The Word Odyssey

[Robert Pondiscio @rpondiscio]

Phonics and "back to basics" isn't enough to raise reading achievement? Agreed. But for those of us age 50 or older, an elementary school education rich in social studies, science, art, and music IS "back to basics."

[tetheredtoed @tetheredtoed1]

Hugely popular math program districts spend a boatload of money on. Wildly ineffective to the point of harmful.

Shame on ⁦@CurriculumAssoc⁩ ⁦@iReady⁩

[jsw @jswwv]

@tetheredtoed1 @CurriculumAssoc @iReady IReady is horrible. Students hate it and teachers dread it.

[The Word Odyssey @WordOdyssey]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[The Word Odyssey @WordOdyssey]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[Natalie Wexler @natwexler]

And a year of training in @TheWritingRevol method probably helped too!

[Knowledge Matters @KnowledgeMatrs]

Districts that raised reading scores didn’t just retrain teachers or double down on phonics.

They did something many overlook:
👉🏽Gave teachers knowledge-rich, high-quality curricula with grade-level texts in science, history, literature & the arts.

https://t.co/vguBvfBB1i

[Vince Boley @VinceBoley]

@Doug_Lemov Moved from high school to elementary and was bummed to see that students didn't read a single book the entire year. Just articles and passages.

[The Word Odyssey @WordOdyssey]

Explore the origin of the silent w in the word "answer."https://t.co/zW3aCYPxgV

[The Word Odyssey @WordOdyssey]

Ever wonder why "people" has that sneaky silent O? Jump into our wild ride through its Latin populus to French pople roots! 🕵️ #WordVibes #LanguageQuest
https://t.co/fLnWpwGpLA

[The Word Odyssey @WordOdyssey]

New word dropping next week!

[The Word Odyssey @WordOdyssey]

Hey, check out this cool channel that digs into where words come from and why English spellings can be so quirky! It’s a fun way to make sense of those tricky, irregular words and actually enjoy learning them.
https://t.co/hBDfUz1Bxv

[Robert Pondiscio @rpondiscio]

Cognitive load theory is the skeleton key that unlocks learning.

[rustbeltjacobin 🌹 @rustbeltjacobin]

I cannot emphasize enough that iReady’s dogshit curriculum makes 2nd graders do subtraction FIVE different ways, NONE of them the efficient scalable standard method of vertically stacking.

[The Word Odyssey @WordOdyssey]

@MountStJosephU

[The Word Odyssey @WordOdyssey]

2/2 The wisdom I’ve gained from our extraordinary professors, whose work in education I deeply admire, has transformed me in ways I’ll carry forever. There were very few dry eyes tonight 🥲

#Ididit

[The Word Odyssey @WordOdyssey]

1/2 At our bittersweet farewell celebration pre graduation, we gathered to share our research and reflect on the growth we’ve experienced. I’m convinced no other program could rival the rigor and unwavering support that MSJ pours into its students.