Franki Sibberson
@frankisibberson.bsky.social
Literacy Consultant, Teacher, Author. Co-owner of OH What a Space. She/her/hers
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#Bookaday I added Thank You, School, written by @louiseborden.bsky.social and illustrated by @paigekeiser.bsky.social, to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...
November 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
#Bookaday I added Thank You, School, written by @louiseborden.bsky.social and illustrated by @paigekeiser.bsky.social, to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...
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Ohio friends! Are you here? I hope you'll join me and @mandyrobek.bsky.social in @frankisibberson.bsky.social 's beautiful new creative space this fall and again in the spring. This invitation is making my heart so happy!
Have you seen this learning opportunity next year with @angelastockman.bsky.social in Columbus, OH? Learn more here - www.theliteracyconnection.org
August 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Ohio friends! Are you here? I hope you'll join me and @mandyrobek.bsky.social in @frankisibberson.bsky.social 's beautiful new creative space this fall and again in the spring. This invitation is making my heart so happy!
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Have you seen this learning opportunity next year with @angelastockman.bsky.social in Columbus, OH? Learn more here - www.theliteracyconnection.org
June 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Have you seen this learning opportunity next year with @angelastockman.bsky.social in Columbus, OH? Learn more here - www.theliteracyconnection.org
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Self-nominations are now open for two spots in #NCTE’s Elementary Teacher Cohort! Support, connect and help shape our #ClassroomCorridors publication. Apply by Aug. 18 at 11:59 p.m. ET: ncte.org/elementary-c...
#ElementaryEducation #TeacherLeadership #ClassroomVoices
#ElementaryEducation #TeacherLeadership #ClassroomVoices
August 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Self-nominations are now open for two spots in #NCTE’s Elementary Teacher Cohort! Support, connect and help shape our #ClassroomCorridors publication. Apply by Aug. 18 at 11:59 p.m. ET: ncte.org/elementary-c...
#ElementaryEducation #TeacherLeadership #ClassroomVoices
#ElementaryEducation #TeacherLeadership #ClassroomVoices
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Get ready to connect at 5,280 feet above sea level at the 2025 NCTE Annual Convention in Denver from November 20-23. Registration. Is. Open. 🛫
convention.ncte.org/registration/
convention.ncte.org/registration/
July 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Get ready to connect at 5,280 feet above sea level at the 2025 NCTE Annual Convention in Denver from November 20-23. Registration. Is. Open. 🛫
convention.ncte.org/registration/
convention.ncte.org/registration/
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Join our Community Conversations: Back to School edition where Melissa Guerrette & Katie Keier will share planning tools, community strategies, and fresh ideas to start elementary educators’ year strong.
Register: ncte.org/classroom-co... #BackToSchool
Register: ncte.org/classroom-co... #BackToSchool
July 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Join our Community Conversations: Back to School edition where Melissa Guerrette & Katie Keier will share planning tools, community strategies, and fresh ideas to start elementary educators’ year strong.
Register: ncte.org/classroom-co... #BackToSchool
Register: ncte.org/classroom-co... #BackToSchool
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Wondering what's new and exciting about this year's Joint Conference for Elementary Literacy and Mathematics? 👀
We sat down with program chairs Susie Katt and Ann Marie Corgill for the inside scoop! Check it out here: nctm.link/ZL7Ay
#LitMath2025 @ncte.org
We sat down with program chairs Susie Katt and Ann Marie Corgill for the inside scoop! Check it out here: nctm.link/ZL7Ay
#LitMath2025 @ncte.org
April 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Wondering what's new and exciting about this year's Joint Conference for Elementary Literacy and Mathematics? 👀
We sat down with program chairs Susie Katt and Ann Marie Corgill for the inside scoop! Check it out here: nctm.link/ZL7Ay
#LitMath2025 @ncte.org
We sat down with program chairs Susie Katt and Ann Marie Corgill for the inside scoop! Check it out here: nctm.link/ZL7Ay
#LitMath2025 @ncte.org
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New Yorkers: Call Sen. Gillibrand’s office to vote NO on cloture and NO on the Republican Spending Bill.
They vote in the morning.
☎️: (202) 224-4451
They vote in the morning.
☎️: (202) 224-4451
March 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
New Yorkers: Call Sen. Gillibrand’s office to vote NO on cloture and NO on the Republican Spending Bill.
They vote in the morning.
☎️: (202) 224-4451
They vote in the morning.
☎️: (202) 224-4451
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Kids do better in schools with labor unions @rweingarten.bsky.social
www.thedailybeast.com/kids-do-bett...
www.thedailybeast.com/kids-do-bett...
Kids Do Better In Schools With Teachers Unions
The right wants to blame unionized educators for everything. But the reality is better working conditions for teachers means better learning for students.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Kids do better in schools with labor unions @rweingarten.bsky.social
www.thedailybeast.com/kids-do-bett...
www.thedailybeast.com/kids-do-bett...
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The firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are “going to affect safety of flight, safety of shipping, safety of everyday Americans,” Admiral Tim Gallaudet, who was acting NOAA chief during the first Trump term, told the AP. “Lives are at risk for sure.”
Firing workers from US weather and oceans agency risks lives and the economy, former agency heads warn
NOAA's 301 billion weather forecasts every year reach 96% of American households.
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March 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are “going to affect safety of flight, safety of shipping, safety of everyday Americans,” Admiral Tim Gallaudet, who was acting NOAA chief during the first Trump term, told the AP. “Lives are at risk for sure.”
Love this post from Mary Lee.
ROUTINE is a Word (or You Don't Know What You've Got 'Til It's Gone)
ayearofreading.org/2025/02/28/p...
#poetryfriday
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#poetryfriday
Poetry Friday: Routine is a Word
. This poem could be subtitled, “You Don’t Know What You’ve Got ‘Til It’s Gone.” After a childhood spent succumbing to and adapting to the routines imposed upon …
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February 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Love this post from Mary Lee.
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To make it easier for the #KidLit community to post about book launches & help boost book launches, I've created wkly #KidLitLaunches threads. Guidelines & links:
debbieohi.link/kidlitlaunches
Pls only post your book info in the weekly thread of your launch date, thanks!
debbieohi.link/kidlitlaunches
Pls only post your book info in the weekly thread of your launch date, thanks!
February 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
To make it easier for the #KidLit community to post about book launches & help boost book launches, I've created wkly #KidLitLaunches threads. Guidelines & links:
debbieohi.link/kidlitlaunches
Pls only post your book info in the weekly thread of your launch date, thanks!
debbieohi.link/kidlitlaunches
Pls only post your book info in the weekly thread of your launch date, thanks!
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A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
February 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
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If you’re siding with Vladimir Putin, you’re wrong.
February 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If you’re siding with Vladimir Putin, you’re wrong.
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💥 BREAKING: At Apple's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders today, proposal entitled “Request to Cease DEI Efforts" is rejected by shareholders.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
February 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
💥 BREAKING: At Apple's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders today, proposal entitled “Request to Cease DEI Efforts" is rejected by shareholders.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
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The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
February 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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People who spend their careers writing NIH grants are the literal opposite of grifters.
It is a soul-sucking, brutal process.
The scientists don’t get rich when they get funded. Their salary doesn’t change.
They do it for science. For patients.
You know, to make 🇺🇸healthy.
It is a soul-sucking, brutal process.
The scientists don’t get rich when they get funded. Their salary doesn’t change.
They do it for science. For patients.
You know, to make 🇺🇸healthy.
February 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
People who spend their careers writing NIH grants are the literal opposite of grifters.
It is a soul-sucking, brutal process.
The scientists don’t get rich when they get funded. Their salary doesn’t change.
They do it for science. For patients.
You know, to make 🇺🇸healthy.
It is a soul-sucking, brutal process.
The scientists don’t get rich when they get funded. Their salary doesn’t change.
They do it for science. For patients.
You know, to make 🇺🇸healthy.
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Do read this impressive letter from Danielle Sassoon, who admirably resigned rather than following orders from Trump's DOJ to drop the case against Eric Adams.
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February 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Do read this impressive letter from Danielle Sassoon, who admirably resigned rather than following orders from Trump's DOJ to drop the case against Eric Adams.
static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
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Dear Everyone, Now is the time to use your platform and your voice. Use your influence. Even if you impact one person, it can make a difference. We have power in numbers and we need to amplify each other and fight together to save our country. Now is not the time to tune it out.
February 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Dear Everyone, Now is the time to use your platform and your voice. Use your influence. Even if you impact one person, it can make a difference. We have power in numbers and we need to amplify each other and fight together to save our country. Now is not the time to tune it out.
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Find day-by-day read-aloud strategies in In Community With Readers by @lburkins.bsky.social and @frankisibberson.bsky.social: www.routledge.com/In-Community...
In Community With Readers: Transforming Reading Instruction with Read-Alouds and Minilessons
“Whole-class reading instruction has the power to harness the collective knowledge of the reading community that will foster independent readers and thinkers as they move through their literate lives....
www.routledge.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Find day-by-day read-aloud strategies in In Community With Readers by @lburkins.bsky.social and @frankisibberson.bsky.social: www.routledge.com/In-Community...
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Follow all these awesome people!
Here’s the start of our first starter pack! Go forth and follow and share - let’s build this resistance together! #Persist
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go.bsky.app/8BDn655
February 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Follow all these awesome people!
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Democratic senators will hold the Senate floor all night long in opposition to the nomination of Russ Vought, an organizer of Project 2025, to head the OMB.
February 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Democratic senators will hold the Senate floor all night long in opposition to the nomination of Russ Vought, an organizer of Project 2025, to head the OMB.