Reposted by Ali HardyHolly Korbey @hollykorbey.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Help a reporter: I'm looking for experts on special education inclusion, who should I be talking to? For a story. 797
Ali Hardy @mshardy123.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Excited to share a new open-access practitioner paper all about: (a) avoiding using the keywords strategy, and (b) what word-problem strategies to use instead! We focused specifically on how to support students with mathematics difficulty and emergent bilinguals. doi.org/10.1002/trtr...doi.org<em>The Reading Teacher</em> | ILA Literacy Education Journal | Wiley Online LibraryStudents with mathematics difficulty, especially students with disabilities and emergent bilinguals, require careful consideration during word-problem instruction. Word problems that include relation... 010
Reposted by Ali HardyJessica Rodrigues @rodriguesjm.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Know someone on the job market this year looking for faculty positions in special ed? Tell them about the POD! The POD is a database of open special ed faculty ads. We search for job ads once/week from Aug-Mar, keep a running list, & share the list for free! 2025-2026 POD: rebrand.ly/PODspecialed 041
Reposted by Ali HardyDaniela O’Neill @danielaoneill.bsky.social · 14/07/2025“…cognitive load theory doesn’t matter where there is no cognitive load, because there is no explicit teaching” “some students may be engaging with discovery/project-based learning in ways that are mentally taxing for them, but many will instead be doing busy-work.” #scienceoflearning #cognition 233
Reposted by Ali HardySarah Powell @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social · 10/07/2025New paper about a brief word-problem screener for use in the elementary grades. It's free to read this article! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... And then download the screener at: www.piratemathequationquest.com 093
Reposted by Ali HardySarah Quinn @sarahquinnphd.bsky.social · 23/06/2025📣 Calling all who teach, conduct, or are new to systematic reviews and research syntheses! Our new tutorial in Research Synthesis Methods outlines 10 essential practices for developing and using coding manuals and forms, including solutions to common challenges. 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/rsm.... 12410
Reposted by Ali HardySarah Powell @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social · 09/06/2025The UT Austin crew made it to #MCLS2025! We are excited to share our research on math at home, fractions, math vocabulary, problem posing, and word problems! 0163
Ali Hardy @mshardy123.bsky.social · 10/06/2025🚨New pub! Excited to share a 12-min additive word-problem screener that teachers can use to identify students who need additional support with word problems. doi.org/10.1002/pits...doi.orgIdentifying Word‐Problem Difficulty: An Item Response Analysis of an Additive Word‐Problem ScreenerStudents encounter hundreds of word problems throughout the elementary grades and on standardized assessments through high school. To demonstrate proficiency on these measures of mathematics competen.... 040
Reposted by Ali HardySarah Powell @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social · 28/04/2025This week, we are featuring our NEW version of Pirate Math Equation Quest. This version focuses on single- and MULTI-step word problems. Perfect for Grades 3, 4, and 5! All free! www.piratemathequationquest.com/individual-m... 031
Reposted by Ali HardySarah Powell @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Want to help students set up and solve word problems? Our Small-Group Single-Step version on Pirate Math Equation Quest is excellent for Grades 2 and 3! Check out our FREE materials - all ready for you to use! www.piratemathequationquest.com/group.html 022
Reposted by Ali HardyAdrea Truckenmiller @adrea.bsky.social · 16/04/2025I went to get a digital journal article from the library & found that it was no longer available because DOGE decided to cancel most of ERIC (the database of education journal articles that schools & researchers use to improve education practices). Y'all, this is tantamount to book burning. 51913
Ali Hardy @mshardy123.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Gracie is one of my favorite collaborators! She is a whiz with R and will make sure your project moves at a steady pace. 010
Reposted by Ali HardyRod J. Naquin @rodjnaquin.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Teacher outlines common PD complaints with DRAV framework (dignity, relevance, actionability, value). Article focuses on how PD feels to teachers rather than content or evidence of effectiveness. open.substack.com/pub/thenext3... 012
Ali Hardy @mshardy123.bsky.social · 08/04/2025@danielle-lariviere.bsky.social is a GEM! It was a privilege to help implement her incredible math vocabulary intervention. 120
Reposted by Ali HardySarah Powell @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social · 07/04/2025It's HERE! The long-awaited version of Pirate Math Equation Quest for multi-step word problems! All FREE. www.piratemathequationquest.com 082
Reposted by Ali HardyShannon Saglio @shannonsaglio.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences = cuts to research, data & tools that help kids—especially struggling readers & students w/ disabilities. Tell Congress: Protect IES funding. #StandUpForReadingResearch Call your RI Congressional Reps: opengov.sos.ri.gov/GOVDirectory... 032
Ali Hardy @mshardy123.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Today in math methods, students rotated in stations, exploring a different geometry manipulative and brainstorming tasks that students could complete with each one. Beforehand, we reviewed and discussed K-2 geometry standards as a primer! 020
Reposted by Ali HardySarah Powell @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social · 02/04/2025UT Austin is thrilled to announce our new ONLINE master's program focusing on #dyslexia and #dyscalculia! Info sessions coming up the next few weeks: tinyurl.com/UTddiinfo 042
Reposted by Ali HardyCouncil for Exceptional Children @cecmembership.bsky.social · 17/03/2025"Joining CEC changed the way I teach and connect with my students." From March 17–31, new members can join CEC at no cost and unlock: ✅ Expert resources ✅ Professional learning ✅ A supportive educator network Sign up today to grow, learn, and connect: exceptionalchildren.org/membership/a... 099
Ali Hardy @mshardy123.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Could really use a brief YouTube training on scoring writing using Correct Word Sequence if anybody has the time and expertise 😅 100
Ali Hardy @mshardy123.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Grateful to be able to share schema instruction with teachers this morning at #CEC2025 Lots of interest in piratemathequationquest.com and Project SPIRAL @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social 090
Reposted by Ali HardySarah Powell @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social · 14/03/2025One of the best parts of my job is mentoring this group - the PRIME Team. This is an amazing group of scholars all focused on math - and the energy with the team is incredible. So honored to spend this week at #CEC2025 with them! 0102
Ali Hardy @mshardy123.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Another day, another poster! This time, with @tessaarsenault.bsky.social and @danielle-lariviere.bsky.social. We shared three practices for supporting language development with word problems. #CEC2025 0141
Ali Hardy @mshardy123.bsky.social · 13/03/2025I had so much for sharing some preliminary results from my national survey of elementary teachers! We still need to speak up about avoiding the keywords strategy and what to do instead: use an attack strategy and teach about schemas. 📣 110
Reposted by Ali HardySarah Powell @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Over the past few months, you might have heard me talk about the underwhelming NCTM/CEC position statement on teaching math to students with disabilities. Well, here's a response from 34 authors in which we discuss what's in it and what's not. FREE to download! riseopenjournal.org/article/id/2... 083
Ali Hardy @mshardy123.bsky.social · 10/03/2025It will be early… but we would love to have you! Come learn about what you can do INSTEAD of tying keywords to operations! #CEC2025 041
Reposted by Ali HardySarah Powell @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Want to help students understand multiplication? Here are FREE and DOWNLOADABLE lesson guides, problem sets, and vocabulary cards. buff.ly/3QrJAQK 031
Ali Hardy @mshardy123.bsky.social · 04/03/2025I’m thrilled to share a new open-access publication with Learning Disability Quarterly where my co-authors and I explored students’ tendency to add when they see the word “more.” TLDR- please do not teach students to associate “keywords” with operations!! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 032
Reposted by Ali HardySarah Powell @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social · 25/02/2025I had the opportunity to create 23 FREE and DOWNLOADABLE modules for the teaching of math. Over the next few months, I'll highlight these! First up, place value! Check out these lesson guides, problem sets, and vocabulary cards! buff.ly/4bkxpyQ 173
Reposted by Ali HardySuanne Laqueur @suannelqr.bsky.social · 21/02/2025If you still have friends/family who think this administration will help them, talk to them about money.... 321469852
Ali Hardy @mshardy123.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Got to present at the NASP conference with my high school bestie! From 2010 marching band to 2025 doctoral programs 🤓 2110
Reposted by Ali HardyChristina Samuels @casamuels.bsky.social · 19/02/2025My colleagues and I decided we would pull together a tracker of all the education-related activity of the new administration so far and uh, it's a lot. Did we forget something? (probably.) You can email editor@hechingerreport.org or my Signal address is cas.37. hechingerreport.org/tracking-tru...hechingerreport.orgTracking Trump: His actions on education - The Hechinger ReportThe president has said he wants to eliminate the Department of Education while fighting ‘woke’ ideology in schools. A week-by-week look at what he’s done 25227
Reposted by Ali HardyFelipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 19/02/2025I think most people are intuitively aware of this but something like the official White House account posting an “ASMR” video of shackled immigrants is not just cruel for its own sake, it’s intentional envelope-pushing to ramp up to desensitization over inhumane detention, camps, and deaths 361171215018
Reposted by Ali HardyJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 19/02/20251. The Senate confirmed RFK Jr at the same time as a massive measles outbreak was sweeping through areas of Texas with low vaccination rates. RFK Jr visited Texas yesterday. Not to address the burgeoning crisis but to continue to push anti-vaccine messaging.popular.infoAs measles outbreak rages in Texas, RFK Jr. pushes anti-vaccine messageThe largest measles outbreak Texas has seen in over 30 years is sweeping through the western part of the state. 36535011282
Reposted by Ali HardyJen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · 18/02/2025What kind of research was cancelled by Dept of Ed? Bread & butter work to improve kids' achievement & lives: 🚸Enhancing math & writing instruction 🚸Helping kids w disabilities transition after HS 🚸Reducing teacher shortageslinkedin.comMathematica statement on the cancellation of Regional Educational LaboratoriesMathematica statement on the cancellation of Regional Educational Laboratories The Congressionally mandated Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) supported the work of state and local education age... 04830
Reposted by Ali HardyMackenna Vander Tuin @mackennavandertuin.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Are you interested in involving parents or caregivers in your research? Check out this new publication that my colleagues and I just put out about the best practices for designing and reporting intervention trainings for caregivers! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comBest practices for designing and reporting caregiver training in early childhood mathematics interventionsCaregivers are essential to children's growth and development and are now being recognized as important stakeholders in academic interventions (e.g., … 083
Reposted by Ali HardyElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 13/02/2025Good news: after we raised the alarm, DOGE has been blocked from accessing sensitive Department of Education data. Your Social Security number, income data, and personal information are safe for now. We will keep fighting back. 2463841520
Reposted by Ali HardyJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 12/02/2025The no cost extension button is back and at least some are being granted. If this applies to you, go for it. PLEASE SHAREmedia.tenor.coma man in a suit and tie says go for it in white lettersALT: a man in a suit and tie says go for it in white letters 4217110
Reposted by Ali HardyLeigh McLean @leighmcleanphd.bsky.social · 12/02/2025🚨New pub alert!!! @natejones.bsky.social and I found that when teachers express more negative emotions, students are less engaged in math and ELA, and enjoy ELA less. And we offer a new measure for observing teacher affect!! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comUsing an observational measure of elementary Teachers’ emotional expressions during mathematics and English language arts to explore associations with students’ content area emotions and engagementProcesses of classroom emotional transmission have been identified whereby the emotions expressed by an individual are induced in others, with particu… 1168
Reposted by Ali HardyJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Hearing that DOGE went into the Dept of Education today and shut down almost the entirety of the department's in-house research arm, Institute of Educational Sciences, cancelling contracts totally about $900m. 717124354845
Reposted by Ali HardyCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Contractor expects all WWC contracts to be cancelled, and the website to come down. After all, why would policymakers want to know what kind of educational interventions actually work? 1229555
Reposted by Ali HardyCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Hearing from a govt contractor that Dept of Education is terminating What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) contracts. WWC is a website that rigorously evaluates education policies, programs, and products to determine what's effective and not. It's an invaluable tool for school, district, state leaders 341014388
Reposted by Ali HardyIda Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Kendrick’s American flag motif at THIS MOMENT is subversive. Yes, yes, yes. 404381283592