Tonya Olsen

🧵 If you’re applauding the abolishment of the Department of Education, you need to do a little research. You have ZERO clue what the DOE actually does.

Here’s a reality check on what the Department of Education actually does:
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Science of Learning! 🙌

The Cumulative Costs of Gun Violence on Students and Schools | CEA | The White House Children and adolescents are dying from gun violence at alarmingly high rates in the United States, with firearms now the leading cause of death among youth ages 1 to 19 (figure 1). The threat of gun ...

“Data from the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights show that, nationally, public schools employ more security guards and school resource officers (SRO) than counselors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers combined.”

www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-...

I completely agree you with, having had a similar experience. I also have witnessed not providing pull-out intense academic interventions and instead keeping students in gen-ed with sped functioning as para ‘homework helpers’ and the gap widening exponentially. #Continuumofservices

Top scholar says evidence for special education inclusion is 'fundamentally flawed' Analysis of 50 years of research argues that there isn’t strong evidence for the academic advantages of placing children with disabilities in general education classrooms

Interesting read!

Leadership isn’t about stunts—it’s about humility, service, and belonging.

Read my latest #PrincipalLinerNotes: principallinernotes.wordpress.com/2025/01/11/t...

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The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2024 It’s that time again—our yearly review of the research you should read, from the sneaky ways that inattention can spread in your classroom to the promises and perils of AI.

My favorite time of year! 🤓

www.edutopia.org/article/the-...

TAI: Giving PRINTABLE (WARM UPS/EXIT TICKETS/STATION ACTIVITIES) Think → Act → Impact A framework to see how thoughts influence what we say, do, and feel Name: __________________________________________ Day 1: Play the YouTube video below and then use the chart to ...

A3: We’re piloting Think, Act, Impact. Ss engage w/a compelling situation, & notice how a thought from that situation influences what others say & do next, & how those actions then influence how others feel. Here’s a link w/the theme of giving docs.google.com/presentation... #EduSkyChat

Yes!!!

Abstract for article titled "Instruction to support word-level reading skills for adolescent learners with learning disabilities."

🚨 NEW PUBLICATION ALERT 🚨

New #TosteTeam pub led by @brennanchandler.bsky.social focused on word reading skills for secondary students with LD. Included in a special issue of Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy edited by Townsend, Lupo, & colleagues. Access it here: tinyurl.com/JAALTosteTeam 1/3

Orthographic mapping is the cognitive process by which readers associate phonemes with their corresponding graphemes so words can be stored for immediate “on-sight” retrieval (Ehri, 2014).

www.ldatschool.ca/orthographic...

Super cool!

Expanding the science of reading: contributions from educational psychology The science of reading consists of a large, evolving, and impressive body of evidence about how humans learn to read and how reading should be taught. This body of evidence has accumulated via dive...

Okay, this is a BIG DEAL. A whole special issue on evidencing, critiquing, and expanding the science of reading! Kudos to guest editors @courtneyhattan.bsky.social & @kendeou.bsky.social - check out their amazing intro to the SI!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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In times like these, MUSIC is your best friend. Listen to some music—and turn it up..

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