Wow... Today is AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS' 20th birthday! 📕🎉 To celebrate 20 years, I'm giving away a set of 20 books to one lucky classroom! Educators, follow me and RT this post to enter. Tag a teacher friend for an extra entry. Ends April 5 @ 4pm PT. US only. Penguin Kids

The trend of program short-lists under any label (SoR, HQIM,🚦) in a time where teachers are not trusted to make choices about content, texts or pedagogy means we are gearing up to LIMIT the stories, perspectives, voices, experiences, ways of being & learning in classrooms

For your entertainment, I share a silly poem that is sure to make you giggle! This was written with firsties about bugs on the playground. This literacy experience didn’t come in boxed curricula but from Ts who lean into teachable, authentic, & joyful moments ✏️❤️🐛

THIS THREAD. A STAAR test score is a single data point from a single day that can alter the trajectory of a student and a school.

Ruth Swailes Suzanne Zeedyk Naomi Fisher Pam Jarvis Dan Wuori KT T - 🕊️ 💚 🇪🇺 Dr. Aaron Bradbury Dr Helen J Williams she/her🇪🇺 Sue Cowley We are doing real harm to children - & not just in early years - via culture of accountability that puts children in situations that are ethically problematic given what we know about development. Accountability is important. But not at risk of harming children.

If you would like to learn more about engagement, motivation, and reading identity, please join us for this free webinar on May 7th.

studies have shown that moderate to vigorous physical activity goes up by as much as 20 percent in schoolyards that have these kinds of objects for available, compared with schoolyards that only offer traditional sports or fixed elements like slides and swings.

Emma Ruby does a nice job here of suggesting what everyone thinks the problem is with the Belmont without just printing gossip See if it occurs to you when reading this Really, really nice coverage by Dallas Observer dallasobserver.com/news/is-there-…

This is such a bizarre way to frame winning an Olympic medal 🥴 And then to end the story with a snide comment about how Sha'Carri avoids talking to reporters... It's because the media has and continues to treat her like shit!!!

If you've listened to reporting by Mike Hixenbaugh is mikehixenbaugh.com on BlueSky about the impact that right-wing groups have had on the nearby Southlake and Grapevine ISDs, you probably saw where this was going from a mile away. But give the story a read anyways.🧵done.

Universal screening strategies have been stealthy. They started small and generic: a logical and necessary step. Then: Privatized. Commercialized. Metasticized. Districts now give MULTIPLE screeners of the SAME SKILLS because each program comes w/ 1 Wasting time. Sorting kids.

"The interplay between phonics and writing is deep and meaningful for the child as we seek to make connections between the sounds they hear and the meaning they make" -pamallyn

Thank you to sprout & co. & Sprouts Hlthy Community FDN for the grant to expand the Crow Leadership Academy learning garden & outdoor classroom. We will install a shed for tools &materials needed to sustain our garden & 2 rain collection barrels🌺❤️Arlington ISD #SproutingHealthyCommunitiesDay

Writing is a way into reading for many young readers. See "Becoming a Reader" Choice Literacy | Ruth Ayres Start with students strengths and interests. choiceliteracy.com/article/august… Also, see embedded word work below from a shared writing in kindergarten, connected to science curriculum.

How often have we asked kids to: Think Pair Share Collaborate Discuss Or anything requiring communication... Without explicitly teaching them HOW to do this things in the first place? We need to model, provide visible cues & expectations, & reteach at times. We can't assume.

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In his remarks before signing the school voucher bill, Greg Abbott trashed Texas public schools and said nothing about additional funding for public education - the Texas House's $8 billion proposal for that is stalled now in the Texas Senate #TxLege

The creators behind the viral post about Elmo getting fired from “Sesame Street” have launched a new Elmo Open to Work fundraising site to help raise money for PBS, amid Trump's defunding campaign. “Because if PBS goes away, so do Curious George, Clifford, Arthur and so many