Puzzles are hard work. #QuarantineCats

Whiskers is not interested in today’s math lesson. #QuarantineCats

Love. ❤️ An Open Letter to Betsy DeVos by Hank Waddles link.medium.com/mYv1utPU27

Thank you! This is a message I have advocated for years! Once upon a time, long ago I presented at a Literacy conference about it! I will be reading a picture book each day with our Grade 6 students!

Who doesn't love a cowgirl with books? 📚♥️

Dear Dr. Jill Biden: My father was a non-medical doctor. And his work benefited humanity greatly. Yours does, too.

I hope we can see this as an opportunity to move forward and be better. My heart is broken today. Tomorrow is Not Simply Another Day at School kylenebeers.com/blog/2021/01/0…

Stop. For real? Schools must still give standardized tests this year, Biden administration says chalkbeat.org/2021/2/22/2229… via Chalkbeat

Interesting read. The Sciences of Reading (and yes I mean Sciences, not Science) by Dr. Sam Bommarito – doctorsam7 doctorsam7.blog/2021/02/19/the…

Always working on this.

Must have been some big, beautiful teaching here, Denise England (she/her) !

Breaking news 😉 . . .

In this stunning picture book that shines as bright as the stars in the sky, Newbery Honor author Grace Lin creates a heartwarming original story that explains phases of the moon. #endtheban #bookban Central York School District buff.ly/3hBOzNC

Totally agree with Kelly! Kelly Gallagher

Another thoughtful, thought-provoking article from Kylene Beers: A Curriculum of Irrelevancy kylenebeers.com/blog/2021/10/2…

Detective Reads-a-Lot is back on the job. TCRWP Denise England (she/her) Therese Mastro #worddetectives

Powerful book club conversations in 5th grade today! Denise England (she/her) Therese Mastro TCRWP

An overfocus on phonics, while blaming other elements of reading instruction as "failing" kids, sells newspapers. Providing a responsive approach to reading instruction, including phonics in authentic contexts, builds readers. nytimes.com/2022/05/22/us/…

Thank you, Reader Man, for the countless hours of pure joy and the love of reading you have fostered in the children in Vestal. We wish you well with all your life’s dreams! @druffo93

Me too.