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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 25d

I don't know, that feels like saying NAEP scores are impossible to improve. Are you saying, "there's this middle grades intervention (knowledge-rich curricula) that helps kids read better, but the results will never show up on NAEP?

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 25d

Just did a very quick search and found this, most of the fadeout from preschool happens in K but some gains persist. But I would want to find a bunch more. www.mdrc.org/news/announc...

Two Studies Provide New Evidence on the Pre-K Fadeout Phenomenon | MDRC

Prekindergarten programs improve children’s kindergarten readiness. However, children who do not enroll in these programs tend to catch up to the academic and cognitive skills of their prekindergarten...

www.mdrc.org

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 25d

Good question, would be fun to explore. I have a vague memory of preschool washout being on the order of 4 years but I could be wrong. I agree it's a bit weird to find no sign of the 4th grade gains. Freddie's take is worth reading. freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/there-are-...

There Are No Miracles in Education

can we please not redo the Waiting for "Superman" era of ed discourse? please?

freddiedeboer.substack.com

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 26d

this is a bit of a copout but the same reason all other education interventions (preschool, charter schools, etc) fade. There's some sort of very powerful regression to the mean in education. Except it's not regression to the mean, it's regression to demographics.

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Sep 14

All fair points. I should listen to the podcast. Glad it made you think!

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Sep 13

I also teach a lot of english language learners, so I see turn and talk as having intrinsic value of getting lots of kids talking, in addition to the learning value of rehearsal/retrieval/consolidation etc.

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Sep 13

Key principles of getting turn and talk right: choose questions with a high success rate, keep it short, ask clear and specific questions, actively monitor. I think those are way easier than all the setup to get your class culture right for cold call.

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Sep 13

I agree turn and talk is often used poorly. I'm skeptical it's harder to get right. First, there are fewer negative consequences for getting it wrong. Cold call done poorly can alienate students and turn class culture negative. Turn and talk can lead to off-task chatter but that's not as bad.

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Sep 3

my take: skip-counting is the bridge from addition to multiplication. If students can't skip-count by 3s, when we try to teach 2x3=6, 3x3=9, 3x4=12 they are harder to remember. Skip-counting helps students connect those numbers to 3, connecting new multiplication facts to math they already know.

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Apr 22

Neat! I will add it to my list.

Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Apr 22

thanks! Is the novel good? I've been reading too much nonfiction recently, I'm looking for a good novel.

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Apr 15

Some classroom management thoughts:

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/get-studen...

Get Students Thinking, Consequences Edition

We learn what we think about

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Apr 8

"Just Enough" word problems:

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/just-enoug...

"Just Enough" Sets of Word Problems

Students learn what they think about

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Apr 6

A little theory

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/a-little-t...

A Little Theory

Quick thoughts on adult learning vs student learning

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Apr 1

A fun problem:

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/a-fun-prob...

A Fun Problem

You can do a lot with a piece of paper

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Mar 25

The motivation fractal:

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/the-motiva...

The Motivation Fractal

Success leads to motivation

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Mar 18

Do Nows

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/dos-and-do...

Dos and Don'ts of Do Nows

Don't do too much...now

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Mar 11

Patience:

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/patience-59b

Patience

The joys of middle school

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Mar 5

Videogamification of learning:

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/videogamif...

Videogamification of Learning

The costs of learning from a screen

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Feb 26

Thanks! Glad it's helpful.

Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Feb 25

Break it down:

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/break-it-d...

Break It Down

An example

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Feb 18

A rant about the factory model of education:

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/dont-talk-...

Don't Talk to Me About the Factory Model of Education

And a bit of a rant about lazy thinking in education

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Feb 11

A post on preteaching:

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/the-power-...

The Power of Preteaching

Don't play catch-up, preteach instead

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Feb 4

A nice worksheet:

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/a-nice-wor...

A Nice Worksheet

My annual-ish post where I argue that giving students pieces of paper with math problems on them is good

fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com

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Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · Jan 29

I'm not sure but I think I favor process-oriented leadership, while making sure there's a place for teacher autonomy. The process would be, ie, giving teachers time to analyze data and make a plan for intervention, but less focus on filling out a template and more autonomy for what teachers do next.

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