Joe Marangell
@jmarangell.bsky.social
Social studies instructional leader and graduate education faculty member focused on inquiry-based learning, literacy, and student engagement. EdD in Curriculum and Instruction. Crossword puzzle constructor!
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Joe Marangell
@jmarangell.bsky.social
· Jun 4
Daily Crossword
Play the nation’s oldest newspaper crossword for free every day and challenge friends to beat your time.
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Check out my crossword in today's LA Times! Special thanks to @robynw414.bsky.social for helping me work through this theme!
Check out my crossword in today's LA Times! Special thanks to @robynw414.bsky.social for helping me work through this theme!
Daily Crossword
Play the nation’s oldest newspaper crossword for free every day and challenge friends to beat your time.
www.latimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Check out my crossword in today's LA Times! Special thanks to @robynw414.bsky.social for helping me work through this theme!
Today’s Universal Crossword is one I constructed! Check it out if you like to solve crosswords!
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April 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Today’s Universal Crossword is one I constructed! Check it out if you like to solve crosswords!
syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com/puzzles/cros...
syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com/puzzles/cros...
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How do you navigate the space between instructor and facilitator? medium.com/voiceedu/tea... #EduSky #FutureOfLearning #EdTech
Teacher → Facilitator of Learning
I hate educational buzz words. In my industry of educational technology, they show up on the regular. We redefine words to meet the current…
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December 2, 2024 at 2:42 PM
How do you navigate the space between instructor and facilitator? medium.com/voiceedu/tea... #EduSky #FutureOfLearning #EdTech
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Four keys to productive coaching conversations:
1. Focus on relationship-building and cultivating trust.
2. Keep the conversation going.
3. Ask questions: for clarity, out of curiosity, and for permission to share feedback.
4. Be comfortable with where the conversation goes.
#edusky #educoach
1. Focus on relationship-building and cultivating trust.
2. Keep the conversation going.
3. Ask questions: for clarity, out of curiosity, and for permission to share feedback.
4. Be comfortable with where the conversation goes.
#edusky #educoach
November 25, 2024 at 5:25 PM
If you're a crossword solver, check out today's LA Times puzzle—I constructed it!
Daily Crossword
Your free daily crossword puzzles from the Los Angeles Times. Follow the clues and attempt to fill in all the puzzle's squares. Check back each day for a new puzzle or explore ones we recently publish...
www.latimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:49 AM
If you're a crossword solver, check out today's LA Times puzzle—I constructed it!
A4: I include a self-assessment with every major assignment. Something I borrowed from a colleague is also asking students to sum up what they did well and where they want to continue to grow. #ungrading #edusky
Happy Thursday! Good morning #ungrading
Q4: How do you involve students in the grading process? #UngradingChat
Q4: How do you involve students in the grading process? #UngradingChat
November 21, 2024 at 11:27 AM
A4: I include a self-assessment with every major assignment. Something I borrowed from a colleague is also asking students to sum up what they did well and where they want to continue to grow. #ungrading #edusky
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A3: I have found it takes time for students to become comfortable with this process. Frequent 1:1 conferences are helpful starting points. Meeting regularly for informal discussions about their work helps ease the transition to reviewing a larger body of work later on. #ungradingchat #edusky
Good morning #ungradingchat Q3: What challenges have you experienced with alternative grading paradigms? How did you solve them? Or where do you need help?
November 21, 2024 at 12:23 AM
A3: I have found it takes time for students to become comfortable with this process. Frequent 1:1 conferences are helpful starting points. Meeting regularly for informal discussions about their work helps ease the transition to reviewing a larger body of work later on. #ungradingchat #edusky
If you're at #NCSS2024 this weekend and interested in this topic, I'll be doing a poster session with a colleague on Friday from 10:50 to 11:45 AM! We'll share strategies for engaging students in "visible thinking" activities throughout each stage of the inquiry process.
November 20, 2024 at 2:00 AM
If you're at #NCSS2024 this weekend and interested in this topic, I'll be doing a poster session with a colleague on Friday from 10:50 to 11:45 AM! We'll share strategies for engaging students in "visible thinking" activities throughout each stage of the inquiry process.
Q2: A gradebook "hack" I adapted from Sarah Zerwin’s Point-Less: Track daily progress, but base the final grade on a conference where Ss bring evidence of meeting course goals and discuss what grade they earned. The conference is weighted at 99% to override the other scores. #EduSky #UngradingChat
Here are the questions for this week's slow chat on #UngradingChat
I will drop Monday's question tomorrow morning. #EduSky
I will drop Monday's question tomorrow morning. #EduSky
November 20, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Q2: A gradebook "hack" I adapted from Sarah Zerwin’s Point-Less: Track daily progress, but base the final grade on a conference where Ss bring evidence of meeting course goals and discuss what grade they earned. The conference is weighted at 99% to override the other scores. #EduSky #UngradingChat
A3 I have used Adobe Express and like the features that are available but need to become more comfortable with it. I look forward to seeing other examples of how educators use it! #EduSkyChat
Q3: What's on your edtech tool "to try" list?
How can the #EduSkyChat community help you get started?
Tip: Begin your post with A3:
Don’t forget the #EduSkyChat hashtag!
@alicekeeler.com @catetolnai.bsky.social
How can the #EduSkyChat community help you get started?
Tip: Begin your post with A3:
Don’t forget the #EduSkyChat hashtag!
@alicekeeler.com @catetolnai.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 2:27 AM
A3 I have used Adobe Express and like the features that are available but need to become more comfortable with it. I look forward to seeing other examples of how educators use it! #EduSkyChat
A2: It's not a new tool, but I can't imagine not using NoodleTools with students. It's a great resource for helping students organize research projects from start to finish. They are always updating it, too! #EduSkyChat
Q2: What NEW edtech tool have you found you can't live without?
What makes it so awesome?
Remember: Include the #EduSkyChat hashtag on all of your posts and responses.
@alicekeeler.com @catetolnai.bsky.social
What makes it so awesome?
Remember: Include the #EduSkyChat hashtag on all of your posts and responses.
@alicekeeler.com @catetolnai.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 2:19 AM
A2: It's not a new tool, but I can't imagine not using NoodleTools with students. It's a great resource for helping students organize research projects from start to finish. They are always updating it, too! #EduSkyChat
A1: Google Slides - When I teach a class, I post a slide deck every day for students that includes all of the key content and materials for the lesson. I can't imagine not doing it that way because I have used it for so long! #EduSkyChat
Alright let's get this convo started!
Q1: What's an oldie but a goodie edtech tool that's always in your toolbox? Why does it stand the test of time?
Tip: Begin your post with A1:
Don’t forget the #EduSkyChat hashtag in your post and responses!
@alicekeeler.com @catetolnai.bsky.social
Q1: What's an oldie but a goodie edtech tool that's always in your toolbox? Why does it stand the test of time?
Tip: Begin your post with A1:
Don’t forget the #EduSkyChat hashtag in your post and responses!
@alicekeeler.com @catetolnai.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 2:11 AM
A1: Google Slides - When I teach a class, I post a slide deck every day for students that includes all of the key content and materials for the lesson. I can't imagine not doing it that way because I have used it for so long! #EduSkyChat
Hi, I'm Joe and I am an instructional leader for social studies in Connecticut. I haven't participated in one of these chats in a long time but always enjoyed learning from other people! #EduSkyChat
👋🏻 Welcome to #EduSkyChat!
We’re so glad you’re here!
Please introduce yourself by sharing your name, position, and tell us what brought you here tonight.
Don’t forget the #EduSkyChat hashtag and follow along so that you can reply to others.
@alicekeeler.com @catetolnai.bsky.social
We’re so glad you’re here!
Please introduce yourself by sharing your name, position, and tell us what brought you here tonight.
Don’t forget the #EduSkyChat hashtag and follow along so that you can reply to others.
@alicekeeler.com @catetolnai.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Hi, I'm Joe and I am an instructional leader for social studies in Connecticut. I haven't participated in one of these chats in a long time but always enjoyed learning from other people! #EduSkyChat
Grading is a chance for a student and teacher to discuss how well the student has met course goals and where they need support or enrichment. I value student self-assessment, reflection, and voice, just as we appreciate those same elements in our own professional evaluations. #UngradingChat #edusky
Here are the questions for this week's slow chat on #UngradingChat
I will drop Monday's question tomorrow morning. #EduSky
I will drop Monday's question tomorrow morning. #EduSky
November 19, 2024 at 1:25 AM
Grading is a chance for a student and teacher to discuss how well the student has met course goals and where they need support or enrichment. I value student self-assessment, reflection, and voice, just as we appreciate those same elements in our own professional evaluations. #UngradingChat #edusky
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Nov. 18, 1924: The crossword craze spreads to other languages and other alphabets, as The Forward of New York publishes this, the first Yiddish crossword puzzle. The accompanying article notes the fad has spread across the U.S. "like a plague." Solution below.
November 18, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Nov. 18, 1924: The crossword craze spreads to other languages and other alphabets, as The Forward of New York publishes this, the first Yiddish crossword puzzle. The accompanying article notes the fad has spread across the U.S. "like a plague." Solution below.
Great points, particularly about giving feedback! I always quote @ctovani.bsky.social: the ones doing the reading, the writing, and the talking are the ones doing the thinking. A good way to start that conversation might be: "How would you describe the amount of teacher vs. student talk?"
Good to see some new followers
I lead teacher development at a small multi academy trust in Somerset
I try to write a blog a week on classroom practice, leadership, school improvement etc
This week’s is on *teacher talk*
You can read it here:
curriculumteamleader.wordpress.com/2024/11/11/t...
I lead teacher development at a small multi academy trust in Somerset
I try to write a blog a week on classroom practice, leadership, school improvement etc
This week’s is on *teacher talk*
You can read it here:
curriculumteamleader.wordpress.com/2024/11/11/t...
Too much teacher talk?
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com When I was training to teach, one of the worst things you could do in lessons was talk too much. We knew this because we were told it (sometimes in long lec…
curriculumteamleader.wordpress.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Great points, particularly about giving feedback! I always quote @ctovani.bsky.social: the ones doing the reading, the writing, and the talking are the ones doing the thinking. A good way to start that conversation might be: "How would you describe the amount of teacher vs. student talk?"
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👥 Students who have #IEPs are not "special education students." They are simply students. They belong to every educator they have. Receiving a service shouldn't impose an identity. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #UDLchat #SpecialEducation #InclusiveEd #MTSS #ATchat #EdChat #EduSky
November 18, 2024 at 12:34 AM
👥 Students who have #IEPs are not "special education students." They are simply students. They belong to every educator they have. Receiving a service shouldn't impose an identity. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #UDLchat #SpecialEducation #InclusiveEd #MTSS #ATchat #EdChat #EduSky
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Let's try this again. The correct link this time.
I created a blog post with some tips about using @bsky.app and some reasons to switch over.
alicekeeler.com/2024/11/13/t...
#EduSky
I created a blog post with some tips about using @bsky.app and some reasons to switch over.
alicekeeler.com/2024/11/13/t...
#EduSky
Time to Ditch the Social Media Algorithm
Ready for a better social media platform? Want to ditch the social media algorithm? Join educators on Bluesky at #EduSky
alicekeeler.com
November 13, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Let's try this again. The correct link this time.
I created a blog post with some tips about using @bsky.app and some reasons to switch over.
alicekeeler.com/2024/11/13/t...
#EduSky
I created a blog post with some tips about using @bsky.app and some reasons to switch over.
alicekeeler.com/2024/11/13/t...
#EduSky