I'm excited to continue my journey as a 2026 Seesaw Ambassador! One of my favorite Seesaw tips is using voice recordings so every student can explain their thinking, even if they're still building confidence as writers. It's been a game changer for student voice in my classroom!
Hi teachers & friends! To celebrate the upcoming release of my 25th book, I am giving away 2500 copies of I Survived the Dust Bowl over the next 10 days.
Today: 10 class sets of 25. To enter, like this post & retweet. Winners announced tomorrow am. ❤️
This year, English teacher @heymrsbond will enforce a strict no-AI-use policy in her classes. Why?
To encourage her students to develop original ideas, write in their authentic voices, & build critical thinking skills, she told Edutopia’s @borywrites. ✍️ https://t.co/KnTi04Vz7e
Focus on the Big 7 this school year:
1. Take care of yourself
2. Take care of each other
3. Love kids
4. Pursue excellence, not perfection
5. Control the controllables
6. Be in the moment
7. Have fun!
When students are pushed beyond their comfort zone to solve problems, learning outcomes improve. See how productive struggle can set learners' brains "on fire"—in a good way! 🔥
New study shows negative effects of using screens as 'digital pacifiers' for children.
➡️ "Children who began using screen media devices earlier or who spent more time engaging with mobile devices displayed lower self-regulation"
➡️ "while digital emotion regulation can be effective in the short term, this strategy may hinder child development of self-regulatory skills in the long term, leading to poorer effortful control and anger management."
There appears to be a vicious cycle here: kids who thrown tantrums easily are given phones/screens to pacify them which in turn leads them to be more likely to throw a tantrum in the future so they are given more time on a device.
https://t.co/rHejebDEZs
This professor describes college students who can't do sustained difficult reading—exactly what Maryanne Wolf worried about in Reader, Come Home. Without distraction-free, deliberate practice and training, our ability for deep reading is at risk. https://t.co/h5MUO6UFRx
You have just over two weeks to catch up with your City Spies reading before the release of Mission Manhattan. I thought I'd give away a set of books 1-4 in paperback. Just retweet and you're entered for a chance to win. I'll randomly select a winner in a few days. @SimonKIDS