Stephanie Wightman

Teacher, mom, wife, seeker of endless possibility

[Stephanie Wightman @stephwight1]

@aprilhenrybooks I am a school librarian. This is coming up almost daily now, where I never was asked anything like this before.

[Mike Szydlowski @Szydlowskim]

Tonight’s CPS Science Crepuscular Creep raised $1,686 on $2 tickets, although many overpaid. Just as important, we loved watching people have fun! We all need more fun. The pumpkins will be back next year with even more ideas.

[Stephanie Wightman @stephwight1]

@aprilhenrybooks I am a middle school librarian. You are my go to author to get my students reading. They love your books. I love your books and my testing level lexile score is likely post high school (you never know…) I’d sneak your books to any student told to read something higher.

[Daniel Boone Regional Library @dbrl]

Does the New Books section, right there when you walk in, give you a thrill each time you come in? Give us a like or RT if this is you. Thanks!

[Matt Bourke @BourkeEDU]

Talking to students about 9/11 is difficult as a young teacher, mostly because I really /don’t/ remember it. Thank you, @ColinJost, for gifting us your/your mom’s story of that day and the weeks that followed. Students absolutely loved it.

[Jason Reynolds News @JasonReynolds83]

Sooooo, if you follow me on here, you know I LIVE this podcast and it’s absolutely honor to now be on it! One of the best I’ve ever done. PLEASE LISTEN. I shout out @KieseLaymon @jesmimi @JackieWoodson @DrIbram Ali Smith and more. And we get into a bunch of stuff!

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

"If you don’t let voices and experiences and stories and interests come into writing, that’s the way of silencing them and favoring the voices of the instructor or the texts and tests." –Paul Barnwell https://t.co/8ZEkq2IMpb

[April Henry @aprilhenrybooks]

I've got not one, but two books on the list! Great company here. My goal in life is to make reluctant readers realize reading is fun.

[Carol Jago @CarolJago]

Invite students to recommend books to one another for winter break pleasure reading.

Nothing wrong with choosing a book by its cover either!

[Dr. Mary Howard @DrMaryHoward]

Responding to the Reading Wars: Everyone’s Job by Patricia Scharer

"How are you advocating for what you know is best for children who struggle?”

How will you responding to this call to action? Time to stop allowing others to make up a false reality.

https://t.co/NGqQaGkyKP

[Kerry Townsend @kltown]

Setting just the right lock screen is very important...@SMSWildcats @swightmab @JulieANichols @cpslibrarymedia @cpslearns #cpsbest

[Stephanie Wightman @stephwight1]

Looking for beginning of the year ideas for great community building/relationship building activities using technology.

[Rebecca Bevel Smith @ReaderRBS]

So excited to be featured by @MASLOnline

[Kylene Beers @KyleneBeers]

A principal recently told me that some parents don't want their kids "just reading" while at school. He asked what research he could share to show those parents that "just reading" has ACADEMIC benefits. Here it the chart I shared. #DisruptingThinking

[Stephanie Wightman @stephwight1]

@smssciteacher What a great project!

[Julie Nichols @JulieANichols]

Having digital devices doesn’t make digital learners. https://t.co/IjVgpWtsTk Embedded PD & easy access to instructional tech coaches support and empower teachers – our greatest resource.
#DesignThinking #PBL #TechIntegration

[Colleen Graves @gravescolleen]

Can’t be done they said.... Here’s my @makeymakey LED string lights hack! Each note triggering different LEDs! Turn your sound up! #jinglebells #electronics #makeymakey #ledlights #holidayseason #hack

[Kerry Townsend @kltown]

Introducing NYPL's Best Books of 2018 https://t.co/7VGCk0q7HO

[Eric Sheninger @E_Sheninger]

Drawing Is the Fastest, Most Effective Way to Learn, According to New Research https://t.co/gfx9xZGwTS

[Linda Rief @LindaMRief]

I am seeing this deadening effect on writing at 8th grade. Just read 85 personal essays. Only 6 enlightened me, surprised me, taught me something new, made me care, engaged me... I pointed out what was done well, asked questions, gave suggestions— no change.