Shawna Veit

Spec ed math consultant on a quest to boost opportunities for all kids. Seeking & sharing tech tidbits, teacher resources & leadership tools. Tweets are just me

[Matthew Burns @burnsmk1]

@ShawnDatchuk developed a handwriting intervention (https://t.co/biGeuy89Wa). We studied the effect with students with intellectual disability and found solid effects. @ResearchGate
@IAReading @CECMembership @reading_league @ILAToday @UFLiteracy https://t.co/XlkRK00pBf

[Shawna Veit @sveit]

@XpatEducator I followed the original instructions and missed the deadline as I am in North America. Is there a chance to still access the materials?

[Shawna Veit @sveit]

@XpatEducator Rosenshine rocks.

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

🎁 FREE GIFT: FULL ROSENSHINE CPD PACK!

To celebrate 50 consecutive weeks of ⚗️DistillED, I’ve put together something quite cool…

Over the past year, Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction has been one of the most requested topics from teachers and school leaders. So I’ve put together a complete, ready-to-run CPD pack to help schools explore and implement all 10 principles.

The download includes:

→ 10 CPD PowerPoints (ready for 30–45 min sessions)
→ 10 strategy checklists (practical classroom actions)
→ 10 planning templates (put principles into action )
→ Covers all 10 of Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction

Everything you need to run ten focused CPD sessions — one for each principle.

👉 REPOST and comment ROSENSHINE and I’ll DM you the link. Cheers!

⏰ Available until Sunday 22 March!

[Iowa Reading Research Center @IAReading]

How do you know if your students have developed handwriting fluency? Take our free eLearning module to learn about two assessments designed to determine if your students can quickly retrieve letters from memory and write them legibly: https://t.co/8XdRcqkCBB

[Anna Stokke @rastokke]

🚨 New episode with @sarahpowellphd is live! We talk about what the Science of Math movement is, why it’s gained momentum, and what a statement by the NCSM gets wrong about the Science of Math. Episode links below ⬇️

[Craig Barton @mrbartonmaths]

I have just pushed live a MASSIVE update of my Mr Barton Maths website - all 100% free. If you find it useful, please help spread the word by sharing this post 🙏

[Shawna Veit @sveit]

@S_Oberle A colleague recommended this book. It helps explain some generational differences. We often hear about sticking to contract hours and a healthy work life balance. They are not wrong so, how do we approach the goal of growing great teachers? https://t.co/baPuY0a9p1

[Shawna Veit @sveit]

@XpatEducator I love your work and appreciate the free gift.

[Shawna Veit @sveit]

@nsachdeva2019 @olicav Is anyone else picturing multi-step equations? What a game changer. The sheer number of extra repetitions is an instant win for students.

[Shawna Veit @sveit]

@MmeLockhartLDS IRRC @IAReading has put out the CLIFTER and LIFTER tools for cursive and print. They are free, well designed, and teacher friendly. https://t.co/it5cJTAaGZ

[researchED Canada @researchEDCan]

Special Attraction: A Premiere of the latest Chalk & Talk with Anna Stokke! Join Us for researchED Atlantic Canada (Sat Oct 25/25). Yes, that's Anita Archer, one of the world's leading researchers on #explicitinstruction Ty @rastokke for this special episode! #cdned

[Shawna Veit @sveit]

@S_Oberle @researchED_US Is there a date for 2026 in NYC?

[Shawna Veit @sveit]

@MrZachG Or try to solve a problem for teachers with a strategy that is good for kids. Buy in is easier when everyone wins.

[Brian Poncy @brian_poncy]

Math Fact Intervention Resource update (M.I.N.D. 2.0 - Facts on Fire). I have been collaborating with teachers this last year in an effort to provide a new set of resources that are designed to provide some fact fluency activities that are a little easier to implement and sustain across the school year (i.e., more teacher friendly).

Three major adaptations were made. First, we added more skills and worked hard to bolster our Kindergarten and 1st grade resources. Second, we incorporated small sets with Taped Problems to ensure accurate responding and merged this with a systematic interleaving for the retrieval practice as the problem sets get larger. Lastly, student workbooks consisting of anywhere between 20-45 daily lessons can be printed off and powerpoint slide decks are provided to guide each lesson. It is our hope that this will provide teachers with daily practice activities that will range from 5-8 min that will take little to no prep time after the workbooks are printed and the slide decks are downloaded. While it may take a few days to get the hang of, both teachers and students get the routine down quickly and appreciate the structure and predictability. As always, all materials are free.

I will be adding to the site quite regularly as we get a few of the links completed that are under construction and get the old website materials on the new site. Please check out the Media section where there are a variety of resources if you are interested in the why and how's of the program including a podcast interview with @rastokke Chalk & Talk and trainings from the PaTTan Virtual Math Conference earlier this summer. Lastly, the amazing and talented @StamStam193 who was kind enough to pilot and record the core intervention activities of the program with her classroom (check it out at the bottom of the Facts on Fire page). Enjoy!

https://t.co/VBcgj2JKdA

[InnerDrive @Inner_Drive]

📚 GIVEAWAY TIME! 📚

The Scaffolding Effect by @MrsBallAP & @lamb_heart_tea is out now! Full of practical ways to support every student.

Want a free copy? All you have to do is:
✅ Follow us
🔁 RT this post

The winner will be announced on Friday, 1st August, at 2pm. Good luck!

[Shawna Veit @sveit]

@RplusDyslexia @jennivanrees Is there an extension for writing numbers?

[Shawna Veit @sveit]

@MissCole279 @MsLECHistory @TeachLikeAChamp @WALKTHRUs_5 @Steplab_co I'd love a copy, your project sounds fantastic! [email protected]

[Shawna Veit @sveit]

@researchED_US @tetheredtoed1 @4ScienceofMath @brian_poncy @amandavande1 @pjr146 @MrZachG @sharemath @burnsmk1 @sarahpowellphd Can it access articles behind paywalls? Chat GPT will create fake citations and then admit when pressed that it cannot access most academic journals.

[Brian Poncy @brian_poncy]

@MmeLockhartLDSB Here is the updated scope and sequence with criteria for the M.I.N.D. 2.0 which will be released in August. https://t.co/NdzHlX0GRA