Lisa Boeglin

wife, mother, 2nd grade teacher; SCBWI member; Seesaw Ambassador; lover of the arts

[Lisa Boeglin @LBoeglin]

@LoriMKeating After winter break, I’m back at school with my 2nd grade kiddos for a full week.

[Lisa Boeglin @LBoeglin]

Daphne wasn’t a dancer, dentist, or a detective. Daphne was a …Diva. Can this dachshund diva shimmer and shine and make the roller derby team? DERBY DOG DIVA is a laugh out loud tale of trying to fit in while still being true to yourself. #ktlitpitch

[Lisa Boeglin @LBoeglin]

Daphne wasn’t a dancer, dentist, or a detective. Daphne was a …Diva. Can this dachshund diva shimmer and shine and make the roller derby team? DERBY DOG DIVA is a laugh out loud tale of trying to fit in while still being true to yourself. #ktlitpitch

[Rick Wormeli @rickwormeli2]

Some colleagues have pushed back on this piece, indicating that no one anywhere says that reading is done with a phonics-only approach, or as some have said, even a, "phonics first" approach. My experience working in schools across the U.S. these past few years, let alone in previous iterations of a phonics push such as when the National Panel report and A National at Risk were released, has been different. Teachers and supervisors with whom I've worked have indicated that phonics-heavy curriculum is being purchased (with teachers told to maintain fidelity to the program and to remove supplemental materials not aligned or included with the new programs from their classrooms), to limit classroom focus on wide and frequent reading from personal interest, choice novels and picture books in favor of more teacher-directed, phonics-heavy approaches, and to level the books in their book bins, which is a deeply uncomfortable and ineffective practice. In addition, many classroom teachers and reading instructors are being directed to emphasize phonics over most other elements of reading instruction, and when a student struggles in reading, it's a series of phonics-focused lessons that must be applied over other choices. Yes, I know this is anecdotal, but it exists. It's not an over-the-top, phonics-or-die approach in all places, of course, but decades of rock solid research and other effective practices in elements of reading instruction are being impugned and shelved, with most of the reading "eggs" placed in one basket, phonics - and seemingly done to be politically expedient in some places, not pedagogically sound or completely vetted under full research scrutiny. As the article declares, phonics is of critical importance, but not as the sole, instructional diet, or even the most prime for every single student in that diet, and we are doing a disservice when turning all these other helpful elements into conspiratorial monsters. Some of the biggest concerns for those of us struggling with the Science of Reading hype-train is expressed in this segment of the article: "While teaching reading instruction has always been plagued by controversy (Pearson, 2004), the science of reading has presented exaggerated, misleading, and at worse false statements promoted in the media by a small group of scholars, educational activists, publishers, and journalists. Policy makers and publishers are attracted to these simplified arguments which propose solutions that can be mandated, packaged, and sold to schools. We are particularly concerned about the indiscriminate implementation of unwarranted and under-researched practices that have been espoused by science of reading advocates (Hanford, 2018; Paige, 2020; Spear-Swerling, 2019), including: Directive and/or scripted lessons that tell teachers what to say and do within predetermined and paced lesson sequences, An exclusive focus on phonemic awareness and phonics, Denials that children and adults use multiple sources of information when they read, Decodable texts that do not engage multiple aspects of reading, Specialized forms of reading instruction designed for particular groups of children that are promoted as appropriate for all children, Mandating “structured literacy” programs despite a lack of clear empirical evidence, and Privileging the interests of politicians and publishers over children."

[Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn]

When a new curriculum is imposed on teachers but then fails to show good results, the typical response from on high is that those teachers "must not have been implementing it with fidelity." A good essay on why that phrase is insulting and dangerous: https://t.co/AWBrjyaSlh

[Tyler Tachman @Tyler_T15]

Trayce Jackson-Davis posted on Snapchat of him officially signing with the Golden State Warriors. #iubb

[Lisa Boeglin @LBoeglin]

@TammyDexter1 Let’s hope it sticks!

[Lisa Boeglin @LBoeglin]

@stacymcanulty Any of these options except Tom Brady. Who recalls “deflategate” in the Super Bowl? Cheaters!

[Lisa Boeglin @LBoeglin]

As a teacher and prepublished author, I’d love a copy of this book. Pick me, please!

[Eric Hand ☮️ @writtenbyhand]

My Mom wants to buy a teacher a copy of my book!

RT, like & comment to enter. I’ll pick a winner next week.

I’ll DM the winner to get their shipping info. #tcrwp

[𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐧 @HamlinIsland]

The love is felt, & extremely real. No matter race or religion everybody coming together in prayer! 🙏❤️

[Mark Woodley @MarkWoodleyTV]

This is what you get when you ask the sports guy to come in to cover a blizzard in the morning show.

[Barstool IU @IUBarstool]

11 years ago today #IUBB

[Lisa Boeglin @LBoeglin]

@EmilieMcKiernan Respect!

[Lisa Boeglin @LBoeglin]

@missmac100 Pre-Covid interactions at CW

[Lisa Boeglin @LBoeglin]

@missmac100

[IU Bloomington @IUBloomington]

.@AdamSandler with the vintage drip >>>

[Xavier Johnson “X” @XavierJ0hnson]

Glad to see you back home brother! Let’s WORK! ❤️

[Lisa Boeglin @LBoeglin]

I’m Starstuck! I’m at the Midsouth SCBWI conference and am sitting at the same table with Rita Lorraine Hubbard, the author of beautiful books! #scbwimidsouth22

[Kory @korytellers]

This is absolutely ridiculous! I know many of you on here know @jedipadmaster and know what an amazing admin he is! I’m not sure what can be done about this, but I hope the district realizes it has made a huge mistake!