Nina J
@literacynina.bsky.social
Reader, literacy coach, believes in student choice and voice.
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Great blog on metacognitive routines and how they can be used to support learning.
The Power of Quiet Engagement in the Classroom
In many classrooms, we mistake noise and activity for real learning.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Great blog on metacognitive routines and how they can be used to support learning.
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Want to rethink I Do, We Do, You Do for English language learners? 🤝
Here’s a modified approach to the gradual release of responsibility model that provides the support multilingual learners need to learn a new skill.
#MLL #ELL #MultilingualLearners
Here’s a modified approach to the gradual release of responsibility model that provides the support multilingual learners need to learn a new skill.
#MLL #ELL #MultilingualLearners
Adapting Gradual Release of Responsibility for English Language Learners
This model provides scaffolded active engagement and opportunities for guided practice to help students master new skills.
edut.to
November 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Want to rethink I Do, We Do, You Do for English language learners? 🤝
Here’s a modified approach to the gradual release of responsibility model that provides the support multilingual learners need to learn a new skill.
#MLL #ELL #MultilingualLearners
Here’s a modified approach to the gradual release of responsibility model that provides the support multilingual learners need to learn a new skill.
#MLL #ELL #MultilingualLearners
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“Why are my students refusing to turn in work?” This was a common question from the Edutopia community—so we pored over the research to find some answers. 🔎
#EduSky #EdResearch #ClassroomManagement
#EduSky #EdResearch #ClassroomManagement
Addressing Work Refusal in the Classroom
As educators grapple with the silent protest of student work refusal, research illuminates the underlying causes—and possible solutions.
www.edutopia.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
“Why are my students refusing to turn in work?” This was a common question from the Edutopia community—so we pored over the research to find some answers. 🔎
#EduSky #EdResearch #ClassroomManagement
#EduSky #EdResearch #ClassroomManagement
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Great warm-ups can spark student interest and learning! 🔥 Check out these teacher-tested openers for middle and high school:
#EduSky #MiddleSchool #HighSchoolTeacher
#EduSky #MiddleSchool #HighSchoolTeacher
How to Engage Students the Moment They Enter the Classroom
Openers matter and set the tone for the lesson that follows. Here’s how to start strong when you need to.
edut.to
October 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Great warm-ups can spark student interest and learning! 🔥 Check out these teacher-tested openers for middle and high school:
#EduSky #MiddleSchool #HighSchoolTeacher
#EduSky #MiddleSchool #HighSchoolTeacher
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Strike a balance between teacher-led and student-led learning with these small classroom shifts! ⚖️
#EduSky
#EduSky
Small Shifts to Limit ‘Teacher Talk’ and Increase Engagement
Guiding students to regularly direct their own discussions brings academic rewards as they gain confidence working independently on challenging tasks.
www.edutopia.org
October 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Strike a balance between teacher-led and student-led learning with these small classroom shifts! ⚖️
#EduSky
#EduSky
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These handouts help teacher Katherine Efremkin teach her students about cognitive overload—and how to overcome it. 🧠🏋️ Download a template: https://edut.to/42P3qM8
#ElementaryTeacher #metacognition
#ElementaryTeacher #metacognition
September 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
These handouts help teacher Katherine Efremkin teach her students about cognitive overload—and how to overcome it. 🧠🏋️ Download a template: https://edut.to/42P3qM8
#ElementaryTeacher #metacognition
#ElementaryTeacher #metacognition
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How can a simple warm-up called Blast from the Past unlock the power of retrieval practice—and help learning stick better? This 4th-grade teacher can tell you! 🚀
#ElementaryTeacher #EduSky
#ElementaryTeacher #EduSky
Making Retrieval Practice a Classroom Routine
By regularly working in activities that get students to recall content they’ve learned in the past and apply it, teachers can ensure deeper understanding.
www.edutopia.org
September 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
How can a simple warm-up called Blast from the Past unlock the power of retrieval practice—and help learning stick better? This 4th-grade teacher can tell you! 🚀
#ElementaryTeacher #EduSky
#ElementaryTeacher #EduSky
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3 strategies to help new general education teachers work collaboratively and productively with special education teachers! 👇
#SpecialEducation #EduSky
#SpecialEducation #EduSky
Teacher Collaboration That Supports All Students
These 3 strategies can help new general education teachers work collaboratively and productively with special education teachers.
edut.to
September 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
3 strategies to help new general education teachers work collaboratively and productively with special education teachers! 👇
#SpecialEducation #EduSky
#SpecialEducation #EduSky
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Ready to give turn and talk a glow-up? ✨ Here are 7 simple strategies that help every learner feel included—all while building listening and speaking skills!
#EduSky
#EduSky
7 Easy Ways to Elevate Turn and Talk
Give this classroom go-to a boost by providing students with a variety of pathways to practice their listening and speaking skills.
edut.to
September 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Ready to give turn and talk a glow-up? ✨ Here are 7 simple strategies that help every learner feel included—all while building listening and speaking skills!
#EduSky
#EduSky
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“Education is a people business, and people need to connect with their work and one another. There’s a place for virtual tools … However, nothing supersedes the need for an in-person connection when it comes to critical decisions, sensitive conversations, and relationship building.”
#SchoolLeaders
#SchoolLeaders
How to Hold Intentional Conversations With Educators
School leaders can focus on relationship building to ensure that sensitive or challenging conversations with teachers are productive.
edut.to
August 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
“Education is a people business, and people need to connect with their work and one another. There’s a place for virtual tools … However, nothing supersedes the need for an in-person connection when it comes to critical decisions, sensitive conversations, and relationship building.”
#SchoolLeaders
#SchoolLeaders
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Black Literary Holidays to add to your school calendar! Teachers, get these on your radar! We make the school year.
#edusky #tlsky
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#edusky #tlsky
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Black Literary Holidays
Because Google Doesn't Run Your Life
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July 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Black Literary Holidays to add to your school calendar! Teachers, get these on your radar! We make the school year.
#edusky #tlsky
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#edusky #tlsky
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Instructional coach @mrrablin.bsky.social shares strategies that make formative assessment *even more effective*, especially in promoting students’ metacognition, ownership over learning, and self-efficacy. 📝 🙌
#assessment #EduSky
#assessment #EduSky
15 Formative Assessment Hacks to Boost Students’ Learning
Common formative assessment techniques can work a little better with these simple tweaks.
edut.to
July 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Instructional coach @mrrablin.bsky.social shares strategies that make formative assessment *even more effective*, especially in promoting students’ metacognition, ownership over learning, and self-efficacy. 📝 🙌
#assessment #EduSky
#assessment #EduSky
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“If you or your students are surprised by summative assessment results, consider how you’re using formative assessments,” educators Patrick Brown and Grace Boersma say.
Here are their tips for getting the most out of formative assessments! 📝🌟
#EduSky #assessment
Here are their tips for getting the most out of formative assessments! 📝🌟
#EduSky #assessment
How to Set Up Formative Assessments for Summative Success
Assessing students’ learning during a class or project can help you adapt your teaching and guide them to meet their goals.
edut.to
May 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
“If you or your students are surprised by summative assessment results, consider how you’re using formative assessments,” educators Patrick Brown and Grace Boersma say.
Here are their tips for getting the most out of formative assessments! 📝🌟
#EduSky #assessment
Here are their tips for getting the most out of formative assessments! 📝🌟
#EduSky #assessment
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Student-led teaching put students where they should be: at the center of learning. Get started with this guide from @rdene915.bsky.social 👇
#EduSky #MiddleSchool
#EduSky #MiddleSchool
Getting Started With Student-Led Teaching
Peer teaching fosters active learning and guides students to develop communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
edut.to
May 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Student-led teaching put students where they should be: at the center of learning. Get started with this guide from @rdene915.bsky.social 👇
#EduSky #MiddleSchool
#EduSky #MiddleSchool
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Japanese snow fairy bird 🇯🇵 😃
May 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Japanese snow fairy bird 🇯🇵 😃
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Just 5 minutes can have a big impact on students’ understanding. Try setting aside some time at the end of a class period for these educator-tested closing activities. 💯⏰
#EduSky
#EduSky
27 Super-Smart, Teacher-Tested Closing Activities
Quick (and fun) strategies to check for understanding, reinforce learning, and identify misconceptions in the last moments of class.
edut.to
April 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Just 5 minutes can have a big impact on students’ understanding. Try setting aside some time at the end of a class period for these educator-tested closing activities. 💯⏰
#EduSky
#EduSky
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Hopefully by drawing attention to these debuts, they will end up on more TBR lists and collection development orders, helping them find readers just looking to discover a new favorite author.
On TLT: "Take Five: 2025 Middle Grade Debuts"
On TLT: "Take Five: 2025 Middle Grade Debuts"
Take Five: 2025 Middle Grade Debuts
Hopefully by drawing attention to these debuts, they will end up on more TBR lists and collection development orders, helping them find readers just looking to discover a new favorite author.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
April 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hopefully by drawing attention to these debuts, they will end up on more TBR lists and collection development orders, helping them find readers just looking to discover a new favorite author.
On TLT: "Take Five: 2025 Middle Grade Debuts"
On TLT: "Take Five: 2025 Middle Grade Debuts"
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they should invent transcripts for audiobooks
March 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
they should invent transcripts for audiobooks
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Reposted by Nina J
“The first people a dictator puts in jail after a coup are the writers, the teachers, the librarians —because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize injustice and to speak out loudly about it. Let us have the courage to go on being dangerous people.”
—Madeleine L’Engle
—Madeleine L’Engle
March 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“The first people a dictator puts in jail after a coup are the writers, the teachers, the librarians —because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize injustice and to speak out loudly about it. Let us have the courage to go on being dangerous people.”
—Madeleine L’Engle
—Madeleine L’Engle
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More time. ⏰
More creativity. 🎨
More personalized learning. 📈
That’s the power of these handy AI tools!
#EduSkyAI #EdTech #EduAI
More creativity. 🎨
More personalized learning. 📈
That’s the power of these handy AI tools!
#EduSkyAI #EdTech #EduAI
7 AI Tools That Help Teachers Work More Efficiently
These apps and websites can help teachers boost their productivity, personalize learning, and create lesson content.
www.edutopia.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Raise a reader
Listen to your children read. Read to your children. Read alongside your children. Take them to libraries. Talk about what reading means to you & what it can unlock.
Tell them it doesn’t matter if it’s comics, magazines or books as long as they’re engaged with the written word. #WorldBookDay
Tell them it doesn’t matter if it’s comics, magazines or books as long as they’re engaged with the written word. #WorldBookDay
March 7, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Raise a reader
How about a Scholastic Book Fair for High Schools!
Hear me out: a scholastic book fair but for adults
February 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
How about a Scholastic Book Fair for High Schools!
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40+ must-read stories covering the latest insights in the learning sciences!
👆🔬 That’s what you’ll find inside our research resource collection.
#EduSky #EdResearch
👆🔬 That’s what you’ll find inside our research resource collection.
#EduSky #EdResearch
A Comprehensive Guide to the Evidence-Based Classroom
If you're in search of groundbreaking insights on classroom management, grading, or student motivation, here’s a collection of must-read resources to supercharge your teaching: A Comprehensive Guide…
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February 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
40+ must-read stories covering the latest insights in the learning sciences!
👆🔬 That’s what you’ll find inside our research resource collection.
#EduSky #EdResearch
👆🔬 That’s what you’ll find inside our research resource collection.
#EduSky #EdResearch
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Level up your scaffolding game! 📈🙌
@toddfinley.bsky.social created this list of 35 strategies—from the lesser known to the tried-and-true.
#EduSky #teachers
@toddfinley.bsky.social created this list of 35 strategies—from the lesser known to the tried-and-true.
#EduSky #teachers
Scaffolding Like a Pro: Powerful Ways to Support Learning
With options ranging from tried-and-true to lesser known, these strategies for cognitive, metacognitive, and procedural scaffolding will help you set students up for success.
buff.ly
February 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Level up your scaffolding game! 📈🙌
@toddfinley.bsky.social created this list of 35 strategies—from the lesser known to the tried-and-true.
#EduSky #teachers
@toddfinley.bsky.social created this list of 35 strategies—from the lesser known to the tried-and-true.
#EduSky #teachers