#DyslexiaAwarenessMonth #DAGN

'I wish my teacher knew' is a lovely book by Kyle Schwartz. Some answers were humorous, others were heart-breaking-all were profoundly moving and enlightening. A great first day activity. Heather Aird made this handy page to use in the classroom.

Academic papers ask "Does X improve learning?" but schools need to know "Does X improve learning enough to justify its implementation costs compared to alternative Y?"

Last week, I spoke with a principal who gave me some wonderful feedback. Several of his teachers have adopted the daily practice I suggested, and the results have been remarkable—he described seeing an ‘almost instant sense of belonging’ develop among students.

Napheesa Collier’s full statement today, where she challenged Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the WNBA with directness and stunning detail we rarely hear from active players. Worth listening to every word.

Napheesa Collier woke up this morning and was like

𝟱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 (easy to implement quick wins I use every relentless day) · Block 15 minutes for stillness · 3-minute Box Breathing (4-4-4-4) · Phone-free Walk (ideally near nature) ·

“I’m not here to be your friend.” - I’m here to push you. - I’m here to challenge you. - I’m here to help you be successful. I am a Coach. Marcus Freeman GOLD 🥇

Knowledge rich curricula, explicit instruction, retrieval practice, checks for understanding, high behaviour, expectations cost much less than an iPad or chrome book for every child and are far more effective.

#TRLCONF2025 Next time you hear that teachers are not vested in growing and doing better for their children. Show them this picture of everyday teachers who left their homes and family and traveled far to attend a reading conference with the sole purpose of growing and doing

When fourth graders practised fluency with challenging texts rather than levelled readers, their reading rate and accuracy improved more substantially. ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10…

❤️📞 x 100 Connection-building inspiration by P Dr. Megan Hawley:

Want your Ss to approach their learning with kindness, consistency and patience? The first step is bringing those qualities yourself, says educator Emily 🍎🌟:

Start each morning by reminding yourself of THREE THINGS

While cognitive load theory primarily deals with individual learning, John Sweller, femke kirschner, Jimmy Zambrano R. and I wrote this about expanding CLT to collaborative learning. It's oen access so feel free to download and use it. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

"We are working hard to create a culture of recognition and praise!" P Dr. Lute Croy's team posted this shoutout board – and here's what it looked like two days later. 🤩

ChatGPT for teachers has launched. A landing page has a series of suggested tasks such as curriculum planning, reviewing work with a rubric. I'd like to see a robust study on the the following: 1. Does it actually save time? Measure the time it takes to prompt and edit the AI

🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Pique Interest A technique to support use of learning intentions, stimulate interest, and get lessons off to an ‘active start’ (focusing on thinking). Explore it here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueofthe… Want to become a PowerUps school? teachingpowerups.com/membership

“Students who still struggle to read by the end of third grade face significant, long-term challenges….a look at the research reveals that the methods commonly used to teach children to read are inconsistent with basic facts about human cognition and development…. In short,