Early voting for Texas school board elections starts TOMORROW! I wanted to do an information blast before voting starts, so I added a Quick Hits section for districts many people have been asking about: https://t.co/fv8DO4sJX0
Did you know Texas schools don’t benefit from rising property values? FISD’s per-student funding hasn’t changed since 2019-20 even though tax bills are up 17%. When you pay more, the state pays less. #txlege#PubEd#FundTexasSchools
English teachers: I’ve seen a number of requests for stories that could be read & discussed within a *single* class period. So, let’s do a fast 🧵. I’ll share a linked story with a possible discussion Q, imagining the following thumbnail lesson plan for secondary English…
New blog post after a conversation with a principal and a parent about removing a book from a classroom library: A Curriculum of Irrelevancy by Kylene Beers: https://t.co/AQ1i0w12g5
Some students who can decode words still may struggle with comprehension. Students can practice comprehension skills by using thinking strategies & teaching their peers during a group activity. Find more teaching strategies in this @edutopia article https://t.co/Bud89BaS5d
Time for the final #TechTipThursday of 20-21!
BIG NEWS! You can now create Student Annotation Assignments in @Canvas without needing the mobile app!
Choose a file, have students annotate all over it and submit!
@AllenCoaches@MelissaBettge@Mrs_BakerFMS
https://t.co/7zWpbtTY2V
#releasenotes: Instructors, our new Student Annotation assignment type lets you upload a worksheet for students to annotate directly in Canvas. Learn more about this new feature: https://t.co/q0c7g20kfl
@DrjFuller @dallasnews I was not expecting ours this morning & would have been fine without it. But, there it was waiting in the snow. I cannot imagine what time our carrier delivered it!