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
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.
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
If you’re a US follower and this has made you curious, consider coming to the NYC conference next month! bit.ly/rEDNYC
March 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
If you’re a US follower and this has made you curious, consider coming to the NYC conference next month! bit.ly/rEDNYC
Had a blast talking to folks at @researchedbrum.bsky.social about student discourse (and how it’s not the same as conversation). A great, engaged group who make me so proud to play a tiny part in their success story! #rEDBRUM
March 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Had a blast talking to folks at @researchedbrum.bsky.social about student discourse (and how it’s not the same as conversation). A great, engaged group who make me so proud to play a tiny part in their success story! #rEDBRUM
A new report finds 40% of kids under 2 have their own tablet. By 8, about 1 in 4 have a smartphone. This is why media literacy education isn’t a triviality that can wait until HS. www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/defaul...
March 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A new report finds 40% of kids under 2 have their own tablet. By 8, about 1 in 4 have a smartphone. This is why media literacy education isn’t a triviality that can wait until HS. www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/defaul...
It was fun to be quoted in this article on how my community is thinking about kids and technology! Being thoughtful about media literacy and kids' developmental needs is a conversation worth having, wherever you live. mattersmagazineissues.com/Winter2025/?...
February 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It was fun to be quoted in this article on how my community is thinking about kids and technology! Being thoughtful about media literacy and kids' developmental needs is a conversation worth having, wherever you live. mattersmagazineissues.com/Winter2025/?...
Hey, @hibitus-habitus.bsky.social— a children’s librarian compared Gram and Gran Save the Summer to The Mysterious Benedict Society. I just read it — it’s great…an honor to be compared to a book like that!
January 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Hey, @hibitus-habitus.bsky.social— a children’s librarian compared Gram and Gran Save the Summer to The Mysterious Benedict Society. I just read it — it’s great…an honor to be compared to a book like that!
Hope you’ll join us! Looks like a lot of cool sessions at this one!
January 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Hope you’ll join us! Looks like a lot of cool sessions at this one!
Get your tickets now for ResearchED NYC! The speaker list is a who’s who of ppl I admire! Should be terrific! www.eventbrite.com/o/researched... #researchED
January 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Get your tickets now for ResearchED NYC! The speaker list is a who’s who of ppl I admire! Should be terrific! www.eventbrite.com/o/researched... #researchED
Just was reading about the “trust flip” in images (we used to instinctively rely on video and photos, but those days are gone), and here’s what NYT interrupts with. As an immersive dystopian art project, I have no notes.
January 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just was reading about the “trust flip” in images (we used to instinctively rely on video and photos, but those days are gone), and here’s what NYT interrupts with. As an immersive dystopian art project, I have no notes.
Happy Belated Public Domain Day! Here’s what’s now available, along with a fav cartoon of mine from a few years ago (credit Lukey McGarry). Go forth and create! #edusky www.npr.org/2024/12/26/n...
January 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Happy Belated Public Domain Day! Here’s what’s now available, along with a fav cartoon of mine from a few years ago (credit Lukey McGarry). Go forth and create! #edusky www.npr.org/2024/12/26/n...
(2/2) digital literacy. My gut is that we should start younger there. But I have a bias! I’m a former HS journalism teacher who felt that AND I wrote a book for this age group in response (also for my son). I tried to back up my opinion w/action, but surely that biases me! ☺️
January 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
(2/2) digital literacy. My gut is that we should start younger there. But I have a bias! I’m a former HS journalism teacher who felt that AND I wrote a book for this age group in response (also for my son). I tried to back up my opinion w/action, but surely that biases me! ☺️
Oh, yes. You guys rock! Canada is further along than we are in the states. I am thinking of #middlegrades in the library sense, so instructional grades 3-6. Here in the US, states are starting to pass laws requiring K-12 instruction, but there is a resource gap, esp. as best I can tell with (1/2)
January 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Oh, yes. You guys rock! Canada is further along than we are in the states. I am thinking of #middlegrades in the library sense, so instructional grades 3-6. Here in the US, states are starting to pass laws requiring K-12 instruction, but there is a resource gap, esp. as best I can tell with (1/2)
Bonus post: apologies for very briefly describing some complex ideas. Happy to hear I’m misreading Andrew’s book. Go buy yourself a copy for a detailed, practical discussion—it’s great!
December 29, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Bonus post: apologies for very briefly describing some complex ideas. Happy to hear I’m misreading Andrew’s book. Go buy yourself a copy for a detailed, practical discussion—it’s great!
Instead of teaching “one simple trick” like counting fingers, we need to shape students’ schema and habits of mind: Do I have the full context for this image? Do I know who made it? Are other, reputable sources sharing it? Visual tricks aren’t new—but AI commodified them. 6/7
December 29, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Instead of teaching “one simple trick” like counting fingers, we need to shape students’ schema and habits of mind: Do I have the full context for this image? Do I know who made it? Are other, reputable sources sharing it? Visual tricks aren’t new—but AI commodified them. 6/7
You may have seen this joke online. It plays off the idea that visual literacy is a question of orienting yourself to the right things. It’s the “just look at the fingers” approach to AI. Y’all, that’s not going to work for the long term—it barely does now. It's not an "orienting" question. 4/7
December 29, 2024 at 6:39 PM
You may have seen this joke online. It plays off the idea that visual literacy is a question of orienting yourself to the right things. It’s the “just look at the fingers” approach to AI. Y’all, that’s not going to work for the long term—it barely does now. It's not an "orienting" question. 4/7
Andrew discusses Posner’s theory of attention. Quick version: alertness, orienting, & executive attention all comprise what we think of as “attention.” EG., you aren’t alert, it won’t matter whether you're oriented to a class explanation. You'll miss it. So how does this link to AI? Here’s how: 3/7
December 29, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Andrew discusses Posner’s theory of attention. Quick version: alertness, orienting, & executive attention all comprise what we think of as “attention.” EG., you aren’t alert, it won’t matter whether you're oriented to a class explanation. You'll miss it. So how does this link to AI? Here’s how: 3/7
I’m inspired a bit by
@andrewwatsonttb.bsky.social’s writing on attention in Learning Begins. To wit, we might tell a student to “pay attention” w/o really understanding the sub-processes that involves. (Stay with me — I will make the connection. 😅) 2/7
@andrewwatsonttb.bsky.social’s writing on attention in Learning Begins. To wit, we might tell a student to “pay attention” w/o really understanding the sub-processes that involves. (Stay with me — I will make the connection. 😅) 2/7
December 29, 2024 at 6:39 PM
I’m inspired a bit by
@andrewwatsonttb.bsky.social’s writing on attention in Learning Begins. To wit, we might tell a student to “pay attention” w/o really understanding the sub-processes that involves. (Stay with me — I will make the connection. 😅) 2/7
@andrewwatsonttb.bsky.social’s writing on attention in Learning Begins. To wit, we might tell a student to “pay attention” w/o really understanding the sub-processes that involves. (Stay with me — I will make the connection. 😅) 2/7
Can confirm that seeing one’s book in a library catalogue is a dream. I can’t check with school libraries, but that’s where I think a middle grade mystery-fantasy that teaches #medialiteracy finds its best readers. Still trying to find a way to reach out to more! #tlsky #skybrarian
December 29, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Can confirm that seeing one’s book in a library catalogue is a dream. I can’t check with school libraries, but that’s where I think a middle grade mystery-fantasy that teaches #medialiteracy finds its best readers. Still trying to find a way to reach out to more! #tlsky #skybrarian
Humanities dead? Nah. Humanities changing? Happening, and has been happening, all around us. Smart questions — the right ones, I think.
(To be clear, I’m still very much pro-books in English class.)
(To be clear, I’m still very much pro-books in English class.)
December 24, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Humanities dead? Nah. Humanities changing? Happening, and has been happening, all around us. Smart questions — the right ones, I think.
(To be clear, I’m still very much pro-books in English class.)
(To be clear, I’m still very much pro-books in English class.)
Step 1) Get your free ebook and see the text even Google AI can’t help but love!
2) Leave an honest rating or review for us! (Not required, just appreciated)
3) Consider it for all the wonderful kids in your life!
2) Leave an honest rating or review for us! (Not required, just appreciated)
3) Consider it for all the wonderful kids in your life!
December 14, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Step 1) Get your free ebook and see the text even Google AI can’t help but love!
2) Leave an honest rating or review for us! (Not required, just appreciated)
3) Consider it for all the wonderful kids in your life!
2) Leave an honest rating or review for us! (Not required, just appreciated)
3) Consider it for all the wonderful kids in your life!
Let’s do a holiday GIVEAWAY! On Monday, my publisher @teachergoals.bsky.social will offer Gram and Gran e-books for free! It teaches #medialiteracy to grade 3-7 readers using stories and puzzles. And it’s super silly! See teachergoals.com/winterbreak/ #tlsky #edusky
December 14, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Let’s do a holiday GIVEAWAY! On Monday, my publisher @teachergoals.bsky.social will offer Gram and Gran e-books for free! It teaches #medialiteracy to grade 3-7 readers using stories and puzzles. And it’s super silly! See teachergoals.com/winterbreak/ #tlsky #edusky
Say it ain’t so, Australia! 👇🏼Especially not when your own rockstar @loueee.bsky.social has illustrated a wonderful kids’ book about it. Check out gramandgran.com if you’re interested — @hibitus-habitus.bsky.social and I have tested these jokes in multiple hemispheres and can confirm you’ll chuckle!
December 4, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Say it ain’t so, Australia! 👇🏼Especially not when your own rockstar @loueee.bsky.social has illustrated a wonderful kids’ book about it. Check out gramandgran.com if you’re interested — @hibitus-habitus.bsky.social and I have tested these jokes in multiple hemispheres and can confirm you’ll chuckle!
Kudos to @mrzachg.bsky.social on his new book! I started to flip through a few pages this morning and wound up engrossed. (Good news for learning, less good news for my still unfolded laundry.) This book is *stuffed* with research and its practical implications for instruction. Wow!
December 1, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Kudos to @mrzachg.bsky.social on his new book! I started to flip through a few pages this morning and wound up engrossed. (Good news for learning, less good news for my still unfolded laundry.) This book is *stuffed* with research and its practical implications for instruction. Wow!