“You’re supposed to fall off the tightrope. It’s hard to make yourself vulnerable.” Matt Morone emphasizes the importance of empathy and being a student with your students. #ParamusLearning Paramus Public Schools Tom Marshall

Thank you to Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes for sending copies of her new book Black Brother, Black Brother! They went out into the classroom library today and I’m sure they will be in the hands of students very soon. 🙂

Books let you download somebody’s brain for the price of a sandwich

Small graded assignments =/= formative assessments

This instinct is also common among adolescents & may not seem compatible w/ school. However, adolescent students should be encouraged to question authority in respectful ways bc this skill is critical in developing individuals who can uproot harmful traditions & achieve progress.

A sense of community can prime students for enthusiastic learning. edutopia.org/article/cultiv…

Having such a blast at the 2022 EdCamp New Jersey today! Nathan Burr and I facilitated and session where we got to build a community in 40 minutes. We met some amazing educators today!

I was delighted to write about one of my favorite topics for edutopia: #readingforpleasure.

It's great to see teachers explicitly instructing Ss on how to use #ChatGPT. This tech is an important tool for professionals today and its use will be essential for future professionals. Ss will need to know how to use AI to be competitive and successful in tomorrow's workforce.

I couldn't be more excited to head back to my alma mater this weekend to attend NJCTE and present on a topic that is near and dear to my heart: community building & relationships. #NJCTE NJCTE

⁦Nathan Burr⁩ invoking ⁦Monte Syrie⁩ in his ⁦NJCTE⁩ workshop today. Thanks so much!!!

Thank you Nathan Burr for an inspiring session on building community in the reading/writing workshop that gave me lots of ‘buds’ and ‘roses’ today! #SEL #ELA NJCTE

I'm officially a high school teacher! It was an exciting and momentous week for me, and I was thrilled to share it with so many former students.

It was an honor to participate as a round table presenter at Penny Kittle's "Embracing Out Book Love" session #NCTE24

It was great meeting Brett Vogelsinger at #NCTE24. Thanks for getting me out of the convention center to see Boston!