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jdtramantano.bsky.social
Professor on Your Side
@jdtramantano.bsky.social
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I help students thrive academically, supporting families, and building bridges from high school to college success. Multilingual educator, author, & podcaster with a PhD in Teaching & Learning. https://linktr.ee/professoronyourside
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Excited to share a project I have been working on! I'm writing a book to support educators in the high school to college transition! #highereducation #college #studentsuccess #teachingandlearning
March 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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'In 12 Hours She Was Dead': Read Roald Dahl's Heartbreaking Letter to Anti-Vaxxers After His Daughter Died From Measles. www.newsweek.com/read-roald-d...
Read Roald Dahl's Heartbreaking Letter to Anti-Vaxxers
"It really is almost a crime to allow your child to go unimmunized," the "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" author argued.
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March 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
Hi! Questions about IDEA? The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ensures students w/disabilities get free & appropriate public education (FAPE) tailored to their needs.Key Components: ✅ FAPE ✅ IEP ✅ LRE ✅ Parental Rights✅ Early Intervention #IDEA #IEP www.yahoo.com/news/linda-m...
Key Components of IDEA ✅ FAPE – Free and Appropriate Public Education ✅ IEP – Individualized Education Program ✅ LRE – Least Restrictive Environment ✅ Parental Rights & Protections ✅ Early Intervention Services (Part C)
March 13, 2025 at 10:58 AM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
Having eye surgery tomorrow morning. Behold my emotional support empanada. Nothing better.
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March 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
A lot of people are looking for alternatives for book purchasing. May I suggest the Lit. Bar? www.thelitbar.com #indieauthors #books #bronx #reading #independentbooksellers
The Lit. Bar
The Lit. Bar
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March 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
Transparent sticky notes are my jam. Highly underrated. A lot of high school students still have paper textbooks they can’t write in! Clear sticky notes allow students to be active readers and annotate without inking up the book! #studyskills #literacy #reading
March 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
“Leaders who do not act dialogically, but insist on imposing their decisions, do not organize the people--they manipulate them. They do not liberate, nor are they liberated: they oppress.”
― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
March 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
I'm working on a research project analyzing SRSD-aligned writing feedback & AI. I'm manually coding my #qualitative study. I wanted to see if AI could do a similar analysis. While it could pull counts for Bloom's taxonomy, it wasn't able to do more complex analysis...as of now. #ai #airesearch
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March 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
AI has helped me "visualize" my vision changes, profoundly shaping my understanding of educational #accessibility. While always a priority, my challenges transformed me as an educator. It also pushed me to write a book—more to follow! Nervously approaching surgery next month but looking ahead.
Image of a park with a brightly lit lamppost. bench in the front, and the surrounding streets and sky are dim and unclear.
March 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
Hi there’s enough actual dystopian stuff going on right now. Looking for great #scifi and #fantasy books to escape into for a bit. Recs appreciated! #books #reading #booksky
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ALT: a cartoon of spongebob reading a book with a sponge flower in the background
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February 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Thank you @mychal3ts.bsky.social for all you do to elevate voices and advocate for literacy!
mychal3ts.bsky.social Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · Feb 1
When Congressman John Lewis was a child, he tried to get a library card. He was turned away & told “The Library is not for coloureds” 💔

He’s a civil rights icon, lover of books, recipient of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.

“The Library IS for Everyone” 💚
#BlackHistoryMonth
Mychal smiles in his “The Library is for Everyone” shirt from Out of Print clothing UNSTOPPABLE JOHN: How John Lewis Got His Library Card-and Helped Change History BY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR PAT ZIETLOW MILLER, ILLUSTRATED BY JERRY JORDAN
February 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
I don’t always wear hats, but when I do…
Go to the library.
Read diverse texts & genres from different cultures & perspectives
Read history.
Read poetry.
Read people’s stories.
Read the news—multiple sources.
Read critically & analytically.
Read for pleasure.
Read to learn.
Read because it matters.
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January 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Penny is ready for school!
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January 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order, no explanations, no reviews, just covers.
DAY 12
#booksky💙📚
#bookchallenge
#20DayBookChallenge
#20books
Madeline
January 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order, no explanations, no reviews, just covers.
DAY 11
#booksky💙📚
#bookchallenge
#20DayBookChallenge
#20books
#20books20day
Elie Wiesel NIGHT
January 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order no explanations, no reviews, just covers.
DAY 10
#booksky💙📚
#bookchallenge
#20DayBookChallenge
#20books
#20books20day
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
January 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
Can't belive in a matter of days, I have over 114 enrolled students! WHOA! I'm honored and in awe. This is a free course I created for aspiring doctoral students!
#academicchatter #openacademics #highereducation #doctoralstudies @openacademics.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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mychal3ts.bsky.social
Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚

Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
January 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order no explanations, no reviews, just covers.
DAY 9
#booksky💙📚
#bookchallenge
#20DayBookChallenge
#20books
#20books20day
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
January 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order no explanations, no reviews, just covers.
DAY 8
#booksky💙📚
#bookchallenge
#20DayBookChallenge
#20books
#20books20day
John Irving A Prayer for Owen Meany
January 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order no explanations, no reviews, just covers.
DAY 7
#booksky💙📚
#bookchallenge
#20DayBookChallenge
#20books
#20books20day
The Power, Naomi Alderman book cover
January 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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mcuban.bsky.social
I was interviewed at CES this morning. We mentioned that consumers will decide whether they want to be on a platform that is “unfiltered free speech “ or “ moderated”. I mentioned that I loved @bsky.app , and spontaneously people started clapping 🔥.
January 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order no explanations, no reviews, just covers.
DAY 6
#booksky💙📚
#bookchallenge
#20DayBookChallenge
#20books
#20books20day
Brave Not Perfect
January 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order, no explanations, no reviews, just covers.
DAY 5
#booksky💙📚
#bookchallenge
#20DayBookChallenge
#20books
#20books20day
Learning to Improve: How America's Schools Can Get Better at Getting Better by Bryk et al.
January 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
jdtramantano.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order, no explanations, no reviews, just covers.
DAY 4
#booksky💙📚
#bookchallenge
#20DayBookChallenge
#20books
#20books20day
The Color of Water by James McBride
January 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM