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MiddleWeb.com – Resource for educators serving kids in grades 4-8. All 3600+ articles & reviews written by educators. Co-publisher of Middle Grades SmartBrief: https://edushare.ing/bR. We follow #edusky. Check out our Substack: middleweb.substack.com/about
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There’s a concept known as errorless teaching. It’s a way of managing student anxiety around getting a wrong answer. It’s generally basic & fact based.

We seem to have wandered into the idea that life is meant to be like that —that there are correct answers & that you can be guided toward them.
February 10, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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“These procurement decisions are coming even when other funding for education is at risk or under threat.”

And administrators who make purchasing decisions about educational tech frequently don’t fully understand what they’ve purchased & what they haven’t. It’s been this way for a long time.
February 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
TEACHING DISCERNMENT IN OUR AI INTERACTIONS.

"Sometimes their AI use was intrusive, taking away the student’s voice and misrepresenting what the student knows and can do."
#edusky @thevogelman.bsky.social #edtech @larryferlazzo.bsky.social #tlchat #teachersky

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Teaching Discernment in Our Interactions with AI
Sharpening our reasoning powers about when and how to engage with artificial intelligence will serve us and our students well, writes teacher Brett Vogelsinger.
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February 8, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Review: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO GRAMMAR INSTRUCTION.

"Not Your Granny’s Grammar is more than just a set of grammar lessons – it’s an invitation to reimagine grammar instruction as lively, meaningful, and integrated with student writing." #edusky #iteachEnglish

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Not Your Granny’s Grammar: An Innovative Teaching Approach
Not Your Granny’s Grammar offers a fresh, engaging, highly practical approach to grammar instruction rooted in authentic writing practice, says Kathie Palmieri.
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February 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
WHAT IF EVERY TEACHER TAUGHT MEDIA LITERACY?

Media literacy author & consultant Frank Baker shares ideas for working media literacy into lessons across the curriculum. #edusky #medialiteracy @medialiteracynow.bsky.social @routledgebooks.bsky.social #teachersky

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What If We Supported Every Teacher to Teach Media Literacy?
Many state legislatures are developing media literacy policies. But are they committed to funding programs to engage all teachers in opportunities to teach it?
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February 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
ACCELERATE OR REMEDIATE? YOU'RE AT THE CONTROLS!

"As middle-level educators facing unfinished learning, we’re constantly told what our students can’t do, what they’re missing, and what they lack." #edusky @theworthyeducator.bsky.social @corwinpress.bsky.social

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Accelerated Learning Is Within Your Circle of Control
Accelerated learning provides grade-level instruction with scaffolds and just-in-time support. It's doable within your Circle of Control, says Dr. Sonya Murray.
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February 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Review: ASSESSING WITH RIGOR TO REACH EVERY STUDENT.

Teaching coach Barbara Blackburn redefines rigor, offering strategies to help students monitor their progress, reflect on their learning & set goals to improve. #edusky #educoach @barbararblackburn.bsky.social

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Rigor and Assessment in the Classroom: Strategies and Tools
In Rigor and Assessment in the Classroom, Blackburn offers strategies to help students monitor their progress, reflect on their learning & set goals to improve.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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5 WAYS TO ASK HIGHER LEVEL QUESTIONS

Teaching coach & author Barbara Blackburn says higher level questioning adds rigor & can help all students reach the learning summit. #edusky #educoach #teachersky @barbararblackburn.bsky.social @routledgebooks.bsky.social

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5 Models Teachers Can Use for Asking Higher Level Questions
More and better questioning allows students to work at higher levels of rigor. Barbara Blackburn shares five options teachers can use to improve what they ask.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:55 PM
New: EXPAND YOUR ELECTIVES AND TRANSFORM ENGAGEMENT.

Can middle school educators increase engagement & improve attendance by expanding choice electives? Jen Schwanke describes her district's transformation. #edusky @ascdofficial.bsky.social #edleaders #teachersky

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Transform Student Engagement By Expanding Choice Electives
Can middle school educators increase engagement and improve attendance by expanding choice electives? Jen Schwanke describes her own district's transformation.
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January 24, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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I haven't been able to get over the idea of chiaroscuro ever since I learned about it.
FINDING THE CHIAROSCURO IN OUR LIVES AS TEACHERS

The deficit atmosphere in schools – unsustainable workloads, lack of resources, weak supports, poor pay – risks educators losing sight of the light, writes teacher Dina Strasser. #edusky @dinaeliz.bsky.social

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Rediscovering the Chiaroscuro in Our Lives as Teachers
The deficit atmosphere in schools – unsustainable workloads, lack of resources, weak supports, poor pay – risks us losing sight of the light, says Dina Strasser
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January 22, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Review: CHOICE THEORY STRATEGIES TO HELP STUDENTS THRIVE

"The Classroom of Choice" is for teachers seeking ways to strengthen their classrooms using Choice Theory, so students thrive as learners, says NBCT Angela Lee. #edusky @ascdofficial.bsky.social #teachersky

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Student Choice: Strategies to Reach and Teach Every Learner
The Classroom of Choice is for teachers seeking ways to strengthen their classrooms using Choice Theory, so students thrive as learners, says NBCT Angela Lee.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:34 PM
FINDING THE CHIAROSCURO IN OUR LIVES AS TEACHERS

The deficit atmosphere in schools – unsustainable workloads, lack of resources, weak supports, poor pay – risks educators losing sight of the light, writes teacher Dina Strasser. #edusky @dinaeliz.bsky.social

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Rediscovering the Chiaroscuro in Our Lives as Teachers
The deficit atmosphere in schools – unsustainable workloads, lack of resources, weak supports, poor pay – risks us losing sight of the light, says Dina Strasser
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January 21, 2026 at 10:05 PM
HOW CAN WE BE SURE AI WILL ADVANCE LEARNING?

AI is here to stay. Learning/leadership coach Matt Renwick offers ways to make sure it benefits you and your students, including a unit of study that engages them in AI tools and ethics. #edusky #EduSkyAI #aisky #edtech

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Four Thoughts on AI in Education for Technology Skeptics
AI is here to stay. Matt Renwick offers ways to make sure it benefits you and your students, including a unit of study that engages them in AI tools and ethics.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM
USE GOAL SETTING TO GROW GREAT STUDENT WRITERS.

Writing goals help students identify what they can do to improve in their writing and teach them to set specific targets to work on, says Valerie Bolling. #edusky @valeriebolling.bsky.social #iteachEnglish #ELA

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How We Can Use Goal Setting to Grow Great Student Writers.
Writing goals are a good way for students to identify what they can do to improve in their writing and to set specific targets to work on, says Valerie Bolling.
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January 18, 2026 at 5:21 PM
New: TEACHING NONFICTION WRITING – THE FIELD GUIDE PROJECT.

Stephanie Farley is teaching expository writing to her gifted, neurodiverse students. Check out the differentiated unit she designed & add suggestions. #edusky #teachersky @sharemylesson.bsky.social

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Designing A Differentiated Expository Writing Project
Stephanie Farley is teaching expository writing to her gifted, neurodiverse students. Check out the differentiated unit she designed and add your suggestions.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:58 PM
A NEW TEACHER'S GUIDE TO MOTIVATION AND ENGAGEMENT

Curtis Chandler shows how motivation and engagement work together to provide learners with the spark to start and the tools to keep going as they learn. #edusky #educoach #edleadershipchat #teachersky #newteacher

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A New Teacher's Guide to Motivation and Engagement
Curtis Chandler shows how motivation and engagement work together to provide learners with the spark to start and the tools to keep going as they learn.
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January 11, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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PBS News Hour Classroom Educator Voice: Teachers, if we don’t teach Maduro’s capture in Venezuela, TikTok will. Here’s my plan.

"If you teach any subject touching on power and law, this is your curriculum. Not next week. Tomorrow."

by David Cutler, teacher

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January 4, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"8 Ways I Use Feedback to Drive Student Growth"

"When feedback is a consistent part of classroom culture, students gain a clear understanding of how to improve while building confidence & taking ownership of their progress" says @shortissweet.bsky.social. #edusky

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8 Strategies to Use Daily Feedback to Drive Student Growth
Teacher leader Kasey Short shares eight strategies she uses every day in her classroom to make feedback a driving force for student progress and improvement.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:49 PM
BREAKING DOWN FLUENCY GATES FOR MS MATH KIDS.

When we provide struggling math students grade-level access, structural support & custom fluency practice, we stop being gatekeepers & become gatebreakers says interventionist Juliana Tapper. #edusky #iteachmath #mtbos

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Gate-Breaking Interventions for Middle School Math Students
When we provide struggling math students grade-level access, structural support and custom fluency practice, we stop being gatekeepers and become gatebreakers.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM
BREAKING DOWN FLUENCY GATES FOR MS MATH KIDS.

When we provide struggling math students grade-level access, structural support & custom fluency practice, we stop being gatekeepers & become gatebreakers says interventionist Juliana Tapper. #edusky #iteachmath #mtbos

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Gate-Breaking Interventions for Middle School Math Students
When we provide struggling math students grade-level access, structural support and custom fluency practice, we stop being gatekeepers and become gatebreakers.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM