Laura Thomas

A good reminder for this Tuesday morning. #EduSky

More of this, please. When we follow children's interests, we teach them their questions matter, plus they build social skills, learn how to learn, and are ultimately more ready for more structured learning on down the road.

More of this, please. When we follow children's interests, we teach them their questions matter, plus they build social skills, learn how to learn, and are ultimately more ready for more structured learning on down the road.

Yes please! The more our students see themselves as scientists, the more likely they'll be to make good decisions for themselves and their children, if they have them.

Real, Fake, or Deepfake? This Lesson Helps Students Decide Students examine videos and online information to investigate what is real and what is not in this engaging lesson.

Here’s a way to help middle school students investigate the information around them! 🕵️

In this 60-minute lesson, students evaluate a few websites and short videos—learning strategies to identify misinformation and use evidence to defend their thinking.

#MiddleSchoolTeacher #MediaLiteracy #EduSky

When we start by asking people what they want to protect, we can find out what they're afraid of losing and (if possible) ensure that it's protected or if loss is inevitable, appropriately honored or replaced with the input of the folks who are going to miss it.

Can I add more more point? Ask teachers, staff, students, and parents what they want to preserve and protect. Sometimes much-appreciated processes, systems, rituals, and traditions unintentionally fall by the wayside during times of change.

There are lots of reasons students worry. Here are a few ways to help. #edusky

A Starter Pack of Resources for New Teachers We’ve gathered some of the best resources for new teachers in one place!

Early-career teachers: Looking for classroom management tips, assessment ideas, and pointers for working with parents?

Our Starter Pack of Resources for New Teachers has it all! ✨

#EduSky #NewTeachers

I’m at an actual in person conference today- presenting and sitting at a booth for Antioch University. It’s the fall instructional conference from @neanh.bsky.social A small but might group of educators meeting face to face. It’s absolutely DELIGHTFUL! #EduSky🍎

I love my job- the people are amazing, I like the work, and generally we’re on the right side of history, organizationally speaking. Knowing I won’t get fired for posting wildly controversial things like “don’t zip tie children” & “facism is bad” is really just icing on the cake, you know?

a woman wearing glasses and earrings says and that 's how it 's done ALT: a woman wearing glasses and earrings says and that 's how it 's done

Nice

a woman wearing overalls is making a funny face with a pen in her mouth . ALT: a woman wearing overalls is making a funny face with a pen in her mouth .

I graded ALL the papers that came in this week!! #EduSky #Teachers

Ep 2: A Flexible Seating Arrangement That Teachers Love Is there an ideal desk layout—easy to adapt for most class sizes and learning activities?

⚡🎧 Our 2nd School of Practice podcast episode is out!

In this week’s show, we tackle a classic teacher dilemma: DESK LAYOUTS.

Is there one to rule them all?

Monarch butterfly

Monarch butterfly on a purple flower. Black eyed Susans in the background

I’ve had a record number of these in my garden this year plus more bees than I’ve seen in years. Apparently tickseed and blue top vervain (I think that’s what that is?) are their favorites. 🌱

A vase filled with zinnias and lisianthus in pinks, oranges, and cream.

Everything in this vase started its life as a seed 🌱under my grow lights in February, which makes me inappropriately happy. #Garden

Routines, language, events, projects, or processes that become part of the identity of your class. Sometimes they carry over from year to year, sometimes they’re unique to a single class.

Speak to me of classroom rituals and traditions, #EduSky 🍎

What are your favorites?
How do you find time for them in when there's so much to do?

(Not that I’m condoning actual elephant eating. For these purposes, let’s consider this a life-size chocolate elephant.) 🐘

You know how to eat an elephant, right?

Big problems aren’t so hard if you break them into pieces.

I’m lucky to work with great people

I had so much fun writing this!!

Good morning 🌱
#Garden
#Herbs
#Heliotrope

Flowers? Coffee? Chart pack? Must be kicking off week 2 of the ExEd Intensive @auneeducation.bsky.social! Up this weekend: Leading Inclusion in the Nature Based Classroom. #Edusky

When you’re under a boil order and also live in a house with 2 other people with ADD…

Love that book

We try to get back to folks in 2-3 weeks, but sometimes it takes a bit longer. It’s ok to reach out again to be sure, though!

This little dude (Bluebird) made his first landing right onto my AC unit this morning. He was not thrilled. #Birds

My little deck garden makes me very happy. 🌱