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sciencelady.bsky.social @sciencelady.bsky.social · Feb 3

I will second that! What a wonderful way to spend a cold winter afternoon @juliettescience.bsky.social Special thanks to @scifri.bsky.social for making it happen!

Juliette Guarino Berg @juliettescience.bsky.social · Feb 3

I had a blast co-leading “Exploring Science Through Stories: Elevate Your Science Teaching with Interactive Read Alouds!” on Saturday alongside the amazing @sciencelady.bsky.social! Extra special “thank yous” go to @kaleidoscopesci.bsky.social and @scifri.bsky.social for this fabulous opportunity! 📚

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Claire W @sciclaire.bsky.social · Jan 13

Picture book recs for kids affected by the fires:
~ "Dear Wild Child" by Wallace Grayce Nichols & Wallace J. Nichols
~ "Simone" by Viet Thanh Nguyen
~ "We Will Live In This Forest Again" by Gianna Marino
~ "Hello, Tree" by Ana Crespo
~ "I Am the Storm" by Heidi E. Y. Stemple & Jane Yolen

Covers of the seven picture books listed in this post, shown on a black background.

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Kevin 🚀🤠 @astro-cowboy.bsky.social · Jan 13

Today, sixty days after being laid off by JPL, my severance pay and insurance coverage expire.

At JPL, I did engineering ops for the Curiosity Rover 🚀. Before that, I studied entrepreneurship and management at Stanford.

Please reskeet this so I can make new connections and find new opportunities 🤠

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Juliette Guarino Berg @juliettescience.bsky.social · Jan 7

Register for our FREE workshop, “Exploring Science Through Stories!” It takes place February 1st on Zoom. @sciencelady.bsky.social and I can’t wait to see you there! #SciEd #ScienceEd #STEMed #ProfessionalDevelopment #Literacy #Teaching #SkyEd www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sci...

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Alice Keeler @alicekeeler.com · Jan 6

When doing math, the standards for the 8 mathematical practices are what the students should be DOING. Which MP are they working on today?

Note: MP6 is NOT "Show your work"

#ITeachMath #EduSky

The image shows a list of the eight Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMPs). These standards are:
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
4. Model with mathematics.
5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
6. Attend to precision.
7. Look for and make use of structure.
8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

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Michelle Cusolito ❌👑 @mcusolito.bsky.social · Jan 6

"A compellingly told story of a quietly brilliant feminist figure." www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... #STEAMTeamBooks #KidLoveNonfiction #STEM #STEAM #Ireland #MarineScience #OceanScience 🌊

JELLYFISH SCIENTIST | Kirkus Reviews

Off the craggy coast of Ireland in 1899, self-taught scientist Maude Delap captures a jellyfish from her rowboat and embarks on an unprecedented scientific journey.

www.kirkusreviews.com

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sciencelady.bsky.social @sciencelady.bsky.social · Jan 5

I so agree! This book offers strategies that can be easily implemented in the classroom .

@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · Jan 5

Great pro-d book!
Here’s what it inspired me to try:

bsky.app/profile/exli...

Len Bryan @lenbryan25.bsky.social · Jan 4

I just finished my 1st book of 2025 - 5 Kinds of Nonfiction by Melissa Stewart & Dr. Marlene Correia. It's a fantastic resource packed with terrific ideas for using nonfiction with students. I highly recommend it! #TLSky #5KNF #Skybrarians melissa-stewart.com/educators/no...

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sciencelady.bsky.social @sciencelady.bsky.social · Jan 5

Are you interested in finding out more about using fiction and nonfiction to support science instruction and also build literacy skills?

Join Juliette Guarino Berg and myself in a workshop hosted by @sciencefriday #Mass.ReadingAssociation #internationalliteracyassociation

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sciencelady.bsky.social @sciencelady.bsky.social · Jan 4

This is going to be so much fun. @scifri.bsky.social is the best for hosting us! We love working together and we keep getting better!

Juliette Guarino Berg @juliettescience.bsky.social · Jan 4

Thrilled to be co-leading this FREE workshop (with materials!) for @scifri.bsky.social with the amazing @sciencelady.bsky.social ! Join us February 1st on Zoom for “Exploring Science Through Stories!” #ScienceEd #STEMed #EdChat #ProfessionalDevelopment #EduSky secure.everyaction.com/yfvNGfGGGUW4...

Workshop: Exploring Science Through Stories

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@ExlibrisMrHunt @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social · Dec 8

Though I’m neither a writer, nor illustrator, I found this post was quite interesting to read, as someone who buys books for libraries and is curious about how publishing/agent/etc systems work (and I’m sure there are lots of opinions about the content here, but I’m not the one to debate with—IDK)

Jes Trudel 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @jestrudel.bsky.social · Dec 6

"Why are picture books texts so hard to sell?" Short answer: THEY'RE NOT! This is one of the biggest misconceptions about children's publishing. After saying this for the twelfth millionth time this week, I wrote a looong post about it: writingcommunity.ca/kidlit-confu... #kidlit #picturebook #pb

Pie chart based on Publishers Marketplace data showing only 23% of 2024 announced picture book deals going to author-illustrators.

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Jason Kennedy | Let's Stop Teaching & Design Learning @letsquitteaching.com · Dec 8

Scaffolds are meant to be TEMPORARY.

Otherwise, we'd still be looking at the Statue of Liberty like this...

It's no different for learning.

Scaffolds were meant to be used & then eventually taken down.
#EduSky #EduCoach

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Marta R. Stoeckel, PhD, NBCT @martastoeckel.bsky.social · Dec 6

Today, a teacher was excited to show me the driving question board her students made this week because of how much growth it shows from the first! I love that I get these snippets of how much students and teachers are growing in these skills. #NGSS #EduCoach

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · Dec 6

enhance interactions with young people: improve approaches to modelling, ask thoughtful questions and encourage deeper classroom dialogue. #iTeachMath thoughtful stuff from Scotland education.gov.scot/inspection-a...

Quality of learning and teaching in mathematics

Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.

education.gov.scot

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · Dec 6

Holy discoveries! THE NEXT SCIENTIST, written by me & illustrated by Julia Kuo, has been named one of @npr.org @scifri.bsky.social's 2024 Best Science Books for Kids!

So many great holiday gift ideas for your curious reader. Check out the full list: www.sciencefriday.com/segments/sci...

Blue background with heading: SCIENCE FRIDAY: 2024'S BEST SCIENCE BOOKS FOR KIDS andTHE NEXT SCIENTIST book cover, showing young scientist against a background of blue and purple mountains, with text that reads: The Next Scientist
by Kate Messner
“What were Isaac Newton, Mae Jemison, and Jane Goodall up to as kids? All sorts of things! This affirming, expansive picture book chronicles a diverse group of over 20 scientists and their childhood experiences.”

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Patrick Goff @bmsscienceteach.bsky.social · Dec 5

A group of girls decided to do an interpretive dance to show what they had learned. They made a TikTok out of it with captions, dance and music. We talked and they know the science so I am good with the video. Very impressed with them. #edusky

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sciencelady.bsky.social @sciencelady.bsky.social · Dec 5

I’m so excited. I have just finished a virtual coaching cycle where I saw amazing measurable change in teaching practices that led to more student success.Thanks #Sibme for tools and resources to guide this teacher. Professional development teachers look forward to each week.

sciencelady.bsky.social @sciencelady.bsky.social · Dec 5

www.readingrockets.org/people-and-o.... #edusky #science #literacy #nonfiction

Melissa Stewart

Children’s nonfiction writer Melissa Stewart has published more than 200 books on a wide range of science and nature topics, including the Sibert Medal Honoree Summertime Sleepers: Animals that Estiva...

www.readingrockets.org

sciencelady.bsky.social @sciencelady.bsky.social · Dec 3

What is your website?

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sciencelady.bsky.social @sciencelady.bsky.social · Dec 3

Certainly I sometimes teach a science and literacy unit using squirrels to K-5 teachers.

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sciencelady.bsky.social @sciencelady.bsky.social · Dec 3

Love this photo . Can I use in professional development presentations?

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sciencelady.bsky.social @sciencelady.bsky.social · Dec 2

Who is going to NSTA in Philadelphia? #science #elementary #Edusky

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sciencelady.bsky.social @sciencelady.bsky.social · Dec 1

@krsciencelady

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Tim Smyth @historycomics.bsky.social · Dec 1

I say this to my students and parents all the time. Want to be a better reader? Read. A better writer? Read. More empathetic? Read. Deeper thinker? Read.

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sciencelady.bsky.social @sciencelady.bsky.social · Dec 1

I had many followers on Twitter but not sure people even remember me anymore.

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · Dec 1

How are the graphs different? How are they similar?
How are the situations different? How are they similar?

Which graph matches with which situation, and how do you know? #connectingreps #mathsky #edusky

The visual shows two graphs. Graph A has time on the independent axis and distance from start on the dependent axis. It shows a graph with a constant slope up, followed by a horizontal line, followed by a constant slope down. Graph B shows a similar graph except the constant slope up is steeper than in graph A. It is also followed by a horizontal line and a constant slope down, exactly the same dimensions as A.

There are also 3 situations.

Situation 1: Chiemeka is in gym class. She walked straight for 100 meters on the track and stopped to rest and then walked back to the start.

Situation 2: Chiemeka is in gym class. She ran straight for 100 meters on the track and stopped to rest and then walked back to the start because she was tired.

Situation 3: Chiemeka is in gym class. She ran straight for 100 meters on the track, then she walked slowly for another 100 meters further, and then ran the last 100 meters.

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