Q1 for this week’s slow chat! How do you build a culture where instructional rounds are about growth, not judgment? 🌻 Share your response using #EduInFocus — and stay tuned for more questions, dropping each day at noon PT.
Chelsea Beck
@chelseabeck.bsky.social
art director at Edutopia, illustrator, some other things email me for work or pictures of my dog chelsea@chelseadrewthis.com art@edutopia.org www.chelseadrewthis.com
@hellobencurrie.bsky.social has been doing some beautiful art for us at @edutopia.org and I failed to notice him DROPPING my NAME IN HERE!!! www.edutopia.org/article/midd...
come out to @strandbookstore.bsky.social on 8/5 for the release of my debut graphic novel! there'll be a signing, a talk with @adamtots.bsky.social and a special live reading with my family (1/2)
There’s no silver bullet to keeping students on track and disruptions at bay—a 2021 study notes that being an effective teacher “requires the adaptive application of a repertoire of different classroom management strategies.” Check out my latest on @edutopia.org: www.edutopia.org/article/smal...
8 Small But Impactful Classroom Management Shifts
How using subtle gestures, spatial awareness, and tone of voice can nudge your classroom toward smoother operations.
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Incredibly stoked for @ryanfm.bsky.social's book to be out, with illustrations from @chelseabeck.bsky.social. Epic team.
ryan@ryanfm.bsky.social · last yr.my book is out!!!!! yes!!!! thanks everyone for the support and i hope y'all like it. if this is the first you're hearing about it, it's a nyc guide called wild nyc. if you want to check it out, link in replies. below that, i'll also put an edited excerpt that's in my newsletter. 🧪🦉🪶
new collage by me featuring very, very sweet "smile" notes from fourth graders :,)
Edutopia@edutopia.org · last yr.It’s the small wins that matter for motivation, research suggests. These 13 strategies remind students they’ve got something to celebrate, even when they don’t recognize it themselves. 🎉 #EduSky
an excellent interview by @youkiterada.bsky.social with an accompanying collage by the amazing Valerie Chiang! Huge shout out to David Yeager for providing some excellent action shots to use for this art :)
Youki Terada@youkiterada.bsky.social · last yr.Why is it so hard to give students feedback they'll actually listen to? In my recent @edutopia.org interview with David Yeager, we explore the science of the teenage brain and share tips for giving feedback that motivates students to try their best. www.edutopia.org/article/the-...
click through to see this one move on the site! Was really wonderful to work with Nick Little on the art here. Made me want to print out this incredibly supportive teacher and keep him on my desk.
Edutopia@edutopia.org · last yr.“I can’t find my assignment in Google Classroom!” “Can you print this for me?” When faced with a tech problem, students often run for the hills. Reflecting the responsibility back to them can help show them they’re less helpless than they think. 🖥️💫 #EduSky #EdTech
some preview shots of an upcoming illo (also featuring my very own iPhone photography!)
Check this one out with some really fun inset illos from the amaaaazing Lourenço Providencia!!
Edutopia@edutopia.org · last yr.From DNA testing sushi samples in science class to murder mysteries in ELA, this diverse list of teacher-tested projects—complete with downloadable rubrics and resources—can make it easier to take the leap into project-based learning. 🍣🕵️ #PBL #EduSky #ITeachScience #ITeachEnglish
Really great post by @jamesbedford.bsky.social on @edutopia.org today about his monthlong break from AI tools. (featuring some neat hero art by the amazing guillemcasasus.com !) www.edutopia.org/article/down...
What a 30-Day Break From AI Taught Me About My Teaching
Using AI had become second nature for this educator. A month without the tools gave him an opportunity to pause, reflect, and recalibrate.
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going through public domain images and hoping, praying, I will find an excuse to use This Guy in the future.... pdimagearchive.org
Great overview on scaffolding by @toddfinley.bsky.social, with loads of helpful links (and nice art by @chelseabeck.bsky.social): www.edutopia.org/article/powe...
Scaffolding Like a Pro: Powerful Ways to Support Learning
With options ranging from tried-and-true to lesser known, these strategies for cognitive, metacognitive, and procedural scaffolding will help you set students up for success.
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Shira Inbar crushed this art!! Check it out on the site to see it move 👀👀👀
Edutopia@edutopia.org · 2y agoTo avoid wasting funds and valuable teacher time, #SchoolLeaders can ask these critical questions. They’ll help make sure any new #EdTech tool you adopt is thoughtfully selected, vetted, and implemented.
It was great working with @chelseabeck.bsky.social on this illustration of Spencer Russell for Edutopia! Chelsea is a super talented illustrator and and equally great art director. I wish all projects were this fun!
what my husband sees from across the house when ive run out of coffee
Teachers! I did the roundup for Edutopia for their favourite articles of the year. Big thanks to @chelseabeck.bsky.social for being a great AD #illustration #teaching #education www.edutopia.org/article/2024...
I can announce I have, for like the 10th year in a row, forgotten about all illustration annual deadlines and not submitted anything. I need someone to personally come to my house once a year and yell at me when it's time to upload!!!
I’m painting and crushing through my Buffy rewatch and lemme tell you I’ll never be ready for season 5 e16. they need to mail you a warm blanket if Hulu senses you’re on that one!!!
How many paintings do I have to do before I finally feel ready to tackle the two I *have* to do???
"Teachers grading a stack of assignments may notice that they start to feel cranky as the pile shrinks. Now researchers have evidence that working straight through the grading blues can impact students’ final scores." quick illo from July for @edutopia.bsky.social's research newsletter
Really beautiful work by Jensine Eckwall for "Using Edtech in Service of Human Connections" for @edutopia.bsky.social :^)
Fun one on @edutopia.bsky.social this week about fortnite (!!!) as an educational tool. Collage art featuring my partner's dirty controller.
Fortnite as a Science Laboratory
This physics toolkit contains ready-to-use curriculum to integrate Fortnite into high school physics, showing the promise of virtual learning spaces.
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I'm going to start doing a better job of posting my Edutopia illustrations when they run-- here's a quick, fun one from our last newsletter!
Why Teachers Should Grade Less Frequently
Excessive grading stresses out kids and teachers, stifles innovative teaching, and fails to deliver as a true measurement of learning.
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Did you know that my BOOK is ready to PREORDER?!?!! Wild NYC is part field guide, part natural history, part field trip planner for experiencing #nature in nyc illustrated by the incomparable @chelseabeck.bsky.social. out april 22, preorder now :-) 🪶🦉🧪 bookshop.org/p/books/wild...
Wild NYC: Experience the Amazing Nature in and Around New York City a book by Ryan Mandelbaum and Chelsea Beck
A vibrant, family friendly guide to the unexpected nature found in and around New York City New York City may have a reputation as a concrete jungle, but in reality, it's full of amazing wildlife. Yo...
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Alright I'm back over here now! Artists, what are your favorite scanners? is large-format worth it? I'm considering an old, used epson but I'm unsure.
