Susan G Barber
@susangbarber.bsky.social
Caffeinated educator, author, and consultant influencing the next generation (and those who work with them) to love literature and live worthwhile lives MuchAdoAboutTeaching.com; #teachlivingpoets #aplit #stopteacherguilt #feetupfriday
Using @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social to spark our thinking on why and how we read. #aplit
August 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Using @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social to spark our thinking on why and how we read. #aplit
We’re supposed to have all of this on our board daily. Does this seem excessive???
August 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
We’re supposed to have all of this on our board daily. Does this seem excessive???
Reposted by Susan G Barber
First day of school!!
August 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
First day of school!!
The Seductions of A.I. for the Writer’s Mind www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...
Opinion | I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students.
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July 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The Seductions of A.I. for the Writer’s Mind www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...
Reposted by Susan G Barber
Inside prison walls, here's how a book program is changing lives www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
Inside prison walls, here's how a book program is changing lives
Accessing reading material in prisons is hard, but Freedom Reads co-founder Reginald Betts, a former inmate, went beyond books, creating libraries made by former prisoners.
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July 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Inside prison walls, here's how a book program is changing lives www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
"Root Cellar" - I love how the poem is opened with "Nothing would sleep" before diving into imagery - this really gives the sense of life in this dark space - and somewhat sinister - disobeying in a way because the things in the cellar are ignoring the laws of life by not sleeping #PoemADayJuly
July 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
"Root Cellar" - I love how the poem is opened with "Nothing would sleep" before diving into imagery - this really gives the sense of life in this dark space - and somewhat sinister - disobeying in a way because the things in the cellar are ignoring the laws of life by not sleeping #PoemADayJuly
Highly recommend!!
July 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Highly recommend!!
“The stretches of highway on the long drive home after burial.” - for sure feeling this both literally and figuratively as we buried my mom in Alabama 2 months ago then drove home to Georgia. Again a reminder that poetry stands in the gap when we lack the words. #PoemADayJuly
“What is static if not the sound of the universe’s grief?”
Our #PoemADayJuly today: “Places With Terrible Wi-Fi” by J. Estanislao Lopez
Maybe a bit different than the “poems” you’re used to but SO much within this gem to explore.
So let’s explore! 🔍
@heymrsbond.com @thevogelman.bsky.social
Our #PoemADayJuly today: “Places With Terrible Wi-Fi” by J. Estanislao Lopez
Maybe a bit different than the “poems” you’re used to but SO much within this gem to explore.
So let’s explore! 🔍
@heymrsbond.com @thevogelman.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“The stretches of highway on the long drive home after burial.” - for sure feeling this both literally and figuratively as we buried my mom in Alabama 2 months ago then drove home to Georgia. Again a reminder that poetry stands in the gap when we lack the words. #PoemADayJuly
Day 3: "One river gives/Its journey to the next" - I like this framing of the poem. A river makes giving a fluid act - not act(s) in isolation. The giving of the colors and the combination of them (again think of a moving river) emphasizes how giving naturally changes all involved. #PoemADayJuly
July 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Day 3: "One river gives/Its journey to the next" - I like this framing of the poem. A river makes giving a fluid act - not act(s) in isolation. The giving of the colors and the combination of them (again think of a moving river) emphasizes how giving naturally changes all involved. #PoemADayJuly
I love the connection between the last lines of yesterday and today’s poems.
Also the zooming from big ideas (pull toward brink, time for everything) to small details (agave, persimmon, stick ball, purple okra) is so grounding for me. #PoemADayJuly
Also the zooming from big ideas (pull toward brink, time for everything) to small details (agave, persimmon, stick ball, purple okra) is so grounding for me. #PoemADayJuly
"No matter the pull toward brink. No"
Day #2 of #PoemADayJuly — let's go!
Today: "Sorrow Is Not My Name" by Ross Gay (a poem that very much responds to yesterday's poem by Brooks)
🧐 what do you notice?
🤷♂️ what do you wonder?
😍 what resonates?
@heymrsbond.com @thevogelman.bsky.social
Day #2 of #PoemADayJuly — let's go!
Today: "Sorrow Is Not My Name" by Ross Gay (a poem that very much responds to yesterday's poem by Brooks)
🧐 what do you notice?
🤷♂️ what do you wonder?
😍 what resonates?
@heymrsbond.com @thevogelman.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I love the connection between the last lines of yesterday and today’s poems.
Also the zooming from big ideas (pull toward brink, time for everything) to small details (agave, persimmon, stick ball, purple okra) is so grounding for me. #PoemADayJuly
Also the zooming from big ideas (pull toward brink, time for everything) to small details (agave, persimmon, stick ball, purple okra) is so grounding for me. #PoemADayJuly
Today's poem is such a great way to kick off #PoemADayJuly. I have loved reading all of the commentary, but for me today, I just read and took it all in. No annotations.
Starting Tuesday: #PoemADayJuly with myself, @heymrsbond.com and @thevogelman.bsky.social 😎
The first seven poems listed here—we'll discuss one each day, and everyone is welcome! Building community by talking about poetry is a pretty cool thing, so let's do it!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
The first seven poems listed here—we'll discuss one each day, and everyone is welcome! Building community by talking about poetry is a pretty cool thing, so let's do it!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
July 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today's poem is such a great way to kick off #PoemADayJuly. I have loved reading all of the commentary, but for me today, I just read and took it all in. No annotations.
Reposted by Susan G Barber
I'm not in a super reflective place yet, just resting for now, but the big takeaway from this year is "say less." Not like how my teenagers mean it, but literally saying less. No more long explainy emails trying to soften what I need to say. Same in person.
June 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I'm not in a super reflective place yet, just resting for now, but the big takeaway from this year is "say less." Not like how my teenagers mean it, but literally saying less. No more long explainy emails trying to soften what I need to say. Same in person.
Looking forward to this - who else is in??
Tuesday morning we are diving into this slow-read: one poem a day throughout July! #PoemADayJuly
List of the poems for the first week here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
List of the poems for the first week here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
June 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Looking forward to this - who else is in??
Reposted by Susan G Barber
Very much enjoyed this template for my own reflection as a teacher all year:
⓵ what is one new thing I wanted to try out?
⓶ what is something I want to get better at?
⓷ what is a strength I want to lean into even more?
Here's the full reflection document I used! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
⓵ what is one new thing I wanted to try out?
⓶ what is something I want to get better at?
⓷ what is a strength I want to lean into even more?
Here's the full reflection document I used! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
New_Better_Stronger_Marcus
New? Better? Stronger? a three-part reflection lens to grow as a teacher going into a new year What will your new be? What will your better be? What will your stronger be? What is something that you ...
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June 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Very much enjoyed this template for my own reflection as a teacher all year:
⓵ what is one new thing I wanted to try out?
⓶ what is something I want to get better at?
⓷ what is a strength I want to lean into even more?
Here's the full reflection document I used! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
⓵ what is one new thing I wanted to try out?
⓶ what is something I want to get better at?
⓷ what is a strength I want to lean into even more?
Here's the full reflection document I used! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Yes, yes, and yes - everyone should listen to this discussion on AI in the classroom with @heymrsbond.com!!
I have never highlighted myself😅, but my conversation w/ @heymrsbond.com was such a rich space to reflect on the purpose of education that I just had to capture this as food for thought: in a world where AI can do anything, we need to redefine 'rigor' around the things that humans do best. #EduSky
June 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Yes, yes, and yes - everyone should listen to this discussion on AI in the classroom with @heymrsbond.com!!
Reposted by Susan G Barber
In case you missed it, you can now watch the recent webinar, Creating Classrooms for Student Engagement, with @briansztabnik.bsky.social and @susangbarber.bsky.social!
Make the process of thinking, questioning, and expressing ideas welcoming and invigorating again: www.corwin.com/free-...
Make the process of thinking, questioning, and expressing ideas welcoming and invigorating again: www.corwin.com/free-...
Creating Classrooms for Student Engagement
Presented by Brian Sztabnik & Susan Barber Now, maybe more than ever, school has become an albatross of boredom for many students, and despite our...
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June 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In case you missed it, you can now watch the recent webinar, Creating Classrooms for Student Engagement, with @briansztabnik.bsky.social and @susangbarber.bsky.social!
Make the process of thinking, questioning, and expressing ideas welcoming and invigorating again: www.corwin.com/free-...
Make the process of thinking, questioning, and expressing ideas welcoming and invigorating again: www.corwin.com/free-...
I'm in - who else???
Maybe we do a “poem-slow-read,” @thevogelman.bsky.social? Make a list and anyone can join along with us?
A couple summers ago, I read + annotated one poem a day for an entire month—was an absolute joy.
July feels like a month for joy, so I need to start collecting.
What poems should I read this summer???
July feels like a month for joy, so I need to start collecting.
What poems should I read this summer???
June 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I'm in - who else???
A few more bookstores and a free little library :)
June 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM
A few more bookstores and a free little library :)
San Diego bookstores ❤️
June 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
San Diego bookstores ❤️
My big reframing for next year is not operating in scarcity mode; I will not let what is broken with the system define me as an educator.
June 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
My big reframing for next year is not operating in scarcity mode; I will not let what is broken with the system define me as an educator.
