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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Review: TEACHING STORYTELLING TO AMPLIFY STUDENT VOICES Maru Gonzalez, Michael Kokozos & Christy M. Byrd offer an inspiring & transformative vision for reimagining education through the power of student narratives. #edusky #teachersky @routledgebooks.bsky.social www.middleweb.com/53287/amplif...

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

"Packets or even lists of practice activities...focus too much on a finite set of practice prompts or memorized information, and they don’t build in room for accuracy checks or feedback." @sharemylesson @MindShiftKQED @NCSSNetwork @actfl #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

New Bluesky feature: Get notified when someone posts. You can now choose to be notified when specific people post. If there’s someone you want timely updates from, go to their profile and find the new bell icon near the follow button. Great feature. Try it here! :-)

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Welcome the FANBOYS Grammar Fan Club In a new article, Patty McGee & Tim Donohue share fun, effective techniques (mini-inquiries, sentence superglue) to help students evolve into grammar rock stars. #edusky #iteachEnglish #ELA #educoach @pmgmcgee.bsky.social www.middleweb.com/52349/welcom...

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Ideas to Integrate Poetry Throughout the Year Megan Kelly wants to integrate poetry across her units all year long. Try some of her ideas in your own ELA, history, science or math classes. edushare.ing/hU

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

We've just received a review copy of this excellent book. Please let us know if you'd like to review it. Send a note to middleweb.review@gmail.com. We'll mail you a hard copy. #edusky #tlsky #tlskychat @wildmelissahart.bsky.social Learn more about the book: read.sourcebooks.com/down-syndrom...

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

We've come across SO MANY good things to share today. Here's a TESTING SEASON tip sheet from the must-follow literacy consultant Patty McGee, who has written a lot of great stuff for MiddleWeb. #edusky #iteachEnglish #educoach #literacy @pmgmcgee.bsky.social www.canva.com/design/DAGg_...

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

REMINDER: This is great, it works anywhere, and it saves precious Bluesky text space. @brentgwarner.com #edusky

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

WE'VE JUST ADDED LOTS OF NEW CHOICES TO OUR LIST OF BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW! Free professional book of your choice. We mail it to you. Set your own deadline. Details at this link. edushare.ing/1I

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

ALL THE VOCABULARY HELP YOU'RE LIKELY TO NEED. Student knowledge of vocabulary counts more than ever, across all the content areas. We've gathered our most helpful articles about the kind of word study that’s time sensitive & sticks in long-term memory. #edusky www.middleweb.com/27113/all-th...

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

TIPS TO FIND EDUCATORS YOU WANT TO FOLLOW: Feel free to add/improve in comments!

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

MiddleWeb is pleased to be the co-publisher of STEM By Design: Tools and Strategies to Help Students in Grades 4-8 Solve Real World Problems, by Anne Jolly. Visit the website supporting this new Second Edition & browse the many free resources. #edusky #STEM #iteachscience www.stem-by-design.com

Snapshot of banner for the STEM by Design book website, offering free resources for STEM educators.

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

We're excited to announce STEM By Design: Tools and Strategies to Help Students in Grades 4–8 Solve Real-World Problems. It's the 2nd Edition of Anne Jolly's bestseller – completely updated, awesome, and on sale. #edusky #STEM #WomenInSTEM @ajollygal.bsky.social www.routledge.com/STEM-by-Desi...

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

REVIEW: ENGAGEMENT IDEAS FOR SUMMER SCHOOL AND ALL YEAR LONG. The sound teaching ideas in Hernandez’s 50 Strategies for Summer School Engagement can and should be used throughout the academic year, says Michael McLaughlin, who shares three! #edusky #teachersky www.middleweb.com/51583/engage...

Cover of the book 50 Strategies for Summer School Engagement
By Ana Marie Hernandez.

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

MWSUBSTACK #24: INNOVATIVE TEACHING Our substack is a twice-monthly, topical, five-minute read for middle grades educators (4-8). Challenge yourself to try something new with this cross-curricular collection of articles from the MiddleWeb archives. middleweb.substack.com/p/mwsubstack...

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

NEW POST: How Am I Reacting to the Text I’m Consuming? Helping students identify & manage their emotions as they interact with texts helps them become effective thinkers and citizens, writes author and NBCT Marilyn Pryle. @mpryle.bsky.social #edusky #iteachEnglish www.middleweb.com/51594/how-am...

Boy sitting at computer reflecting on his reaction to text.

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

NEW: UNLOCK ACADEMIC WRITING ONE SENTENCE AT A TIME. Tan Huynh advocates teaching multilingual learners at the sentence level because it can facilitate understanding of content and foster academic writing skills. #edusky #ellchat #ELLs @larryferlazzo.bsky.social www.middleweb.com/51589/unlock...

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

STUDENT WRITING: Blurring the Fiction/Nonfiction Lines. Stephanie Farley shows how she blends elements of fiction and nonfiction to help students conceptualize and improve their writing in English and social studies. #edusky #iteachEnglish #iteachsocialstudies www.middleweb.com/51537/writin...

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

REVIEW: Empowering Students to Own Their Learning In "Heroes Within" Aaron Hansen provides a vision and guidance for a student centered approach to learning, backed by practical strategies and real-world examples, writes teacher Melinda Stewart. www.middleweb.com/51510/empowe...

Cover of Heroes Within: A Framework for Empowering Students

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW: A Sentence a Day: Short, Playful Proofreading Exercises to Help Students Avoid Tripping Up When They Write. Grades 6-9 (Samantha Prust). Routledge/PrufrockPress, 2025. 2nd Ed. Visit our current available books list for the "how to" tinyurl.com/3dru6ymz #edusky #iteachEnglish

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

MIDDLEWEB SUBSTACK 022: Feedback. Rubrics. It’s our way of keeping our most popular and influential articles in the spotlight. When you subscribe, you’ll receive our biweekly MiddleWeb Substack topical email newsletter and gain access to past issues. Learn more! middleweb.substack.com/about

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

OUR LATEST MiddleWeb Substack (005) highlights two popular topics: Vocabulary and Listening Skills. #edusky middleweb.substack.com/archive

OUR LATEST MiddleWeb Substack highlights two popular topics: Vocabulary and Listening Skills.

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

3 Shifts Can Invigorate Our Grammar Instruction. Three simple yet powerful changes in grammar instruction can make a big difference in how students use grammar as a creative tool to help shape their writing, says teaching coach Patty McGee. #Edu www.middleweb.com/49842/3-shif...

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

REVIEW: A Playbook for Student, Teacher and Community Well-Being. Grounded in research and real-world situations, The Social-Emotional Learning Playbook supports the social-emotional growth in you, your students & your community, writes educator Anne Anderson. www.middleweb.com/49836/a-play...

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

The Gold We Would Discover in Unstructured Downtime Middle graders need (but seldom get) unstructured time under the careful but non-interfering eye of an adult who is trained to watch and listen, says Dina Strasser. #EduSky www.middleweb.com/49848/the-go...

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 05/11/2023

REVIEW: Realizing Cultural & Historically Responsive Classrooms. Gholdy Muhammad’s Unearthing Joy is “one of the most beautiful, inspiring, actionable books about pedagogy I’ve ever read,” writes teacher & school leader Sarah Cooper. #EduSky www.middleweb.com/49802/cultur...

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 05/11/2023

How Your Students Can Create TED-Style Talks Lauren Buell’s ELA team works with all 8th graders on a comprehensive unit that helps them build speaking, literacy and life skills by developing TED-style talks. www.middleweb.com/49792/how-yo...

Lauren Buell’s ELA team works with all 8th graders on a comprehensive unit that helps them build speaking, literacy and life skills by developing TED-style talks.

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 05/11/2023

Teaching “Stunts” Offer Choice, Challenge, Play Stephanie Farley uses stunt teaching to engage students through novelty or surprise, then maintains engagement with the qualities of choice, challenge and play. www.middleweb.com/49751/teachi...

Stephanie Farley uses stunt teaching to engage students through novelty or surprise, then maintains engagement with the qualities of choice, challenge and play.

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 10/10/2023

Learning Through Play Is Perfect for Middle School #edusky #middleschool When we use verbal, imaginative & conceptual play as touchstones for our planning & teaching, we help students look forward to learning and school itself, write Chris and Katie Cunningham. www.middleweb.com/41935/learni...

When we use verbal, imaginative & conceptual play as touchstones for our planning & teaching, we help students look forward to learning and school itself.

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 10/10/2023

Using a Single Open Math Task to Meet Diverse Needs Math teacher and coach Mona Iehl shows how a single high level open math task can be differentiated successfully to meet all of her students’ learning needs. #iTeachMath #MTBoS #MathEd #MathChat #edusky www.middleweb.com/49666/using-...

Differentiating with a single high level open math task.

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MiddleWeb @middleweb.bsky.social · 10/10/2023

Power Up the Learning in the Last Minutes of Class Don't front-load all your class prep time, says teacher educator Curtis Chandler. Closure is critical to make learning stick. Browse his wide selection of high impact wrap-ups. #edusky www.middleweb.com/49702/power-...

Helpful advice about closing a lesson from the MiddleWeb blog New Teacher Tips.

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