Andrea
@teachbk.bsky.social
nyc public school educator. she/her
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Andrea
@teachbk.bsky.social
· Feb 8
I wrote about culturally responsive teaching and how educators who promote these practices in theory should be building pathways for these principles to be put into practice.
Part of a series from @edweek.bsky.social
With @ericabrivera.bsky.social
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
Part of a series from @edweek.bsky.social
With @ericabrivera.bsky.social
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
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We’d love to hear your thoughts!!!
Middle school and high school teachers, HS teacher @biblio-phile.bsky.social has a question for you: How do we get students to read more books? 📚️
Share your strategies or talk about the challenges you’ve faced when getting students to engage in longer texts—we’d love to hear your thoughts! #EdChat
Share your strategies or talk about the challenges you’ve faced when getting students to engage in longer texts—we’d love to hear your thoughts! #EdChat
January 28, 2026 at 3:25 AM
We’d love to hear your thoughts!!!
On curriculum presentations: if they can’t tell you specifically & in detail how the curriculum is culturally relevant or affirming, it’s not.
January 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM
On curriculum presentations: if they can’t tell you specifically & in detail how the curriculum is culturally relevant or affirming, it’s not.
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The Supreme Court forced schools to educate Black children.
Education has always been political.
Education has always been political.
January 26, 2026 at 11:10 PM
The Supreme Court forced schools to educate Black children.
Education has always been political.
Education has always been political.
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This district found a 4-step formula to boost AP scores:
➡️ Focusing on summative assessment
➡️ Designing instruction to match the assessment
➡️ Providing opportunities for formative practice that mirrored assessment
➡️ Allowing retakes with more practice
Here’s how it happened!
#EduSky
➡️ Focusing on summative assessment
➡️ Designing instruction to match the assessment
➡️ Providing opportunities for formative practice that mirrored assessment
➡️ Allowing retakes with more practice
Here’s how it happened!
#EduSky
Benefits of Using Skills-Based Instruction in Advanced Placement Courses
With a years-long shift to skills-based instruction and grading, this district found an unexpected outcome—an increase in AP scores.
www.edutopia.org
January 23, 2026 at 9:06 PM
This district found a 4-step formula to boost AP scores:
➡️ Focusing on summative assessment
➡️ Designing instruction to match the assessment
➡️ Providing opportunities for formative practice that mirrored assessment
➡️ Allowing retakes with more practice
Here’s how it happened!
#EduSky
➡️ Focusing on summative assessment
➡️ Designing instruction to match the assessment
➡️ Providing opportunities for formative practice that mirrored assessment
➡️ Allowing retakes with more practice
Here’s how it happened!
#EduSky
let me not say anything because it's not going to be nice
Starting now: New York Focus welcomes our expert panelists to Bohemian Hall to discuss what it would take to build a city that truly supports families from birth through high school – and whether there’s money to do it.
January 22, 2026 at 12:18 AM
let me not say anything because it's not going to be nice
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Breaking the 🧊 with 3 questions for Rep Grace Meng
January 15, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Breaking the 🧊 with 3 questions for Rep Grace Meng
How do I know NYC Reads needs a radical reworking? Well, for one, I can't teach a lesson from HMH with fidelity AND receive a highly effective rating on my observation. In fact, the more I depart from the teachers' guide, the better my rating gets.
January 11, 2026 at 4:09 PM
How do I know NYC Reads needs a radical reworking? Well, for one, I can't teach a lesson from HMH with fidelity AND receive a highly effective rating on my observation. In fact, the more I depart from the teachers' guide, the better my rating gets.
“Teach students to read. Period.”
Oh wow. Why didn’t we think of that before
Oh wow. Why didn’t we think of that before
a man is eating something with a spoon and the word schitts creek is on the bottom right
ALT: a man is eating something with a spoon and the word schitts creek is on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:11 AM
“Teach students to read. Period.”
Oh wow. Why didn’t we think of that before
Oh wow. Why didn’t we think of that before
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Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
Every teacher I talked to today said they had a restful break. We got nothing done. But we rested
and that's something
and that's something
January 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Every teacher I talked to today said they had a restful break. We got nothing done. But we rested
and that's something
and that's something
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So many in media are ill-equipped to interview officials about what’s happening because they begin with the presumption of legitimacy and don’t know enough about history or U.S. foreign policy to foment intelligent pushback and hold officials accountable.
January 4, 2026 at 11:32 PM
So many in media are ill-equipped to interview officials about what’s happening because they begin with the presumption of legitimacy and don’t know enough about history or U.S. foreign policy to foment intelligent pushback and hold officials accountable.
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An idea from Alfie Kohn
January 5, 2026 at 4:31 AM
An idea from Alfie Kohn
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The wealthy are always so GD worried some poor people are gonna commit some small time fraud. Meanwhile, big corporations are committing HUGE afraid. Just look at defense contractors.
Why? Because we have all been taught to see the wealthy as virtuous and to see the poor as lazy and unworthy.
Why? Because we have all been taught to see the wealthy as virtuous and to see the poor as lazy and unworthy.
January 4, 2026 at 11:48 PM
The wealthy are always so GD worried some poor people are gonna commit some small time fraud. Meanwhile, big corporations are committing HUGE afraid. Just look at defense contractors.
Why? Because we have all been taught to see the wealthy as virtuous and to see the poor as lazy and unworthy.
Why? Because we have all been taught to see the wealthy as virtuous and to see the poor as lazy and unworthy.
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Something that I think would be really helpful in building a broader coalition here: a substantive conversation about what the "newer era" of the canon can/should be?
Like, which 10-12 books should be part of the canon from the past 50 years?
That should be a conversation!
Like, which 10-12 books should be part of the canon from the past 50 years?
That should be a conversation!
January 5, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Something that I think would be really helpful in building a broader coalition here: a substantive conversation about what the "newer era" of the canon can/should be?
Like, which 10-12 books should be part of the canon from the past 50 years?
That should be a conversation!
Like, which 10-12 books should be part of the canon from the past 50 years?
That should be a conversation!
Some of us teach social studies what are we supposed to say to the kids tomorrow
January 5, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Some of us teach social studies what are we supposed to say to the kids tomorrow
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On X, a senior U.S. Justice Department official is promoting a post that praises colonization as “one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world.”👇
January 5, 2026 at 12:44 AM
On X, a senior U.S. Justice Department official is promoting a post that praises colonization as “one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world.”👇
Protesting is one concrete action we can take, among many. On its own it’s not enough
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Protesting is one concrete action we can take, among many. On its own it’s not enough
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Years of censorship, intimidation, and anti-Palestinian rhetoric have created a culture of fear in our schools. We deserve better. Our students deserve better. This must change, and now.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @nycschools.bsky.social @council.nyc.gov
@uft.org @moreuft.bsky.social
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @nycschools.bsky.social @council.nyc.gov
@uft.org @moreuft.bsky.social
December 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Jamaal Bowman presents an equity and justice model of leadership that prioritizes people over bureaucracy. NYC Educators for Palestine is proud to stand in support of him as our next chancellor.
@nycschools.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @council.nyc.gov
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Sign the Petition
Support Dr. Jamaal Bowman For NYC DOE Chancellor
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December 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Jamaal Bowman presents an equity and justice model of leadership that prioritizes people over bureaucracy. NYC Educators for Palestine is proud to stand in support of him as our next chancellor.
@nycschools.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @council.nyc.gov
www.change.org/p/support-dr...
@nycschools.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @council.nyc.gov
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December 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Teachers who believe it’s their responsibility to prepare their students for an AI future—
it’s their future more. And they think it’s cringe
it’s their future more. And they think it’s cringe
December 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Teachers who believe it’s their responsibility to prepare their students for an AI future—
it’s their future more. And they think it’s cringe
it’s their future more. And they think it’s cringe