So much of what we call reading comprehension failure is basically disguised vocabulary failure. Struggling kids don't need to be taught to "find the main idea", they need to be taught more words. And explicitly. Reading Marzano's book on vocab and I'm fascinated by this table.

“The most effective teachers ensured that their students efficiently acquired, rehearsed, and connected background knowledge because this knowledge is necessary for skillful problem solving and critical thinking.” B. Rosenshire As a special education teacher, I have worked

The sad truth. All parents want the best education for their kids but many don't have access.

So I have come to realize that: a) a lot of people don't understand, "I Do, We Do, You Do" instructional model. Some people think it is a three-step process, when in reality it is a process driven by the learning stage, where the students find themselves. I have also come to

👋 Here is a zip file with all the handouts & slides people uploaded from the NCSM & NCTM annual conferences last month. Scraped the conference website. 400 files. 1GB. Who loves you? Me, that's who.

🪑 Seating Chart Slides by Alice Keeler transforms a list of names or vocabulary words from a Google Doc into draggable tiles in Google Slides, perfect for designing dynamic classroom layouts or interactive word sorts. https://t.co/AjF1mF7K3N #GoogleEDU #GoogleWorkspace

The #ScienceOfReading is NOT something that only teachers need to learn and understand!! It is imperative for principals, superintendents and directors of education to learn this information and have this knowledge, too, so they can be stronger- and arguably more well-respected-

🗓 Start each day with focus! Daily Agenda Slides by Alice Keeler adds a fresh slide to your deck with the date, day of week, agenda boxes, and even auto-inserts on weekdays. https://t.co/ALXRJkN0rw #GoogleEDU #GoogleWorkspace

For all the tech coaches (or anyone leading PD at their school) 😀 Last week, 32 EdTech coaches each shared a 20-minute session on what they find most valuable right now! 😎 This doc has all their recordings + top resources: https://t.co/5EfFDRHWmv Enjoy! @waygroundai

Did you know that, instead of starting with the whole group, you can actually elevate Tier 1 instruction using differentiated small groups? By using a targeted approach at the outset, you can prevent the need for interventions down the road. Read my new article on @edutopia now

This video is literally 50 entrepreneurs giving you an MBA in 18 minutes:

Parents -find out if your child is being taught solely with this curriculum. If so, your child is in trouble. Only being taught with passages 18 pages long is really scary. Sixth graders can handle multiple full length age appropriate novels by 6th grade. They are dummying down

facts...we need to stop thinking that the goal is engagement for the sake of engagement... because the goal is LEARNING.

“Decades of research clearly demonstrate that for novices (compromising virtually all students) direct, explicit instruction is more effective and more efficient than partial guidance.” @P_A_Kirschner Putting Students on the Path to Learning, a must-read article for all

New Substack: review of Tim Shanahan's new book, Leveled Reading, Leveled Lives. https://t.co/VHqm70JXEb

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"Perhaps one of the biggest threats that A.I. poses to education isn’t that it’s going to make educators useless, but that it is going to make educators so much more necessary than we are willing to invest in." @tressiemcphd on AI in ed, w/ Jessica Grose

This simple activity encourages deep thinking and meaningful learning. -Identify 3 key facts learned. -Summarize the lesson in one sentence. -Connect the lesson to the real world -Share something they enjoyed about the learning experience. https://t.co/Kl4dzaMKbY

I'm going back to this one. I can't stop scribbling notes on how to help my Ss better and how to scale up teacher knowledge in PD sessions.

I made this! Educator AI Assistant Install Free: https://t.co/C3xlYMvInz Uses the power of Google Gemini to create lesson plans, rubrics, and more! Big difference is it collects NO DATA! #GoogleEDU #AIteacher