Research based strategies that improve achievement, with little effort or costs: 1. High expectations 2. Clear assessment criteria 3. Note taking 4. Interspersing information (IE: re-teaching old information, to promote retention).

A lot of deserved focus on the impact of rising chronic absenteeism for students this week. Something that feels left out: how that changes what the classroom and school overall is like for those students who aren't chronically absent.

By #HighSchool, especially grades 11 and 12, “most students have been trained to sit, stay, & listen at school,” writes Eng. teacher Darcy Bakkegard High school students need help “reconnecting w/ the joy & #play inherent in authentic learning.” 🧵1/11

This is a great read. It explains in a different way the approach I’ve used. When students have early experiences of genuine success, it can have a huge impact on motivation and future performance.

Hey teachers…if you can’t see the #Eclipse because you’re not in the path or because of weather, NASA has a live stream 1-4pm eastern you can watch 🌝+🌚 youtube.com/live/2MJY_ptQW…

🧵My most popular workshop that I've been running this year is around redesigning professional learning structures to be cohesive, centered around teacher autonomy, and driven by long-term collaborative groups focused around pedagogy. Here's the entire message: 1/ ⬇️⬇️⬇️

If we are allowing students to augment the writing process with AI, it is critical that we also ask them to occasionally complete pieces of writing entirely without AI to create a space for them to reflect on whether or not AI is helping them or making them dependent.

This is also how I feel knowing people believe in me... YOU GO MULLINS!

In Shamus Khan’s book “Privilege” on how the educated elite learn elite mannerisms and cultural habits, he points out that learning how to mime nonchalance about one’s accomplishments—so that they seem to be a product of naturally endowed gifts—is a bedrock of elite education.

Just a tough night to be a Yankees fan. masn.me/np2r5mae

Read today's #PoemADay: “Thinking about ‘The Little Mermaid’ in the Waiting Room of the Otolaryngology Department” by Arianna Monet poets.org/poem/thinking-…

Mo's Day 🧡

In 2016, researchers at the University of Adelaide tested Kurt Vonnegut's theory that, "There’s no reason why the simple shapes of stories can’t be fed into computers." They took the emotional arcs of 1300+ novels from Project Gutenberg, turned that into data, used modern tech

“EduSphere” Could Be A Helpful (& Free) Tool For Teachers larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2024/08/08/edu…

I didn't realize our playlists had so much in common.

Student response to Jason Reynolds News's video "For Everyone": "He says he's not trying to be a cry baby or something (sorry, I was watching with my eyes, not my mind). I personally love this response. We all do this sometimes. How would you respond?

Began a little paragraphology last week #9thgrade #analysis

Kids aren’t reading entire books because they are not being offered personal pan pizzas upon completion. Bam, policy solution

Some future Titans getting a great soccer experience with ⁦FC Frederick⁩ !

Last night some of our teams shared in the spooky season fun! Have a fun and safe Halloween everyone! 🎃⚽ #FCF #FCFrederick