzle is being published this Friday in LAT! I'd love to connect with others in the crossword community!

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I would like to join if you still have space. Thanks!

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Excellent tips! I have also seen K20 Learn's 4-2-1 strategy helpful in promoting paired and group discussions. Students study a text or topic and write down 4 key ideas. They find partners and narrow their combined lists to 2 ideas. Finally, they move to a group of 4 and come up with 1 key idea.

learn.k20center.ou.edu

K20 LEARN | 4-2-1K20 Center LEARNStrategyUser GroupGrade LevelTime Frame

In this summarization strategy, students focus on the main ideas of a text through collaboration.

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Lee Ann Jung @leeannjung.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

👥 Students who have #IEPs are not "special education students." They are simply students. They belong to every educator they have. Receiving a service shouldn't impose an identity. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #UDLchat #SpecialEducation #InclusiveEd #MTSS #ATchat #EdChat #EduSky

White lines notebook paper with text that reads "students who have IEP's are not "special education students." They are simply students."

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

This is excellent! Thank you for sharing.

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Joe Marangell @jmarangell.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

@alicekeeler.com Thanks--this is helpful! I am new to Bluesky and this post helped clarify some of the terminology. I also like that deck.blue is a feature! I liked TweetDeck when I used Twitter more regularly and wondered if something similar existed here.

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