Using Wakelet for the research essay and for my students’ writing portfolios. Love it #UDL Wakelet.com

Do not underestimate the importance of building background knowledge to aid comprehension. It’s a big factor. psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/…

Students w/ADHD have poor working memories. This means a task that requires them to keep multiple steps in their head is extremely difficult. Checklists, restating and monitoring are key if you want them to grow as learners. laconciergepsychologist.com/blog/what-is-w…

Students ask me for permission to do things and I sometimes I say, “You’re the learner. You decide what’s best for your learning.” They look surprised and confused then make a choice I would have made. Weird…edutopia.org/article/import…

Starting my dissertation research with an observation of an ELL classroom. Very eye-opening. I saw students laughing and talking in ways ELLs do not behave in my reg.Ed class. Made me question how safe these students feel in my classroom. edutopia.org/article/disman…

We did it. Two other CR North teachers and I submitted a grant request for “Green Connections: CR North’s Community Garden”! Wish us luck 🍀 Dreamed it up at KTISUMMIT #ktisummitt2022

Problem: Students need teachers to show empathy. Problem: Teachers can’t give what they don’t have. Solution: If we want teachers to be empathetic, we must show them empathy. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

As a teacher, I switched my narrative from “I taught [blank]” to “They didn’t learn [blank] yet” and it has made all the difference. #TEACHers #secondchance zilles.cs.illinois.edu/papers/emeka_s…

Reading a great text by Jason Reynolds. His books have inspired many of my reluctant readers.

HS teachers, reading to your students will only make you a better reader. And last I checked, that wasn’t one of the standards. Close-reading requires a student’s active participation. Only then will improvement happen. #readingspec

Red Queen is a YA novel set in a dystopian society with a strong female protagonist, Reds, Silvers, and royalty. If you liked The Hunger Games and Harry Potter, this might be the book for you. #yafiction

“Be curious, not judgmental”~ Ted Lasso reminds us all. Ask questions instead of making assumptions, and I will learn to be better. #empathy youtu.be/i_FofLSherM

Advising a new student group and it starts Thursday! Hopefully, they will have CR Community Garden to take care of as well 🪴 #TeacherLife

What are you doing Friday, March 31? Hopefully the answer is hanging with me and the other awesome peeps tagged below! Join PAECT Southeast Region for an awesome meetup at Victory Brewing. Southeast PAECT PAECT Becka Cancelosi Julianne Lowenstein @mr_h204 HoffmanEnglish #KTIFamily

This summer a fellow reading specialist and I will be holding a reading & writing course for 7-10th grade students. Hoping to get 10 students for direct, explicit instruction for skill development. unlockingliteracy.godaddysites.com

Beautiful morning teaching reading at CR 💕

Starting the day at CR North 🔆

If you are a teacher still fighting the research of SoR, you NEED to read the findings from the National Reading Panel before saying more. nichd.nih.gov/about/org/der/…

Teachers: What does Empathy look like in your classrooms? Just wondering where people are.

2023 Car Parade at CRN-Congrats, Seniors!!!