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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

in a Va School Consortium for Learning workshop today on increasing rigor of thinking in the classroom w @skiptylermath.bsky.social and Eric Rhoades - Skip asked the group, in your classroom who is doing the thinking and who is doing the talking? The question of today! #edusky #reasoningroutines

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Va Educators: The fab Eric Rhoades/Skip Tyler team is facilitating a Va Scl Consortium for Learning (VaSCL) workshop on Nov 11. The workshop will help participants implement strategies to engage students in rigorous thinking ala Va's newly revised SOLs. Space still open! #changethestory #vaeducators

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IdaMae @imcraddock.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

This was so fun to contribute to. Thank you so much for including me!

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Mike Lubelfeld @mikelubelfeld.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Amazing project so proud to be a small part of it and I’m especially proud to amplify the voices of our students in the writing

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Real Learning Real Accomplishment is written by authors describing how they transform states, districts, schls, classrooms so kids in diverse demographic & geographic spaces get real, engaging, connected learning & can show learning evidence not just scores www.amazon.com/Real-Learnin... #edusky

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Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids

Amazon.com: Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids eBook : Socol, Ira, Moran, Pamela: Kindle Store

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

A pleasure to edit Real Learning Real Accomplishment w/ @irasocol.bsky.social authors rep state, superintendent,central innovation team, principal, teacher,student voices from East to West w/a few stops in between. They said make it inexpensive so we did! www.amazon.com/Real-Learnin... #EduSky

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Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids

Amazon.com: Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids eBook : Socol, Ira, Moran, Pamela: Kindle Store

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

@missblovessci.bsky.social started my career as a middle school science teacher - as good as it gets when it comes to kids with enthusiasm!!!!! #sciencematters #scienceteachers

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

@nshlh.bsky.social thanks for the follow — my 13 year stint as a superintendent were just the best of times -despite the challenges. #superintendentsmatter

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 17/09/2025

Huge congrats to @pammoran1.bsky.social & @irasocol.bsky.social for assembling a team of nearly two dozen educators and school leaders to document their path toward transformative school change in 'Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids.' We're honored to do our part. 😁

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“As schools across the country confront a disengagement and mental health crisis, the need for a human-centered education has never been more immediate. Grounded in models of practical shifts with an eye toward intentional systems change, Real Learning, Real Accomplishment is a guide for courageous educators and school leaders who want to shift their practice to change the system by learning from those who already have.” - Nick Covington, Cassie Nastase, Chris McNutt, Directors, Human Restoration Project

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

love this post @deannamascle.bsky.social learning is a process and product of passion - we are born passionate learners and determined to do big things —

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

First day of tching - what do you do? I pulled a snake out of a pillowcase (kind of inquiry lesson) and almost got fired. The principal said”if I fired you, how would you ever learn to tch?” And, I gained a mentor for life. #firstday 4/4

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

First days of school - what do you do? A fav middle school tchr asked kids if they could learn to make anything, what would it be? spirited discussion about money, music, and food #firstday 3/4

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

First days of school- what do you do? A fav high school physics tcher took classes outside to observe tools being used to accomplish tasks - not an overview of syllabus but a lesson in observing phenomena 2/4 #firstday

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

First days of school- what do you do? A fav 4th grade tchr called or wrote notes home to every students sharing a strength she had noted about every one of her children. 1/4 #firstday

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Lee Ann Jung @leeannjung.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Do we place students in special education rooms because they need that to learn—or because it feels more convenient? Time to reflect. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EduSky #EdChat #TeacherTwitter

Text on a navy brick background reads: 'Do we place students in special education rooms to meet the students' needs? Or is it sometimes justified to be convenient for adults?'

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 14/08/2025

If students forget what we teach, it may be a sign that we need to build stronger connections to help them hold on to it. 🪢 Memory isn’t built by covering content once—it comes through retrieving, connecting, using, and revisiting over and over, until it sticks. 🔄 6/7

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 14/08/2025

After teaching a concept, challenge students to use it in a mini-task: sketch a quick cartoon 🧑🎨, draft a fake text message or tweet 📱, or explain the concept to a younger student 💬. Ask them to create, connect, or solve using the skill—the goal is not to summarize the concept but use it. 5/7

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 14/08/2025

Without reinforcement, we forget almost everything we learn, @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social writes. Decades of research show that unless an effort is made to retain new information, 50% of new info disappears within an hour, 75% is gone by the next day, & up to 90% fades away within a week. 🤯 🧵1/7

Line titled The Forgetting Curve. In an hour, your students will forget more than half of what they learn. The chart shows that in 20 minutes, what students remember declines from 100% to roughly 60%. Then by the hour mark, it declines to just above 40%.

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Louisa Connaughton @lpconnaughton.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Excited to share my recent article published on @edutopia.org! It doesn't take much to start to shift practice towards a more shared culture of teaching and learning in our math classrooms. #MTBOS #elemmathchat #iteachmath #edusky #mathsky www.edutopia.org/article/stud...

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Positioning Elementary Students as Experts in Math Class

Encouraging students to take on roles traditionally reserved for teachers creates a shared culture of teaching and learning in the classroom.

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

thank you for keeping this conference growing, thriving, and pushing us all to expand our horizons about what’s possible when we make learners a key voice in their learning

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 15/07/2025

Teaching students how to break a project into manageable pieces can: 🤝 Build collaboration and problem-solving skills 🎒 Increase student ownership 🌼 Cultivate rich classroom community @criticalskills1.bsky.social and Nelia Rath share a how-to guide. #EduSky #PBL #MiddleSchool #HighSchoolTeacher

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Teaching Students to Use Chunking to Tackle Complex Problems

Middle and high school teachers can show students how to break projects into smaller parts to support their ability to manage their work.

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

“What’s your next brilliant move?” watching vid from McKinsey& am reminded when anyone whether an educational leader, small business owner, or corporate CEO works with team to translate bold vision into action, amazing transformation happens - worth the watch www.linkedin.com/posts/mckins... #EduSky

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The bold don’t just imagine the future… they build it. | McKinsey & Company

The bold don’t just imagine the future… they build it. What’s your next brilliant move? https://mck.co/3Tt3V9U | 23 comments on LinkedIn

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NPR @npr.org · 07/07/2025

Play isn't just fun. Researchers argue it can help you adapt to difficult circumstances, collaborate better and problem-solve. We'll help you figure out your play personality and how to prioritize play in your life.

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How to bring more play into your life : Life Kit

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Just awful: A 75-year-old man just died in ICE custody, ICE has revealed in a notice to Congress. But here's the rub: This man, a Cuban national, was first paroled into the US in 1966—nearly 60 years ago! They were set to deport him anyway. Details in my new piece: newrepublic.com/article/1974...

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Why Did a 75-Year-Old Man in Poor Health Just Die in ICE Custody?

Isidro Perez came to the United States from Cuba nearly 60 years ago. This is who Stephen Miller is going after now?

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Watching proposed reductions to Medicaid roll forward- & remembering how valuable Medicaid reimbursements to school districts for covered services to students such as PT & so much more was when it was first approved. This is approved list for reimbursement in Va www.doe.virginia.gov/programs-ser...

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Adam Hill @adamhilledu.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

This week at the Copley Primary School #STEM club, we explored Snap Circuits! They made brilliant connections to previous learning and demonstrated excellent problem-solving skills whenever their circuits didn’t quite work as expected. The alarms and flying saucers were the most fun! #Edusky

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Wow -hard to believe rules could be so rigid in sch that kids wear diapers to school b/c of lack of access to bathroom breaks so basic it seems almost ridiculous: Philly kids should have guaranteed access to bathrooms/drinking water during the school day. But despi… www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

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National Center for Science Education @ncse.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

"Monkey Trials and Modern Truths: Revisiting the Scopes Trial 100 Years Later," featuring Edward J. Larson. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2uw... #ScopesSunday

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Monkey Trials and Modern Truths: Revisiting the Scopes Trial 100 Years Later

YouTube video by The Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression

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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

"If COVID-19 vaccines, which were widely administered during this period, were indeed causing mass deaths, a sustained and dramatic decrease in life expectancy would be expected, rather than the observed stabilization and subsequent recovery." techingitapart.substack.com/p/the-tale-t...

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The Tale that Never Was

They told you COVID-19 vaccines would kill millions. The data told a different story.

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Christine Esposito @msespo.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Postman’s Park in London has one of the best memorials in it. They have a wall of tiles naming people who died while trying to save others. My 80s kid brain feels vindicated by this particular tile. Clearly, quicksand was a real threat somewhere. At some point.

Tile against a brick wall: Arthur Strange of London and Mark Tomlinson on a desperate venture to save two girls from a quicksand in Lincolnshire where themselves engulfed Aug 25, 1902.

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

In Ky check out the KyDOE United We Learn model - building vibrant learning from the ground up at the local district level www.education.ky.gov/UnitedWeLear...

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United We Learn - Kentucky Department of Education

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Follow the www.nvfutureoflearning.org/futurescaping Nv Future of Learning Center for their futurescaping Portrait of a Learner process - developed by learners for learners with support from Nv Dept Ed and multiple partners

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Futurescaping with Nevadans | The Portrait Project

Futurescaping with Nevadans is a key part of the Portrait of a Nevadan Learner, a vision focused on equipping students with the skills and mindset they need to thrive in a fast-changing world. This pr...

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

So many districts and some states making moves right now to focus on paths to learning that develop lifelearning competencies and deep important knowledge vs superficial, temporal test-only learning. Learning can be challenging, accessible, and interesting. Mi, Nv, Ky are a few of those on the move.

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

We love the project work lifting off with the Third Coast Collaborative. Unifying student-centered learning across curricula through hands on, Inquiry-driven PBL. @humanrestorationproject.org team is rocking it! Great to see you all.

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

reflective question that @irasocol asks people with whom we work and one worth asking staff at the end of every school year: ” what learning questions and conversations are you having now that you weren’t having at the beginning of the year in your work with colleagues and with students?” #EduSky

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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

reminds me of going into work spaces set up for “lectures” and immediately rearranging space design to facilitate collaborative work -having folks around me say “why don’t you wait on someone else to do that — stronger maybe?”me saying “but I am plenty strong enough to slide furniture around” :)

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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

What a privilege to start my day with a transatlantic dialogue w/ @rethinkingjames.bsky.social and end it with a transpacific conversation w/ Gene Flenady & Robert Sparrow of Monash University in Melbourne!

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 07/06/2025

If you’ve taught middle school, you know that a classroom filled with young adolescents can transform from chill to rowdy in seconds. 🌪️ These innovative attention-getting strategies can help restore calm. (Try them now, or keep them in your back pocket for next year!) 🧵1/6 #EduSky #MiddleSchool

23 Ways to Quiet a Chaotic Middle School Class
Teacher-tested attention-getting routines to help you quickly restore calm and focus to noisy middle school classrooms.

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