Katie Budrow
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Hey, would anybody be interested in a Bluesky #sblchat? It would probably have to be a slow chat to start …
a group of men are standing in a hallway with the words `` welcome back '' written on the bottom .
Alt: a group of men are standing in a hallway with the words `` welcome back '' written on the bottom .
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March 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Hey, would anybody be interested in a Bluesky #sblchat? It would probably have to be a slow chat to start …
We are always teaching.
They are always learning.
They are always learning.
March 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
We are always teaching.
They are always learning.
They are always learning.
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If leaders are serious about ending war, women need a seat at the table.
Global data, 1989-2011: When women are involved in agreements, peace is 35% more likely to last 15+ years.
Men alone shouldn’t decide the fate of nations. Gender balance is especially vital with high stakes and hot tempers.
Global data, 1989-2011: When women are involved in agreements, peace is 35% more likely to last 15+ years.
Men alone shouldn’t decide the fate of nations. Gender balance is especially vital with high stakes and hot tempers.
March 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
If leaders are serious about ending war, women need a seat at the table.
Global data, 1989-2011: When women are involved in agreements, peace is 35% more likely to last 15+ years.
Men alone shouldn’t decide the fate of nations. Gender balance is especially vital with high stakes and hot tempers.
Global data, 1989-2011: When women are involved in agreements, peace is 35% more likely to last 15+ years.
Men alone shouldn’t decide the fate of nations. Gender balance is especially vital with high stakes and hot tempers.
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"... and the results show, in stark detail, what teachers and researchers have long understood: That poverty and performance are deeply connected."
Making progress against poverty will help education. Big time.
#scienceofed #edusky
Making progress against poverty will help education. Big time.
#scienceofed #edusky
Nearly 5 years after schools closed, the nation gets a new report card
There's some good news in math, mostly bad news in reading and lots of questions about why students are still struggling.
www.npr.org
January 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"... and the results show, in stark detail, what teachers and researchers have long understood: That poverty and performance are deeply connected."
Making progress against poverty will help education. Big time.
#scienceofed #edusky
Making progress against poverty will help education. Big time.
#scienceofed #edusky
Me: Wait!
6th graders: They don't love you like I love you. Wait, they don't love you like I love you.
#iteachscience #iykyk #sixthgradersarethebest
6th graders: They don't love you like I love you. Wait, they don't love you like I love you.
#iteachscience #iykyk #sixthgradersarethebest
a drawing of a dog holding a heart shaped balloon
Alt: a drawing of a dog holding a heart shaped balloon and dancing
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January 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Me: Wait!
6th graders: They don't love you like I love you. Wait, they don't love you like I love you.
#iteachscience #iykyk #sixthgradersarethebest
6th graders: They don't love you like I love you. Wait, they don't love you like I love you.
#iteachscience #iykyk #sixthgradersarethebest
Showing off this little bit of student-created art.
Title: Science is for Everyone
Title: Science is for Everyone
January 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Showing off this little bit of student-created art.
Title: Science is for Everyone
Title: Science is for Everyone
“Mrs. Budrow, your outfit is giving Gru today.”
I mean, she’s not wrong …
I mean, she’s not wrong …
a cartoon character with a scarf around his neck is looking at the camera
ALT: a cartoon character with a scarf around his neck is looking at the camera
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January 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
“Mrs. Budrow, your outfit is giving Gru today.”
I mean, she’s not wrong …
I mean, she’s not wrong …
Now think about this for teachers. For students. For schools.
In toxic cultures, being a workaholic is normalized and sacrificing sleep is glorified. The best way to get ahead is to burn out.
In healthy cultures, quality of life is expected and having a life is celebrated. You're encouraged to put your well-being above your work.
In healthy cultures, quality of life is expected and having a life is celebrated. You're encouraged to put your well-being above your work.
January 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Now think about this for teachers. For students. For schools.
First day of 2025 with students is in the books! Even found this little inspiration (gift from a former student) tucked inside a book (thought I had lost it).
For the record, it was, and they were. ☕️ ☺️
For the record, it was, and they were. ☕️ ☺️
January 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
First day of 2025 with students is in the books! Even found this little inspiration (gift from a former student) tucked inside a book (thought I had lost it).
For the record, it was, and they were. ☕️ ☺️
For the record, it was, and they were. ☕️ ☺️
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If a kid believes in Santa, let them believe in Santa. Mathematicians still believe in imaginary numbers.
December 18, 2024 at 8:41 PM
If a kid believes in Santa, let them believe in Santa. Mathematicians still believe in imaginary numbers.
Always sweet when students think to bring you something. However, I’m all about the cards.
I’m also all about a good science pun.
I’m also all about a good science pun.
December 17, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Always sweet when students think to bring you something. However, I’m all about the cards.
I’m also all about a good science pun.
I’m also all about a good science pun.
I have been saying this for years. I don’t want to work in a family. I want to be part of a community. One that has a common goal and honors each person’s unique contributions.
A company isn't a family.
Parents don't fire their kids for low performance or furlough them in hard times.
A better vision for a workplace is a community—a place where people bond around shared values, feel valued as human beings, and have a voice in decisions that affect them.
Parents don't fire their kids for low performance or furlough them in hard times.
A better vision for a workplace is a community—a place where people bond around shared values, feel valued as human beings, and have a voice in decisions that affect them.
December 13, 2024 at 9:11 PM
I have been saying this for years. I don’t want to work in a family. I want to be part of a community. One that has a common goal and honors each person’s unique contributions.
Me: Ok scientists, what’s wrong with this picture?
Student: Well, first thing - that’s not a picture, that’s a gif.
Well played.
Student: Well, first thing - that’s not a picture, that’s a gif.
Well played.
Moon Cycle Circle GIF
Alt: Moon cycle GIF moving rapidly in a perfect circle without an earth or a sun.
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December 13, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Me: Ok scientists, what’s wrong with this picture?
Student: Well, first thing - that’s not a picture, that’s a gif.
Well played.
Student: Well, first thing - that’s not a picture, that’s a gif.
Well played.
Students making our Astronomy Model Rubric today, and I overhear, “Well, it definitely should not be a pizza.”
Excellent point, sixth graders. Excellent point.
Also, if you are curious how we do it …
katiebudrow.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/s...
Excellent point, sixth graders. Excellent point.
Also, if you are curious how we do it …
katiebudrow.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/s...
Students Owning the Assessment Process Through Rubric Creation
Ah, rubrics. The favored tool for assessment by teachers. Loved for their wonderful detail and their range of performance levels, rubrics are a great way to communicate expectations to students. …
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December 11, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Students making our Astronomy Model Rubric today, and I overhear, “Well, it definitely should not be a pizza.”
Excellent point, sixth graders. Excellent point.
Also, if you are curious how we do it …
katiebudrow.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/s...
Excellent point, sixth graders. Excellent point.
Also, if you are curious how we do it …
katiebudrow.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/s...
Mrs. Budrow, can you follow my dog’s YouTube channel?
Yes, yes I can.
Yes, yes I can.
December 6, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Mrs. Budrow, can you follow my dog’s YouTube channel?
Yes, yes I can.
Yes, yes I can.
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Impostor syndrome: “I don't know what I'm doing. It's only a matter of time until everyone finds out."
Growth mindset: "I don't know what I'm doing yet. It's only a matter of time until I figure it out."
The highest form of self-confidence is believing in your ability to learn.
Growth mindset: "I don't know what I'm doing yet. It's only a matter of time until I figure it out."
The highest form of self-confidence is believing in your ability to learn.
December 5, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Impostor syndrome: “I don't know what I'm doing. It's only a matter of time until everyone finds out."
Growth mindset: "I don't know what I'm doing yet. It's only a matter of time until I figure it out."
The highest form of self-confidence is believing in your ability to learn.
Growth mindset: "I don't know what I'm doing yet. It's only a matter of time until I figure it out."
The highest form of self-confidence is believing in your ability to learn.
This is so cool!!!
Ahem ahem. All schools take note.
Ahem ahem. All schools take note.
Fun fact about teaching at my Danish school: when we are sick, we’re not required to write sub plans because we’re sick.
The subs are paid well to come up with their own activities with the students. We also have the same staff of subs all year, so the students know them fairly well.
The subs are paid well to come up with their own activities with the students. We also have the same staff of subs all year, so the students know them fairly well.
December 5, 2024 at 7:06 PM
This is so cool!!!
Ahem ahem. All schools take note.
Ahem ahem. All schools take note.
Reflecting today as we start diving in to our project about astronomy. Students had lots of great thoughts about what worked well … and what didn’t.
December 3, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Reflecting today as we start diving in to our project about astronomy. Students had lots of great thoughts about what worked well … and what didn’t.
Kicking off our new project about astronomy today with some drawing while listening to Holst’s Jupiter. Check out some of our creations!
Not a bad way to spend a Monday after a break.
Not a bad way to spend a Monday after a break.
December 2, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Kicking off our new project about astronomy today with some drawing while listening to Holst’s Jupiter. Check out some of our creations!
Not a bad way to spend a Monday after a break.
Not a bad way to spend a Monday after a break.
Lots to be thankful for this year but greatly enjoying this moment of calm before the storm. Nothing beats a strong coffee and a buttery croissant.
Also incredibly grateful for the community building happening here. Thank you all.
Also incredibly grateful for the community building happening here. Thank you all.
November 28, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Lots to be thankful for this year but greatly enjoying this moment of calm before the storm. Nothing beats a strong coffee and a buttery croissant.
Also incredibly grateful for the community building happening here. Thank you all.
Also incredibly grateful for the community building happening here. Thank you all.
So sweet to get this lovely note today.
Keeping the evidence that I am funny. Sometimes.
Keeping the evidence that I am funny. Sometimes.
November 25, 2024 at 7:17 PM
So sweet to get this lovely note today.
Keeping the evidence that I am funny. Sometimes.
Keeping the evidence that I am funny. Sometimes.
Sticky note feedback is a glorious thing.
November 22, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Sticky note feedback is a glorious thing.
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For as much as constructivism is slandered, surely this is what we mean by any "science of teaching/learning": not what a brain does with nonsense, but how skilled educators can tap into student interest, past experience, and emotion to construct schema & scaffold sense-making.
And treating students as empty vessels is simply not an accurate metaphor for learning. We can try to pretend otherwise, but nobody comes into formal education as a blank slate. Rather than focusing on what the brain does with nonsense, let's center the minds of learners in our pedagogy.
This is a good response to all those people pushing the narrative that we just need to teach skills with direct instruction in order for students to succeed in math. Treating students as empty vessels devoid of personality just demeans math for everyone.
November 24, 2023 at 9:17 PM
For as much as constructivism is slandered, surely this is what we mean by any "science of teaching/learning": not what a brain does with nonsense, but how skilled educators can tap into student interest, past experience, and emotion to construct schema & scaffold sense-making.
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One of the central jobs of everyone who works in education but is not a classroom teacher should be ensuring classroom teachers have enough (time, energy, knowledge, training, resources).
If you nurture and value teachers, you nurture and value the children in front of them.
If you nurture and value teachers, you nurture and value the children in front of them.
November 20, 2024 at 6:37 PM
One of the central jobs of everyone who works in education but is not a classroom teacher should be ensuring classroom teachers have enough (time, energy, knowledge, training, resources).
If you nurture and value teachers, you nurture and value the children in front of them.
If you nurture and value teachers, you nurture and value the children in front of them.
Always love this little classroom window when it snows.
November 21, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Always love this little classroom window when it snows.