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Jenna
@jennarodgers.bsky.social
2nd grade teacher
Baby Literacy Nerd
Theater Kid
Collab junkie
Goofball
Vulnerability Champion
https://blogofajenna.blogspot.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYSga-DsfB0OG-2TuRWsL0Q

Waiting for our foster-adoption family to begin
Phonics + PE = Fun Games!

#Edusky #phonics #PE #ufli
Fun and Active Phonics Games - Integrated and Standards-Based
Teaching phonics to elementary school students is a crucial part of developing their reading and language skills.  I love to integrate diffe...
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September 14, 2023 at 10:33 PM
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Let’s be grateFALL for Google’s free fonts. These GOURDgeous fonts have a fall feel. 🍂

Fonts with strong personalities are great for stylish titles and logos, but their readability make them unsuitable for body text. #EduSky #EdTech
September 9, 2023 at 7:13 PM
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Season 5 of My Podcast begins podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pix... #EDUSky
September 9, 2023 at 8:23 PM
I am loving #phonics. My district is using #Heggerty and #UFLI

*image is not mine, link to oriignal in blogpost*

#EDUsky
Fun, Effortless Phonics Reinforcement Flex Games
Phonics is the foundation of reading and writing, and reinforcing phonics concepts doesn't have to be a daunting task. In fact, it can be lo...
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September 9, 2023 at 8:44 PM
#EduSky where my #ruraled peeps at?

One way I try to impact my little area is to do a Saturday Morning Live Story Time for my local Arts Council.

It's not great, but it's a story and a quick lesson about c/g sounds.

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August 26, 2023 at 4:18 PM
I used this activity to introduce the frayer model to my 2nd graders, quickly assess their level of mastering sorting/identifying vowels and consonants. A fun way to begin the school year.

#EduSky
Frayer a Name
Eduprotocol on Day 1 of 2nd grade The Introduction: I showed a blank Frayer model to my 2nd-grade students. I asked them, "What do you not...
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August 26, 2023 at 4:18 AM
I have sharpened zero pencils.
I have not heard "I need a pencil," once.
I have not heard "I need to sharpen my pencil!"
I am beyond thrilled.

Infinity pencils, I'm never going back! #EDUsky
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August 26, 2023 at 4:07 AM
It's a Tuesday, so there's a new BlogPost up :)

https://blogofajenna.blogspot.com/2023/08/our-daily-brain-breakfast.html

#EduSky #Eduprotocols #mathrep
August 9, 2023 at 12:40 AM
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I LOVE this:
“Imagine losing your rudder out at sea and sending out a distress call. And then the largest ocean-going wooden sailing ship in the world comes to your rescue. "This moment was very strange, and we wondered if we were dreaming. Where were we? What time period was it?" 🗃️
Sailing boat rescued by the Götheborg | Götheborg of Sweden
Imagine losing your rudder out at sea and sending out a distress call. And then the largest ocean-going wooden sailing ship in the world comes to your rescue. Or in the words of the sailors on the sai...
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August 1, 2023 at 10:48 AM
In this week's blog post I share one of my FAVORITE lessons at the beginning of the year.

Emotional resilence and empathy - with a single piece of printer paper.

What are your favorite ways to start the year, #EduSky? #SEL
How A Blank Piece of Paper Can Help Students Understand Emotional Resilience
It's the beginning of the year, so I thought I would share one of my favorite lessons. It's quick, easy, and powerful. You can leverage SEL ...
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August 1, 2023 at 11:32 PM
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#EDUsky

Hey for those of you that need to create student accounts, I found a really handy Google sheets add-on for creating kid-friendly passwords. They're totally not secure so if that's a big deal, don't use it but I thought I'd share it here.

http://www.zak.io/addon/sheets-password-generator
Password Generator
This is an add-on for Google Sheets to quickly generate kid-friendly passwords inspired by DinoPass by Codemoji. To use it, make a copy of the template and follow the tutorial below. If you’d like t...
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July 31, 2023 at 12:28 AM
Check out this awesome blogpost by the #DitchThatTextbook author, super useful templates:

#EduSky
How do I give feedback to 100+ students?
Purposeful, efficient, effective instruction. That's the holy grail of our work as teachers. We teach. Then, we assess what we taught. Then, we reflect
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July 31, 2023 at 3:58 AM
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Sharing Prep, week 2: Field trip prep! Ss learn to use a bunch of field equipment - most fun is CO2 titration. They compare measurements to limits of tolerance for salmon. #HigherEd #EduSky (📷 used w/permission)
July 28, 2023 at 5:11 PM
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🧪🍎 Any biology teachers here?

Trying to start up an #iTeachBio 🧬 feed to add to the plant bio and micro/nano bio feeds:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:l72uci4styb4jucsgcrrj5ap/feed/aaajz7nwzubec
July 28, 2023 at 5:52 PM
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FREE!!!

Meet Google Bard, your FREE Alternative to ChatGPT

Join me August 10th at 3:30pm for an OTIS event
https://otis.teq.com/events/preview/17584

Might need to:
Log in and then access from the calendar.
https://otis.teq.com/events/calendar

#EduSky #GoogleEDU
July 28, 2023 at 7:23 PM
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Isn’t amazing how expansive our hearts can be when we focus on who we are being instead of what someone else is doing…
#edusky
July 26, 2023 at 9:31 PM
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#EduSky 🧪🎨🎭, please help us with the Pipeline Project, where we hope to gather the contact information for educators to better enable matching of students (and their passions) from, for example, high school:undergrad!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19NMYYO1tf4fWcPdM9f65H1w1nIWGexMOKLEGznlPg90/edit
July 26, 2023 at 12:09 AM
@nowatechie.bsky.social So happy to see you, girl!

Here is the #Edusky post by @alicekeeler.com

Includes the google sheet of educators, full of awesome humans to follow!

I also like #SciArt I#TeachMath #MathSky
#EDUsky for Educators
#EDUsky is an educator community. Come join us! A supportive group to talk about education and share resources.
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July 26, 2023 at 12:59 AM
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Join me online Wednesday, July 26th for:

💻 Chromebooks Can Do That?!
🎓 FREE #edtech PD
▶️ Live-streamed
⏰ 9am CST (10am EST)

Full details at https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2023/07/my-2023-cfisd-digital-learning.html

#edusky
July 25, 2023 at 11:03 PM
A song about the Days of the Week (and a rant about how great the original Adam's Faily TV show)

Links to your own slidedeck in the comments.

#Edusky
Days of the Week (Daily Practice)
THE Ben Cogswell ~ www.coachben.orgVIEW Slide deck: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1d-9TPhcfUdH5uvPp_c9PqbP_TBUunfVJ4ICAoMRg8bo/edit?usp=sharingGet a...
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July 25, 2023 at 10:26 PM
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Use #EDUsky to find other educators.
July 25, 2023 at 8:16 PM
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Hey #EDUSky goers, I wanted to let you know about my podcast, Overthrowing Education. I know most educators have a podcast these day, but still worth it. My latest episode with Crystal Frommert is live: https://tinyurl.com/Ep104CrystalFrommert
Crystal Frommert: Better Conversations & Connections with Parents
In this episode, my guest, Crystal Frommert, and I have a great conversation about something that challenges new and veteran teachers alike: How to have better conversations with our students’ ...
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July 25, 2023 at 8:48 PM