Amie Reed
@amiereed.bsky.social
K-8 literacy coach. Usually posting about teaching and learning but sometimes books, Taylor Swift, cats, crafts or dance. #EduSkyIL
Google Innovator, Trainer & Coach | Teach Plus Policy Fellow Alum | ISTE Certified Instructional Leader
Google Innovator, Trainer & Coach | Teach Plus Policy Fellow Alum | ISTE Certified Instructional Leader
Welcome to football season, also the time when #EduCoach is full of random hot takes on various decisions made by a random assortment of college coaches.
September 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Welcome to football season, also the time when #EduCoach is full of random hot takes on various decisions made by a random assortment of college coaches.
Why is it not a common understanding that if your device is making noise, you should have on headphones?! 😩
#ThingsYouThinkAtTheAirport
#ThingsYouThinkAtTheAirport
July 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Why is it not a common understanding that if your device is making noise, you should have on headphones?! 😩
#ThingsYouThinkAtTheAirport
#ThingsYouThinkAtTheAirport
He, in fact, did not enjoy the adventure.
Today I am taking my cat on a 90 minute drive to see a behavioral specialist. I predict he will not enjoy this adventure.
July 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
He, in fact, did not enjoy the adventure.
I think our location can no longer be described as "on the precipice."
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the world may be on the precipice of a "fraud crisis" because of how artificial intelligence could enable bad actors to impersonate other people.
Read more: cnn.it/3GVwPg7
Read more: cnn.it/3GVwPg7
July 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I think our location can no longer be described as "on the precipice."
Just finished The Summer I Turned Pretty books because I like to know how shows end before I start them if possible. I just told my sister that I needed to see who she picks. But in the end I didn't care because I hated them all. It's Twilight all over again. 🤣
July 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Just finished The Summer I Turned Pretty books because I like to know how shows end before I start them if possible. I just told my sister that I needed to see who she picks. But in the end I didn't care because I hated them all. It's Twilight all over again. 🤣
Today I am taking my cat on a 90 minute drive to see a behavioral specialist. I predict he will not enjoy this adventure.
July 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Today I am taking my cat on a 90 minute drive to see a behavioral specialist. I predict he will not enjoy this adventure.
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Seeing their missteps on display—on a clip chart, for example—may not motivate students to improve their behavior, research shows. 📊
These evidence-based practices from teachers can serve as more effective alternatives.
#ClassroomManagement #EduSky
These evidence-based practices from teachers can serve as more effective alternatives.
#ClassroomManagement #EduSky
How to Improve Classroom Behavior Without Public Shaming
Instead of clip charts and data walls, try these classroom management techniques to discourage misbehavior and build a stronger classroom community.
edut.to
July 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Seeing their missteps on display—on a clip chart, for example—may not motivate students to improve their behavior, research shows. 📊
These evidence-based practices from teachers can serve as more effective alternatives.
#ClassroomManagement #EduSky
These evidence-based practices from teachers can serve as more effective alternatives.
#ClassroomManagement #EduSky
Someday the NFHS will go three years without what feels like a complete overhaul of the spirit rules book, but today was not that day.
July 13, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Someday the NFHS will go three years without what feels like a complete overhaul of the spirit rules book, but today was not that day.
Introducing adult cats is a full time job.
July 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Introducing adult cats is a full time job.
Just realized that before school got out I prepped for a presentation I have next week. So happy with May me for being so productive! 🎉
July 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Just realized that before school got out I prepped for a presentation I have next week. So happy with May me for being so productive! 🎉
A White House proposal would claw back already approved public media funding. Join me in the fight to save it. Contact Congress now. bit.ly/4izrxUn #ProtectMyPublicMedia
Urge Congress: Save Public Media Funding
Save your local stations. Email your Members of Congress now!
bit.ly
April 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A White House proposal would claw back already approved public media funding. Join me in the fight to save it. Contact Congress now. bit.ly/4izrxUn #ProtectMyPublicMedia
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I shared this article in Wisconsin last week... AMAZING, right? I listen to several books a month now because of my commute to campus, and I've come to love being read to. How about you? #booklove
Audiobooks or Reading? To Our Brains, It Doesn’t Matter
Stories stimulate the brain in the same way, regardless of whether they're read or heard.
www.discovermagazine.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:43 AM
I shared this article in Wisconsin last week... AMAZING, right? I listen to several books a month now because of my commute to campus, and I've come to love being read to. How about you? #booklove
I was supposed to be on a vinyl purchasing freeze. Then this happened.
🚨| Taylor restocked her ‘Lover - Live From Paris’ heart-shaped vinyl on her website.
It officially sold out the U.S selling nearly 100k copies in 45 minutes.
It officially sold out the U.S selling nearly 100k copies in 45 minutes.
January 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I was supposed to be on a vinyl purchasing freeze. Then this happened.
Reposted by Amie Reed
I’ve been screaming about this for a while. And AI fever is bound to make it worse.
“Even when phones are not present during the school day, students often have a device open in front of them which steals their attention and deteriorates their learning.”
“Even when phones are not present during the school day, students often have a device open in front of them which steals their attention and deteriorates their learning.”
Undoing EdTech's Death Grip on Education
We have an epidemic of poorly vetted “educational” technology harming our youth
restorechildhood.substack.com
January 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I’ve been screaming about this for a while. And AI fever is bound to make it worse.
“Even when phones are not present during the school day, students often have a device open in front of them which steals their attention and deteriorates their learning.”
“Even when phones are not present during the school day, students often have a device open in front of them which steals their attention and deteriorates their learning.”
Nothing brings people together like the need to grocery shop days before impending winter weather. This checkout line will take at least 30 minutes.
January 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Nothing brings people together like the need to grocery shop days before impending winter weather. This checkout line will take at least 30 minutes.
Reposted by Amie Reed
Come learn about our #CEL25 conference for literacy/ELA leaders!
On 1/16/25 at 7pm EST, conference chair Matthew Helmers and I will talk through the Call for Proposals and brainstorm sessions: traditional sessions & creative practice sessions!
#NCET25
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/1sXi...
On 1/16/25 at 7pm EST, conference chair Matthew Helmers and I will talk through the Call for Proposals and brainstorm sessions: traditional sessions & creative practice sessions!
#NCET25
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/1sXi...
January 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Come learn about our #CEL25 conference for literacy/ELA leaders!
On 1/16/25 at 7pm EST, conference chair Matthew Helmers and I will talk through the Call for Proposals and brainstorm sessions: traditional sessions & creative practice sessions!
#NCET25
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/1sXi...
On 1/16/25 at 7pm EST, conference chair Matthew Helmers and I will talk through the Call for Proposals and brainstorm sessions: traditional sessions & creative practice sessions!
#NCET25
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/1sXi...
I showed a lot of restraint in not picking 100% purple outfits. 😂 Thanks @swiftalert13.swifties.social for one more Eras Mastermind!
December 17, 2024 at 12:53 AM
I showed a lot of restraint in not picking 100% purple outfits. 😂 Thanks @swiftalert13.swifties.social for one more Eras Mastermind!
Reposted by Amie Reed
Teachers help students grow, but who helps teachers? Coaching conversations—focused, intentional, and growth-driven—give educators space to reflect, build on strengths, and create positive change.
What could happen if every teacher had access to this kind of support? #EduSky #EduCoach
What could happen if every teacher had access to this kind of support? #EduSky #EduCoach
December 16, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Reposted by Amie Reed
9 reasons to grade less, starting right now. From less stress for you *and* your students to a healthier outlook on learning, here’s a research-backed list—compiled by Edutopia’s @youkiterada.bsky.social 📝
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.
buff.ly
December 16, 2024 at 1:33 PM
9 reasons to grade less, starting right now. From less stress for you *and* your students to a healthier outlook on learning, here’s a research-backed list—compiled by Edutopia’s @youkiterada.bsky.social 📝
I've set timers for all of my social media apps. I hadn't realized how much time in total was getting vanished each day!
December 14, 2024 at 12:19 AM
I've set timers for all of my social media apps. I hadn't realized how much time in total was getting vanished each day!
I love this as a tool to help students self assess and reflect on their participation in discussions.
Ss don't have to agree to have a collaborative conversation! Here's how the BASD Literacy Coaches support them:
December 14, 2024 at 12:13 AM
I love this as a tool to help students self assess and reflect on their participation in discussions.
Reposted by Amie Reed
Here's @audreywatters.bsky.social doing what she does best, contextualizing and criticizing ed tech, this time by working through the 60 Minutes infomercial, I mean segment, for Khanmigo. Sign up for her newsletter! 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/12-years-and...
12 Years and 60 Minutes Later
This will be the last Friday you'll receive a Second Breakfast newsletter in 2024. I'm not writing my usual "year-in-review" series either, as easy as it could have been to just copy-and-paste "artifi...
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com
December 13, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Here's @audreywatters.bsky.social doing what she does best, contextualizing and criticizing ed tech, this time by working through the 60 Minutes infomercial, I mean segment, for Khanmigo. Sign up for her newsletter! 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/12-years-and...