I look forward to these “evidence snacks” that are sent to my inbox on Thursdays. Today’s focus - establishing consistency prior to the addition of challenge. “Trying to maximise both to begin with can quickly lead to cognitive overload, but over time, consistency will actually reduce cognitive load (because the more we run a routine the more automated it becomes), enabling us to focus on other things (challenge).” https://snacks.pepsmccrea.com/p/consistency-before-challenge
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Den Haag, Netherlands. M.Ed Literacy. International Consultant . Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist . Insatiable curiousity about literacy and global citizenship ed.
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“This “writing to learn” approach need not wait for students to master foundational skills. In the K-2 grades especially, much content is learned through teacher read-alouds and conversation that include more complex vocabulary and ideas than the texts students are capable of reading. But that should not preclude students from writing about this content, experts say.” https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-does-writing-fit-into-the-science-of-reading/2023/01
Nomanis December issue is hot off the press. Read this morning (at least one benefit of jet-lag is getting up ridiculously early and having lots of time while everyone else is sleeping) Appreciated that there is a focus on spelling and writing in this issue. https://www.nomanis.com.au/single-post/edition-14-december-2022
Edition 14, December 2022
We’re turning our attention, in this edition, to spelling and writing instruction. J. Richard Gentry outlines why spelling should be hot in the coming year, Alison Madelaine discusses why weekly spelling lists may not be the best way to teach spelling, and Damon Thomas asks, ‘does The Writing Revolution work?’. On reading, Tiffany Peltier and Linnea Ehri discuss how orthographic mapping and sight word learning can be supported by systematic phonics instruction. Pamela Snow busts some myths and m
Terrific article for teacher educators with tips for more effective PD along with links to additional resources https://www.ambition.org.uk/blog/five-practical-tips-for-effective-teacher-development/
Mark10 years ago, I wrote a series on #curriculum, and I stressed the importance of #opensource curriculum.
I don't think the field was ready to hear it then, but maybe we are now given developments since then.
Here is the post kicking off the opensource K-12 conversation republished:
http://languageliteracy.blog/2022/12/11/the-open-source-imperative-for-k-12-curriculum/
On the “to watch” list https://sites.google.com/nwresd.k12.or.us/2022-virtual-reading-symp/home
Dan WuoriFor many second graders, the current school year is the first they’ve ever spent fully in classrooms. Let that sink in. #edutoot #edutooter
Doug HoltonHere's a thread of different groups of #education folks on mastodon, in case you're looking for folks to follow, in areas such as #EdResearch #STEMeducation #MathEd #ScienceEducation #EdDev #FacDev #EdTech #CommunityCollege #HigherEd #EdPolicy #Teachers (search hashtags like those to find others). Feel free to reply with others I missed/yourself.
You can also view & import this list of over 430 educators, and add yourself: https://www.mguhlin.org/2022/11/edutooters-unite-connect-with-twitter.html
#EduTwitter #EduTooter @edutooters
duanetoopsThe opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. A community that is not open to questions and questioning, a culture that thrives on assuredness and concrete, believes in nothing but narrow blindness, the tyrannical rightness of it's beliefs.
"What really gets you into trouble with a community isn’t holding a belief it scorns; it is abandoning a belief it cherishes." (Kathryn Schulz, Being Wrong)