So delighted to find this beautiful book from @zakchamp.bsky.social in my mailbox today. Just in time for some back-to-school inspiration! Great job @stenhousepub.bsky.social @kassiaowedekind.bsky.social
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HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY, GOAL SETTING IN THE WRITING CLASSROOM! It's hard to believe this book is one-year old today. Shout out to my amazing editor, @kassiaowedekind.bsky.social, and to the @stenhousepub.bsky.social team! For more information: www.valeriebolling.com/goal-setting...
YOUR SEVENTH GRADER CAN FOCUS FOR 12 MINUTES. When direct instruction runs past brief middle school attention spans, more explanation rarely produces more learning. Gail Boushey and Allison Behne know how to fix that. #edusky #teachersky @stenhousepub.bsky.social www.middleweb.com/53508/your-7...
Adapt Your Teaching to Match Middle School Attention Spans
When direct instruction runs past brief middle school attention spans, more explanation rarely produces more learning. Boushey and Behne know how to fix that.
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Check out this review of @valeriebolling.bsky.social ‘s Goal Setting in the Writing Classroom
Review: BUILDING GOAL SETTING SKILLS IN WRITING CLASS #educoach #iteachEnglish #writing @valeriebolling.bsky.social Bolling’s Goal Setting in the Writing Classroom offers writing instruction that is grounded in agency, intentionality, accountability & reflection. www.middleweb.com/53376/buildi...
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"Poetry allows students to express themselves in ways they may not otherwise. It can help them better understand themselves and the world around them. It can even help them heal." — @valeriebolling.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/05/writ...
"Reading poetry shouldn’t be a chore." @valeriebolling.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/05/writ...
Writing Poetry Month by Month: Inspiring the Poet in All Students by Valerie Bolling
Happy, happy Friday from El Paso, Texas! I'm honored and grateful Valerie Bolling stopped by Watch. Connect. Read. to finish my sentences! W...
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Thank you so much, @mrschureads.bsky.social, for revealing the cover of my next book for teachers, which will be published in November. I am so excited about this book and about poetry, in general. I hope I'm able to get into classrooms to work with teachers and students to create their own poems.
"Reading poetry shouldn’t be a chore." @valeriebolling.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/05/writ...
Review: ESSENTIAL TEACHER MOVES FOR A PREPARED CLASSROOM. Gail Boushey and Allison Behne detail how behind-the-scenes efforts to plan thoroughly and thoughtfully give teachers real power to shape students’ experiences. #edusky #newteacher @stenhousepub.bsky.social www.middleweb.com/53335/keys-t...
Essential Teaching Procedures for the Prepared Classroom
Gail Boushey and Allison Behne detail how behind-the-scenes efforts to plan thoroughly and thoughtfully give teachers real power to shape students’ experiences.
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New: BUILD YOUR RESILIENCE IN JUST TWO MINUTES A DAY. Moehrle and Boushey suggest a practice focused on balance, calm, adaptability, happiness and joy to change how you experience all that teaching asks of you. #edusky #teachersky @stenhousepub.bsky.social www.middleweb.com/53270/build-...
Spark Resilience in Just Two Minutes Reflection Every Day
Building resilience through daily reflections on balance, calm, adaptability, happiness, and joy changes how you experience everything teaching asks of you.
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🎆Patterns of Analysis is the resource teachers of grades 6-12 have been asking for!🎆 Patterns of Analysis connects the teaching of grammar to analytical reading 📙 and writing ✏️, ensuring students have skills to understand texts and the world 🌍 through a critical, thoughtful lens.
📣 Letters to a New Teacher is coming in June! 📣 Do you know a teacher in their first few years of teaching? Or a teacher entering their first year of teaching? Letters to a New Teacher is perfect ☀️summer reading 😎 for teachers looking for practical strategies, tips, & photo examples. Preorder now!
🎉 🎉 Happy publication day to More Than a Slam by Cait Miner Kay! 🎉 🎉 This book shows you how to effectively guide your student poets as they discover the 📣 power of their voices, 🎤 share their stories, and build lasting 🤝 connections through the art of spoken word.
Lessons in Community is "practical gem" 💎 Want to take a peek inside? Swipe to see charts from three lessons in the book and then click the Support Materials tab to download the full sample lessons. tinyurl.com/LessonsinCom...
🏹 Wherever students want to go as writers, goal setting can help them get them there!
Whether you're reviewing past math units or teaching new content, the Well Played series offers meaningful math games and puzzles that are perfect for any time in the school year!
📣 More Than a Slam 📣 is coming soon! Learn practical strategies to cultivate a brave and inspiring space where students can thrive as writers and public speakers.
How do you nurture your spark 💫 for teaching? Daily Sparks offers a spark--a short reflection on teacher resilience--for every day of the year. Start each day with the 🌞 warmth of Daily Sparks!
Review: TOOLS STUDENTS NEED TO SPEAK WITH CONFIDENCE In Well Spoken, educator Erik Palmer details tools to build public and digital speaking skills that give students agency in both classrooms and the workplace. #edusky #speaking @erik-palmer.bsky.social #speech www.middleweb.com/53213/tools-...
All You Need to Help Students Speak with Confidence
In Well Spoken, educator Erik Palmer details tools to build public and digital speaking skills that give students agency in both classrooms and the workplace.
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Looking to support young bilingual writers in Spanish? Patterns of Wonder en español is here! 🎈 🎉 This powerful resource includes: 🎁 A focus on oral language, illustrating, and writing 🎁 Over 100 culturally and linguistically diverse picture book recommendations 🎁 56 ready-to-go engaging lessons
What if math class was a place for real discussion, argument, and messy thinking, not just quick answers? That's exactly what Chris Luzniak has built in his classroom. Learn more in this week's podcast episode! www.cultofpedagogy.com/debate-math/
Bringing the Power of Debate to Math Class | Cult of Pedagogy
Instead of focusing solely on the answer, in a debate, students focus on thinking and reasoning. Here's how we do it in math.
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How do you use Counting Collections in your math classroom? From exploring early math ideas in preschool to investigating large numbers and multiplication in upper elementary school, Counting Collection is an engaging math routine loved by students (and teachers!) alike.
New edition, new title! 🎉 Intentional Talk and Listening by Elham Kazemi and Allison Hintz features: ❤️ New classroom examples and vignettes, ❤️ A focus on the reciprocal relationship between listening and talking ❤️ Revised planning templates and more!
"I read this book every year!" 🗓️ says one teacher of Choice Words, the classic book by Peter Johnston about the power of teachers' words. But do you have the new edition? 📘 With updates throughout the book & new chapters on social-emotional learning and mindset, this book is a must read.
❓So, what exactly is Word Problem Workshop?❓ It’s a student-centered, community-driven approach to teaching math that fosters critical thinking, encourages productive struggle, and builds resilience. 🌱 Grow your community of problem solvers with Word Problem Workshop!
Young writers thrive in classrooms filled with 🔍 conversation, inquiry, play, and wonder. ✨ And now there are resources to support young children in both Spanish and English! ✅ Patterns of Wonder is available now. 🚚 Patterns of Wonder en español is available for pre-order!
How can high school teachers support teen writers? Each book in the A High School English Teacher's Guide To series includes: ✅ Dozens of flexible lessons ✅ Tools, charts, mentor texts, and AI recommendations ✅ Check out this blog for more! spr.ly/63326hqmYI
Curious about ❤️ THE HEART OF FICTION? 🤔 Come read an excerpt! tinyurl.com/HeartofFiction In ❤️ THE HEART OF FICTION ❤️ Kate Roberts offers strategies to teach students to confidently analyze character, theme, and craft—strategies they can repeatedly practice across time and texts.
We were invited to read from our books, which I did of course. But first I had some opening words, which I thought I'd share with you here. I'll share video too, once that's available.
🎉 🎉 Congratulations to How Did You Count? and author Christopher Danielson 📚📚 on winning the 2026 Mathical Book Prize. We're thrilled for the math joy that How Did You Count? brings to children, teachers, and caregivers. ❤️ www.mathicalbooks.org/2026/02/2026...
Congratulations to the 2026 #MathicalBooks Honor Books! These math-inspiring fiction and nonfiction titles were published over the last decade, with many suggested by our community. View the list and grade-level flyers of all 2015-2026 books for ages 2-18 at www.mathicalbooks.org/2026/02/2026....
...I hope that this Teacher’s Guide supports your own inquiry into children’s mathematics, and I hope that the images elicit brilliance from the children you do math with—wherever you and they may count."