This resource from ASCD is such a great example of how literacy changes according to the subject context. What does it mean to Write Like A Scientist/Geographer/Artist...

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Chemistry 💥

New post and podcast episode with some thoughts about where we go from here. cultofpedagogy.com/easy-button/

I hear this every time I tell someone I teach chemistry. Unfortunately, this kind of talk seems to trickle down to students before they even step foot into their first chemistry class.

“How and what we choose to assess signals to students what we value about science learning” National Science Teaching Association #miniwebinarseries #3Dassessments #sensemaking #NGSSchat

Let's normalize spending less time at home grading and planning and more time to family, friends, and self-care.

Students were quietly working on a CER...then suddenly started to sing "Never gonna give you up". LOL

Repeat after me: "I will stop investing time and energy in people who do not invest time and energy in me."

What should be done? Mandate more than 2 years of science to graduate high school!! Governor JB Pritzker Illinois State Board of Education

Best way to celebrate National Periodic table day..... periodic table cookies and twinning with Heena

How often are your students up and moving? #kinesthetic #AllKidsCanLearn

All high school teachers already knew this, but thanks for adding data. #cellphonejail abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/cel…

Teachers who teach arts or lab classes need designated, protected time for ordering and organizing supplies, testing our labs and creating exemplars, and time for general materials management.

Banning smartphones in schools is good for learning and well-being. New study of 400+ middle schools in Norway: after smartphone bans, girls had fewer mental health issues & better grades. Boys and girls were less likely to be bullied. Smartphones belong at home or in lockers.

This explains why I don't like ice breakers

I love that I live in Illinois.

MIT just studied how ChatGPT impacts our brains time.com/7295195/ai-cha…