My first #semantle win (2nd time playing). A new obsession? I solved Semantle #74 in 124 guesses. My first word in the top 1000 was guess #11. My 84th guess had a similarity of 75.60...the closest word in similarity! BUT, I resorted to brainstorming with my husband for the win.

Love this. Young Yankees fan in tears after Blue Jays fan gifts him Aaron Judge home run ball. #kindnesswins #baseball

I'm mature enough to stop myself from hitting "reply all" and ending my career with an angry email. But I'm old enough that the thought of learning an entirely new grading platform by next year AND a new digital classroom platform the following makes me want to quit. #teaching

Anyone have info about a "dramatic increase in the cost of hosting Google for Education"? #googleClassroom #GoogleEdu

Instead of grades, the 21st century report card should communicate a student's learning through GIFs

Thanks for all those asking about Olive and Mabel - they're just enjoying a bit of rest at the moment.

Teacher effectiveness is not greatly improved by curriculum, new programs, or initiatives. But, when teachers are respected, valued, supported, & feel like their talents are utilized, then morale increases, job satisfaction soars, & teachers are most effective!

Morale is a reflection of leadership. This means appreciating, encouraging, and praising staff. But, it also means having their back, going to bat for them, and supporting them whether it is with discipline or other issues. This is leadership at it's best!

Baby elephants typically don't learn to control their trunks until they're about a year old, which may result in behavior like this.

More food for thought on the impact of cellphones;but what I found most encouraging were the strategies for building students' in-person social skills.

How often am I designing learning experiences that require diverse groups of students to work collaboratively? Social-Emotional Learning Part IV: Relationship Skills bit.ly/3EhWxWJ #blendedlearning #edchat #edutwitter #education #SEL

Teacher scans classroom as students work quietly. One student looks up, smiles, and waves. That's definitely an admission of guilt. Teacher waves back anyway.

Me while my student teacher is teaching: "I noticed the text on slide 10 was a little wordy. Try to keep text minimal with engaging images." Me when I finally have to teach again and I've been doing this for 24 years: I know I have a slide for this somewhere..$%!×. This is hard.

Accurate. 💯

Note to future self: Don't grade assignments on Sunday night because it fills you with an existential dread that is not conducive to the start of a work week. This time might be better spent in denial. #teachertwitter

Snow Day trilogy, anyone? 🎬❄️ After carefully assessing sites, the decision has been made that #AbbySchools will be CLOSED today, given the current freezing rain, ice and hazardous road conditions. Please take extra caution + stay safe! — Latest updates: abbyschools.ca

Join me and writers worldwide in the NYC Midnight 500-word Fiction Challenge on July 12! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/500 I joined the 100 Word microfiction challenge...500 words sounds like 5 times the fun!

What can happen when students take a deep dive into a sentence? 🤿 📖 Their reading comprehension and writing skills flourish! Here’s a protocol for middle and high school readers—with examples for English, science, and social studies: edut.to/46nihOp

The 2025 AP English Literature & Composition Exam scores: 5: 16%; 4: 27%; 3: 31%; 2: 16%; 1: 10% Multiple-Choice Questions Students scored extremely well across all topics, but especially on questions about the Function of Word Choice, Imagery, and Symbols (Skill Category 5);

The 2025 AP English Language and Composition Exam scores: 5: 13%; 4: 28%; 3: 33%; 2: 16%: 1: 10% Multiple-Choice Section Students performed well across the range of skills this section measures, but especially on Skill Category 8: Style – Writing. An impressive 37% of students