I’m a wife, a mother, and an educator. I believe that words are our most powerful weapon.🌎📝 “Language is never neutral” -Paulo Freire #wakeletambassador#MIEE
“Universal Design for Learning (UDL) + technology = a powerful combination for student success! 🎯 By offering multiple ways to engage, express, and represent learning, UDL ensures every student can thrive. @ISTE #ISTEcert
The hallmark of expertise is no longer how much you know. It's how well you synthesize.
Information scarcity rewarded knowledge acquisition. Information abundance requires pattern recognition.
It's not enough to collect facts. The future belongs to those who connect dots.
Register for the @NCTE_CCCC webinar "Teaching in Times of Violence: Strategies for Threatened and Targeted Teachers of Writing," October 30 at 5:00 p.m. ET. https://t.co/2cge80q1OP (Content in this session is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.)
In this piece, The Science of Reading Comprehension Instruction, we walk through comprehension of a specific third-grade reading test passage about woodchucks. Here were some points we made in the process:
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Join NCTE Research Foundation Trustee Betina Hsieh on Thursday, November 2, at 7:00 p.m. ET as she shares tips on creating a proposal and answers any additional questions you may have related to NCTE Teacher Researcher Grants. Register here: https://t.co/YV0SdHBk2z.
I think sometimes we forget (or never knew) the overlapping traits between Autism, ADHD, and Giftedness. Some of our students even have two of these exceptionalities and are referred to as Twice Exceptional (or 2E). Both of my sons are 2E. Please take a minute to read about it and study this Venn Diagram for a visual representation. They have more in common than you might think!
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Excited to share this important book for ELA educators! I’m honored to have my vignette included in this timely book for ELA teachers. If you’re an educator, grab this book! Thank you Rachelle Savitz and Britnie Kane for this opportunity. #education#ELA#classroomconversation
This year will be inspiring! I'm excited to share that I have once again been named a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert for 2023-2024. #MicrosoftEdu#MIEExpert
Teachers - Join my 2nd free webinar on reading strategies. Focus: vocabulary and comprehension.
Thursday, August 3, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT. Registration: see below. YES - this will be recorded.
Thanks to @HeinemannPub for running these free events for me.
Culturally responsive teaching is about acknowledging students' cultural identities and using that knowledge to provide more relevant instruction.
Let's empower all learners by embracing digital equity in the classroom.
#CelebrateDiversity https://t.co/fSJmyonphk