Brett Vogelsinger
@thevogelman.bsky.social
I’m a high school English teacher in Bucks County, PA. I present PD and authored the books Poetry Pauses (2023) and Artful AI (coming June 2025).
Poem of the Day to start each class!
https://brettvogelsinger.com
#poetry #ai #teaching #aplit
Poem of the Day to start each class!
https://brettvogelsinger.com
#poetry #ai #teaching #aplit
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Artificial Intelligence Resources
Finding Our Way in A New Era of Writing Instruction Image created via Dall-E 3 For a while now, I have been grappling with a range of emotions regarding artificial intelligence — from trepida…
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I updated my website today with a fresh roundup of resources for thinking about and talking about the nuances of #AI in education, including articles, podcasts, and useful lines for the classroom.
Enjoy and share with others who may find it useful! #EduSkyAI
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Enjoy and share with others who may find it useful! #EduSkyAI
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Always great when I get to call a student I knew as an eighth-grader a new colleague in my building 👏🏻
November 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Always great when I get to call a student I knew as an eighth-grader a new colleague in my building 👏🏻
Sometimes you need to wrap up a book club with one more thing: Lego sculptures.
Themes, text panels, #makewriting, discussion, gallery walk and @legoeducation.bsky.social
Good times!
@angelastockman.bsky.social
Themes, text panels, #makewriting, discussion, gallery walk and @legoeducation.bsky.social
Good times!
@angelastockman.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Sometimes you need to wrap up a book club with one more thing: Lego sculptures.
Themes, text panels, #makewriting, discussion, gallery walk and @legoeducation.bsky.social
Good times!
@angelastockman.bsky.social
Themes, text panels, #makewriting, discussion, gallery walk and @legoeducation.bsky.social
Good times!
@angelastockman.bsky.social
This is so true!!!
Each time I share the personalities of AI and give the survey, these are the results. In general, this means that your department or work group likely brings a variety of perspectives. Listen, validate, and learn from one another. We can all be AI Optimists while honoring our lenses.
#AIOptimism
#AIOptimism
November 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is so true!!!
This one’s on my list…but the length prevents me from starting 😳 Gotta do it one of these days @marcusluther.bsky.social
Book 49 of 2025
Finished this beast, and it's as good as they say. Nineteenth century London, in book form. #Booksky
Finished this beast, and it's as good as they say. Nineteenth century London, in book form. #Booksky
November 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This one’s on my list…but the length prevents me from starting 😳 Gotta do it one of these days @marcusluther.bsky.social
Today we hosted a guest speaker who once attended our high school, Mike Beck, who spoke about his high school experiences and the skills that students will need beyond graduation. Such a gift when community members volunteer their time like this to share their wisdom 👏🏻 Thank you Mike!
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Today we hosted a guest speaker who once attended our high school, Mike Beck, who spoke about his high school experiences and the skills that students will need beyond graduation. Such a gift when community members volunteer their time like this to share their wisdom 👏🏻 Thank you Mike!
We can add some emotional value to almost anything we teach, which helps memory and learning.
We are learning about semicolons, colons, and ellipses.
My tenth graders wrote thank you cards to a teacher of their choice, incorporating each of these.
✅joy
✅gratitude
✅punctuation
✅learning
☺️
We are learning about semicolons, colons, and ellipses.
My tenth graders wrote thank you cards to a teacher of their choice, incorporating each of these.
✅joy
✅gratitude
✅punctuation
✅learning
☺️
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
We can add some emotional value to almost anything we teach, which helps memory and learning.
We are learning about semicolons, colons, and ellipses.
My tenth graders wrote thank you cards to a teacher of their choice, incorporating each of these.
✅joy
✅gratitude
✅punctuation
✅learning
☺️
We are learning about semicolons, colons, and ellipses.
My tenth graders wrote thank you cards to a teacher of their choice, incorporating each of these.
✅joy
✅gratitude
✅punctuation
✅learning
☺️
It brings me a lot of joy to feel inspired by a poem, to create and teach a lesson, to share that lesson, and then see someone like Marcus adapt and mold it to an entirely new objective.
Let's keep sharing here on #EduSky #TeachersofBluesky!
Let's keep sharing here on #EduSky #TeachersofBluesky!
Reason #192391 that I continue to love connecting with other teachers here:
1️⃣ found a poem activity from @thevogelman.bsky.social
2️⃣ had students to read/annotate/discuss
3️⃣ then asked them to write their own "ingredients" poem
4️⃣ each student shared one line to create our "classroom ingredients"
1️⃣ found a poem activity from @thevogelman.bsky.social
2️⃣ had students to read/annotate/discuss
3️⃣ then asked them to write their own "ingredients" poem
4️⃣ each student shared one line to create our "classroom ingredients"
November 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It brings me a lot of joy to feel inspired by a poem, to create and teach a lesson, to share that lesson, and then see someone like Marcus adapt and mold it to an entirely new objective.
Let's keep sharing here on #EduSky #TeachersofBluesky!
Let's keep sharing here on #EduSky #TeachersofBluesky!
Reposted by Brett Vogelsinger
I invited seniors to write poems using terms from their thesis research today (inspired by lessons ideas in Poetry Pauses by @thevogelman.bsky.social ). This led to, among other things, the joyful hour-long pursuit of similes based in computer jargon (e.g. "as basic as plain text"). Win 👍🏻
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I invited seniors to write poems using terms from their thesis research today (inspired by lessons ideas in Poetry Pauses by @thevogelman.bsky.social ). This led to, among other things, the joyful hour-long pursuit of similes based in computer jargon (e.g. "as basic as plain text"). Win 👍🏻
Happy to be working with teachers at Quincy Public Schools today. What an energizing group of professionals 👏🏻😁
November 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Happy to be working with teachers at Quincy Public Schools today. What an energizing group of professionals 👏🏻😁
This week I got to see Blackwater Pond, the one Mary Oliver loved and wrote about often. No joke, a friendly fox watched us the whole time and it made me want to write poetry 🦊
November 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
This week I got to see Blackwater Pond, the one Mary Oliver loved and wrote about often. No joke, a friendly fox watched us the whole time and it made me want to write poetry 🦊
Last chance to grab this webinar before it goes back in the vault!
May poetry be part of what sees us through the dark days 😊
May poetry be part of what sees us through the dark days 😊
November 1 is the last day to grab this webinar to carry you and your class through the dark days of winter with #poetrypauses that do not appear in the book 🙂
#ncte #movingwriters #poetry #writing
movingwriterspd.gumroad.com/l/darkdayspo...
#ncte #movingwriters #poetry #writing
movingwriterspd.gumroad.com/l/darkdayspo...
Poetry for the Dark Days
This offering is only available until November 1, 2025. If this time of the year with its short days, long nights, and troubling news stories feels bleak to you, know that you are not alone. Our stude...
movingwriterspd.gumroad.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Last chance to grab this webinar before it goes back in the vault!
May poetry be part of what sees us through the dark days 😊
May poetry be part of what sees us through the dark days 😊
End of October in PA really are something on a windy day 🍂🍁
October 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
End of October in PA really are something on a windy day 🍂🍁
Day 5 of Poetry Pauses for Hope: I think you'll love this one by Dean Atta, and check out how you can have kids interact with it too :)
movingwriters.org/2025/10/31/p...
movingwriters.org/2025/10/31/p...
Poetry Pauses for Hope: Day 5
Metaphor for the win on this last of our Poetry Pauses for Hope series.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Day 5 of Poetry Pauses for Hope: I think you'll love this one by Dean Atta, and check out how you can have kids interact with it too :)
movingwriters.org/2025/10/31/p...
movingwriters.org/2025/10/31/p...
November 1 is the last day to grab this webinar to carry you and your class through the dark days of winter with #poetrypauses that do not appear in the book 🙂
#ncte #movingwriters #poetry #writing
movingwriterspd.gumroad.com/l/darkdayspo...
#ncte #movingwriters #poetry #writing
movingwriterspd.gumroad.com/l/darkdayspo...
Poetry for the Dark Days
This offering is only available until November 1, 2025. If this time of the year with its short days, long nights, and troubling news stories feels bleak to you, know that you are not alone. Our stude...
movingwriterspd.gumroad.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
November 1 is the last day to grab this webinar to carry you and your class through the dark days of winter with #poetrypauses that do not appear in the book 🙂
#ncte #movingwriters #poetry #writing
movingwriterspd.gumroad.com/l/darkdayspo...
#ncte #movingwriters #poetry #writing
movingwriterspd.gumroad.com/l/darkdayspo...
🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope.
Today: What can an old poem about a new moon teach us about hope?
#poetrypauses #NCTE #hope #writing #elateachers
movingwriters.org/2025/10/30/p...
Today: What can an old poem about a new moon teach us about hope?
#poetrypauses #NCTE #hope #writing #elateachers
movingwriters.org/2025/10/30/p...
Poetry Pauses for Hope: Day 4
What can a new moon teach us about hope?
movingwriters.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope.
Today: What can an old poem about a new moon teach us about hope?
#poetrypauses #NCTE #hope #writing #elateachers
movingwriters.org/2025/10/30/p...
Today: What can an old poem about a new moon teach us about hope?
#poetrypauses #NCTE #hope #writing #elateachers
movingwriters.org/2025/10/30/p...
Reposted by Brett Vogelsinger
🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope.
Today, a short poem that reveals how complicated hope can be, and a two-sentence essay exercise that helps students get to the crux of their thinking succinctly.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/29/p...
Today, a short poem that reveals how complicated hope can be, and a two-sentence essay exercise that helps students get to the crux of their thinking succinctly.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/29/p...
Poetry Pauses for Hope: Day 3
Hope can be complicated, and today’s poem explores that.
movingwriters.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope.
Today, a short poem that reveals how complicated hope can be, and a two-sentence essay exercise that helps students get to the crux of their thinking succinctly.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/29/p...
Today, a short poem that reveals how complicated hope can be, and a two-sentence essay exercise that helps students get to the crux of their thinking succinctly.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/29/p...
🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope.
Today, a short poem that reveals how complicated hope can be, and a two-sentence essay exercise that helps students get to the crux of their thinking succinctly.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/29/p...
Today, a short poem that reveals how complicated hope can be, and a two-sentence essay exercise that helps students get to the crux of their thinking succinctly.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/29/p...
Poetry Pauses for Hope: Day 3
Hope can be complicated, and today’s poem explores that.
movingwriters.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope.
Today, a short poem that reveals how complicated hope can be, and a two-sentence essay exercise that helps students get to the crux of their thinking succinctly.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/29/p...
Today, a short poem that reveals how complicated hope can be, and a two-sentence essay exercise that helps students get to the crux of their thinking succinctly.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/29/p...
Reposted by Brett Vogelsinger
Last week, we were discussing, in 11, how English teachers are “merchants of doom,” leaning on the heavy material because it gives us more to explore.
And here’s Vogelsinger sending this one out for us to take a break from that!
And here’s Vogelsinger sending this one out for us to take a break from that!
🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope.
It's a series of tiny lessons, easy to integrate, that get students contemplating and writing about hope.
The first poem? Emily Dickinson, of course, with a twist you may not have tried before.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/27/p...
It's a series of tiny lessons, easy to integrate, that get students contemplating and writing about hope.
The first poem? Emily Dickinson, of course, with a twist you may not have tried before.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/27/p...
Poetry Pauses for Hope: Day 1
A fresh approach to Emily Dickinson’s “Hope is the thing with feathers
movingwriters.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Last week, we were discussing, in 11, how English teachers are “merchants of doom,” leaning on the heavy material because it gives us more to explore.
And here’s Vogelsinger sending this one out for us to take a break from that!
And here’s Vogelsinger sending this one out for us to take a break from that!
Reposted by Brett Vogelsinger
Literally just opened up my current unit plan and edited a plan for next week to include this
🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope.
Day 2: a recipe poem, easy to integrate as a quick mentor text into any unit of study where thinking about the nature of hope is helpful.
movingwriters.org/2025/10/28/p...
#poetrypauses
Day 2: a recipe poem, easy to integrate as a quick mentor text into any unit of study where thinking about the nature of hope is helpful.
movingwriters.org/2025/10/28/p...
#poetrypauses
Poetry Pauses for Hope: Day 2
A recipe poem serves as a mentor text for students to think about what hope requires.
movingwriters.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Literally just opened up my current unit plan and edited a plan for next week to include this
Some #APLit projects, reading and interpreting “Very Old Texts” and presenting reading and research to each other science fair style.
I love seeing the variety of books they selected!
I love seeing the variety of books they selected!
October 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Some #APLit projects, reading and interpreting “Very Old Texts” and presenting reading and research to each other science fair style.
I love seeing the variety of books they selected!
I love seeing the variety of books they selected!
🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope.
Day 2: a recipe poem, easy to integrate as a quick mentor text into any unit of study where thinking about the nature of hope is helpful.
movingwriters.org/2025/10/28/p...
#poetrypauses
Day 2: a recipe poem, easy to integrate as a quick mentor text into any unit of study where thinking about the nature of hope is helpful.
movingwriters.org/2025/10/28/p...
#poetrypauses
Poetry Pauses for Hope: Day 2
A recipe poem serves as a mentor text for students to think about what hope requires.
movingwriters.org
October 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope.
Day 2: a recipe poem, easy to integrate as a quick mentor text into any unit of study where thinking about the nature of hope is helpful.
movingwriters.org/2025/10/28/p...
#poetrypauses
Day 2: a recipe poem, easy to integrate as a quick mentor text into any unit of study where thinking about the nature of hope is helpful.
movingwriters.org/2025/10/28/p...
#poetrypauses
Reposted by Brett Vogelsinger
As we talk Of Mice and Men Chapter 6 today, I can think of so many different "Hope is a thing with _______" options...
(Check out this post/series!)
(Check out this post/series!)
🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope.
It's a series of tiny lessons, easy to integrate, that get students contemplating and writing about hope.
The first poem? Emily Dickinson, of course, with a twist you may not have tried before.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/27/p...
It's a series of tiny lessons, easy to integrate, that get students contemplating and writing about hope.
The first poem? Emily Dickinson, of course, with a twist you may not have tried before.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/27/p...
Poetry Pauses for Hope: Day 1
A fresh approach to Emily Dickinson’s “Hope is the thing with feathers
movingwriters.org
October 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
As we talk Of Mice and Men Chapter 6 today, I can think of so many different "Hope is a thing with _______" options...
(Check out this post/series!)
(Check out this post/series!)
🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope.
It's a series of tiny lessons, easy to integrate, that get students contemplating and writing about hope.
The first poem? Emily Dickinson, of course, with a twist you may not have tried before.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/27/p...
It's a series of tiny lessons, easy to integrate, that get students contemplating and writing about hope.
The first poem? Emily Dickinson, of course, with a twist you may not have tried before.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/27/p...
Poetry Pauses for Hope: Day 1
A fresh approach to Emily Dickinson’s “Hope is the thing with feathers
movingwriters.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope.
It's a series of tiny lessons, easy to integrate, that get students contemplating and writing about hope.
The first poem? Emily Dickinson, of course, with a twist you may not have tried before.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/27/p...
It's a series of tiny lessons, easy to integrate, that get students contemplating and writing about hope.
The first poem? Emily Dickinson, of course, with a twist you may not have tried before.
#poetrypauses
movingwriters.org/2025/10/27/p...
Join me for some perfect poems and short writing activities to get us through the dark days.
It's 10 fresh ideas in 30 minutes, and once you've got the link, you can watch it at any time that's good for you.
Department leader? Go for the group rate and enjoy the learning experience together :)
It's 10 fresh ideas in 30 minutes, and once you've got the link, you can watch it at any time that's good for you.
Department leader? Go for the group rate and enjoy the learning experience together :)
Exciting news!
The days are getting darker 😔
How about a replay of a 30 minute webinar with 10 Poetry Pauses for the Dark Days?
Webinar includes a link library to every poem mentioned + use tomorrow lessons to see is through the dark.
movingwriterspd.gumroad.com/l/darkdayspo...
The days are getting darker 😔
How about a replay of a 30 minute webinar with 10 Poetry Pauses for the Dark Days?
Webinar includes a link library to every poem mentioned + use tomorrow lessons to see is through the dark.
movingwriterspd.gumroad.com/l/darkdayspo...
Poetry for the Dark Days
This offering is only available until November 1, 2025. If this time of the year with its short days, long nights, and troubling news stories feels bleak to you, know that you are not alone. Our stude...
movingwriterspd.gumroad.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Join me for some perfect poems and short writing activities to get us through the dark days.
It's 10 fresh ideas in 30 minutes, and once you've got the link, you can watch it at any time that's good for you.
Department leader? Go for the group rate and enjoy the learning experience together :)
It's 10 fresh ideas in 30 minutes, and once you've got the link, you can watch it at any time that's good for you.
Department leader? Go for the group rate and enjoy the learning experience together :)