Abby Boruff
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Kindergarten Teacher. Perpetual Learner. Evidence-Based Instruction Enthusiast. Fighter for Good in this World.{she.her.hers} 📝👩🏻🏫📚❤️🌎✊🏼
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This. Thank you, Nate.
I am seeing a lot of takes from edu-folks (notably many, but not all, don’t work in disability or special education) saying that Trump’s threats to dismantle the DOE and public education are not as big and scary as they’re made out to be.
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I am seeing a lot of takes from edu-folks (notably many, but not all, don’t work in disability or special education) saying that Trump’s threats to dismantle the DOE and public education are not as big and scary as they’re made out to be.
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The two largest and most immediate casualties of eliminating the federal Dept. of Ed would be students with disabilities and students attending Title I schools (families that qualify for free or reduced lunch).
November 12, 2024 at 4:29 PM
This. Thank you, Nate.
I am seeing a lot of takes from edu-folks (notably many, but not all, don’t work in disability or special education) saying that Trump’s threats to dismantle the DOE and public education are not as big and scary as they’re made out to be.
1/9
I am seeing a lot of takes from edu-folks (notably many, but not all, don’t work in disability or special education) saying that Trump’s threats to dismantle the DOE and public education are not as big and scary as they’re made out to be.
1/9
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I'm thinking a lot about a post on the other place disparaging the "science of learning" and how it isn't a thing. And, while it's a murky term with multiple disciplines and learning is hard to research, we do need vocabulary to talk about the research on and practice of learning.
December 3, 2023 at 1:32 PM
I'm thinking a lot about a post on the other place disparaging the "science of learning" and how it isn't a thing. And, while it's a murky term with multiple disciplines and learning is hard to research, we do need vocabulary to talk about the research on and practice of learning.
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Science of Math 🧠🧮 Progressively Incorrect Amanda VanDerHeyden
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November 27, 2023 at 4:47 AM
Science of Math 🧠🧮 Progressively Incorrect Amanda VanDerHeyden
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And I'll re-state my original point by saying, in response to this passage, that we can, and should, do all of these things simultaneously. Of course we can acknowledge the role of politics in education, examine evidence critically, etc.
December 2, 2023 at 3:47 PM
And I'll re-state my original point by saying, in response to this passage, that we can, and should, do all of these things simultaneously. Of course we can acknowledge the role of politics in education, examine evidence critically, etc.
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When teaching reading comp, don't give Ss questions about the main idea. This is an assessment tool, but not something that develops reading comp skills. Instead, teach Ss to summarize, analyze text structure, & paraphrase. Tim Shanahan explains: www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/why-mai...
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Main Idea Instruction | Shanahan on Literacy
This blog entry explains why main idea instruction tends to be ineffective at raising reading achievement and explains the instructional features that do improve reading ability.
www.shanahanonliteracy.com
December 2, 2023 at 6:23 PM
When teaching reading comp, don't give Ss questions about the main idea. This is an assessment tool, but not something that develops reading comp skills. Instead, teach Ss to summarize, analyze text structure, & paraphrase. Tim Shanahan explains: www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/why-mai...
#EduSky
#EduSky
Emily Hanford researches for years to report on reading instruction. Her haters, “she’s not even a teacher!”
NPO w/ not one person on their staff who’ve taught 25 1st graders how to read decides they know everything about early lit bc some staff taught MS and HS. This is okay bc “they’re teachers”🙄
NPO w/ not one person on their staff who’ve taught 25 1st graders how to read decides they know everything about early lit bc some staff taught MS and HS. This is okay bc “they’re teachers”🙄
December 2, 2023 at 6:34 PM
Emily Hanford researches for years to report on reading instruction. Her haters, “she’s not even a teacher!”
NPO w/ not one person on their staff who’ve taught 25 1st graders how to read decides they know everything about early lit bc some staff taught MS and HS. This is okay bc “they’re teachers”🙄
NPO w/ not one person on their staff who’ve taught 25 1st graders how to read decides they know everything about early lit bc some staff taught MS and HS. This is okay bc “they’re teachers”🙄
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Penguins are champion power nappers. They fall asleep thousands of times, each bout a few seconds long, over the course of a single day, researchers have found. It may be an adaptation to their noisy and crowded colonies. www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/s...
November 30, 2023 at 10:21 PM
Penguins are champion power nappers. They fall asleep thousands of times, each bout a few seconds long, over the course of a single day, researchers have found. It may be an adaptation to their noisy and crowded colonies. www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/s...
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"Relentlessly on the side of all students" may be the nicest thing anyone's ever said about me. ❤️
November 13, 2023 at 2:02 AM
"Relentlessly on the side of all students" may be the nicest thing anyone's ever said about me. ❤️
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This is so well-deserved!
Congratulations to Emily Hanford for articulating this important message, arming parents with the knowledge needed to challenge ineffective practice.
And showing teachers that there is another (effective) way.
Listen to the trailer:
open.spotify.com/episode/3PON...
Congratulations to Emily Hanford for articulating this important message, arming parents with the knowledge needed to challenge ineffective practice.
And showing teachers that there is another (effective) way.
Listen to the trailer:
open.spotify.com/episode/3PON...
Sold a Story makes TIME Magazine’s Top Ten Podcast list 🥳
Congratulations to Emily Hanford who has done so much to highlight how so many children have been taught to read (but haven’t learnt) using ineffective methods.
If you haven’t already, do find it and listen 🎧
time.com/6321143/best...
Congratulations to Emily Hanford who has done so much to highlight how so many children have been taught to read (but haven’t learnt) using ineffective methods.
If you haven’t already, do find it and listen 🎧
time.com/6321143/best...
November 25, 2023 at 10:23 AM
This is so well-deserved!
Congratulations to Emily Hanford for articulating this important message, arming parents with the knowledge needed to challenge ineffective practice.
And showing teachers that there is another (effective) way.
Listen to the trailer:
open.spotify.com/episode/3PON...
Congratulations to Emily Hanford for articulating this important message, arming parents with the knowledge needed to challenge ineffective practice.
And showing teachers that there is another (effective) way.
Listen to the trailer:
open.spotify.com/episode/3PON...
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My best explanation of parallel lines
November 19, 2023 at 6:35 PM
My best explanation of parallel lines