Dr. Bill Poock

Director of Teaching & Learning at GWAEA; father of 3 daughters; husband to incredible wife; PhD from The University of Iowa; and believer.

[Dr. Bill Poock @billpoockIA]

@MolecularLab_ Recipe?

[Dr. Bill Poock @billpoockIA]

Amen!!!

[Iowa Reading Research Center @IAReading]

What is the active view of reading and how well do its components predict overall student reading achievement? Find out what the research says in our blog post: https://t.co/x7miSHmqrr

[Grant Wood AEA @GrantWoodAEA]

With support from GWAEA and the Perkins Consortium, overseen by GWAEA school improvement consultant Chad Blanchard, HLV students are getting experience with new tools, putting real construction and engineering skills into practice!
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#EveryDayatAEA #IowaEdChat

[Dr. Bill Poock @billpoockIA]

@Longevity_EDU Cookbook

[Dr. Bill Poock @billpoockIA]

@healthnutritipz Moringa!

[Grant Wood AEA @GrantWoodAEA]

Announcing an exclusive opportunity in Iowa!
Join us for a four-day immersive experience based on Thinking Collaborative’s Adaptive Schools model. Learn more and register today: https://t.co/DzRbIpY0pB

[Dr. Bill Poock @billpoockIA]

Love this!!!

[Scanlan Center for School Mental Health @iowa_scsmh]

Raised in a family of educators, Kaitlin Poock always knew schools held a special place in her heart 💛

That calling led her from @Mid_Prairie to earning her master’s at the @UISchoolofSW —and eventually to a practicum at the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health’s clinic.

It was as a practicum student that Kaitlin transformed her passion into practice, gaining the hands-on skills that grounded her professional identity as a social worker and prepared her for a full-time position at our clinic.

Read how her story reflects the Center’s commitment to preparing the next generation of school mental health professionals ➡️ https://t.co/I2P4lfmtTU

[Hawkeye Football @HawkeyeFootball]

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A career-long 55-yard FG for @DrewTS7.

#Hawkeyes

[Iowa Democrats @iowademocrats]

Thanks to Iowa Republicans, the cost of private school vouchers could reach nearly $350 million for the 2025-26 school year.

At a time when Iowa is facing a nearly billion-dollar budget shortfall, the Iowa GOP is prioritizing funneling taxpayer funds to private schools.

[Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko]

holy shit this is a helluva ad

[Rod @rodjnaquin]

As I return to classroom teaching this fall, I've been revisiting Barak Rosenshine's "Principles of Instruction" for practical, research-backed teaching strategies. His approach cuts through the noise with clear, actionable guidance about what actually works in classrooms - like starting each class with a quick 5-minute review, breaking complex tasks into small steps, and checking understanding with specific questions rather than just asking "Does everyone get it?"

For my high school English classes, I'm particularly drawn to his emphasis on modeling and guided practice. Rather than just assigning essays and hoping for the best, Rosenshine's research suggests thinking aloud while I analyze a passage or draft a paragraph, showing students exactly how experienced readers and writers work. Then students try these same strategies with immediate feedback - practicing thesis statements together, working through text analysis in pairs, and getting real-time corrections and encouragement.

The research strongly supports scaffolding complex tasks like literary analysis or argumentative writing. This means providing concrete supports - like sentence starters for analysis, structured paragraph templates, or revision checklists - while students are learning, then gradually removing these supports as students gain confidence. Rosenshine advocates for maintaining a high success rate (around 80%) during practice, ensuring students master each step before moving on to independent work. https://t.co/MK149S3QLY

[Grant Wood AEA @GrantWoodAEA]

Science consultants from multiple AEAs hosted free OpenSciEd training for Iowa teachers across the State. Funded by the IDOE, the event offered hands-on learning, unit kits, & stipends.

Elementary training begins in July for 250+ awardees!
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#IAedChat #ScienceTeacher

[Scanlan Center for School Mental Health @iowa_scsmh]

𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘀 ☀️ Our clinic offers #mentalhealth support for Iowa K-12 students, both virtually and in Iowa City.

🫶 Individual counseling
🫶 Child psychiatry services for anxiety, depression & ADHD
🫶 Eating disorder & intellectual disability evaluations

Referrals can be initiated on our website ➡️ https://t.co/P15DFzebey

[Paul Thomas @plthomasEdD]

The media attacks on Calkins, F&P, and balanced literacy were never based on evidence. There is ZERO scientific research to support BL or reading programs caused a reading crisis

ZERO

@educationweek @apmreports @Forbes

[Dr. Bill Poock @billpoockIA]

So incredibly proud of you!!!! You are an AMAZING educator!!! You are most deserving of that award!!!!

[destiny rummel @destinyrumm]

Even more grateful to have received this award in the presence @billpoockIA. I learned the most in K-2 reading @UIowaEducation from the best! Go Hawks 💛

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

A complete list of people in the current @usedgov, including @Linda_McMahon, with education and/or classroom experience.

[Iowa Reading Research Center @IAReading]

Considering both fidelity and contextual fit is important when implementing evidence-based instruction. Read our new post to learn strategies to improve intervention feasibility without sacrificing intervention fidelity: https://t.co/0oHWYLkvee

[Dr. Bill Poock @billpoockIA]

This is how it goes???

[Tristan Snell @TristanSnell]

CFPB - closed
USAID - closed
Medicaid - under attack
NIH cancer funding - frozen
Department of Education - under attack

But do you know who just got a NEW government contract for $38,858,978 literally today?

SpaceX — owned by Elon Musk

[Jennifer Konfrst @KonfrstForIowa]

.@KimReynoldsIA private school vouchers will cost IA taxpayers $1B in the first 4 years; we should be investing in our public schools instead #ialegis #PeopleOverPolitics

[Dr. Bill Poock @billpoockIA]

@domsmithRP Me! Please? Me! 😉