K.Kneff
@kakneff.bsky.social
HS English teacher. MSU grad. Book nerd.
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Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4
June 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4
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I think it’s important that English teachers share with students why they love reading.
I think it’s important that English teachers share with students why they love writing.
And I therefore think we need to make sure we pay attention to our own love of reading and writing.
I think it’s important that English teachers share with students why they love writing.
And I therefore think we need to make sure we pay attention to our own love of reading and writing.
June 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I think it’s important that English teachers share with students why they love reading.
I think it’s important that English teachers share with students why they love writing.
And I therefore think we need to make sure we pay attention to our own love of reading and writing.
I think it’s important that English teachers share with students why they love writing.
And I therefore think we need to make sure we pay attention to our own love of reading and writing.
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Today, we at Google have a new product: what if you could could ask an app a question? Oh, we do that already? Well, what if we were a little bit worse at it? What if we also sometimes gave you egregiously wrong information? And what if it cost a billion dollars? Still not interested? It's mandatory
February 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Today, we at Google have a new product: what if you could could ask an app a question? Oh, we do that already? Well, what if we were a little bit worse at it? What if we also sometimes gave you egregiously wrong information? And what if it cost a billion dollars? Still not interested? It's mandatory
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THE SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW IS UNION MADE!
Shout out to Kendrick Lamar, and all the performers and behind the scenes workers that made this go off without a hitch!
Shout out to Kendrick Lamar, and all the performers and behind the scenes workers that made this go off without a hitch!
February 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
THE SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW IS UNION MADE!
Shout out to Kendrick Lamar, and all the performers and behind the scenes workers that made this go off without a hitch!
Shout out to Kendrick Lamar, and all the performers and behind the scenes workers that made this go off without a hitch!
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Many are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
February 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Many are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
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I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
February 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
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Members of Congress were just denied entry to the Department of Treasury. This is a 5 alarm fire.
February 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Members of Congress were just denied entry to the Department of Treasury. This is a 5 alarm fire.
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We're living George Orwell's 1984: IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.
February 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
We're living George Orwell's 1984: IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.
Just the best!
“That guy gets it.” Tom Izzo's impact at Michigan State goes far beyond the basketball court www.freep.com/story/sports...
Tom Izzo's impact at Michigan State goes far beyond the basketball court
Tom Izzo's impact is felt beyond the basketball court and throughout Michigan State's athletic department and community.
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January 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Just the best!
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This: in 2025 and beyond, I am definitely reminding myself that "writing = job skill" needs to be de-centered in my own communication to students
Instead: agency, thinking, understanding, reflection, joy.
And so much more.
Instead: agency, thinking, understanding, reflection, joy.
And so much more.
Passing thought. Selling writing in school as a way for students to secure future opportunity was always a losing proposition. It's an even bigger loser now with ChatGPT, et al... Need to get students seeing how writing is a valuable and enjoyable experience for NOW. A way to practice agency.
January 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This: in 2025 and beyond, I am definitely reminding myself that "writing = job skill" needs to be de-centered in my own communication to students
Instead: agency, thinking, understanding, reflection, joy.
And so much more.
Instead: agency, thinking, understanding, reflection, joy.
And so much more.
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This might sound like a hot take but friends: Read books as a hobby this year. It is one of the best things you can do for your brain to grow your thinking and perspectives.
If you want to be anti-consumption get a library card.
Bonus: in places like UK/AoNZ/CA library copies pay authors
If you want to be anti-consumption get a library card.
Bonus: in places like UK/AoNZ/CA library copies pay authors
January 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This might sound like a hot take but friends: Read books as a hobby this year. It is one of the best things you can do for your brain to grow your thinking and perspectives.
If you want to be anti-consumption get a library card.
Bonus: in places like UK/AoNZ/CA library copies pay authors
If you want to be anti-consumption get a library card.
Bonus: in places like UK/AoNZ/CA library copies pay authors
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I'm once again asking for a show where a librarian, a bookseller, and a carpenter travel around helping people manage their out-of-control book collections. Discuss their sentimental value, their rarity, their histories, then build amazing book nooks and shelves and little libraries to organize them
December 8, 2024 at 2:18 PM
I'm once again asking for a show where a librarian, a bookseller, and a carpenter travel around helping people manage their out-of-control book collections. Discuss their sentimental value, their rarity, their histories, then build amazing book nooks and shelves and little libraries to organize them
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People will say that students need to be prepared for the real world as if the real world doesn't include joy, curiosity, self-discovery, and grace. #EduSky
December 6, 2024 at 4:27 PM
People will say that students need to be prepared for the real world as if the real world doesn't include joy, curiosity, self-discovery, and grace. #EduSky
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When Ss don’t read, they don’t connect with the larger world. And then they wonder why they are bored. @caroljago.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 6:43 PM
When Ss don’t read, they don’t connect with the larger world. And then they wonder why they are bored. @caroljago.bsky.social
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🚫 Reading logs out, reading culture in! Want to know how I transformed my classroom from ""forced reading"" to ""love of reading""? Spoiler: No more parent signatures, just genuine engagement and smart tech solutions that actually work! 📱✨
Link: https://buff.ly/3Zli0cX
#EduSky #iTeachEnglish
Link: https://buff.ly/3Zli0cX
#EduSky #iTeachEnglish
Supporting Independent Reading in a 9th Grade English Class
An educational blog about edtech and literacy by a high school English teacher who is an author and a Google For Education Certified Innovator.
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November 25, 2024 at 5:04 PM
🚫 Reading logs out, reading culture in! Want to know how I transformed my classroom from ""forced reading"" to ""love of reading""? Spoiler: No more parent signatures, just genuine engagement and smart tech solutions that actually work! 📱✨
Link: https://buff.ly/3Zli0cX
#EduSky #iTeachEnglish
Link: https://buff.ly/3Zli0cX
#EduSky #iTeachEnglish
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Here's the digital quote tracker students used with Their Eyes Were Watching God as we moved through the book.
Students matched each key quote with a "bid idea word" using a dropdown menu + explained why it supported it, in their interpretation.
Blank tracker here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Students matched each key quote with a "bid idea word" using a dropdown menu + explained why it supported it, in their interpretation.
Blank tracker here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 23, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Here's the digital quote tracker students used with Their Eyes Were Watching God as we moved through the book.
Students matched each key quote with a "bid idea word" using a dropdown menu + explained why it supported it, in their interpretation.
Blank tracker here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Students matched each key quote with a "bid idea word" using a dropdown menu + explained why it supported it, in their interpretation.
Blank tracker here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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November 16, 2024 at 5:06 PM
I read this for the first time during the pandemic, and I was so affected by it that I had to step away a few times just to breathe.
The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky
November 17, 2024 at 11:53 PM
I read this for the first time during the pandemic, and I was so affected by it that I had to step away a few times just to breathe.
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Inspiring students to self-assess and start working independently doesn't have to be complicated! Tune in as we chat w @marcusluther.bsky.social
about how a simple strategy has built efficacy in the whole classroom. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
about how a simple strategy has built efficacy in the whole classroom. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
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Podcast Episode · Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education · 11/15/2024 · 30m
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November 15, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Inspiring students to self-assess and start working independently doesn't have to be complicated! Tune in as we chat w @marcusluther.bsky.social
about how a simple strategy has built efficacy in the whole classroom. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
about how a simple strategy has built efficacy in the whole classroom. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
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Three kinds of thesis statements my students will be trying out for their Hamlet literary analysis essays.
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Three Kinds of Lit Analysis Thesis Statements
Three Kinds of Lit Analysis Thesis Statements What does this kind of claim do? What does a writer need to do to create this kind of claim? Try It Observation + Effect (a.k.a. Idea + so what?) “...
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November 15, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Three kinds of thesis statements my students will be trying out for their Hamlet literary analysis essays.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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