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Rick Wormeli
@rickwormeli2
Teacher, Author, Education Consultant, husband, father, son, brother, grandfather. Former account @rickwormeli - Also over on @rickwormeli.bsky.social.
Herndon, VA
Joined August 2014
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    In 2026, let's walk together, finding every opportunity (and make our own if none are found) to hold candid conversations on oppression, to become aware, remain informed, and do the heavy lifting required. Let's find a way to cultivate hope, dismantle despair, summon courage,
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    This is one of the most disturbing, uninformed, and un-American statements I've ever seen a Superintendent make. I sincerely hope state colleagues can talk him out of the the educational and civic desert in which he's walking. The harm that would come from such policies would be
    "We want the Bible in our schools" -- Ryan Walters, Oklahoma superintendent of public instruction on Fox Business
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    Morning has broken like the first morning....we have become first time grandparents this a.m. Mother and baby all good. 'New light in the world!
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    As you're thinking about classroom assessments next year, remember that we grade against criteria for standards, outcomes, learning goals, i.e., evidence of learning, NOT the vehicle used to deliver that evidence. So, unless we're teaching the assessment format itself, whether or
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    Teachers Aren't Burnt Out. They Are Being Set Up to Fail
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    'Saw BlackkKlansman tonight. Had to sit in my car by myself for a while, radio off, & process the sorrow, pain, & deep urgency I feel for 'country. Last 40 min. are intense, but 'last 3 min.? I didn't breathe. More determined than ever to fight systemic racism, end toxic politics
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    Denying a student the chance to redo a failed demo of learning is the same as saying, "It's okay if you don't learn this."
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    "Would I want to be a student in my own classroom?" @pernilleripp
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    My son knows me well: 'His Christmas gift to me. Sasa Ke, Beltalowda?! The Rocinate flies here in my office in Virginia! @TheExpanseWR @TheExpanse @ExpanseOnPrime @JamesSACorey
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    Yeah, there are other stories today, but the one for me and so many: This morning, two administrators at East High School in Denver, CO kept a student with a gun and the intent to use it from harming classmates. During the pat down at entry, the student shot two administrators
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    Yes, do relationship building the 1st week, but wow, teach something complex and demanding. Give students a deep dive into your discipline.
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    7 Strategies Designed to Increase Student Engagement in Synchronous Online Discussions Using Video Conferencing catlintucker.com/2020/05/7-straโ€ฆ via @Catlin_Tucker
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    Just arrived home from emergency flight to Atlanta, and Dulles is filled - wall to wall - with high school students, all from the March, energized, full of bursting potential and a sense of purpose. Dang hard not to tear up in happiness a bit, and wow, it's contagious.
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    Why, yes, I do think middle level teaching should have its own separate certification. Thank you for asking. Young adolescents are not elementary or high school children; teaching them successfully requires expertise. #amle50