Pam Moran
@pammoran1.bsky.social
I’m for 21st learning spaces - and they exist everywhere. Retired, rewired school superintendent and now Ex Dir of the Va School Consortium for Learning and a lead with SocolMoran Partners. co-author Timeless Learning
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Pam Moran
@pammoran1.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Creating a “what if we …” culture in school communities can change experience— codesigned learning w/ young people, spaces for risk, strength in multiage learning communities, use of UDL tools for everyone, flattening the hierarchy, questioning “the way it is” ?#edusky #udl
in a Va School Consortium for Learning workshop today on increasing rigor of thinking in the classroom w @skiptylermath.bsky.social and Eric Rhoades - Skip asked the group, in your classroom who is doing the thinking and who is doing the talking? The question of today! #edusky #reasoningroutines
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
in a Va School Consortium for Learning workshop today on increasing rigor of thinking in the classroom w @skiptylermath.bsky.social and Eric Rhoades - Skip asked the group, in your classroom who is doing the thinking and who is doing the talking? The question of today! #edusky #reasoningroutines
Va Educators: The fab Eric Rhoades/Skip Tyler team is facilitating a Va Scl Consortium for Learning (VaSCL) workshop on Nov 11. The workshop will help participants implement strategies to engage students in rigorous thinking ala Va's newly revised SOLs. Space still open! #changethestory #vaeducators
October 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Va Educators: The fab Eric Rhoades/Skip Tyler team is facilitating a Va Scl Consortium for Learning (VaSCL) workshop on Nov 11. The workshop will help participants implement strategies to engage students in rigorous thinking ala Va's newly revised SOLs. Space still open! #changethestory #vaeducators
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This was so fun to contribute to. Thank you so much for including me!
Real Learning Real Accomplishment features 19 authors including @lusettlesyoung.bsky.social @mikelubelfeld.bsky.social @briankcreasman.bsky.social @imcraddock.bsky.social and many more voices including students #edusky www.amazon.com/Real-Learnin...
Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids
Amazon.com: Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids eBook : Socol, Ira, Moran, Pamela: Kindle Store
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September 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This was so fun to contribute to. Thank you so much for including me!
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Amazing project so proud to be a small part of it and I’m especially proud to amplify the voices of our students in the writing
Real Learning Real Accomplishment features 19 authors including @lusettlesyoung.bsky.social @mikelubelfeld.bsky.social @briankcreasman.bsky.social @imcraddock.bsky.social and many more voices including students #edusky www.amazon.com/Real-Learnin...
Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids
Amazon.com: Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids eBook : Socol, Ira, Moran, Pamela: Kindle Store
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September 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Amazing project so proud to be a small part of it and I’m especially proud to amplify the voices of our students in the writing
A pleasure to edit Real Learning Real Accomplishment w/ @irasocol.bsky.social authors rep state, superintendent,central innovation team, principal, teacher,student voices from East to West w/a few stops in between. They said make it inexpensive so we did! www.amazon.com/Real-Learnin... #EduSky
Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids
Amazon.com: Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids eBook : Socol, Ira, Moran, Pamela: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
September 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A pleasure to edit Real Learning Real Accomplishment w/ @irasocol.bsky.social authors rep state, superintendent,central innovation team, principal, teacher,student voices from East to West w/a few stops in between. They said make it inexpensive so we did! www.amazon.com/Real-Learnin... #EduSky
@librarianlittle.bsky.social thanks for the follow Hannah!
September 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
@librarianlittle.bsky.social thanks for the follow Hannah!
@missblovessci.bsky.social started my career as a middle school science teacher - as good as it gets when it comes to kids with enthusiasm!!!!! #sciencematters #scienceteachers
September 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
@missblovessci.bsky.social started my career as a middle school science teacher - as good as it gets when it comes to kids with enthusiasm!!!!! #sciencematters #scienceteachers
@nshlh.bsky.social thanks for the follow — my 13 year stint as a superintendent were just the best of times -despite the challenges. #superintendentsmatter
September 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
@nshlh.bsky.social thanks for the follow — my 13 year stint as a superintendent were just the best of times -despite the challenges. #superintendentsmatter
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Huge congrats to @pammoran1.bsky.social & @irasocol.bsky.social for assembling a team of nearly two dozen educators and school leaders to document their path toward transformative school change in 'Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids.'
We're honored to do our part. 😁
We're honored to do our part. 😁
September 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Huge congrats to @pammoran1.bsky.social & @irasocol.bsky.social for assembling a team of nearly two dozen educators and school leaders to document their path toward transformative school change in 'Real Learning, Real Accomplishment: Schools that Work for Kids.'
We're honored to do our part. 😁
We're honored to do our part. 😁
how cool is this for high school librarians across the US! please share — www.theatlantic.com/press-releas... #schoolLibrarian #skybrarian #tlchat #highschool #superlibrarians @imcraddock.bsky.social @schoollibraries.bsky.social @slj.com
The Atlantic Announces Free Digital Subscriptions for All U.S. Public High Schools
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September 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
how cool is this for high school librarians across the US! please share — www.theatlantic.com/press-releas... #schoolLibrarian #skybrarian #tlchat #highschool #superlibrarians @imcraddock.bsky.social @schoollibraries.bsky.social @slj.com
First days of school- what do you do? A fav 4th grade tchr called or wrote notes home to every students sharing a strength she had noted about every one of her children. 1/4 #firstday
August 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
First days of school- what do you do? A fav 4th grade tchr called or wrote notes home to every students sharing a strength she had noted about every one of her children. 1/4 #firstday
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Do we place students in special education rooms because they need that to learn—or because it feels more convenient? Time to reflect. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EduSky #EdChat #TeacherTwitter
August 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Do we place students in special education rooms because they need that to learn—or because it feels more convenient? Time to reflect. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EduSky #EdChat #TeacherTwitter
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If students forget what we teach, it may be a sign that we need to build stronger connections to help them hold on to it. 🪢
Memory isn’t built by covering content once—it comes through retrieving, connecting, using, and revisiting over and over, until it sticks. 🔄
6/7
Memory isn’t built by covering content once—it comes through retrieving, connecting, using, and revisiting over and over, until it sticks. 🔄
6/7
August 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
If students forget what we teach, it may be a sign that we need to build stronger connections to help them hold on to it. 🪢
Memory isn’t built by covering content once—it comes through retrieving, connecting, using, and revisiting over and over, until it sticks. 🔄
6/7
Memory isn’t built by covering content once—it comes through retrieving, connecting, using, and revisiting over and over, until it sticks. 🔄
6/7
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After teaching a concept, challenge students to use it in a mini-task: sketch a quick cartoon 🧑🎨, draft a fake text message or tweet 📱, or explain the concept to a younger student 💬.
Ask them to create, connect, or solve using the skill—the goal is not to summarize the concept but use it.
5/7
Ask them to create, connect, or solve using the skill—the goal is not to summarize the concept but use it.
5/7
August 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
After teaching a concept, challenge students to use it in a mini-task: sketch a quick cartoon 🧑🎨, draft a fake text message or tweet 📱, or explain the concept to a younger student 💬.
Ask them to create, connect, or solve using the skill—the goal is not to summarize the concept but use it.
5/7
Ask them to create, connect, or solve using the skill—the goal is not to summarize the concept but use it.
5/7
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Without reinforcement, we forget almost everything we learn, @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social writes.
Decades of research show that unless an effort is made to retain new information, 50% of new info disappears within an hour, 75% is gone by the next day, & up to 90% fades away within a week. 🤯
🧵1/7
Decades of research show that unless an effort is made to retain new information, 50% of new info disappears within an hour, 75% is gone by the next day, & up to 90% fades away within a week. 🤯
🧵1/7
August 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Without reinforcement, we forget almost everything we learn, @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social writes.
Decades of research show that unless an effort is made to retain new information, 50% of new info disappears within an hour, 75% is gone by the next day, & up to 90% fades away within a week. 🤯
🧵1/7
Decades of research show that unless an effort is made to retain new information, 50% of new info disappears within an hour, 75% is gone by the next day, & up to 90% fades away within a week. 🤯
🧵1/7
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Excited to share my recent article published on @edutopia.org! It doesn't take much to start to shift practice towards a more shared culture of teaching and learning in our math classrooms. #MTBOS #elemmathchat #iteachmath #edusky #mathsky
www.edutopia.org/article/stud...
www.edutopia.org/article/stud...
Positioning Elementary Students as Experts in Math Class
Encouraging students to take on roles traditionally reserved for teachers creates a shared culture of teaching and learning in the classroom.
www.edutopia.org
August 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Excited to share my recent article published on @edutopia.org! It doesn't take much to start to shift practice towards a more shared culture of teaching and learning in our math classrooms. #MTBOS #elemmathchat #iteachmath #edusky #mathsky
www.edutopia.org/article/stud...
www.edutopia.org/article/stud...
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Teaching students how to break a project into manageable pieces can:
🤝 Build collaboration and problem-solving skills
🎒 Increase student ownership
🌼 Cultivate rich classroom community
@criticalskills1.bsky.social and Nelia Rath share a how-to guide.
#EduSky #PBL #MiddleSchool #HighSchoolTeacher
🤝 Build collaboration and problem-solving skills
🎒 Increase student ownership
🌼 Cultivate rich classroom community
@criticalskills1.bsky.social and Nelia Rath share a how-to guide.
#EduSky #PBL #MiddleSchool #HighSchoolTeacher
Teaching Students to Use Chunking to Tackle Complex Problems
Middle and high school teachers can show students how to break projects into smaller parts to support their ability to manage their work.
edut.to
July 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Teaching students how to break a project into manageable pieces can:
🤝 Build collaboration and problem-solving skills
🎒 Increase student ownership
🌼 Cultivate rich classroom community
@criticalskills1.bsky.social and Nelia Rath share a how-to guide.
#EduSky #PBL #MiddleSchool #HighSchoolTeacher
🤝 Build collaboration and problem-solving skills
🎒 Increase student ownership
🌼 Cultivate rich classroom community
@criticalskills1.bsky.social and Nelia Rath share a how-to guide.
#EduSky #PBL #MiddleSchool #HighSchoolTeacher
“What’s your next brilliant move?” watching vid from McKinsey& am reminded when anyone whether an educational leader, small business owner, or corporate CEO works with team to translate bold vision into action, amazing transformation happens - worth the watch www.linkedin.com/posts/mckins... #EduSky
The bold don’t just imagine the future… they build it. | McKinsey & Company
The bold don’t just imagine the future… they build it.
What’s your next brilliant move? https://mck.co/3Tt3V9U | 23 comments on LinkedIn
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July 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
“What’s your next brilliant move?” watching vid from McKinsey& am reminded when anyone whether an educational leader, small business owner, or corporate CEO works with team to translate bold vision into action, amazing transformation happens - worth the watch www.linkedin.com/posts/mckins... #EduSky
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Play isn't just fun. Researchers argue it can help you adapt to difficult circumstances, collaborate better and problem-solve. We'll help you figure out your play personality and how to prioritize play in your life.
How to bring more play into your life : Life Kit
Play isn't just fun. Researchers argue it can help you adapt to difficult circumstances, collaborate better and problem-solve. We'll help you figure out your play personality and how to prioritize play in your life.
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July 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Play isn't just fun. Researchers argue it can help you adapt to difficult circumstances, collaborate better and problem-solve. We'll help you figure out your play personality and how to prioritize play in your life.
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Just awful: A 75-year-old man just died in ICE custody, ICE has revealed in a notice to Congress.
But here's the rub: This man, a Cuban national, was first paroled into the US in 1966—nearly 60 years ago! They were set to deport him anyway.
Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1974...
But here's the rub: This man, a Cuban national, was first paroled into the US in 1966—nearly 60 years ago! They were set to deport him anyway.
Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1974...
Why Did a 75-Year-Old Man in Poor Health Just Die in ICE Custody?
Isidro Perez came to the United States from Cuba nearly 60 years ago. This is who Stephen Miller is going after now?
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June 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Just awful: A 75-year-old man just died in ICE custody, ICE has revealed in a notice to Congress.
But here's the rub: This man, a Cuban national, was first paroled into the US in 1966—nearly 60 years ago! They were set to deport him anyway.
Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1974...
But here's the rub: This man, a Cuban national, was first paroled into the US in 1966—nearly 60 years ago! They were set to deport him anyway.
Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1974...
Watching proposed reductions to Medicaid roll forward- & remembering how valuable Medicaid reimbursements to school districts for covered services to students such as PT & so much more was when it was first approved. This is approved list for reimbursement in Va www.doe.virginia.gov/programs-ser...
www.doe.virginia.gov
June 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Watching proposed reductions to Medicaid roll forward- & remembering how valuable Medicaid reimbursements to school districts for covered services to students such as PT & so much more was when it was first approved. This is approved list for reimbursement in Va www.doe.virginia.gov/programs-ser...
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This week at the Copley Primary School #STEM club, we explored Snap Circuits! They made brilliant connections to previous learning and demonstrated excellent problem-solving skills whenever their circuits didn’t quite work as expected. The alarms and flying saucers were the most fun! #Edusky
June 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Wow -hard to believe rules could be so rigid in sch that kids wear diapers to school b/c of lack of access to bathroom breaks so basic it seems almost ridiculous: Philly kids should have guaranteed access to bathrooms/drinking water during the school day. But despi…
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MSN
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June 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Wow -hard to believe rules could be so rigid in sch that kids wear diapers to school b/c of lack of access to bathroom breaks so basic it seems almost ridiculous: Philly kids should have guaranteed access to bathrooms/drinking water during the school day. But despi…
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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"Monkey Trials and Modern Truths: Revisiting the Scopes Trial 100 Years Later," featuring Edward J. Larson. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2uw... #ScopesSunday
Monkey Trials and Modern Truths: Revisiting the Scopes Trial 100 Years Later
YouTube video by The Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression
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June 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
"Monkey Trials and Modern Truths: Revisiting the Scopes Trial 100 Years Later," featuring Edward J. Larson. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2uw... #ScopesSunday
Post-college insights on being labeled “gifted” in K-12 -personal impacts and research blend in this narrative about “the dark side of gifted ed”
I Was Enrolled In A "Gifted" Program As A Kid. Years Later, I Discovered A Dark Side I Never Knew About.
"There was a troubling flip side to the G/T experience that took me years to unpack."
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June 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Post-college insights on being labeled “gifted” in K-12 -personal impacts and research blend in this narrative about “the dark side of gifted ed”