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Pam Moran
@pammoran1.bsky.social
I’m for 21st learning spaces - and they exist everywhere. Retired, rewired school superintendent and now Ex Dir of the Va School Consortium for Learning and a lead with SocolMoran Partners. co-author Timeless Learning
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Creating a “what if we …” culture in school communities can change experience— codesigned learning w/ young people, spaces for risk, strength in multiage learning communities, use of UDL tools for everyone, flattening the hierarchy, questioning “the way it is” ?#edusky #udl
in a Va School Consortium for Learning workshop today on increasing rigor of thinking in the classroom w @skiptylermath.bsky.social and Eric Rhoades - Skip asked the group, in your classroom who is doing the thinking and who is doing the talking? The question of today! #edusky #reasoningroutines
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Va Educators: The fab Eric Rhoades/Skip Tyler team is facilitating a Va Scl Consortium for Learning (VaSCL) workshop on Nov 11. The workshop will help participants implement strategies to engage students in rigorous thinking ala Va's newly revised SOLs. Space still open! #changethestory #vaeducators
October 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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This was so fun to contribute to. Thank you so much for including me!
September 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Amazing project so proud to be a small part of it and I’m especially proud to amplify the voices of our students in the writing
September 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Real Learning Real Accomplishment is written by authors describing how they transform states, districts, schls, classrooms so kids in diverse demographic & geographic spaces get real, engaging, connected learning & can show learning evidence not just scores www.amazon.com/Real-Learnin... #edusky
Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids
Amazon.com: Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids eBook : Socol, Ira, Moran, Pamela: Kindle Store
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September 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A pleasure to edit Real Learning Real Accomplishment w/ @irasocol.bsky.social authors rep state, superintendent,central innovation team, principal, teacher,student voices from East to West w/a few stops in between. They said make it inexpensive so we did! www.amazon.com/Real-Learnin... #EduSky
Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids
Amazon.com: Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids eBook : Socol, Ira, Moran, Pamela: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
September 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
@librarianlittle.bsky.social thanks for the follow Hannah!
September 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
@missblovessci.bsky.social started my career as a middle school science teacher - as good as it gets when it comes to kids with enthusiasm!!!!! #sciencematters #scienceteachers
September 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
@nshlh.bsky.social thanks for the follow — my 13 year stint as a superintendent were just the best of times -despite the challenges. #superintendentsmatter
September 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Huge congrats to @pammoran1.bsky.social & @irasocol.bsky.social for assembling a team of nearly two dozen educators and school leaders to document their path toward transformative school change in 'Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids.'

We're honored to do our part. 😁
September 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
love this post @deannamascle.bsky.social learning is a process and product of passion - we are born passionate learners and determined to do big things —
August 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
First day of tching - what do you do? I pulled a snake out of a pillowcase (kind of inquiry lesson) and almost got fired. The principal said”if I fired you, how would you ever learn to tch?” And, I gained a mentor for life. #firstday 4/4
August 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
First days of school - what do you do? A fav middle school tchr asked kids if they could learn to make anything, what would it be? spirited discussion about money, music, and food #firstday 3/4
August 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
First days of school- what do you do? A fav high school physics tcher took classes outside to observe tools being used to accomplish tasks - not an overview of syllabus but a lesson in observing phenomena 2/4 #firstday
August 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
First days of school- what do you do? A fav 4th grade tchr called or wrote notes home to every students sharing a strength she had noted about every one of her children. 1/4 #firstday
August 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Do we place students in special education rooms because they need that to learn—or because it feels more convenient? Time to reflect. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EduSky #EdChat #TeacherTwitter
August 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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If students forget what we teach, it may be a sign that we need to build stronger connections to help them hold on to it. 🪢

Memory isn’t built by covering content once—it comes through retrieving, connecting, using, and revisiting over and over, until it sticks. 🔄

6/7
August 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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After teaching a concept, challenge students to use it in a mini-task: sketch a quick cartoon 🧑🎨, draft a fake text message or tweet 📱, or explain the concept to a younger student 💬.

Ask them to create, connect, or solve using the skill—the goal is not to summarize the concept but use it.

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August 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Without reinforcement, we forget almost everything we learn, @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social writes.

Decades of research show that unless an effort is made to retain new information, 50% of new info disappears within an hour, 75% is gone by the next day, & up to 90% fades away within a week. 🤯

🧵1/7
August 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Excited to share my recent article published on @edutopia.org! It doesn't take much to start to shift practice towards a more shared culture of teaching and learning in our math classrooms. #MTBOS #elemmathchat #iteachmath #edusky #mathsky
www.edutopia.org/article/stud...
Positioning Elementary Students as Experts in Math Class
Encouraging students to take on roles traditionally reserved for teachers creates a shared culture of teaching and learning in the classroom.
www.edutopia.org
August 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
thank you for keeping this conference growing, thriving, and pushing us all to expand our horizons about what’s possible when we make learners a key voice in their learning
July 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Teaching students how to break a project into manageable pieces can:

🤝 Build collaboration and problem-solving skills
🎒 Increase student ownership
🌼 Cultivate rich classroom community

@criticalskills1.bsky.social and Nelia Rath share a how-to guide.

#EduSky #PBL #MiddleSchool #HighSchoolTeacher
Teaching Students to Use Chunking to Tackle Complex Problems
Middle and high school teachers can show students how to break projects into smaller parts to support their ability to manage their work.
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July 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“What’s your next brilliant move?” watching vid from McKinsey& am reminded when anyone whether an educational leader, small business owner, or corporate CEO works with team to translate bold vision into action, amazing transformation happens - worth the watch www.linkedin.com/posts/mckins... #EduSky
The bold don’t just imagine the future… they build it. | McKinsey & Company
The bold don’t just imagine the future… they build it. What’s your next brilliant move? https://mck.co/3Tt3V9U | 23 comments on LinkedIn
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July 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM