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Heading to Denver for #NCTE2025? I would love connect! I’m presenting three sessions on Saturday, Nov 22 on feedback, poetry, and AI. Each session packed with practical, classroom-tested moves. #EduSky #AIinEducation #iTeachEnglish
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
suupermichael.bsky.social
Are you an Illinois teacher or school leader? Do you have experience with literacy teaching and/or literacy leadership? We invite you to participate in a study examining educators experiences in teaching literacy and/or leading literacy programming in Illinois. #academicsky #edusky #iteachenglish
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
middleweb.bsky.social
New: USING FICTION TO BUILD CROSS-CONTENT KNOWLEDGE.

Fiction is a powerful tool to build foundational knowledge across subject areas –deepening understanding and sparking curiosity, says teacher leader Kasey Short. #edusky @shortissweet.bsky.social #iteachEnglish

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Fiction Builds Background Knowledge Across the Curriculum
Fiction is a powerful tool to build foundational knowledge across subject areas–deepening understanding and sparking curiosity–says teacher leader Kasey Short.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
middleweb.bsky.social
Review: 5 CRITICAL READING SKILLS HELP COUNTER DISINFORMATION

English teacher & PA TOY Marilyn Pryle provides a practical framework for cultivating critical readers in an age of misinformation overload. #edusky #medialiteracy #iteachEnglish @mpryle.bsky.social

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5 Questions: Critical Reading in the Age of Disinformation
In 5 Questions for Any Text Marilyn Pryle provides a practical framework for cultivating critical readers in an age of information (and misinformation) overload
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October 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
middleweb.bsky.social
Our latest MiddleWeb Substack describes some power moves teachers can use to launch their lessons.
#edusky @sharemylesson.bsky.social #teachersky #teacher2teacher #educoach #iteachEnglish #iteachsocialstudies #iteachmath #iteachscience

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Always Start Class with a Power Move
Like wrestlers in a match, teachers and students need to get off to a strong start. How we begin the lesson can make all the difference.
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October 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
edutopia.org
Looking for new ways to improve literacy across subjects and empower student voices? Try podcasting! 🎙️💡

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How Podcasting in the Classroom Boosts Communication Skills
When students practice their oral communication skills by making podcasts, their writing, speaking, and storytelling abilities blossom.
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October 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
nhcte.bsky.social
POL offers SS a chance to develop confidence, improve public speaking skills, & develop their appreciation for poetry. In a time of uncertainty regarding funding, it is more important than ever to consider the essential tools and techniques that can make POL work. bit.ly/47qoTwC #iTeachEnglish
October 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
middleweb.bsky.social
Review: UNLOCK THE MAGIC OF INDEPENDENT READING

Jarred Amato does a fabulous job explaining how to structure an independent reading program in middle school classrooms, writes Beth Hippen. #edusky #iteachEnglish #tlsky #tlskychat @corwinpress.bsky.social #literacy

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Unlock the Magic of Independent Reading in Middle School
In "Just Read It" Jarred Amato does a fabulous job explaining how to structure an independent reading program in middle school classrooms, writes Beth Hippen.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
middleweb.bsky.social
INVITE STUDENTS TO MAP THEIR LIVES & LEARNING

Mapping by hand helps students make connections they wouldn’t otherwise make, provides an entry point to deep conversations & invites them to exercise their creativity.
#edusky @sharemylesson.bsky.social #iteachEnglish

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Invite Your Students to Map Their Lives and Learning
There’s something pleasingly counter-cultural about going analog with map construction, says Stephanie Farley, as we invite kids to make surprising connections.
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October 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
whippoorwillaward.bsky.social
Announcing the 2025 Whippoorwill Book Award Winner and Honor Books! #iteachenglish #edusky #academicsky
Image announcing the 2025 Whippoorwill Book Award winner and honor books. This year, we announce one (1) winner and nine (9) honor books: 2025 Award Winner: -John Cochran, Breaking into Sunlight, Little Brown Honor Books (listed in alphabetical order by author last name): -Tom Birdseye, There is No Map for This, Groundwood Books -K.A. Cobell, Looking for Smoke, Heartdrum -Mike Deas & Nancy Deas, Crystal Cave, Orca -Erin Hahn, Even if it Breaks Your Heart, Wednesday Books -Trina Rathgeber, Alina Pete, & Jillian Dolan, Lost at Windy River, Orca -Mason Stokes, All the Truth I Can Stand, Calkins Creek/Astra Books -Jennifer Torres, Vega’s Piece of the Sky, Little Brown -Jenna Voris, Every Time You Hear That Song, Viking/Penguin
October 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
nhcte.bsky.social
The NH Scholastic Writing Awards are looking for volunteer judges to recognize & celebrate the voices of young writers across our state. If you are a teacher, poet, writer, or love reading student writing we’d love to have you join our judging team! #iTeachEnglish #EduSky forms.gle/EdxWtwhGHnsi...
Scholastic Judge Sign Up (25-26)
Thank you for your interest in serving as a juror for the NH Region of the Scholastic Writing Awards. Please complete this Google Form and one of us will be in touch. The student deadline to submit t...
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October 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
richnovack.bsky.social
I had a great day exploring some unfamiliar local trails. Got a little bit of writing done inspired by that ramble. Getting ready for #WriteOut

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Get outside and write in the gorgeous weather you can find. Take students
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September 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
nhcte.bsky.social
Free and Virtual. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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September 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
gplastrik.bsky.social
George Takei and Banned Books Week!!!

📖 Hoping for some great posters and bulletin boards #iteachenglish

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Legendary Actor/Author/Activist George Takei Named Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week 2025
Pioneering actor, author, and activist George Takei has been named honorary chair of Banned Books Week, which will take place October 5 – 11, 2025. Takei will be joined in leading the annual event by ...
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September 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
gplastrik.bsky.social
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mackidssl.bsky.social Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · Jun 5
Did you know we've created a teacher's guide for ONYX & BEYOND by @ambsmcbride.bsky.social?

Consider adding this title into your curriculum next year! Tap the link to download ✨ bit.ly/3Fq0Eol

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To the left, on a pale rose colored background, in white text reads: MacKids School & Library. Onyx & Beyond Teacher's Guide To the right is the cover of Onyx & Beyond by Amber McBride. The cover depicts a young black boy, arms crossed and wearing a white t-shirt, looking up at the sky. Behind two multicolored wings stretch out as if from his back with layers of blue, pink, and yellow feathers. Each feather has a word written on it, for example: Stars, Mama, Freedom
September 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
suupermichael.bsky.social
🚨🚨 New Publication Alert: Structured, Scripted, and Erased: An Invitation to Recast the Science to Cultivate a Humanity of Readers. 🚨🚨 doi.org/10.33600/IRC... #academicsky #edusky #iteachEnglish
September 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
hmteach.bsky.social
May be of both use and interest #iteachEnglish #literacy #ela #NCTE.
writinglit.bsky.social AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · Sep 17
For clarification, this month's chat with Dr. Ann David "Censorship and #Literacies " will be taking place on THURSDAY, September 25th. We are so excited to connect!
September 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
kristinapeterson.bsky.social
Praise for AI in the Writing Workshop from THE Penny Kittle. #EduSky #EduSkyAI #AIinEducation #iTeachEnglish
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September 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
middleweb.bsky.social
NEW: Fresh Fiction for Kids in the New School Year.

Fall is Kasey Short’s favorite time to update her class and school libraries & create lists full of new fiction books for students to explore. #edusky #iteachEnglish #YAbooks @shortissweet.bsky.social #literacy

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Fresh Fiction for Class Libraries in the New School Year
The new school year is Kasey Short’s favorite time to update her class and school libraries and create lists full of new fiction books for students to explore.
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September 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
katiemcenaney.bsky.social
Boosting! 🍎 #iTeachEnglish #amteaching
ginaperry.bsky.social Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · Sep 8
Today is my birthday! To celebrate, I am giving away 2 copies of THE KING OF BOOKS (Feiwel & Friends). To enter:
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I will announce 2 winners on Friday, September 12th!
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Illustration of a tiger, elephant, boar, and monkey celebrating in the jungle with the word HUZZAH! above monkey. In the top corner is a cover of the picture book THE KING OF BOOKS by Gina Perry. At the bottom, text reads BIRTHDAY BOOK GIVEAWAY
September 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
gplastrik.bsky.social
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nhcte.bsky.social New Hampshire Council of Teachers of English (NHCTE) 📖 @nhcte.bsky.social · Sep 8
NH Teachers! Help young writers shine by serving as a judge! Flexible schedule (8–10 hrs total), all online, and you can still judge even if your students submit.
More info: nhcte.org/index.php/co... #EduSky #EduSkyAI @kristinapeterson.bsky.social @aleciamarie.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
kristinapeterson.bsky.social
Teaching isn’t just “great tutoring.” It’s trust, relationships, creativity, & seeing the whole human. AI is a tool, only as powerful as the humans who wield it. Is Gates underestimating the human side, or am I overestimating it? #EduSky #AIinEducation #iTeachEnglish #AIWW #EduSkyAI bit.ly/4nieQQ
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September 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
kristinapeterson.bsky.social
Teachers don’t need another mandate. We need ideas that work. So I built the course I wish I had last year:
Teaching with AI in the ELA Classroom with @eduspark.bsky.social Real classroom, real kids, real strategies.
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September 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
edutopia.org
Here’s how to integrate metacognitive routines in middle school ELA: edut.to/41UWrRs

#EduSky #ITeachEnglish
“As an English teacher, I want my students to be sophisticated readers, elegant writers, and confident speakers, but I also want them to be able to explain to themselves and others why we do what we do in English class and why. To meet this goal, a sustained approach to metacognition is key.” —Brady Smith, English Teacher
September 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
middleweb.bsky.social
NEW: THE POWER OF SHORT FORM TO GROW STUDENT VOICE.

Teacher & author Kim Culbertson shows how writing 100-word stories immerses kids in a journey of exploration as they discover their own writing voices. #edusky #iteachEnglish #writing @heinemannpub.bsky.social

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The Power of Short Form for Growing Student Voice
Teacher and author Kim Culbertson shows how writing 100-word stories can immerse students in a journey of exploration as they discover their own writing voices.
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August 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM