Steve Chiger
@stevechiger.bsky.social
Director of Literacy, Uncommon Schools; Co-Author, Love & Literacy and Gram & Gran Save the Summer; unrepentant nerd: loves ELA, cog sci, research, media lit, pedagogy, medieval marginalia; he/him stevechiger.com
All day—Last chance to grab a FREE kindle copy of Gram and Gran Save the Summer: acclaimed solve-it-yourself media literacy mysteries for ages 7-12. Leaving an honest rating or review helps us out! a.co/d/h8F492Q #EduSky #TLSky
October 31, 2025 at 11:23 AM
All day—Last chance to grab a FREE kindle copy of Gram and Gran Save the Summer: acclaimed solve-it-yourself media literacy mysteries for ages 7-12. Leaving an honest rating or review helps us out! a.co/d/h8F492Q #EduSky #TLSky
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Happy to boost this post. I've said it before and I'll say it again: GRAM AND GRAN SAVE THE SUMMER is one of the best #MediaLiteracy books for kids I have ever encountered. This is a perfect chance to check it out for free so you can decide which kid(s) in your life to give it to as a holiday gift!
Happy Media Literacy Week! To celebrate, @teachergoals.bsky.social has made Gram and Gran FREE on Kindle all week! Not asking for anything in return, but honest ratings/reviews always welcome! We’re a chapter book of solve-it-yourself media literacy mysteries for gr 3-7. Pls share! a.co/d/gKflH5A
Gram and Gran Save the Summer: A Whimsical Adventure in Media Literacy (The Gram and Gran Series Book 1) - Kindle edition by Chiger, Stephen , Pereira, Daniel , Decrevel, Louis . Children Kindle eBook...
Gram and Gran Save the Summer: A Whimsical Adventure in Media Literacy (The Gram and Gran Series Book 1) - Kindle edition by Chiger, Stephen , Pereira, Daniel , Decrevel, Louis . Download it once and ...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Happy to boost this post. I've said it before and I'll say it again: GRAM AND GRAN SAVE THE SUMMER is one of the best #MediaLiteracy books for kids I have ever encountered. This is a perfect chance to check it out for free so you can decide which kid(s) in your life to give it to as a holiday gift!
Happy Media Literacy Week! To celebrate, @teachergoals.bsky.social has made Gram and Gran FREE on Kindle all week! Not asking for anything in return, but honest ratings/reviews always welcome! We’re a chapter book of solve-it-yourself media literacy mysteries for gr 3-7. Pls share! a.co/d/gKflH5A
Gram and Gran Save the Summer: A Whimsical Adventure in Media Literacy (The Gram and Gran Series Book 1) - Kindle edition by Chiger, Stephen , Pereira, Daniel , Decrevel, Louis . Children Kindle eBook...
Gram and Gran Save the Summer: A Whimsical Adventure in Media Literacy (The Gram and Gran Series Book 1) - Kindle edition by Chiger, Stephen , Pereira, Daniel , Decrevel, Louis . Download it once and ...
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October 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Happy Media Literacy Week! To celebrate, @teachergoals.bsky.social has made Gram and Gran FREE on Kindle all week! Not asking for anything in return, but honest ratings/reviews always welcome! We’re a chapter book of solve-it-yourself media literacy mysteries for gr 3-7. Pls share! a.co/d/gKflH5A
Terrific post on the dangers of over-simplification for teachers and students!
'The oversimplification trap'
"When it comes to students in the classroom, we can simplify an explanation of a concept into PPT where complex phrases become glossy icons. Books can become short booklets. Subjects become revision guides."
alexquigley.co.uk/the-oversimp...
"When it comes to students in the classroom, we can simplify an explanation of a concept into PPT where complex phrases become glossy icons. Books can become short booklets. Subjects become revision guides."
alexquigley.co.uk/the-oversimp...
The oversimplification trap
Are we in danger of making learning too simple?
When it comes to students in the classroom, we can simplify an explanation of a concept into PPT where complex phrases become glossy icons. Books can b...
alexquigley.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Terrific post on the dangers of over-simplification for teachers and students!
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New substack: LLM Chatbots Are the Inscrutable Unknown Variable in Lesson Plans
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dtwuva.substack.com/p/llm-chatbo...
LLM Chatbots Are the Inscrutable Unknown Variable in Lesson Plans
The cognitive consequences of using LLM Chatbots in class can be subtle and hard to predict
dtwuva.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
New substack: LLM Chatbots Are the Inscrutable Unknown Variable in Lesson Plans
dtwuva.substack.com/p/llm-chatbo...
dtwuva.substack.com/p/llm-chatbo...
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If AI is being used extensively in office jobs, then should we be letting students use AI in the classroom?
No - here's why.
With reference to 3 papers that show what you do in a job isn't the template for what you do in the classroom.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/education-...
No - here's why.
With reference to 3 papers that show what you do in a job isn't the template for what you do in the classroom.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/education-...
August 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
If AI is being used extensively in office jobs, then should we be letting students use AI in the classroom?
No - here's why.
With reference to 3 papers that show what you do in a job isn't the template for what you do in the classroom.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/education-...
No - here's why.
With reference to 3 papers that show what you do in a job isn't the template for what you do in the classroom.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/education-...
Useful as always. If you don’t subscribe to Peps’ newsletter, consider doing so! (Link at the end of his thread.)
🔥 16 hottest education related research papers from the last 8 weeks:
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July 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Useful as always. If you don’t subscribe to Peps’ newsletter, consider doing so! (Link at the end of his thread.)
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Wiley just put the audio version of Why Don't Students Like School on sale--50% off! www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...
50% OFF Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom, 2nd Edition
Why Don't Students Like School? Second Edition features 25% updated material while still honoring the classic, beloved approaches of the original. The book draws its themes from the most frequ...
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June 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Wiley just put the audio version of Why Don't Students Like School on sale--50% off! www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...
Get ready for much more stuff like this. An (interesting!) article about a photograph leading with…an AI generated image. We need to help students be ready to navigate this world, and fast.
June 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Get ready for much more stuff like this. An (interesting!) article about a photograph leading with…an AI generated image. We need to help students be ready to navigate this world, and fast.
I read and enjoyed this! It’s a good, fast primer for key cog sci research and its application in classrooms.
Refresh your teaching with practical tips from my book "Smart Teaching Stronger Learning," co-written with 10 cognitive scientists (who are also teachers!).
Smart Teaching Stronger Learning
In the book Smart Teaching Stronger Learning, 10 renowned cognitive scientists share innovative teaching strategies that strengthen student success. Written for busy educators and leaders in K–12, higher...
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June 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I read and enjoyed this! It’s a good, fast primer for key cog sci research and its application in classrooms.
From Ethan Mollick’s “One Useful Thing” blog—“I think we need to be prepared for a world where it is impossible to tell real from AI-generated images and video, with implications for a wide swath of society, from the entertainment we enjoy to our trust for online content.” Couldn’t agree more.
June 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
From Ethan Mollick’s “One Useful Thing” blog—“I think we need to be prepared for a world where it is impossible to tell real from AI-generated images and video, with implications for a wide swath of society, from the entertainment we enjoy to our trust for online content.” Couldn’t agree more.
This is so important to me as an educator and as a parent. 👇🏼Books are so essential to English instruction it almost feels not worth saying. EXCEPT, as this interview shows, that may not be the case!
There's been lots of media attention on how many college students can't get thru a book—but students aren't getting much practice reading books before they get to college. A new survey finds top elementary English programs feature few—or no—books. hollykorbey.substack.com/p/students-r...
Students read few—or no—books in top ELA programs, survey finds
Elementary students get little practice reading whole books in some of the country's most popular elementary reading curricula, shedding new light on national reading crisis
hollykorbey.substack.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This is so important to me as an educator and as a parent. 👇🏼Books are so essential to English instruction it almost feels not worth saying. EXCEPT, as this interview shows, that may not be the case!
Enjoyed this intellectually nutritious post on diet and cognition from the inimitable @andrewwatsonttb.bsky.social.
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www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/nutriti...
Nutrition and Learning: Do Saturated Fats Harm Cognition? – Education & Teacher Conferences
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May 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Enjoyed this intellectually nutritious post on diet and cognition from the inimitable @andrewwatsonttb.bsky.social.
www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/nutriti...
www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/nutriti...
David is one of the smartest (and most prolific!) writers we have. If, like me, you find simulation theory fascinating, you’ll love this essay on what it means to build meaning in a world that might possibly not be real.
May 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
David is one of the smartest (and most prolific!) writers we have. If, like me, you find simulation theory fascinating, you’ll love this essay on what it means to build meaning in a world that might possibly not be real.
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🧵How much does prior knowledge really matter for learning? A new study challenges one of the most foundational ideas in education: that the more you know, the more you can know. The results are pretty shocking. Here's why it really surprised me ⬇️
May 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
🧵How much does prior knowledge really matter for learning? A new study challenges one of the most foundational ideas in education: that the more you know, the more you can know. The results are pretty shocking. Here's why it really surprised me ⬇️
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Attention is often referred to as the gateway to cognition. Securing attention should be a major focus!
But you also have to give students something to attend to. Faultless communications are also necessary.
Registration is open for this free webinar!
educationrickshaw.com/2025/05/19/h...
But you also have to give students something to attend to. Faultless communications are also necessary.
Registration is open for this free webinar!
educationrickshaw.com/2025/05/19/h...
Harnessing Attention and Explaining Better
Blake Harvard, a teacher and author of the best-selling book, Do I have your attention?, and I share an obsession with improving teaching through evidence-based practices. A major focus of both of …
educationrickshaw.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Attention is often referred to as the gateway to cognition. Securing attention should be a major focus!
But you also have to give students something to attend to. Faultless communications are also necessary.
Registration is open for this free webinar!
educationrickshaw.com/2025/05/19/h...
But you also have to give students something to attend to. Faultless communications are also necessary.
Registration is open for this free webinar!
educationrickshaw.com/2025/05/19/h...
At the very least, English teachers made our mark on the writers at The Onion. 😂
You Can’t Even Watch A Movie Anymore Without Seeing Some Theme Explored
I’ve loved movies ever since I was a little kid. Just stepping into that dark theater, with the smell of fresh popcorn, was like being transported to a whole other world. It used to be so magical. But...
theonion.com
May 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
At the very least, English teachers made our mark on the writers at The Onion. 😂
Love this! Lateral reading and SIFT are critical skills. Our generation may be catching up now, but we owe it to our kids to build this into the K12 experience.
Think Like a Fact-Checker: www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/misg... by @matthewfacciani.bsky.social
Key 👇
"- Stop & reflect before sharing or believing the information.
- Investigate the source
- Find better coverage from reliable sources
- Trace the information back to its original context"
Key 👇
"- Stop & reflect before sharing or believing the information.
- Investigate the source
- Find better coverage from reliable sources
- Trace the information back to its original context"
Think Like a Fact-Checker: The Skill Most People Don’t Use
Most people judge online info by how it looks—but expert fact-checkers do something totally different. Here’s the skill they use—and how you can learn it too.
www.psychologytoday.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Love this! Lateral reading and SIFT are critical skills. Our generation may be catching up now, but we owe it to our kids to build this into the K12 experience.
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Hello friends!
You're keen to spend a week this summer studying memory, attention, and learning? I've got just the workshop for you...
We'll be in Boston this July for our 7th summer; I hope you'll join us.
Reach out if you have any questions.
Cheers
You're keen to spend a week this summer studying memory, attention, and learning? I've got just the workshop for you...
We'll be in Boston this July for our 7th summer; I hope you'll join us.
Reach out if you have any questions.
Cheers
May 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Hello friends!
You're keen to spend a week this summer studying memory, attention, and learning? I've got just the workshop for you...
We'll be in Boston this July for our 7th summer; I hope you'll join us.
Reach out if you have any questions.
Cheers
You're keen to spend a week this summer studying memory, attention, and learning? I've got just the workshop for you...
We'll be in Boston this July for our 7th summer; I hope you'll join us.
Reach out if you have any questions.
Cheers
SUPER proud of my partner Charell Star for publishing her memoir today! It’s one thing to write about what you know, but it’s another to write about what you’ve experienced. Powerful, moving, and full of lessons in joy & resilience to live by. a.co/d/dZT8OLf
May 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
SUPER proud of my partner Charell Star for publishing her memoir today! It’s one thing to write about what you know, but it’s another to write about what you’ve experienced. Powerful, moving, and full of lessons in joy & resilience to live by. a.co/d/dZT8OLf
This is precisely why @hibitus-habitus.bsky.social and I wrote Gram and Gran Save the Summer. Kids need to develop skills in #medialiteracy from a young age. (Plus, who doesn’t love solve-it-yourself mysteries?)
Interesting article (and linked research) on ‘How adolescents identify online misinformation’. Younger children rely more on the look of a website, whereas older students focus more on language and meaning. @researchdigest.bsky.social
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www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
How do adolescents identify online misinformation? | BPS
New research explores young people's strategies for filtering fact from fiction in online spaces.
www.bps.org.uk
April 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is precisely why @hibitus-habitus.bsky.social and I wrote Gram and Gran Save the Summer. Kids need to develop skills in #medialiteracy from a young age. (Plus, who doesn’t love solve-it-yourself mysteries?)
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Even though my funding was cut, I’m still committed to helping people build media & digital literacy skills. I’ll keep sharing research summaries, practical tools, and continue my own work—however I can. If you're interested in my work, follow along via my newsletter:
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April 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Even though my funding was cut, I’m still committed to helping people build media & digital literacy skills. I’ll keep sharing research summaries, practical tools, and continue my own work—however I can. If you're interested in my work, follow along via my newsletter:
matthewfacciani.substack.com
matthewfacciani.substack.com
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Probably the most first important step in driving change and adopting the science of learning is the challenge of creating a shared understanding of how learning happens within a school community. 1/4
April 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Probably the most first important step in driving change and adopting the science of learning is the challenge of creating a shared understanding of how learning happens within a school community. 1/4
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Join me for a free webinar next week on using writing instruction to boost reading comprehension--and learning in general. Sponsored by The Writing Revolution.
For more info and to register, click here:
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For more info and to register, click here:
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Go Beyond the Science of Reading with Explicit Writing Instruction - edWeb
This edWebinar will explore how the Hochman Method strengthens reading comprehension and elevates student proficiency in both reading and writing.
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April 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Join me for a free webinar next week on using writing instruction to boost reading comprehension--and learning in general. Sponsored by The Writing Revolution.
For more info and to register, click here:
bit.ly/3G6n9P5
For more info and to register, click here:
bit.ly/3G6n9P5
I am SO excited to watch this! What a get!
One of the greatest things about my talk with legendary researcher Paul Kirschner is our conversation serves as a kind of overview of the main ideas of the science of learning--so if you're new to how the brain learns, this is a crash course right here! hollykorbey.substack.com/p/being-busy...
'Being busy is a poor proxy for learning'
Paul Kirschner, one of the godfathers of the science of learning, disabuses us of our romantic notions of learning
hollykorbey.substack.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I am SO excited to watch this! What a get!