Wow, this collaboration between many children's podcasts to create episodes on "big feelings" is really well done - a great resource for families and schools looking for social-emotional learning resources! #EduSky podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups About Feelings

Education for Kids Podcast · Updated Weekly · Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups is a 7-part audio adventure where creators from the Kids Listen community come together to explore feelings in all their...

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Today’s beach read! Excited to learn from @lindsaykemeny.bsky.social. 🤘📚

There are some beautiful excerpts in this article - looking forward to reading the collection! ❤️ What new releases are grabbing your eye lately? #EduSky

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What do you get if you add poems that are "Shel Silverstein meets Rumi for kids" with pictures of yetis and primordial slime? Words with Wings and Magic Things, a book of illustrated poems for kids.

“We cannot separate knowing the children from knowing their families. We cannot separate caregiving from education.” - @nqcliteracy.bsky.social Powerful thinking shared at the Massachusetts Reading Association Conference ❤️

Highlights of #OnAirFest Day 1: 🎤 @ohitsbigron.bsky.social’s fabulous hosting skills 🎛️ @20k.bsky.social’s real talk about workflow 🖼️ @ariellethisandthat.bsky.social’s INCREDIBLE cover art workshop (I took so many notes 📝) 🎙️ @airmedia.bsky.social’s lovely mixer Beyond excited for Day 2! 🥰

Spending the new few days at #OnAirFest! 🎙️ First-time attendee, new to the podcasting space - excited to learn!

For educators on break this week: what are you reading? Here’s what’s on my list.

What is everyone reading this weekend? 📚 I’m reading “The Small and the Mighty” - powerful stories for this moment in history.

The devastation from wildfires can be hard to fathom. These books can help young people process what's happening. 📙They Hold the Line: Wildfires, Wildlands, and the Firefighters Who Brave Them 📗What to Bring 📘I Am the Storm 📕Wildfire! Thoughts with those on the front lines fighting to save.🙏🏻

Happy New Year! May 2025 hold many amazing things - including great books and lots of learning. 📚❤️

Educators: What is something new you’re hoping to try in 2025? #EduSky

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When a student responds to an open-ended question, we then have the opportunity to "step it up" or "step it down" by providing challenge or providing support. Great takeaways for teachers from Tricia Zucker & Sonia Cabell's work! 💬 More in this article: files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED6... #EduSky

Hello friendos Your librarian here with the library tip Your library might have a collection of Useful Things you can check out for personal use. Anything from tools to baking pans to garden seeds to home projectors to toys to science kits to sports equipment to music instruments. Take a look!

Elementary teachers: What’s something you tried in your classroom this week that worked? 📚❤️ #EduSky

Has anyone had an issue with #alttext seemingly not saving on this platform? I have reminders on and have added alt text for every image I’ve posted, but it’s now only appearing on about 60% of them. Just wondering if anyone else has encountered this issue!

If you’re looking for a free way to support an author, did you know you can ask your library to stock a book you want to read that they don’t have yet? And usually it’s a very basic online form? Google your library name plus the words “request a title” or “suggest a title” to find yours.

And at the elementary level, vocabulary doesn’t have to be a standalone component of our instruction. In fact, it can and should be integrated with science, social studies, math, and authentic reading experiences! ❤️🧠 #EduSky

Kimiko Shibata@eslfairy.bsky.social · 2y ago

All teachers are teachers of language. Every discipline has specialized vocabulary. You may not be the “English teacher” but you are still teaching academic vocabulary, writing forms, morphology, and comprehension skills. #OntEd #EduSky

Teachers and administrators: Do you have a favorite professional text of 2024? 📚 Looking for books that made an impact on your practice, summarized research in a digestible way, or lead to great conversation with colleagues. #EduSky

Great new post from Jan Burkins and Kari Yates on explicit vocabulary instruction - a crucial component of planning & teaching within units! 👩‍🏫 thesixshifts.com/2024/11/what... #ScienceOfReading

What Is Explicit Vocabulary Instruction? Simple and Fun!

Turn explicit vocabulary instruction fun and easy with our four-step process. Make lessons engaging, memorable, and effective for all learners.

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A great thread. To learn more about Gordon Parks’ remarkable work, I highly recommend Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America by Carole Boston Weatherford & Jamey Christoph. A stunning read for K-12 learners! #kidlit #picturebook

Michael Lobel@mlobelart.bsky.social · 2y ago

A thread devoted to groundbreaking photographer, writer & filmmaker Gordon Parks, who was born on this day in 1912

What a great topic! I had the honor of starting my teaching career in the same school where I had been a K-4 student. I got to work alongside my former teachers - all of whom had inspired a love of story for me and my peers. Here I am with my fourth grade teacher in 2003 and 2019! #kidlitchat

kidlitchat@kidlitchat.bsky.social · 2y ago

TOPIC: Tonight, we're thanking those individuals who have meant the most to us in our careers: a mentor, a critique partner, a reader who wrote a glowing review, a professor who pushed us to succeed, a spouse who never stopped believing, or... you tell us! #kidlitchat

This is your reminder to get a library card. They have so many services and basically all of them are free.

Kindergarten teachers: What are your favorite meaningful literacy center ideas? Looking to collect more ideas for our K teachers. #EduSky (Here, students play hopscotch with words they’ve orthographically mapped, then go fishing for the words at another center!)

Missing #NCTE24 also means missing my yearly photo with @raycouturead.bsky.social! 😭

A4: Being a part of my local library’s Friends group gives me a real sense of purpose and community 📚 @bklynlibrary.bsky.social #theedcollab

A3: In an online educational community, I’m looking for practice examples of research-based practice in literacy - but also for educators doing the work to make learning authentic and meaningful for students in today’s world 🌎 #theedcollab

A2: I’ve been trying to prioritize hope this week. That has meant spending time in classrooms seeing meaningful work happen, celebrating successes, and doing what I can to help others feel seen/heard/valued #theedcollab

Jumping in a little late! A1: Hi, I’m Lorraine! 👋🏻 I’m a district administrator in suburban NY. I work primarily with elementary teachers but I’m fortunate to spend time in classrooms K-12. #theedcollab

The Educator Collaborative@theedcollab.bsky.social · 2y ago

1️⃣ QUESTION 1 (reply with A1) Share your role in education and grade levels you work with. 🌟 BONUS: tag other edus and invite them to this chat! Be sure to type "A1" before your answer and include the hashtag #theedcollab

This week, I'm missing my first NCTE conference since 2019. Excited to follow #NCTE24 from afar! Those of you who are attending - what's one thing you're excited to share with other attendees? Would love to hear what's going well in your work this year! ❤️

Wow, #EduSkyChat has been so engaging! During my first few years of teaching, I learned from so many educators around the country during chats. Tonight, I felt that energy again. Now, as an administrator, I'm excited to share your ideas with my colleagues! 📚❤️

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