Donna Kolakowski

Executive Coach for ARC, Former Principal and Supervisor of Elem. Ed., Excited about Education and Innovation

[Donna Kolakowski @EducatorKola]

I’m participating in Walk MS in honor of my birthday in April. This event brings people living with MS and those closest to them together in a powerful way. Your support puts us one step closer to a cure. Can I count on you? Donate today! https://t.co/QSu6MmvKDZ via @DonorDrive

[Amelia Van Name Larson ☮️ CAO @ameliadgvl]

Please share this!! The strands DO NOT develop independently! DO NOT!!!!!

[Donna Kolakowski @EducatorKola]

@drguido04 @DEDeptofEd Congrats, Darren! You will love retirement!!!

[American Reading @AmericanReading]

A @sscsdschools kindergarten student show how their work with letter formation, spacing, spelling of high-frequency words, self-expression, and communication of scientific knowledge grew over four months.

Now that’s what we call #results - https://t.co/drS0Uosg8b

[American Reading @AmericanReading]

Building Background Knowledge in Science Improves Reading Comprehension https://t.co/QZc94SZasM via @UKnowHGSE

[Amelia Van Name Larson ☮️ CAO @ameliadgvl]

Don’t waste any time with the back and forth going on! This is solid when it comes to word reading and then there is MUCH MORE! #Knowledge Like always @ReadSimplified nails it! How Children Learn to Read - the Science of Reading by Sound | Phonics Hero https://t.co/igTDR9cywK

[Donna Kolakowski @EducatorKola]

@carmen_natrin @DrNikmiller @SeafordBluejays Wishing you all the best for a great year!

[Jeffrey Wilhelm @ReadDRjwilhelm]

Decoding necessary to reading, but INSUFFICIENT. Yes kids need phonemic awareness but no one ever became a reader because they were psyched about consonant blends. See 10 dimensions of reading necessary to joy+love+deep engagement
#Reading #English

https://t.co/mWodVgIW92

[Nikki Wilkinson @Wilkinson_STEM]

Another #firstweek activity is to have students organize their Drive. Have you ever looked at their #Googledrive?? It's similar to looking under their bed! #messy

Too many times we assume Ss have #Google skills and don't explicitly teach them.
https://t.co/umFmlDOzZc

[Jeffrey Wilhelm @ReadDRjwilhelm]

1 of the problems w/ Science of Reading:"What’s happening in NYC reflects broader trend where teachers are expected to negotiate contradictory pressures to teach reading in culturally relevant way but assess reading in ways that strips it of all relevance"
https://t.co/YXfVxbbw3A

[Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast @literacypodcast]

✍🏼What about WRITING?!? The Writing Revolution is a FANTASTIC resource for all contents and all grade levels!

🎧Check out our book talk (available now!) and get ready for our discussion with the authors: Judith Hochman and Natalie Wexler (coming Friday!)

[Jeffrey Wilhelm @ReadDRjwilhelm]

We need hope, agency, dignity as teachers, students, citizens. How can we promote these through what we do/don't do? Opinion | I stopped reading the news. Is the problem me — or the product? #teacherstudent #PBL #pblchat
https://t.co/tVCvVZgela

[Donna Kolakowski @EducatorKola]

@TCPS_MD @DrPep24 Congrats, Sharon!!!

[Jeffrey Wilhelm @ReadDRjwilhelm]

I'm finishing writing a book on how to help kids recognize +deal with information pollution and their own cognitive biases (how social media manipulates you.) I just saw this visual which is right on point for this project!
#PBL #PBLchat #teacherstudent

https://t.co/QMCHfjgCrW

[Amelia Van Name Larson ☮️ CAO @ameliadgvl]

I am in favor of carrying books because the best weapon to save the citizen is education!!

[Donna Kolakowski @EducatorKola]

What Fact-Checkers Know About Media Literacy—and Students Should, Too https://t.co/OX5TMvHCfB

[Elisa Boxer @eboxer]

Happy #EarthDay!🌎To celebrate, I'm giving away a copy of ONE TURTLE'S LAST STRAW, which swims into bookstores in 3 weeks!🎉📚
🐢To enter, just retweet and follow!
🐢Tag a friend for a bonus entry!
@Soaring20sPB @randomhousekids

[Donna Kolakowski @EducatorKola]

Congratulations, Dr. Miller!🎓

[Nikki Miller @DrNikmiller]

Thank you to all my family and friends who have supported me. First in my family to go to college & so grateful to have the opportunity to go to as far as possible. You can call me Dr. but I will always respond to Nikki 😊

[Natalie Wexler @natwexler]

@markseidenberg I won't take a position on the dispute on PA, etc., but what concerns me most about "science of reading" efforts is that they often omit the need to start building academic knowledge early. The evidence is clear. Focusing on decoding alone won't ensure literacy for most kids.

[Donna Kolakowski @EducatorKola]

@maurajohnson_

[Jarrett Lerner @Jarrett_Lerner]

EDUCATORS and LIBRARIANS: I’m giving away 90 copies of the first three books in my Geeger the Robot early chapter book series, half here and half on Instagram.

To enter to win them here: RT this tweet + follow me!

Bonus entry: tag a pal who you think might like these books too!