Love this article from the Vermont Writing Collaborative. "Students cannot think deeply -- or at all -- about knowledge that they do not have." Knowledge is key to better writing. aft.org/sites/default/… #coreadvocates

6th grade math teachers and coaches: do any of these common mistakes resonate with you? bit.ly/2sweewY #iteachmath #MTBoS

These routines are great for helping ALL students learn to speak comfortably about math. Try one this week! bit.ly/2EjWwk5 #mathchat #MTBoS

Don't miss our 30-minute Twitter Chat this Wednesday at 6 p.m. We'll discuss ideas for preventing and dealing with summer learning loss. Use #CoreAdvocates to join! All are welcome!

Find more than 100 supplementary lessons for K-2 read-aloud books that you are likely already using in your classroom: bit.ly/2H9pmXv #reading #materialsmatter

I just finished this! Highly recommend it to anyone who wants to build their own understanding of fractions. x.com/achievethecore…

Congratulations Denise Rawding! We are so proud of you! #coreadvocates @achievethecore x.com/jzagorski1/sta…

Digging in to mindset mathematics for grade 5...this should be the discussion day 1 and revisited frequently! Dawn Boyer John Fritzky Thank you Jo Boaler !!!

The Coherence Map was our #1 most-often-used resource for the 2017-2018 school year. Explore the connections within your grade today and make plans to use the map to identify gaps and plan interventions. bit.ly/2pFhwNN #mathchat

ALL students deserve a great education. Don’t settle for the questions in your textbook, ensure all questions are text-dependent and high-quality with these resources. bit.ly/2FpRyI0 #engchat #elachat #writingtips

A great read indicating why many middle schools should slow down the acceleration process for math students. ⁦NJSTW⁩ ⁦NJStandardsAdvocates⁩ #NJED #ByramPride #mtbos hechingerreport.org/opinion-how-on…

I see this everyday. The little boy who struggles to get through a kindergarten level book and is obsessed with Lions will suddenly read a second grade text on Lions. This is why we must keep teaching science and social studies!

My org @achievethecore wants to hear from more voices in order to create free resources to best support all teachers/students. Please take this very quick survey and feel free to share. Thank you! bit.ly/2Kmg4ww #blackedu #blackmenteach #Educolor

Reminder: More does not equal harder; difficulty is not the same thing as complexity. Students crying & not sleeping b/c of a final exam does not mean it was rigorous. #sblchat #sschat #edchat #vted #masterychat

ASTOUNDINGLY GOOD LITERACY RESOURCE! The The Reading League turned me onto this fab intro / overview of how kids learn to read. Best thing I've read in ages! The first of two docs explains the Simple View of Reading v. clearly: go.info.amplify.com/hubfs/CFER/Pri… #bmoreedchat #ila19 1/few

< nods vigorously > #mtbos #iteachmath #msmathchat #elemmathchat x.com/drtinamoore/st…

"All too often ... children ... of lower socioeconomic status ... are penalised for not knowing what their more affluent peers know. What’s often perceived as a difference in children’s ability is actually a difference in the quality and quantity of what they know."

I love this Daniel Willingham article on the importance of content knowledge to reading comprehension. IMHO, it's the #1 article for sharing with parents and community members to explain this topic. Robin McClellan #KnowledgeMatters #TNBestForAll #ELAchat nytimes.com/2017/11/25/opi…

This interactive visual will help you learn to recognize the signals of two approaches to early reading: explicit, systematic phonics and balanced literacy. bit.ly/2WqoFR0 #elachat #reading