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Special Ed Teacher | Aspiring to make Education Better| Dad | Missing Alaska, Thriving in Georgia | Memes are my Hubris
Jul 4, 2025 8 tweets 3 min read
Boom! Stop right there.

Here are 6 practices I’m implementing this upcoming school year that will radically change academic achievement for my students. 🧵 👇 1. SLANT
First, I'm starting off strong. I was really challenged by @educatedandfree on the structure I use in my classroom. SLANT stands for:

Sit up
Listen
Ask and answer questions
Nod your head
Track the speaker

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May 10, 2025 9 tweets 3 min read
Ok my mind is blown, and I can't be the only teacher out there.

Did you know learning styles is actually an educational myth?

Daniel Willingham breaks it down for us in 4 key points 🧵👇 Image Soooo wait remind me. What exactly are learning styles again?

It's this crazy popular idea that students learn best when instruction matches their personal style like visual, auditory, kinesthetic, etc.

However, Willingham challenges this. Image
May 3, 2025 10 tweets 3 min read
Cognitive Load Theory
By John Sweller

Definitely something every teacher should know

Here's the concept simplified into 8 posts 🧵👇 Image First of all, we gotta start with working memory.

This is like your brain’s whiteboard. It’s tiny, fills up fast, and is limited to 4-7 items at once before getting erased for something new. Image
Apr 20, 2025 12 tweets 4 min read
Summer is almost here.

If you're a teacher like me, then you're definitely taking advantage of the time to do some reading.

I'm fueling my summer with 10 powerful and practical books that I believe will transform my teaching. 👇🧵 Image 1. The Scaffolding Effect: Supporting All Students by Ball & Fairlamb (@MrsBallAP @lamb_heart_tea)

All about helping every kid climb higher—without anyone falling off the ladder. Image