Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026What do you do after completing a marathon of 36 parent-teacher conferences? Go camping on the Mississippi River! #EduSky #EduSkyIL 120 2
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Your picture looks so much better than what I took, both early and late. 110 1
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026In Building 903, Lois Lowry paints a dystopian future in which 2099 has given rise to Koziris, who dismantled elections, scientific experimentation, & permanently banned books. Tessa reels from her brother's disappearance until she receives a key that changes everything. TY @netgalley.bsky.social 030 3
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The school year officially began today. So much great energy! Loved the creative discussions with colleagues. We're on a mission for kids! #EduSky 130 3
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The summer is quickly winding down and my classroom is starting to come together. But what always gets me excited about a new school year is calling all of my students to welcome them to an awesome year in Acceleration & Enrichment. It's going to be a great year! We're on a mission for kids! #EduSky 020 2
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026As a teacher, I find myself still working over the summer-- working on curriculum, reading novels to recommend to students, and collaborating with colleagues, but it's quite nice to get away and camp for a week. #EduSky #fishing 130 3
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 29/06/2026My 4th-grade AE math students do this at the end of the year. They create board games & write all of the questions which reviews 4th-grade concepts & the first half of the 5th-grade concepts they learned. The first week back as fifth grade students, they play the games to refresh memories. #EduSky 161 6
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Looking forward to my next read! Gordon Korman is always a favorite with my students! Thank you, @netgalley.bsky.social. #EduSky #EduSkyIL #SummerReading 020 2
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026And my nineteenth year of teaching is in the books. Feeling all of the feels today. #EduSky 150 5
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 30/05/2026The school year may be coming to a close, but May was awesome! After reading Busted & The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, my AE reading students met with the author, @dangemeinhart.bsky.social. Great fun & most informative! Each student received an autographed copy of Coyote Lost and Found. 010 1
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Last day of fourth-grade AE math and students are playing the board games they created. So much creativity, fun, and math! Students wrote and solved questions covering all of the math concepts learned this year. This will also make a great review in the Fall. #EduSky #EduSkyIL 110 1
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Sleepless by Gordon Korman follows middle schoolers Mickey, Levi, Thea, Cyrus, & Skye as they discover they can't sleep. Told in multiple perspectives, they wrestle w/secrecy, trust, & how to use the endless hours—discovering the value of time, friendship & family. TY @netgalley.bsky.social. #EduSky 000 0
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Should be another exciting bowl game today! 000 0
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 06/01/2026X Marks the Haunt by @lindsayncurrie.bsky.social is the perfect blend of suspense, fright, & cemetery history. It's a gripping tale of friendship, responsibility & the choices we make. After Will is pressured to steal a crypt key at Graceland Cemetery, it is lost, freeing an ominous spirit. #EduSky 010 1
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Had a wonderful birthday celebration in Chicago for my wife. Dinner at Mott St., New Orleans Jazz at the Den Theatre, a stay at The Blackstone Hotel overlooking Lake Michigan, pool on a table donated by Paul Newman, and a day at The Art Institute of Chicago. 040 4
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Just finished reading Same Page by @ellyswartzbooks.bsky.social to both my 4th & 5th grade AE classes. Big hit! So many thoughtful conversations about banning books. Began Dodger and Me by Jordan Sonnenblick w/4th & Busted by @dangemeinhart.bsky.social w/5th. Both classes--hooked! #EduSky #readaloud 161 6
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Enjoyed attending & presenting at #IETC25 by ltcillinois.org. It was great meeting Faubs from @bookcreator.com & discussing w/attendees my research & meaningfully implementing Book Creator across the curriculum. Benefits: #engagement #collaboration #meaningmaking #writerskill #writeridentity #EduSky 030 3
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Looking forward to presenting tomorrow at #IETC25. Come learn about using @bookcreator.com across the curriculum. #EduSky #EduSkyIL ##collaboration #engagement #writeridentity 020 2
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Looking forward to presenting about @bookcreator.com and multimodal literacies at #IETC25 on Friday. #engagement #collaboration #writingskill #writeridentity #multimedia 041 4
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Thank you to the session attendees and the conference organizers. Thoroughly enjoyed attending and presenting research at this year's #MWERA2025 conference in Milwaukee. #EduSky #EduSkyIL #multimodalliteracies #multiliteracies 000 0
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Students write, rehearse, film, and edit book commercials for their fifth-grade blog. #EduSky #EduSkyIL #reading #writing #collaboration #engagement 050 5
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Great day in costume today! 5th grade AE math students finish 3D volume projects while 4th grade used @blooketofficial.bsky.social to review previously learned concepts. In reading, both AE grade levels used @bookcreator.com to write & read Halloween-themed books using vocabulary. #EduSky #EduSkyIL 021 2
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 16/10/2025What a great evening listening to @alangratz.bsky.social speak about his books. We use Refugee each year in class, and my students love his books. His latest book, War Games, is another brilliantly told story. #EduSky #EduSkyIL 010 1
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 11/10/2025This was a great way to start the school week--author visit from @lindsayncurrie.bsky.social. Students loved it! And her new book, X Marks the Haunt, is fantastic! #EduSky #EduSkyIL 030 3
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Can't wait to begin reading X Marks the Haunt by @lindsayncurrie.bsky.social. Thank you, @netgalley.bsky.social and @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social for the eARC. 000 0
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Wrapping up another great week of 4th grade reading. Today, students used context clues, roots, and affixes to solve the locks and @breakoutedu.com. #EduSky #EduSkyIL 041 4
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 10/09/2025One Wrong Step by Jennifer A. Nielsen is a story of survival, family, & forgiveness. Love, loss, & letting go. When an avalanche cuts off communication between 12-yr-old Atlas and his father’s expedition, he and Maddie, a 12-year-old American, risk attempting the summit. TY @netgalley.bsky.social. 000 0
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Busted by Dan Gemeinhart is a rollercoaster ride of laughs, action, & crime! 12-yr-old Oscar & his grandfather face eviction from Sunny Days Retirement Home. Jimmy Deluca, a former mobster offers to help, i.e. bust him out in exchange for cash. How far will they get, though, before they're Busted? 010 1
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 05/09/20255th grade Acceleration and Enrichment students play the math board games they created at the end of last year to review the year's previously learned concepts. #EduSky #EduSkyIL 110 1
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 02/09/2025I am halfway through Busted, a new novel by Dan Gemeinhart, and I am absolutely loving it! Thank you @netgalley.bsky.social and Jordin Streeter, at McMillan Children's Publishing Group. This is a fantastic MG read! This is such a great teacher read aloud! #EduSky #EduSkyIL 120 2
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Thank you to all who sacrificed so much in the labor movement so that we have the rights and benefits we have now. 030 3
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 31/08/20254th-grade AE reading students end the first week of school with a @blooketofficial.bsky.social to review figurative language. ##EduSky #EduSkyIL 020 2
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 31/08/20255th-grade AE math students take an idea from Rob Buyea's book, Because of Mr. Terupt, and count/estimate the blades of grass on the soccer field. ##EduSky #EduSkyIL 010 1
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 30/08/20255th grade AE math students estimate/count the number of blades of grass on the school's soccer field. 110 1
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 28/08/2025AE math students find out what they have in common, write it down, and use those note cards to build the tallest structure possible. So many lively discussions and clever building ideas. Great start to the school year! 010 1
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 23/08/2025First day with students, and they collaborated to solve the @breakoutedu.com in order to access the seating chart I "accidentally" locked inside. Great start to the school year! 121 2
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 03/08/2025The school year may begin in a couple of weeks, but I am determined to enjoy as much of the summer as possible. Shabbona Lake State Park. Not very #EduSky at the moment. 030 3
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 01/08/2025I could have cut my grass today when the temps were 75 degrees, but nope, not me. I cut it on Tuesday when the heat index was 104 degrees. 220 2
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Wrapping up the school year, and now it's time for a little camping to relax and unwind. Wishing all teachers some much needed downtime with family, friends, and pets. #EduSky #EduSkyIL 031 3
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 03/06/2025And that is a wrap on my 18th year of teaching. So many great memories of students collaborating, laughing, and learning. To my 5th grade AE students, I wish you well in middle school. And to my 4th grade AE students, next year will be even better. #EduSky #EduSkyIL 000 0
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Final day with my 4th grade AE math students. They spent it playing their math board games. Highly engaging fun! Great review of the year. #EduSky #EduSkyIL 120 2
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 29/05/20254th grade makes progress on their original math board games, while 5th grade presents their million dollar projects. Paying for a home, vehicle, college, vacation, and charitable contribution adds up fast, folks! #EduSkyIL #EduSky #engagement 020 2
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 28/05/2025With a week left in the school year, 4th grade AE math students create original board games and generate questions covering the year's worth of concepts learned. Engaging, creative way to wrap up the school year. Also, plan to play them at the start of next school year as a review. #EduSky #EduSkyIL 000 0
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Fifth-grade AE math students wrap up the week with a little fun with Hands-on Equations. ##EduSky #EduSkyIL #collaboration 000 0
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Done teaching for the day. Beautiful Midwestern afternoon. #dogsofbluesky 030 3
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 23/04/2025A huge thank you to @allanwolf100.bsky.social for the awesome interactive poetry presentation! The students of Heartland in Geneva, Illinois, loved it & learned a lot. My students enjoyed meeting you & sharing their poetry with you. We're proud to be po' folk. Happy National Poetry Month! #EduSky 000 0
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Tonight was Open House for my elementary school. Now, relaxing with our pup. #dogsofbluesky 040 4
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 27/03/20255th grade AE math students work on scaling down elements of the classroom and other buildings using Balsa wood. #EduSky #EduSkyIL 051 5
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 27/03/2025We are all set for our final math activity of the week for 5th grade, @breakoutedu.com. Sure, students will get a week off for spring break, but first, they must break out of math class! #EduSky #EduSkyIL #collaboration #engagement 110 1
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Over the past few years, my 5th grade AE math students have done a terrific job scaling down elements of the classroom. #EduSky #EduSkyIL 010 1
