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The Easter holidays are here, so I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away. Just repost this post to have a chance to win. The winner will be selected 19th April.

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Interested to read more as this address some of my own wondering lately.

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Hey, I'm back on my blog where it all started. Small ideas, practical posts, and all the things I am trying. Let's talk about feedback, or more specifically about kids being given the chance to reject your feedback. Head on over to read, subscribe, or share pernillesripp.com/2025/03/24/l...

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Great news! 🎉 We’ve extended the FREE access just for you! Don’t miss this final opportunity—read for FREE until March 21! Grab it while you can!

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Here’s a closer look at how each of these influential women used literature to challenge societal norms and paved the way for Black feminism today. ⤵️

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[NEW BOOK] I'm so excited that "Rehumanzing Assessment" will be out on May 16! We share how story structures can elicit authentic evidence of learning without compromising rigor. There is more to #assessment than stapled packets. Pre-Order --> tinyurl.com/4hzt94sd #grading #EduSkyChat #EduSky

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In his new book More Than Words, @biblioracle.bsky.social wrote, "Education is a journey toward a single destination called proficiency." I couldn't get that out of my head for days after reading it, so I asked him about it:

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Technology might not seem like it belongs with reading instruction—but when used correctly, audio and video can help students level up their reading skills in a whole new way. 🎧📚 #EdTech #literacy

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It is Black History Month and each day this month I am sharing stories from Canada's Black history. Today it is the story of Mifflin Gibbs, the first Black Canadian elected to public office in British Columbia, he was also an important activist in our history. 🧵1/10

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My new book, Primary Reading Simplified, is released this Monday. Briefly, I'd like to explain why it exists, who I think will find it useful and where you can find it. >>

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FI/FSL teachers. Powerful class rd."Combining graphic fiction and non-fiction...[it]is derived from excerpts of a letter written to the Winnipeg Chief of Police by 14year old Brianna Jonnie... call[ing]out the authorities for neglecting to immediately investigate missing Indigenous people"(CBCbooks)

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Recasting is an easy, no-prep way to support language development in Multilingual Learners, young children, and students with language development needs. Here's a quick video to show you how to use it. youtu.be/ij4Ivxsp7V4 #OntEd #MLLChat

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I'm going to be a bit pedantic here for the sake of scientific literacy and the misunderstanding of Autistic and neurodivergent nervous systems.

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Need more clarity in your classroom? Here’s a simple framework that makes it obvious to students how every activity relates to what you want them to learn. 👏 Watch all our 60-Second Strategies in one place: https://buff.ly/422yPeL

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It’s here! Our new open access book on curriculum written by Tim Surma, @paulkirschner.bsky.social, @dylanwiliam.bsky.social, @timsurma.bsky.social, Nuno Crato, Elizabeth Rata, John Hattie, Claudio Van Hees, Michiel Wils, Jasper Nijlunsing and me. Download it here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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The why do you think that questions are such a part of teaching analysis and the conversations I have with my Swiftie kids.

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So many good poems

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Six thousand years ago, people rejected their centralized government, and refugees fled authorities to settle elsewhere. How do we know? A recent article about Mesopotamia in the 4th millennium BCE, with the auspicious title "There and Back Again," explains. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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It’s strange how some respond to prejudice by embracing Aspie supremacy as a defense mechanism, claiming superiority not just over neurotypicals but also higher support needs autistic people. Fighting marginalization by creating new hierarchies misses the point. lovettejallow.com/neurodiversi...

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The 1st articles in the special issue “Centering Affect and Emotion Toward Justice and Dignity in Science Education” co-edited by Lama Jaber & me are rolling out! This has been a huge labor of love for us both. I’ll add to this thread as they publish. It’ll take time. Please share! #academicSky

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Two regions in the left hemisphere of the brain, which are crucial for language, are different in people who are good at reading and are likely to be shaped by the habit.

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What questions do you have?

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Another analogy to frame UDL

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What does equity really mean for MLs? MLs "cannot benefit from an unsupported curriculum, and if 'language support' means a remedial curriculum or simplified, inauthentic language, we've set up students for long-term failure..." ascd.org/el/articles/... #ELSky

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Really looking forward to this Webinar on Meaningful Assessment of ML Learners Thank you @csweet.bsky.social #elsky #edusky unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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