Jessica Thompson
@JKThompson5
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Mom/Fan of Leah, Shane & Eric; Married to @mortthompson Hilton EdTech Coach #edTechcoach #instructionaltechnologyspecialist Opinions are my own
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Joined January 2012
π¨#BREAKING: A South Carolina man whose grandmother is in assisted living, sent out a plea to social media, asking for gifts for those who were alone in the nursing home for Christmas. Staff were stunned when THOUSANDS of gifts, sent from all over the world, arrived to the
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"They found the coats on Thursday morning. Fifteen winter coats. Good ones, not garbage. Hanging on the chain-link fence outside Lincoln Elementary. No note. No explanation. Just coats, zipped up like ghosts waiting for bodies. Principal Morris freaked out. Called the police.
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"A new study reveals that young children learn letters and word structures more effectively through handwriting than typing. Researchers taught 5- to 6-year-olds unfamiliar letters and pseudowords using either manual writing or keyboards. Those who practiced by hand performed
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A student was told to βdraw conclusions.β So she drew clowns. This story captures what happens when we try to teach comprehension without building knowledge first. A powerful reminder from @natwexler on why background knowledge is not optional. π§ Full conversation
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Our girl Matty is getting all HER flowers!!!! Keep ballin Matty!! #HailState #DRIVE πΆππ₯ @HailStateWBK @Madison28185042
We are about a month and half into the season and are taking a look at College Womenβs Basketballβs highest impact Freshmen on @ESPN_WomenHoop π°: https://t.co/wK98RHlmOE
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One of this weekβs must-reads: @DanaGoldstein on books disappearing from K-12 curriculum. Iβm glad to see the supply side aspect of the issue get its due: βSome complained about the effect of technology on studentsβ stamina for reading and interest in books. But more pointed
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The pedagogy of teaching phonics well is important. In this video, Dayla is so attentive to student attention (are they looking at the card?) & to who answers each question and how (cold call vs call & response) + her rhythm is a thing of beauty. https://t.co/CPJB84lvlr
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Β Β This week Jen Rugani and I have been presenting our first iteration of a new workshop, Foundational Literacy. Why a Foundational Literacy workshop? Thereβs been a massive and important migration...
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NOW!!!!!!!!! What I wanna know is why did OUR Matty NOT win SEC FOTW???? 21.5pt/1r/4.5a/1stl/.5blk/2.5TO/32.4% FG/36.5% 3s/75%FT vs 12.5pt/9.5r*/1.5a/1.5stl*/4.5blk*/2.5TO/61.8%FG*/25%/100%* Matty wins 5 and ties 1! @SECWBB take all that politics out, we πwho deserves it!!
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βοΈ SNOWFALL REPORT: This Week (12/1) More snow is on the way as a series of storm systems sweeps across the country, bringing brutal cold temperatures behind them. Hereβs a breakdown of each Storm β¬οΈ 1οΈβ£Everything kicks off Tuesday morning with our first storm, bringing
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Reading aloud w students is one of the most important things teachers can do. When students read w prosody & embed meaning in their expression we get double value: prosodic oral reading leads to better silent reading. A clip to help create the culture: https://t.co/6eHYB3f8A1
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Β Reading aloud both to and WITH students is one of the most important things teachers can do in reading class. Doing so helps build accuracy and automaticity in a way that silent reading canβt. And...
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βTo all those who are continuing their own cancer journey β I remain with you, side by side, hand in hand. Out of darkness, can come light, so let that light shine brightβ π¦β¨ β The Princess of Wales β€οΈ #PrincessCatherine #PrincessofWales
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