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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Do you know who is organizing this event?

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Christopher Such @suchmo83.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

It's half term, which means I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away. Simply *repost* this post for your chance to win. I will choose a winner at random this Saturday (22nd February).

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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

They both arrived the same day! 📖 I’ve been learning a lot about #explicitteaching and #cognitivescience over the past few months. Blake and Zach are standouts in connecting the science to practice. Decisions, decisions, decisions…(which to read 1st?) @mrzachg.bsky.social @blakeharvard.bsky.social

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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Cute! Waiting for my copy… 📕😀

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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

This is a great episode if you’re looking for more info on #directinstruction & #explicitteaching. I especially like the description of how “explicit teaching is synonymous with scaffolding”. Also how explicit teaching is a sequence that ends with sts being able to generalize and adapt. So good!

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Exploring Explicit Teaching with Zach Groshell

Podcast Episode · Thinking Deeply about Primary Education · 2024-12-07 · 55m

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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Shifts in math instruction that are aligned with #explicitteaching and #scienceoflearning.

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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Such a great book study selection! Our school did it last year but this YouTube guide would’ve been a great complement. If you haven’t read the book yet, I highly recommend! @lindsaykemeny.bsky.social lays out 7 essential “moves” in such a clear and practical way 👍 #SOR

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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

It’s totally doable! We invested in it for all classrooms k-2 plus supporting materials (whiteboards, magnetic letters, etc). It’s really made our foundational literacy program cohesive. Remind admin: structured literacy is mandated in the #OntEd curriculum and in the #RighttoRead report.

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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

These are like mantras for teachers. 👍❤️

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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

My growing understanding of #cognitiveloadtheory has allowed me to better support sts as they learn foundational skills and concepts across the curriculum. I have used a “sticky note” analogy to describe the temporary nature of working memory, but like this one from @mrzachg.bsky.social too! 1/2

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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

So pretty! ✨Is that just blue construction paper? And did they use chalk? (Can you tell you’ve inspired my next art activity? 😊) #primaryart

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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

#onlit is honestly a treasure-trove of amazing resources! Thank you for sharing this one 🙏❤️. #ontEd #SOR

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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Trying to keep this account purely educational. I welcome follows from others interested in #primaryED, #SOR, #scienceofmath, #scienceoflearning, #executivefunctioning, especially those in #ontEd. No politics please! Trying to stick to this—Don’t take it personal if I don’t follow back ☺️

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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Something stinky, but fun, happened at school today 👟 First, we put our shoes in a pile. Then we decided to sort by colour. Then we organized the groups into lines. Added labels and a title. ✨TADA! ✨We made a concrete graph! “Dark shoes are most popular”. #edusky #primaryEd #primarymath

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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Funny story! We’re reading “The Gingerbread Man” learning about fairytale, story sequence etc. Having many ELL learners, I like to reinforce vocab quite a bit. So, I ask “What sound does a cow make?” Literally ALL sts reply: “/k/ /ow/“ (I expected “moo!”) 😂😂 My #UFLI lessons are working! #edusky

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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I’m kinda loving the “newness” of #bluesky! It’s like moving to a new city where u don’t know anyone yet so you’re more willing to take risks and get out of your comfort zone. Let’s keep the energy going and build this platform up! #edusky

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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

This mindset for teaching and learning really resonates with me. When we are learning something knew, it will be inherently “hard”. But the process, perseverance, and working through the hard truly does bring JOY. It looks like focus, motivation, and confidence in students. (My book is on order! 👍)

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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Interesting & helpful. Can see it in a couple of my sts. Using many strategies already. Is DLD something that could get diagnosed by a practitioner? How can we/teachers guide parents on this?

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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Just used this tool to add/follow some great accounts in #SOR #ontED #structuredliteracy #scienceoflearning 🚨Give it a try!

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Liza @liza-on-reading.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

The Toronto District School Board is the largest in Canada, and one of the largest in North America, with ~238,000 students. They recently published a new literacy strategy. Let's read it together. You can follow along here: www.tdsb.on.ca/Portals/lite...

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 19/11/2024

Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉 We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:

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Ms Walsh 🍎 @mskatywalsh.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

This is a great video! Thank you for sharing 🙏

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