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Michelle Kraft

@mnkraft.bsky.social

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I spent 25 years teaching high school English and am currently an ELA Instructional Coach. Violist, Cellist, Coffee Drinker, Crocheter, Reader Writings & Reflections: http://www.goingslightlymad.com/ #iteachEnglish #NCTE

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 4d

Oedipus Rex is what I thought of first.

Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 6d

Today's FB memory.

Me standing next to the author Stephen Chbosky. I'm holding a copy of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and he is holding a copy of Imaginary Friend.

Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 6d

My ears still hurt from the Mighty Mighty Bosstones concert I went to when I was in college.

Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 6d

My Banned Books Week plan is to make sure I've read all of these. As an ELA Instructional Coach, I'm seeing that I'm in a position to speak out against challenges if they occur in my district. We haven't had any major challenges, but teachers have concerns.

The American Library Association's Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024 poster. The list is as follows:

1. All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
2. Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
3. (TIE) The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
3. (TIE) The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
5. Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
6. (TIE) Looking for Alaska by John Green
6. (TIE) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
8. (TIE) Crank by Ellen Hopkins
8. (TIE) Sold by Patricia McCormick
10. Flamer by Mike Curato

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 6d

I just followed her! I love it!!! I may need to order her books.

Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 7d

I did not know that! That sounds so cool. I'd love to see her work!

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 7d

I was going to stop in today, but I'm trying not to spend money, and I already have too much yarn. Her yarn looks gorgeous!

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 8d

This is a good reminder. I should probably sit with my journal and see what happens. I'm sure I'll feel better.

Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 8d

The owners of this bookstore are living my dream. It's seven miles from my house!!!

undergroundyarnandbooks.com

The Underground Yarn & Books

Yarn. Books. Coffee. Community.

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 8d

I'm going to come back to it every time impostor syndrome attacks me (like right now).

I'm noticing that I get it when I have a really good day. Instead of enjoying it, I second-guess everything and convince myself I'm a fraud. Why am I like this?

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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 10d

“There is artificial intelligence, and then there’s actual intelligence.”

A+ no notes ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 10d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 9d

I watched this soooooooo many times!

Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 9d

Agree 100%. I'd say more, but I don't want to give away the lie.

Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 9d

Today, I wrote about two truths and a lie about AI in the classroom…I’m here to talk about it + hear about what you are seeing lately too 🙂

#AIinEducation #EduskyAI #Writing #GenAI

brettvogelsinger.com/two-truths-a...

Two Truths and a Lie About AI

Here are three statements: Can you figure out which two are true? Students will try to cheat with AI. Students need help reasoning on their AI usage. Students talk to their teachers about their AI …

brettvogelsinger.com

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 12d

This is bringing me so much joy!

Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 12d

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶

🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈

#FollowTheRainbow

Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 14d

Oh look! I TikTok trend I can love.

I love annotating in my books, especially nonfiction. Annotation was nearly an constant practice in my classroom. If annotation was possible, we annotated.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/go-a...

The TikTok Trend of Writing in Margins Is Based on Real Neuroscience

Annotating the margins of books is an important part of deep reading and has a long legacy of merit in both science and literature

www.scientificamerican.com

Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you! You're one of the teachers I admire most!

Every group of students is different, which definitely contributes to self-doubt. The best version of you and your classroom for this group of students may look nothing like what students have needed in the past.

Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 14d

Imposter syndrome was telling me that I shouldn't be struggling because of all the experience I had, but the reality is that every group of students is different, so what I was going through was completely normal.

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 14d

Yes! I keep telling myself it's keeping me from being an insufferable know it all.

To piggyback off of what @naemmanuele.bsky.social wrote, I'm fully aware of what I don't know and am receptive to feedback because I want to learn.

A lot of what happened during year 25 was a shock.

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 15d

I'm struggling with it even more as an Instructional Coach even though I had 25 years in the classroom. I keep telling myself that they wouldn't have given me the job if I was a horrible teacher, but it doesn't keep the thoughts away.

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Nicholas A. Emmanuele (he/him/his) @naemmanuele.bsky.social · 18d

#OnLeadership: Promises and Pitfalls of Text Selection

Tune into our panel discussion around @ncte.org's report on secondary text selection, where we will focus on how leaders facilitate text selection processes. Then, stay to join a breakout room to troubleshoot and brainstorm.

bit.ly/CELVirtual

On Leadership: Promises and Pitfalls of Text Selection. Thursday, October 23, 7 pm ET. with Kara B Douma, Nicholas Emmanuele, Sawsan Jaber, Liz Lietz, and Jenelle Williams. CEL, A Constituent Group of NCTE.

On Leadership: Promises and Pitfalls of Text Selection. Thursday, October 23, 7 pm ET. Literacy leaders will explore schools' processes for selecting secondary classroom literature; learn methods to support teachers in enhancing students' experiences; and discuss challenges to texts that affirm students and honor communities. CEL, A Constituent Group of NCTE.

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 20d

I envy people who can tuck in their shirts. I have an extremely short torso, so I look quite odd if I try to tuck in a shirt. I can do it with some skirts because it looks like an empire waist.

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Prof Mike Yearworth @mikeyearworth.bsky.social · 20d

"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."

www.computerworld.com/article/4059...

OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws

In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...

www.computerworld.com

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 21d

I love Sheetz! We don't have Kwik Trips here. ☹️

Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 21d

There's no rivalry like Sheetz vs. Wawa.

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Giant Eagle vs Giant Food – Retail Verge

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 21d

That would be Giant Eagle. There are two different chains. It's confusing!

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