Kathleen Palmieri
kathleenpalmieri.bsky.social
Kathleen Palmieri
@kathleenpalmieri.bsky.social
5th grade teacher; education writer, book reviewer. Lifelong learner.
Questioning by teachers and students leads to a thinking classroom. @middleweb.bsky.social @jennygrankin.bsky.social @cultofpedagogy.bsky.social @edutopia.org @edutopia.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Reposted by Kathleen Palmieri
HOW TO GROW A CULTURE OF THINKERS IN OUR CLASSROOMS.

"By cultivating deep questioning, valuing student ideas, and intentionally fostering a culture of thinkers, we move from delivering content to developing minds." @kathleenpalmieri.bsky.social #edusky #T2Tchat

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Thinking Classroom Design Replaces Compliance with Curiosity
When teachers build classrooms around how students think, they unlock a learning environment where curiosity replaces compliance, and excitement replaces dread.
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September 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Check out my latest article for productive planning and PD rolled together!
MY SUMMER OF RELAXED AND PRODUCTIVE PLANNING.

"This summer I set out to use my time purposefully—reading, researching & writing with clarity & intention...what I'm now calling 'healthy productivity in planning'." #edusky #teaching @kathleenpalmieri.bsky.social

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My Summer of Relaxed and Purposeful Fall Planning
By time-blocking her summer calendar and intentionally carving out space for professional growth, Kathie Palmieri did her most productive fall planning ever.
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August 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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July 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
So honored by one of my kids aka former student.
April 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
@angelastockman.bsky.social @middleweb.bsky.social What an honor to meet Angela Stockman in person yesterday. I enjoyed chatting and excellent presentations on standards aligned assessment & reporting & pedagogical documentation in the Standards aligned Learning Community.
April 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Resharing this article. Dr. Debbie Silver is amazing & this book is so relevant. @middleweb.bsky.social www.middleweb.com/49776/fillin...
Deliberate Optimism Still Reclaiming Joy in Education 2 ed
Debbie Silver and Jack Berckemeyer's new edition of Deliberate Optimism offers educators principles to reclaim the joy in education while "keeping it real."
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February 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
My latest article for Middleweb. Flexible Seating thoughts @larryferlazzo.bsky.social @neatoday.bsky.social @affinitolit.bsky.social @edutopia.org
The little things are often the huge things.
"Flexible seating is not just about moving chairs around; it’s about creating an environment where students feel valued, empowered, and excited to learn." via @kathleenpalmieri.bsky.social
#EduSky #TLSky
CAN FLEXIBLE SEATING HELP TRANSFORM LEARNING?

Flexible seating is not just moving chairs around; it’s creating an environment where students feel valued, empowered & excited to learn, writes NBCT Kathleen Palmieri. #edusky @kathleenpalmieri.bsky.social

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January 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Reposted by Kathleen Palmieri
Jimmy Carter's selflessness and is something to which we should all aspire. From his days fighting racial discrimination in Georgia, through his presidency & his monumental post-presidency, he left an incredible impact on the world. His memory is a blessing. www.huffpost.com/entry/former...
Former President Jimmy Carter Dies
Carter served one term as U.S. president before being defeated by Ronald Reagan in 1980.
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December 29, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Reposted by Kathleen Palmieri
Do you love books & reading? I've been subscribing to Bookmarks magazine for 20 years and Iove to see it in my mail every other month. There's nothing else like it!

Check it out here: www.bookmarksmagazine.com

The latest issue includes a "middle grade spotlight." A book junkie's dream. :-) #books
December 26, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Here’s an update on what happened in the contest. drive.google.com/file/d/188EB...
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December 7, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Using this now with my students in science. Claim, evidence, reasoning, CER.
DOK (Depth of Knowledge) has 4 levels.

DOK 1 and DOK 2 have a right answer.

My quick and dirty for DOK 3 is "Make a claim and justify it with evidence."

#DOKchat
December 3, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Have you signed up for Ditch Summit yet? I did and I highly suggest this virtual teacher conference if your looking for great technology and pedagogy ideas!Here’s the link ditchsummit.com
Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit
A free, online conference for teachers. Sessions on technology, pedagogy and more. Offered annually in December. Hosted by DitchThatTextbook.com.
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December 3, 2024 at 10:27 AM
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December 1, 2024 at 5:38 PM
I love doing First Chapter book recommendations with my 5 th grade students. Authors please share you books with me. I love to promote and review books! 📕
December 1, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Check out Larry’s educational writing!
Some of my older columns for The Washington Post are no longer on their site, so I've been reprinting them on my blog. Teacher might or might not find them some of them useful. Here's one:

Bribing students: Another ‘magical solution’ that doesn’t work larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2024/09/18/b...
Bribing students: Another ‘magical solution’ that doesn’t work
I’m republishing about fifteen-or-twenty columns/articles I wrote for various publications like ASCD and The Washington Post over twelve years ago, but which are no longer available on their …
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December 1, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Such a great notice and a time saver!
OMG how did I never notice this 🤦🏼

If, in Chrome, you right click on a webpage there is an option to "Create QR Code for this page."

Why am I digging through the 3 dots menu???

#GoogleEDU #EduSky
December 1, 2024 at 2:39 PM