"One of the things we don’t do a great service of is telling our young people that those emotions are normal and there are strategies you can use to deal with them… It’s ok to be bored for a little bit, it’s ok to be anxious, it's ok to be negative."
- @lauriesantos.bsky.social at #SXSWEDU 2026
That sounds awesome! Do you have any resources you could share for those us who couldn’t attend?
Updated chapters? I’m in. I can’t wait!
Carnegies 2026 Shortlisted Books. 📚👍🏼
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Shortlists for the Carnegie Medal 2026 for fiction and the Carnegie Medal 2026 for illustration - recommended for children and young adults in primary...
Recently updated on our K-12 site:
8th grade reading books for children aged 13-14
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But of they don’t advocate for policies that would create the material conditions necessary for teachers to have the time/space/support needed for the liberal arts to flourish. Nor do they want to create learning opportunities that might advance it. They want to impose it through legislative fiat.
Thank goodness for public libraries! #MarchBookMadness #KidLit #Skybrarian #EduSky #TeacherSky
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There’s Monday.
Then, there’s Monday after daylight savings.
And, finally, there’s Monday after daylight savings for teachers.
The most manic of Mondays.
I try to give my students agency and autonomy within the structure of my classroom. Some days, that’s easier said than done. #TeacherSky #EduSky #SubstackSky
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Pushing myself to wrestle with the complexities of being a public school teacher, in writing, improves my pedagogy and my writing.
So I keep doing it.
#TeacherSky #EduSky
Monte, I don’t know how I missed reading this, but I’m fixing that now. Ordered. Can’t wait to read it!
Recently updated on our site:
Year 8 recommended reading list for children aged 12-13. 📚👍🏼
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A selection of reading books to challenge and interest Year 8 pupils - aged 12-13 - in KS3 secondary schools. Authors include Michael Morpur...
Recently updated on our K-12 site:
6th grade reading books for children aged 11-12
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On a very hot day in June, I took a risk. I made a beeline to the front of the room at ISTE so I could shake hands w/ Jason Reynolds.
Nervously, I blurted out, "I know you have to leave, but my editor would never forgive me if I didn't ask to interview you."
My latest for @edutopia.org:
The more planned and structured you are in the classroom, the more flexible you can actually be.
Here’s to the end of another successful parent conference week. Wilbur and I are exhausted! #TeacherSky
This is awesome! Any time I can work anything from Princess Bride into my teaching, I count it as a great day.
That is exactly how my morning Family Meeting went today. My fifth-graders had many, many questions that I couldn’t answer. #TeacherSky
That’s a much better idea!
At some point in my teaching career, I want to take a sabbatical and attend all of the great conferences I miss while teaching.
I've officially entered my Sam Cooke stage of the school year. #TeacherSky
The intentional thought that @mraleosays.bsky.social puts into designing his course is incredible! The concepts he’s exploring with students makes for deep and rich learning. #TeacherSky
I love listening to conversations that challenge my thinking, especially my pedagogy. I really appreciate how @thevogelman.bsky.social and @marcusluther.bsky.social approach the currently contentious issue of homework, AI, and writing. #TeacherSky
This week, I have student conferences. It’s a long week with late nights, but always worth it because I have students lead their own conferences. #TeacherSky #EduSky
ICYMI, here is how I do it.
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Hearing literature or poetry recited is a magical experience. Let’s bring back poetry recitations! #TeacherSky #EduSky
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What feels like a pretty clear trend over the last 25 years: more and more adults working in education but not in actual schools
What we have zero evidence of: students and schools being better off as a result of this
I’ve been doing this with my students for a few years. ICYMI: I wrote about it last year. #TeacherSky #EduSky
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This is my annual reminder that there is a March Book Madness bracket for picture books, middle grade books, and #YALit. #TeacherSky
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I always understood close reading to require reflection. But I love how Guillory describes showing the work of reading as making one’s reading visible to others.
“The work of reading has to remain visible within interpretation, as its provocation; otherwise, the performative impact of close reading will be blunted and its evidentiary value lost.”
