Dr. Sarah M Bond

Ed.D., 9th grade English, foodie, knitter, literacy lover

[Springfield School District @AllThingsBluSF]

Max Shroeder, 13abc News reporter, came to speak and share his experience in the news industry to our SHS students in Dr. Bonds Media Class this afternoon. Thank you, Max for sharing your knowledge!

[Matthew R. Kay @MattRKay]

Teaching demands an underrated amount of acting.

like we’ve never heard a kid share that idea before.
like we’re excited about a moment in a text for the 3rd period in a row.
like that project hasn’t been done many times before
like we are not tired, frustrated, annoyed, etc

[Dr. Leslie Laud @LeslieLaud]

@mrbansteacher @tiffany_peltier @Eduventuring04 @ehanford Then let’s push for PD. Without it, nothing works. We ran a scale up last year with 80 schools and found no differences in ELA outcomes according to curriculum used (Wonders, EL etc) but the amount of PD provided mattered. PD in effective practices is the bigger lever

[Jennifer Serravallo @JSerravallo]

This. Don’t think the new box is going to be all you need.

(I’m saying this not to Ts but rather those behind the box-buying).

[Kate Winn @thismomloves]

425,000 students in Gr. 1-3 were tested for decoding, vocabulary & comprehension.

What % had decoding & vocabulary skills, but not comprehension?

1%

A “comprehension issue” might not always be what we think it is.

(Thanks for this tidbit in Reading For Life @lifelonglit!)

[Dr. Sarah M Bond @SarahMBond]

@RevSarahLocke Mix Biofreeze with frankincense oil and rub where it hurts. The frank oil really boosts the biofreeze.

[Dr. Sarah M Bond @SarahMBond]

@SarahMackAttack If your open to YA, novels told in verse, or graphic novels here are my suggestions—Long Way Down (Jason Reynolds), They Called Us Enemy (George Takei), Parable of the Sower—graphic novel adaption or Kindred graphic novel adaptation (Octavia Butler).

[Jessica Malone Grider @mrs_g_rider]

All staff members at my school have to send a rant and rave at some point during the school year. I sent mine out today. Here's my rant:

[Dr. Sarah M Bond @SarahMBond]

@brooksrunning Do you really need another pair of running shoes?

[Dr. Sarah M Bond @SarahMBond]

The whole thread❤️. I didn’t know I needed this today.

[Dr. Sarah M Bond @SarahMBond]

@juliaOTwriter @Dsrussosusan As a 15 year K-1 teacher I agree and will add that much of what I saw kept the learning to the workbook with very little hands-on experiences.

[John R. Sowash @jrsowash]

Some sad news just announced by Google....#Jamboard has been discontinued. 😢

Official announcement: https://t.co/WFtSkR1Ayg

You CAN continue to use Jamboard until October 1, 2024 (1 year). After this date, you will no longer be able to create new Jam files.

I put together a summary of the Important dates and alternatives in this blog post: https://t.co/r66cs1KKrV

#GoogleEDU #EdTech #GoogleClassroom #teachertwitter

[Dr. Sarah M Bond @SarahMBond]

So true! I would add The Family Romanov by @candacemfleming to the list. I learned so much from that amazingly written YA book!

[Dr. Sarah M Bond @SarahMBond]

@DrTinaEllsworth Yes! I would also add the importance of teacher background knowledge, too.

[Institute for Multi-Sensory Education @IMSEOG]

Wondering where the terms “uppercase” and “lowercase” letters comes from? We can thank the printing press for that! Letters were stored by type in wooden cases- with capital letters being kept in the upper cases and while minuscule were in the lower compartments.

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

Knowledge or comprehension -- what should we teach?
https://t.co/oba05D1kLi

[Melanie Brethour @melbrethour]

This is from Hansberry Educational Consulting. As a teacher, I was never taught these terms in my university program...

[Toby Price @jedipadmaster]

Principals … here’s an awesome ice breaker your teachers are guaranteed to love…it’s called “Go work in your classroom.” #edutwitter

[Benjamin Barbour @BenHBarbour]

After reading @natwexler’s The Knowledge Gap, I decided to revisit ED Hirsch’s Knowledge Deficit (2007), which covers similar themes. Some takeaways:
First, Hirsch links reading ability to “almost everything that a democratic education aims to provide, (1/23)