A new episode just dropped: Overcoming the Most Dangerous Phrase in Education (TTWWADI) https://open.spotify.com/episode/4PAPktVAxYTr1vDpOMfmns?si=A8cee7StQJKaEIuzQ9nT4w | Take a listen on Spotify or wherever you access your favorite podcasts #education #teachers #teaching #edutoot #edutooter #edutooters #podcast #podcasts

What we talk about 9or should) when we talk about academic rigor.

https://brokenhand.substack.com/p/2025-re-post-rigor-shouldnt-lead?r=105e3

In recognition of Reconciliation Week, I'm re-sharing my Book Review: “Aboriginal Pedagogies: at the cultural interface” (PhD. thesis) by Tyson Yunkaporta from 2020 - reflecting on learning and teaching
#Education #EduSky #EduTooters #Reconciliation #8Ways

https://reflectingonlearningandteaching.wordpress.com/2020/10/04/book-review-aboriginal-pedagogies-at-the-cultural-interface-phd-thesis-by-tyson-yunkaporta/

New post: Why True Success Demands Discomfort https://esheninger.blogspot.com/2025/05/why-true-success-demands-discomfort.html #education #teachers #teaching #edutoot #edutooter #edutooters @edutooters @edutooter

Teachers want:
- Consistent frameworks that provide guidance while allowing for teacher autonomy.
- Time and resources to differentiate effectively, especially for students learning English as an additional language or those requiring extension.

#Education #EduTooters
https://blog.aare.edu.au/teaching-reading-we-asked-500-australian-teachers-what-they-needed-right-now/

Celebrate World Meditation Day with film + free experiential lesson plans for grades 5-12. These free teaching resources include engaging meditation activities that students love. A great way to introduce students to world religions, Buddhism, and global education while teaching emotional regulation skills.

These are great resources for Meditation Month and Mental Health Awareness Month in May.

https://religionmatters.org/2024/05/10/introducing-students-to-buddhism-through-film-and-experiential-learning/

@education @edutooters #WorldMeditationDay #MeditationMonth #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MentalHealth #MentalWellness #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #WorldReligions #SocialStudies #Buddhism

Year 11 gain time creeping in so actually getting time to get some blogposts written. It’s been a while but got a few on the go and hope to get back to posting in the next few days. In the meantime do catch up on some of the old ones here…

https://questioninguk.blog

#EduBlogger #education #edutoot #edutooter #edutooters #educationuk #teaching #lgbtq #lgbtqia @edutooters

Give your classroom a kickstart with our creative warm-up series: Watch and Write!

This is a great way to get students engaged and focused. It's also a fun
creativity booster for writing groups or individual writers.

What you get: a super-short film plus a prompt for writing or discussion. (The films are as short as one minute!) Different prompts are suitable for classes across the curriculum in high school, middle school, and elementary school.

https://journeysinfilm.org/articles/watch-and-write-new-classroom-warm-up-tool/

#Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #Writing #CreativeWriing #WritingPrompt #ShortFilm @education @edutooters @writers

Please boost, this is for a kid! (Potentially long post)

I am teaching a well spoken 10 year old kid on how to read and write, he's been struggling with it for a while now evidently.

The kid knows his phonics in a way that he would be able to recall the letter in requirement in response to being given a sound but struggles to come up with the letter for the spelling of words by himself.

He eventually gets the spellings for the words correct after lots of guidance, but it takes more help than is available in the real world. He would regularly spell a completely different word if given a word to spell out, for eg: he loves to spell out "t h a t" when given "t h e y" or "t h e r e" (when given the whole world and not its phonic explosion. He would also give me letters for a spelling for which no sound has been uttered by me (which would suggest that he needs to work on his phonics but when he pays attention it shows that he has his phonics right to the core when asked questions such as "what letter makes the ***given*** sound?"))

I've completed the various sounds that the alphabets make by themselves and when used with "h", for example how "phone" starts with the sound of "f" because of the use of "h" with "p". And that has certainly helped him attempt to come up with the spellings. I've been working on sight words as of right now and am hoping to start dictating whole sentences for him to write (he does this already with his parents and I've done so atleast once with him).

There is some signs of attention deficiency in his evaluations but nothing as concrete as to diagnose him with ADD or ADHD has come up yet. In short he hasn't yet been diagnosed with anything so far.

I'm wondering what proactive steps i could take to help this kid as a first time tutor, feel free to ask me any questions about him.

Tags: #edutooters @edutooters #education #literacy #boost #reading #writing #phonics #phonetics #psychology #specialneeds

It was great to meet and talk with Anil Pattni of Tiny Hacker House at SXSW. We're thrilled to be included in his video alongside Education and Ed Tech innovators like Class Creator, I’m The Chef Too, Computer Science Teachers Association STEMfinity, Assembly Maker Space, Tools Competition, Ambessa Play and Innovation Station Kits.

Check it out to see our Executive Director Jen Fischer and our Director of Education and Strategic Initiatives Hershawna Frison in action!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4zm2XvCrwk&ab_channel=AnilPattni

#SWSW #SXSWEdu #SXSW2025 #SXSWEdu2025 #EdTech #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling @education @edutooters

New episode: The Uncomfortable Path to Success https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/fQWMoX8cpTb | Listen on Spotify or wherever you access your favorite podcasts #education #leadership #teaching #teachers #edutoot #edutooters #edutooter #change

New post - Why School Leaders Need a Coach: The Critical Role of Job-Embedded and Ongoing Professional Learning https://esheninger.blogspot.com/2025/05/why-school-leaders-need-coach-critical.html #education #leadership #edutoot #edutooter #edutooters @edutooters @edutooter

Celebrate Be Kind to Animals Week with film! We have classroom-ready lessons and hands-on activities to kindle a love of all creatures great and small. Explore the worlds of bugs, whales, and chimpanzees with our Celebration of Nature lessons collection. Designed to be easy to teach with, these resources are also great for end of the year classes. For grades 3-7.

https://journeysinfilm.org/product/a-celebration-of-nature-lessons-activities-for-grades-3-7/

#BeKindToAnimalsWeek #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling @education @edutooters

Thank you for your dedication, teachers! We respect, admire and appreciate you so much. We're proud to celebrate you this week and every week of the year. We're highlighting films that inspire a love of learning and literacy for Teacher Appreciation Week. 1/2

#TeacherAppreciationWeek #Teachers #Teaching #Education #Edutooters #GlobalEducation #Homeschooling @education @eduooters @film

New episode on Unpacking the Backpack: Why Leaders Need and Deserve a Coach | Listen on Spotify or wherever you access your favorite podcasts https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/RveAtJPL2Sb #education #leader #leadership #edutoot #edutooter #edutooters @edutooters @edutooter