Had an idea to teach 50s culture all through music of the era but now I have the energy to finish it. blahhhhhh

5 Mini-Mentor Texts to Help Your Students Write Nuanced Claims from @RebekahODell1 movingwriters.org/2022/03/15/min…

We finished up our Russia unit by creating found poems on the #WARINUKRAINE from a speech Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський made on March 10. movingwriters.org/2022/03/08/7-w…

‘I’ve a tradition of sending a limerick to Nancy Pelosi’s St. Patrick’s Day lunch over the years. This year the limerick is irregular & not funny at all. We stand with the people of Ukraine & their leader. It wasn’t written to be published, but since it’s out, here it is.’-Bono

Interesting game to try!

Planet Earth's future now rests in the hands of big business time.com/6166178/earths…

THIS. Wow! A new typeface that might be useful for neurodivergent readers!

The Planet Word Museum in Washington, D.C., described as the place that brings language to life, recently opened a new exhibit focused on wordplay. to.pbs.org/3Nyl7WN

“In Finland, the # of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” scoop.me/housing-first-…

#IndigenousPeoplesDay: Long before the arrival of Europeans on Turtle Island and the idea of running for sport and glory, distance running served a vital role to Indigenous communities.  /1

He is FIVE YEARS OLD.

TL;DR 10 free tools to level up your presentations: • #1 Slides Carnival • #2 Coolors • #3 Pixabay • #4 Flaticon • #5 Mentimeter • #6 Kahoot • #7 Witeboard • #8 Slido • #9 Clipchamp • #10 Otter

As the new school year begins for many, I thought it might be helpful to share a thread of my favorite online resources for #teachers that are not Google Workspace tools. I don't work for any of these BTW.

Finally found the right time to try @ShanaVWhite’s identity lesson! I paired it with 2 mentor texts - “Where I’m From” by George Ella Lyon and “The Running Dream” by Wendelin Van Draanen. Ss wrote messy first drafts for both, then chose their favourite to extend. edutopia.org/video/explorin…

Cultivating Kindness is a science-informed guide to all things kindness in schools. It is essential reading for anyone involved in the education and development of #children and #adolescents. #CultivatingKindness

How can you know whether the content you're teaching one day is really sticking the next day? Try this fun, rapid oral drill!

More than 25 million people use Google Docs. But most of us still don't know its best features. Here are 11 Google Docs tips that'll save you 100s of hours of your life:

You see it all the time: students (and parents) who are obsessed with grades. *4 strategies* that can shift the focus from "What grade did I get?" to "What did I learn?"

🧵If, like me, you have been struggling to curate authentic historical research in the secondary #socialstudies #classroom, try this graphic organizer! Ss isolate an important quote from a source and break it down into notes according to their ability. @RebekahODell1 #sschat 1/3