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Tim Riley
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HS ELA, Dual Credit,Journalism Teacher, MA, MS, English Adjunct, @cwstudies #TeamEnglish #CNFtweet #AdobeEduCreative #highered #elearning #multimodalcomposition #edusky
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Halloween story to share and enjoy
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The Ghost Heist in Moriah Hallow, short story by Mr. Rabbit
Whisper the local ghost, tries to steal a Pascha PumpkinThe Ghostly Heist in Moriah Hallow In the heart of Moriah Hallow, where the air was always scented with blooming flowers and ...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Helping Young Students Build Confidence in Writing Through Revision
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Helping Young Students Build Confidence in Writing Through Revision
Upper elementary teachers can guide their students to look forward to revising their writing with this positive, reflective approach.
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January 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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@susangbarber.bsky.social and I have lasted as long as we have in the classroom because we know what is important to us.
Here are 25 things we value in 2025.

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25 Things Teachers Should Know in 2025 - Much Ado About Teaching
1 – Overload – The work of teaching will never end, so you must choose when and where to end it. There’s simply not time to do everything required of the job; make peace with the fact that some things...
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January 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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The Seductions of A.I. for the Writer’s Mind www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...
Opinion | I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students.
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July 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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65 Essential Children’s Books - The Atlantic
October 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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To thrive as an early career #teacher & set yourself up for a long career you must build healthy habits from day one. From wellbeing, workload & behaviour to #teaching tips & #safeguarding advice, this free 21-page SecEd guide is here to help: buff.ly/2FeSYa3 #teachers
Your complete 21-page guide to success as an early career teacher - SecEd
Teaching is tough, yet incredibly rewarding. If you are to survive and thrive as an early career teacher and set yourself up for a long and happy career then you must build healthy habits from day…
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September 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Why try this video project ahead of parent-teacher conferences?

Students recognize the value of their peers. 🤩
Your classroom community gets stronger. 💪
It bridges the gap between school and home. 🏠

#EduSky
A Video Project That Asks Students to Celebrate Their Classmates
Teachers who worry that parent conferences may not convey the ‘everyday magic’ of the classroom can include these video clips in their talks.
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September 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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As anyone who’s taught middle school knows, a classroom filled with young adolescents can transform from chill to rowdy in a matter of seconds.

These teacher-tested tactics can help you quickly restore calm! 🙌
23 Ways to Quiet a Chaotic Middle School Class
Teacher-tested attention-getting routines to help you quickly restore calm and focus to noisy middle school classrooms.
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September 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Wondering about AI, but not sure where to start? Here’s a no-pressure guide on how to dip your toe in the water with simple experiments that won’t overwhelm!

#EdTech #EduSky #EduSkyAI
A 4-Step Framework for Exploring AI on Your Own Terms
A no-pressure, thoughtful approach to AI exploration: You set the timeline, reflect honestly on what’s working, and let your practice guide the process.
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September 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Teachers may feel their lessons are in one ear and out the other—but @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social explains that it doesn’t have to be that way! 🧠

#EduSky
3 Ways to Help Students Overcome the Forgetting Curve
Our brains are wired to forget things unless we take active steps to remember. Here’s how you can help students hold on to what they learn.
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September 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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By having informal, consistent one-on-one conversations, school leaders can build better relationships with teachers and create a stronger school culture! 🏫

#SchoolLeaders #Principals #EduSky
Building School Culture Through One-on-One Conversations
These informal talks offer school leaders a powerful tool for supporting teachers’ growth and contribute to a culture of collaboration and innovation.
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September 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Looking for ways to break down characters and characterization in your classroom? Or teach students how to analyze and discuss what they’re reading? Check out these anchor charts from ELA teacher @jen.litandtech.com 📖👇

#ELATeacher #EduSky
Poster titled “Characters in Conflict” showing two overlapping outlines of heads. Internal Conflicts are inside the head shape with words like “lonely,” “in love,” “unconfident,” and “depressed.” External Conflicts are outside the head shape with examples like “missing parents,” “friend died,” “stranded on an island,” and “evil wizard.” Includes a note: “Often characters must work through their internal conflicts before they can solve their external conflicts.” Bright colors and arrows are used to differentiate types and examples. Anchor chart titled “SOAPSTone – Strategy for analyzing what you read.” Each letter stands for: Subject: What is the topic/issue? Occasion: Time/place/context Audience: Who did the author “speak” to? Purpose: Why? Inform, convince, entertain? Speaker: What do you know about the author? Tone: Word choices and rhetorical patterns that tell you how the author feels. Text is written in black and burgundy, with green accents. Chart titled “STEAL – Characterization.” Each letter stands for a way to analyze character: Speech: What does the character say? Thoughts: What is the character thinking? Effect on others: How do others react? Actions: What does the character do? Looks: What does the character look like? Includes a note on Setting: learning about characters from their surroundings. Color-coded questions follow each category. Poster titled “Talking about writing” with sentence stems for students to use. Positive feedback in blue and green: “I like the way the writer…” “I think the best sentence is…because…” “I felt…when…because…” “I understood…better when…” Constructive comments in orange and brown: “I wondered about…when…” “I think this piece needs more…” “I got confused when I read…” “I would like this more if…” Ends with “I wish the writer would…” in red.
September 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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I have embedded the literacy narrative into the weekly work of my writing classes. Zero regrets. metawriting.deannamascle.com/3-reasons-re...
3 Reasons to (Re)Write the Literacy Narrative : Metawriting
I love literacy narratives. I love to read them. I love to write them. I love to teach them. This...
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September 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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11 EdTech Tools and Study Tips for Students #edusky #eduskyai
11 EdTech Tools and Study Tips for Students
Help students take charge of their learning with these EdTech tools and study tips for students to boost confidence, focus, and independence.
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September 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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From card-stacking challenges to drawing activities to beach ball toss, these 22 get-to-know-you activities can help teachers lay the groundwork for a strong class culture. 🙌

#BackToSchool #EduSky
22 Fun Ways to Spark Classroom Connections
These engaging, low-stakes, and teacher-tested activities can help students quickly warm up to each other—and to you.
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September 2, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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4 ways to guide students to overcome learned helplessness: edut.to/45Da4XK

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“With the right environment and intentional strategies, students can start to see effort differently. Classrooms can become places where students learn that trying is worth it—where they build confidence through small risks, persistence, and consistent wins.” —Michelle Singh, Educator
August 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Columbia University’s agreement with the Trump administration is a disaster for academic freedom, freedom of speech, & the independence of American higher education. Never in the history of our nation has an educational institution so thoroughly bent to the will of an autocrat.

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July 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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My favorite picture books of the year so far. Which are your favorites? imaginationsoup.net/30-best-pict... #kidlit
30 Best Picture Books of 2025 (So Far)
Are you wondering what children’s picture books to read or buy from 2025 so far? Here are my favorite picture books of 2025, both fiction...
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July 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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“Strong parent partnerships are essential to effective special education,” educator Richard Celebre says.

Here are 6 strategies to increase family engagement. ⭐

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6 Ways to Increase Family Engagement in Special Education
Schools can use an approach to building relationships with families that is empathetic, respectful, and centered on students’ success.
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July 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Edtech expert @classtechtips.com shares 3 ChatGPT features that will save you time *and* are worth your time! 🕰️

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3 ChatGPT Features Worthy of a Teacher’s Attention
An edtech expert shares how the popular AI tool can help you save time while increasing your impact.
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July 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Plan with purpose & equity 🧩✨
Stop designing for “all” learners — start designing for EACH of them. Check out these 5 actionable strategies to elevate equity in your lesson plans.

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July 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Teachers know the importance of differentiation—but you may struggle with finding time to hunt down texts at different reading levels. 📖

A new tool, Diffit, may be able to help. Edutopia’s @dalorleon.bsky.social shares a quick demo.

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AI Tool Demo: Differentiating Class Materials With Diffit
Assistant editor Daniel Leonard shares how teachers are turning to Diffit to automatically adapt texts to different reading levels.
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July 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Attention, HS teachers! For a new @edutopia.org story, I'm seeking strategies to quickly quiet a noisy high school class—beyond the usual countdowns and ringing bells.

What's your most creative approach for older kids?

Bonus points for sharing a memorable "I can't believe that worked" moment! 😅
July 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Our classroom management resources can help you:

👍 Encourage positive behavior.
👎 Discourage negative behavior.
🤝 Cultivate a strong community!

Check them out: edut.to/3YRo38P

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Classroom Management, with Edutopia logo. Screenshot of Classroom Management page with video: 3 Ways to Support Academic Talk Among Students. Burst in top corner says: New content always added!
June 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Using AI Tools to Support PBL #edusky #eduskyai
Using AI Tools to Support PBL
Using AI to support project-based learning (PBL) ensures that students have access to high-quality tools and to use them well.
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June 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM