Scott McConnell

Professor emeritus and early education researcher exploring the world of ed-tech. 3 simple rules I try to live by: Work hard, make a difference, have fun.

[Scott McConnell @srmcconnell]

@jesscdy @ehanford Two suggestions! First, Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons would be great for the child AND parent! Then closer to your request, how about the Bob Books? https://t.co/BGbWFkdMXu

[UMN Educational Psychology @umn_edpsych]

Today marks the transition of our department chair from Kristen McMaster to Anne Foegen. We are grateful for Kristen's years of leadership and look forward to more great things to come with Anne in this role!

Read more here: https://t.co/zJwjrTM8Wh

[Susan Neuman @SusanBneuman]

According to the National Center on Quality Teaching and learning, there is little empirical support for Creative Curriculum. Then why has NYC adopted this program across its entire preK program, affecting thousands of young children?

[Scott McConnell @srmcconnell]

@ehanford @erickalenze I had the good fortune to learn about effective reading instruction from the long-standing leaders at UO - Anita Archer, Doug Carnine, Zig Engelmann, Marci Stein, and so many others.

[Scott McConnell @srmcconnell]

@KatiePekel @ehanford @markseidenberg My favorite part is when Prof Calkins calls on the phonics proponents to apologize. Sheesh.

[Scott McConnell @srmcconnell]

@johncolombo_ks Find grace. Is the conference, and its underlying rigor, important to you? (and maybe share this thread!)

[Beth Hawkins @beth_hawkins]

Hey hi Racket — you know I love you as humans but this is not quality journalism. It’s argumentation from an ideological perspective. It’s thoroughly discredited & this piece is below you.

[Scott McConnell @srmcconnell]

This week marked the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq - an action that, in retrospect, had questionable rationale. That clarity of hindsight makes Sen Wellstone’s 2002 speech - brave at the time - even more remarkable. https://t.co/GrsLViuzVw

[Scott McConnell @srmcconnell]

Let’s follow @R_T_Rybak and add our voices. What could possibly be “enough” if we’re not there yet?

[R.T. Rybak (He/Him) @R_T_Rybak]

This is exactly the kind of leadership we need now. We don’t elect people to cower in a crisis. Thanks @GovWhitmer @GovTimWalz @POTUS for refusing to accept ongoing slaughter in our streets. Who’s next ?

[Scott McConnell @srmcconnell]

@tonydalbano There are SOOOO many! Knowing you, your love of the outdoors, and your CA heritage, here are 2! Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner (OK, it's the midwest -- but he's a Westerner!) and This House of Sky by Ivan Doig -- an memoir of growing up in the West

[Betül Çakır-Dilek @BetulCakirDilek]

Earlier today, I sent this email to my colleagues. I am sharing this here in case others would like to distribute the links of NGOs. #earthquake #DEPREMOLDU

[Emily Hanford @ehanford]

This is a paper many of you on Twitter talking about the science of reading will probably be interested in. From @Kendeou and colleagues at @UMNews

[Scott McConnell @srmcconnell]

@tonydalbano You an old head now, Antonio!

[Scott McConnell @srmcconnell]

@BarefootAthlete @Doug_Lemov @careads A third option? That educators set goals based on social values, they select research-based methods to reach those goals, and they make their instruction engaging and the students’ growth rewarding so that kids and teachers lean toward great instruction and outcomes.

[Scott McConnell @srmcconnell]

@citizenstewart Great example @citizenstewart ! Also a call out to this teacher’s use of curriculum-based measurement-an easy to use tool that helps make teaching databased and reveals successes (or the need to change instruction)

[SPPS Pre-K @SPPS_OEL]

OEL and the U of MN @igdilab are hiring an Educational Assistant to support our Hmong Language study. Spread the word! @spps_news @jess4STPschools

[Emily Hanford @ehanford]

"We are teachers who care about equitable outcomes for our students, across all domains of literacy... we have learned from the research. We invite the 58 signatories of the recent letter — and the whole literacy community — to do the same."

.https://t.co/LI98rcSXWN

[Matthew Burns @burnsmk1]

"This is about kids. It’s about doing what's right for them" -@ehanford

@TCRWP @HeinemannPub @ILAToday @ScienceofRead @leadforliteracy @donnajeanne15 @reading_league @ReadingRockets @TimRasinski1 @DyslexiaIDA

[Dr. Dana Suskind @DrDanaSuskind]

"A vital book for students and researchers."

Thrilled to see this review of The Scale-Up Effect, the book that @Econ_4_Everyone, @lauren_supplee and I edited to explore why early childhood education interventions are notoriously difficult to scale.

https://t.co/ZF6NdZ7k3n