R4EditorLaura

Editor at Region 4 Education Service Center

[Region 4 Science @Region4Science]

Day 1 of #STATCAST23 has wrapped! If you didn’t get a chance to stop by and visit—or maybe you did—you’re invited over to booth #732 to learn more about our #Region4 STAAR, STEM, and TEKS products! 🍎

Plus, we’ll have *updated* TEKS charts on hand for our visitors tomorrow! 🤗

[Lainey Feingold @LFLegal]

Tomorrow the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case about who can file an Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit. The Opinion (coming in 2024) may impact web access lawsuits. My article: https://t.co/wyGiDImab4 #accessibility #DisabilityTwitter #a11y #SCOTUS #LawTwitter #ADA

[R4EditorLaura @R4EditorLaura]

Online session Oct. 11!

[Region 4 Literacy and Language @R4Literacy]

Teaching reading is more than a science—it’s also an art. Use reading research to engage students in artful, engaging & authentic instruction. Examine the evidence in major components of instruction and explore innovative ways to teach them. Details: https://t.co/g5LYbzDYRg

[Region 4 ESC @Region4ESC]

Meet Sherri Powell, a District Advancement Champion with the Region 4 digital learning team! Sherri is in her twenty-fifth year in education (though she is a life-long educator) and has been with Region 4 since 2020.

Digital learning, which is housed in Publishing and Digital Learning, has an exciting catalogue of upcoming events, including sessions on AI, blended learning, digital citizenship, and more.

For more information about these sessions or to request customized training, visit https://t.co/D0ZxGnG1d7 or e-mail Digital Learning at [email protected]! Ask for Sherri—she's got your back.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

We cannot reccommend this quiz more.
https://t.co/aultz9RwJ1

[English Whirled Wide @englishwhirled]

What just happened here?

[Dixie Latiolais @R4_DixieL]

This!! 👇

[Dictionary.com @Dictionarycom]

Today's #WordOfTheDay is jolabokaflod.

Learn more about this word: https://t.co/igHrmXBze2

[Will Maddux @MLBMetrics]

Jose Altuve is the first player in Astros history to hit 4 home runs in 4 straight at bats.

[Mary Ann Azevedo @bayareawriter]

Meet @mentrateam, a startup founded by three autistic individuals and backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Shine Capital that is out to pair neurodivergent job seekers with ideal roles.

https://t.co/vTdLz3i4iD

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

We made a free five-part YouTube series on Practical AI for Teachers & Students (it might be useful for others, too). All 5 videos👉 https://t.co/XKQUlnFJLz

Here is our paper on assigning AI to students: https://t.co/Un1yfuHcX3

And for helping teachers: https://t.co/SZ0zBa6ZPI

[ACES: The Society for Editing (use other social) @ACESEditors]

Great editing lesson and great life lesson #ACESChat

[Jason Kennedy | Stop Teaching & Design Learning! @letsquitteachin]

Something to remember before the kids get here:

They are not:
SPED kids
EIP kids
RTI kids
504 kids
"Those" kids
Low kids
_____ kids.

Kids are kids.
First, love them
Then learn them.
We don't love labels.
We love learners.
Love, believe & challenge ALL kids.

No excuses.

[Emily Atkin @emorwee]

In absolute awe of the journalists at The Maui News, who have continued putting out the paper without interruption, informing their community as they also live through this disaster

I'm donating to their GoFundMe and I hope you will join https://t.co/FcEIK8U0XH

[Todd Finley, PhD @finleyt]

8 Classroom Ice Breakers 🧊📷 | Brain Blast
#teachers #classroom #backtoschool #principalchat #ukedchat #students #firstdayofschool

[ACES: The Society for Editing (use other social) @ACESEditors]

1/2 Want more information? Rachel wrote an article where she goes into more depth about her journey to become a freelance TTRPG copyeditor:
https://t.co/vLKFtIm7Pt
#ACESChat

[PlainLanguage.gov @govplainlang]

To Be Clear, Use All the Words You Need
#plainlanguage
https://t.co/5IMUWWgf6H

[APStylebook @APStylebook]

Are you writing about summer travel?
Farther refers to physical distance: Travelers are driving farther for their vacations.
Further refers to an extension of time or degree: She will look further into airline policies.

[R4EditorLaura @R4EditorLaura]

Plain language rocks a contract: https://t.co/gZM28pHfpr