MegTesta @TestaMeg

@megtesta Joined March 2020

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Justin Skycak @justinskycak

2 weeks ago

There is no such thing as a "visual learner." While students may have learning style *preferences* (e.g., visual vs. verbal), they do not actually learn better when receiving information via their preferred learning style. This has been empirically tested over and over again.…

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Brendan O'Sullivan 🇮🇪🇪🇺 @ImtaBrendan

3 weeks ago

Exit tickets are a popular method of closing a lesson. We have so many options when it comes to closing a session of learning. Reflect on mindset? Make relevant connections? Go back content? Examples from 'Hacking Questions' by C Hamilton

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The Reading League @reading_league

a month ago

Neuroscience shapes how we understand reading. Do classrooms keep up? The “From the Archives” article, “The ‘Reading Brain’ is Taught, Not Born,” shows how cognitive science challenges assumptions and reinforces the need for evidence-based instruction. hubs.la/Q03DYG9S0

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Melanie Brethour @melbrethour

a month ago

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Tom Bennett OBE @tombennett71

a month ago

Every time I hear someone say that ‘building relationships is how we get children to behave’ I’m amazed how often they then don’t define what A) they mean by a relationship B) how to actually build this mysterious thing. This leads to multiple errors, eg trying to get kids to…

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Derek Thompson @DKThomp

2 months ago

Yes. Writing is not a second thing that happens after thinking. The act of writing is an act of thinking. Writing *is* thinking. Students, academics, and anyone else who outsources their writing to LLMs will find their screens full of words and their minds emptied of thought.

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Melanie Brethour @melbrethour

5 months ago

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Amy W Pento @amypento

8 months ago

Seven weeks until ResearchED in NYC! Come on CNY peeps, represent!

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Jamie Clark @XpatEducator

9 months ago

🔁 CLASSROOM ROUTINES! Routines free up time for what matters most—learning. This new poster summarises key strategies for establishing and automating effective routines to make classrooms predictable and run like clockwork. Inspired by the brilliant work of @PepsMccrea and…

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Iowa Reading Research Center @IAReading

10 months ago

Students who lack foundational word recognition skills can struggle to comprehend what they read. Vocabulary must be taught explicitly, in a way that engages all of the parts of the brain associated with word recognition. One way to do this is through the POSSUM approach. Learn…

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Jamie Clark @XpatEducator

a year ago

🛎️ CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT! This new A3 poster highlights the key principles and top routines from highly practical The Classroom Management Handbook by @coachdowley and @ollie_lovell. Grab your copy of the book via @JohnCattEd - these ideas have helped me personally create calmer,…

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Tiffany Peltier, Ph.D.🌸 @tiffany_peltier

2 years ago

Fight against the SOR pendulum swinging too far ✊🏼 Students SHOULD decode words… AND they should look at the pictures/ask if what they read makes sense. Metacognition is key—did what I thought the word said make sense in this context? It’s NOT an either/or. It’s a first-then.

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Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D. @janhasbrouck

2 years ago

“Just because everyone gets Tier 1 doesn't mean they all get the same Tier 1.” AMEN ⁦@sstollar6⁩ A blog for every literary teacher/leader to read. So many misconceptions about this. readingscienceacademy.com/blog/Tier%201

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Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov

2 years ago

In the absence of a Lesson Model, teachers & coaches who support them may be operating from entirely different mental models for how the lesson unfolds. The coach may be working from a model of higher clarity & precision. Notes on our work with @HarmonyEdu…

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Kate Winn @thismomloves

2 years ago

Mic drop moment from @SusanBneuman talking with @measuredmom about literacy in preschool: “I think the term ‘developmentally appropriate’ has been misused very often, and often as an excuse for not teaching.” open.spotify.com/episode/65Mu3f…

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Tiffany Peltier, Ph.D.🌸 @tiffany_peltier

2 years ago

"Only about 1/4 of the teachers who leave teacher prep programs across our nation enter classrooms prepared to teach kids to read... while the rest of the teachers who've invested lots of money & lots of time... enter classrooms unprepared." @NPR npr.org/2024/01/01/122…

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Kate Winn @thismomloves

2 years ago

🤩 Giveaway! I’m ending 2023 by giving away a copy of the must-read 7 Mighty Moves by Lindsay Kemeny - one of my favourite books of the year! 🇨🇦 & 🇺🇸 only To enter: 1. Retweet this tweet 2. Must be following me Ends Thursday December 28th at 8 pm EST. Good luck!

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Tiffany Peltier, Ph.D.🌸 @tiffany_peltier

2 years ago

"You can have the best data in the world, but if you don't know how to integrate that into your instructional practice... your differentiation moves... then really the data is a dipstick divorced from your intentional actions in the classroom." open.spotify.com/episode/09mDl4… @NWEA

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InnerDrive @Inner_Drive

2 years ago

Cold-Calling sounds like a simple enough strategy, increasing student engagement, inclusivity and active participation. But is it really that straight forward? We turned to @Doug_Lemov, and took this deep dive into the nuance of this popular technique 👇 bit.ly/3N5k5TQ