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Todd Finley, PhD @finleyt

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Joined March 2007
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@coolcatteacher
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Struggling with student attention? Retrieval practice works better than rereading Spaced repetition works better than cramming Feedback is essential Blake Harvard and Mary Ehrenworth share classroom strategies and how to use ... coolcatteacher.com/attention… #teachers #aiineducation
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David Hockney brought me so much pleasure over the last 20 years. RIP hockney.com/works/paintings
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Targeted Exercises That Develop Students’ Revision Skills in Edutopia: edutopia.org/article/teachin… #Edutopia #writinginstruction #teachers

Targeted Exercises That Develop Students’ Revision Skills

Across grades 3–12, students often struggle to revise their writing. Having them focus on one issue at a time helps them develop this invaluable skill.

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No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen
@NoLieWithBTC
Jun 3
Scott Pelley issues new statement after being fired by CBS for opposing their pro-MAGA bias: “New management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story. I’ve been told to include assertions that are unverified. To date, in every case, I have managed to ignore these instructions or refuse them. Recently, politicians have been invited to choose correspondents for interviews on the broadcast. Giving politicians control over 60 Minutes interviews is not how this is done. Finally, incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc. In a case involving one of my stories, the entire program came within 19 minutes of not getting on the air at all.”
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The Funnel Pattern describes how teachers, trying to be helpful, sometimes progressively simplify the question: The “funnel pattern” is only an “illusion of learning.” edutopia.org/article/how-avo… #teachers #Edutopia

The Overexplaining Trap

Explicit instruction is necessary, but the most effective explanations act as a springboard to launch students quickly into guided, and then independent, practice.

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Check out Betty Ray's free workshop for parents and T's on helping kids build healthier digital habits with less conflict: Signal Check: A Smarter Way to Manage Kids’ Screen Use (Without the Fights). May 20 • Free online workshop RSVP here for Zoom link: bettyray.net/upcoming-events

Upcoming Events | BettyRay.net

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Last day to SLOW JAM on @Edutopia's Teacher2Teacher: Meaningful ways to say goodbye at the end of the year! 🏁edutopia.org/teacher2teacher… #teachers #k12

May 2026 Jam Session: Meaningful Moves to Wrap Up the Year

Welcome to our final Jam Session of the school year! This week, join our panelists for a conversation about practical ways to make the most of the final weeks—helping students reflect on their...

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It's that time of year. How do you end it meaningfully? Check out these ideas shared in @Edutopia's School of Practice Podcast. edutopia.org/podcast/14-exce…. #education #FinishingStrong
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🗓️It's the last Edutopia T2T JAM SESSION of the Year, talking about what to do during the last days of school. → How do we make it unforgettable? →Help kids reflect? →Keep them engaged? Celebrate? edutopia.org/teacher2teacher… #Edutopia #edu #K12 Bring your big ideas!
Bright orange promotional graphic for “Let’s Jam! on Teacher 2 Teacher.” Across the top, the words “LET’S JAM!” appear in large, playful hand-drawn letters inside a white speech-bubble shape. Beneath it, smaller text reads “on Teacher 2 Teacher,” with the “2” styled like two arrows pointing in opposite directions. Five smiling headshots are arranged across the bottom, each outlined in thick white like paper cutouts. From left to right, the name labels read “Ms. James,” “Todd,” “Wendy,” “Sydney,” and “Josh.” The overall style is cheerful, bold, and comic-inspired, with a warm classroom-energy feel.

ALT Bright orange promotional graphic for “Let’s Jam! on Teacher 2 Teacher.” Across the top, the words “LET’S JAM!” appear in large, playful hand-drawn letters inside a white speech-bubble shape. Beneath it, smaller text reads “on Teacher 2 Teacher,” with the “2” styled like two arrows pointing in opposite directions. Five smiling headshots are arranged across the bottom, each outlined in thick white like paper cutouts. From left to right, the name labels read “Ms. James,” “Todd,” “Wendy,” “Sydney,” and “Josh.” The overall style is cheerful, bold, and comic-inspired, with a warm classroom-energy feel.
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3 things I've tried this semester. Do you do any of these? 1) Always begin any feedback with an exclamation point: "Hi Mike!" 2) Ask students not to look in my direction during a class discussion unless I'm talking; 3) Begin with a class clap-chant (3-2-1-clap-"Own it!") #edu
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Teaching Elie Wiesel's Night. #edu #english
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How to organize student papers in your classroom | #edu #paperwork #classroom
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How to Keep Kids on Task (What the research says) edutopia.org/article/researc… #teachers #k12 #education #Edutopia

Research-Backed Strategies to Keep Students on Task

Teachers can help students build their capacity to stay on task by ensuring that they have a clear path to start working, reasons to continue, and support when they lose focus.

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How to Decide What to Do After Your Formative Assessment | edutopia.org/article/what-do… #education #teacher #k12
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Bernie Sanders
@BernieSanders
Jan 30
ICE is occupying communities and shooting Americans. Now, former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested for covering what ICE is doing. Arresting journalists is what happens in tin-pot dictatorships. We must fight back against authoritarianism.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@ReichlinMelnick
Jan 25
NEW: Another declaration you have to read! Alex Pretti was shot near the apartment of a doctor, who saw the shooting occur and rushed to provide emergency aid as he lay dying on the street. They describe what they saw: "The victim had at least three bullet holes in his back."
Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheney
Jan 25
Replying to @kyledcheney
MORE: Plaintiffs in the case have added a declaration from a pediatrician who sought to administer aid to Alex Pretti after he was shot. "ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds." storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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12 Buddy Systems That Support Learning and Student Well-Being Encouraging students to “look out for each other on purpose” has a powerful impact. These classroom and schoolwide strategies will help you get started. edutopia.org/article/using-b… #education #teachers

12 Buddy Systems That Support Learning and Student Well-Being

Encouraging students to ‘look out for each other on purpose’ has a powerful impact. These classroom and schoolwide strategies can help you get started.

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My interview on the new Edutopia Podcast (School of Practice) about Converting Fast Finishers into Self-Directed Learners. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… #education #teachers #k12 #edutopia
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13 Super-Quick Formative Assessments Teachers can use these techniques to gauge students’ understanding mid-lesson and then decide whether to reteach or press ahead. edutopia.org/article/quick-f… #teachers #k12 #formativeassessment #assessment
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Protect Kamala Harris ✊
@DisavowTrump20
30 Sep 2025
Federal Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee: “ICE goes masked for a single reason — to terrorize Americans into quiescence…In all our history we have never tolerated an armed, masked secret police.” RETWEET to thank Judge Young for standing up for our democracy!
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