Alison Stone
@alisonstonebio.bsky.social
High school life science teacher in Doylestown, PA. West is best! 80% explicit instruction/20% inquiry, #MCP mentor #NBCT #APBiology #anatomy, runner, opinions are my own
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Alison Stone
@alisonstonebio.bsky.social
· Nov 13
How Brain Science Transformed the Way I Teach | Professional Learning Partnerships
Teaching students about how their brains work and then developing lessons around retrieval, spaced practice, and metacognition shifts the burden of learning from the teacher to the learner in the most...
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Hi, I’m new here, hoping to engage with #edusky, hoping we can recreate the bird site a few years ago with lots of great chats. Here’s a blog so you can see what I’m about in education www.learningpartnerships.org/resources/tr...
Got this idea the other day from a teacher on social media. After a lesson ask students to write 3 questions they have about the material, do a turn and talk, then ask them to turn and talk with a different student. Lastly, ask the class if anyone found similar questions to their own. Worked great!
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Got this idea the other day from a teacher on social media. After a lesson ask students to write 3 questions they have about the material, do a turn and talk, then ask them to turn and talk with a different student. Lastly, ask the class if anyone found similar questions to their own. Worked great!
Cheating policy in our district:
Student has 48 hours to make up assessment up to 100%
What?
Student has 48 hours to make up assessment up to 100%
What?
November 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Cheating policy in our district:
Student has 48 hours to make up assessment up to 100%
What?
Student has 48 hours to make up assessment up to 100%
What?
This is absolutely horrifying. These teachers should not be fearing for their lives or their jobs. Just being a teacher is a risk factor now. www.kjzz.org/politics/202...
Arizona teachers' costumes weren't about Charlie Kirk. They're facing death threats anyway
Math teachers at Cienega High School in southern Arizona are facing death threats and calls that they be fired after a Turning Point USA employee falsely accused them of wearing Halloween costumes moc...
www.kjzz.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This is absolutely horrifying. These teachers should not be fearing for their lives or their jobs. Just being a teacher is a risk factor now. www.kjzz.org/politics/202...
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Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
Corporatization is one of the biggest problems in education in the US. Districts pay $$$ for devices, LMS software, curriculums (that have plenty of bells and whistles but very little substance), textbooks and testing. Now add AI into the mix and there seems to be no end in sight. #edusky
November 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Corporatization is one of the biggest problems in education in the US. Districts pay $$$ for devices, LMS software, curriculums (that have plenty of bells and whistles but very little substance), textbooks and testing. Now add AI into the mix and there seems to be no end in sight. #edusky
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If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
reut.rs
October 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples
This is a great idea!
"Mr. Luther, it's like my mom knew EXACTLY what to ask me!"
Easiest + most-impactful shift I've made communicating home about what we're doing in the classroom?
Adding a "questions to ask your student" for families/supporting adults section.
Easy win! (And some fun student reactions, too)
Easiest + most-impactful shift I've made communicating home about what we're doing in the classroom?
Adding a "questions to ask your student" for families/supporting adults section.
Easy win! (And some fun student reactions, too)
October 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This is a great idea!
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A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.
October 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.
#T2Tchat #Edusku A2: Teaching anatomy as a HS elective is so much fun b\c Ss can share their life experiences. For example, I always set aside time for Ss to tell their broken bone stories, and of course I share mine. Ss also get to listen to and see their own heartbeats and measure muscle activity.
October 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
#T2Tchat #Edusku A2: Teaching anatomy as a HS elective is so much fun b\c Ss can share their life experiences. For example, I always set aside time for Ss to tell their broken bone stories, and of course I share mine. Ss also get to listen to and see their own heartbeats and measure muscle activity.
#T2Tchat #Edusky Q4: I use different types of grouping to encourage collaboration. I use compass partners, students pick their West and East partners and I make north partners heterogeneous and south partners homogeneous. I can be very intentional about my partner pairing using this system.
October 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Wow! Utter nonsense. Does Jim Short even understand the science of reading? Teaching an inquiry based science curriculum and expecting students to think critically when they have no foundational knowledge is exactly what Calkins touted. I just can’t with this.
www.the74million.org/article/youv...
www.the74million.org/article/youv...
You’ve Heard of Science of Reading? The Nation Needs Science of Teaching Science
Short: High-quality instructional materials and curriculum-based professional learning are starting points for addressing this education crisis
www.the74million.org
October 16, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Wow! Utter nonsense. Does Jim Short even understand the science of reading? Teaching an inquiry based science curriculum and expecting students to think critically when they have no foundational knowledge is exactly what Calkins touted. I just can’t with this.
www.the74million.org/article/youv...
www.the74million.org/article/youv...
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Genuine question: for those enthusiastically pushing AI tools into every part of our education system—what checks/guardrails are there around algorithmic biases like this?
The administration “is currently pressuring OpenAI and other AI companies to make their models more conservative-friendly.”
OpenAI is trying to clamp down on ‘bias’ in ChatGPT
GPT-5 is better at resisting liberal ‘pressure,’ the company says.
www.theverge.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Genuine question: for those enthusiastically pushing AI tools into every part of our education system—what checks/guardrails are there around algorithmic biases like this?
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“ The great danger of comfortable fictions is not that they are wrong, but that they make us feel right. “ - Dr Carl Hendrick — a #mustread post! open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
October 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
“ The great danger of comfortable fictions is not that they are wrong, but that they make us feel right. “ - Dr Carl Hendrick — a #mustread post! open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
September 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
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September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Happy #FollowFriday #edChat #EduSky educators - here are some amazing educators to follow. Add your own to the list and pass it on! Happy Back to School season one and all!
@rdene915.bsky.social
@timneedles.bsky.social
@lieberrian.bsky.social
@baggaleymr.bsky.social
@alisonstonebio.bsky.social
@rdene915.bsky.social
@timneedles.bsky.social
@lieberrian.bsky.social
@baggaleymr.bsky.social
@alisonstonebio.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Happy #FollowFriday #edChat #EduSky educators - here are some amazing educators to follow. Add your own to the list and pass it on! Happy Back to School season one and all!
@rdene915.bsky.social
@timneedles.bsky.social
@lieberrian.bsky.social
@baggaleymr.bsky.social
@alisonstonebio.bsky.social
@rdene915.bsky.social
@timneedles.bsky.social
@lieberrian.bsky.social
@baggaleymr.bsky.social
@alisonstonebio.bsky.social
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🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Stripped-back Slides
A technique to support our presentations, demonstrations and explanations.
Full details here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
A technique to support our presentations, demonstrations and explanations.
Full details here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
September 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🏆 TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK: Stripped-back Slides
A technique to support our presentations, demonstrations and explanations.
Full details here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
A technique to support our presentations, demonstrations and explanations.
Full details here: teachingpowerups.com/techniqueoft...
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What strategies are y’all using to talk to kids who’ve witnessed a man being murdered? Turn and talk? Think pair share? www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SYs9T7/
September 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
What strategies are y’all using to talk to kids who’ve witnessed a man being murdered? Turn and talk? Think pair share? www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SYs9T7/
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New: We keep trying to teach grit as if it were something students can just learn. Instead, if we make progress visible students will persist. Swap pep talks for clear modelling, sequenced practice & precise feedback. Teach the subject well & resilience will follow open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
Grit is the residue of mastery
Why attempts to teach resilience, grit, and conscientiousness disappoint and why competence does all the heavy lifting
open.substack.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:48 AM
New: We keep trying to teach grit as if it were something students can just learn. Instead, if we make progress visible students will persist. Swap pep talks for clear modelling, sequenced practice & precise feedback. Teach the subject well & resilience will follow open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
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Today I introduced smallpox eradication in the vaccines class I’m co-teaching w/ @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
A public health hero I learned about prepping for this class is Benjamin Rubin. He developed the bifurcated needle, & waived all royalties for needles manufactured under contract w/the WHO.
A public health hero I learned about prepping for this class is Benjamin Rubin. He developed the bifurcated needle, & waived all royalties for needles manufactured under contract w/the WHO.
September 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Today I introduced smallpox eradication in the vaccines class I’m co-teaching w/ @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
A public health hero I learned about prepping for this class is Benjamin Rubin. He developed the bifurcated needle, & waived all royalties for needles manufactured under contract w/the WHO.
A public health hero I learned about prepping for this class is Benjamin Rubin. He developed the bifurcated needle, & waived all royalties for needles manufactured under contract w/the WHO.
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I agree. And I'd argue it's intentional. The GOP has a long history of using fear-mongering around potential threats to children to undermine efforts toward women's equality. I write about this with the satanic panic around childcare in Holding It Together:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...
Holding It Together by Jessica Calarco: 9780593538128 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women. Holding It Together chronicles the causes and dire consequences. America runs on women—women who are tasked with holding society...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
September 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I agree. And I'd argue it's intentional. The GOP has a long history of using fear-mongering around potential threats to children to undermine efforts toward women's equality. I write about this with the satanic panic around childcare in Holding It Together:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...