The soft bigotry of low expectations, presented as empathy, compassion, and tolerance, is a 1st order threat to our children’s education - trapping them in illiteracy and lifelong dependency.

👏Greg Ashman @greg_ashman calls out the Building Thinking Classrooms mantra “mimicking isn’t thinking." fillingthepail.substack.com/…

Adopting "High Quality Instructional Materials" that teachers dont have time to fully implement, is not a flex. Its virtue-signaling masquerading as social justice.

This extends to Canada as well, sadly.

Feeling grounded and uplifted by this poignant journey of First Nations School Board in the Yukon from Melissa Flynn and Megan Norris. 🙌🙌🙌 #LitLearn2026 conference.idaontario.com/ag…

Too important to have it cut with fluff. Dr Wright, in Savannah, said what she said abt reading. Take it or leave it alone; it's on you. I know this doesnt sit well with many... maybe that's part of the problem. We're sitting too well with illiteracy.

A few things to be mindful of in education: -if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is -old, failed fads come back with new labels -everyone will tell you research supports what they're telling you -slapping a "science of learning" label on something doesn't mean it's research supported -disadvantaged students are hit hardest with new, ineffective, fads -strong claims should come with strong evidence

Woke up to a great reminder not to get a false sense of security. Literacy must be a priority. But people/systems struggle with change... or dont even have the will.

Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) tells us so much about students' reading. Expert Jan Hasbrouck explains ORF in this episode and gives sooo many great teacher tips for understanding it. You can also find this episode in our Fluency Listening Guide. ow.ly/UFYy50Y1X6E

Fun activities aren’t always effective ones. Real learning involves struggle, retrieval, and reflection. ⛳ Click to Listen 🎙️ ow.ly/426950XR6e3

When middle-class children fail through discovery learning, their parents hire tutors who teach them explicitly. Working-class children just fail.

Direct Instruction (DI) provides a clear path for evaluating instructional design. Here are 20 rules and recommendations for effective programs: 1. Maintain stable difficulty. Difficulty should rise slowly and predictably so students never hit a sudden cognitive spike.

Screening is happening in #BritishColumbia this year in #Kindergarten! This is welcome news for #BCEd

Whoever said be wary of meeting your heroes hasn’t met these these literacy leaders. Thank you for your tireless work, advocacy and collaboration, Reid Lyon, Diane Lyon, @RALiteracy, @sstollar6, @AnaVieira21C, @KateLyonPR @IDA_Ontario #LitLearn2025 #literacyforall #equity #bced

Change is coming, #BCEd

Join us, #BCEd for this FREE livestream.

Ring in the new year by registering for this free online learning event via @POPFASD. On February 14th, join me, @KateLyonPR and Erica Roberts, as we share our collective experience and knowledge about effective, evidence-based literacy practices for all students, including those who may present with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. I’m honoured to work with these two incredible BC educators, and with POPFASD. As a former district partner, I can attest to the quality and utility of the training and resources @POPFASD provides. We are so lucky to have this wonderful organization here in #bced! #lit4all #equity #literacy live.fasdoutreach.ca/registe…

This press conference about #mathematics education in Manitoba gives us something to think about in #BCEd. It speaks to the (mis)perception of the teaching PROFESSION by so many people who do not understand what it is that teachers are actually tasked with: TEACHING. It is complex, it take specialized training and it is ESSENTIAL to a functioning, democratic and just society. This is a nonpartisan issue that every citizen should be aware of and I applaud champions like @rastokke for their tireless advocacy. #QualityEducationIsASocialJusticeIssue youtu.be/B6SEBEL-2cY?si=7DKp…