"MD’s reading crisis isn’t just about whether students can decode words (...) It’s about whether they can engage in the kind of deep, meaningful reading that builds the critical thinking skills..." Digital tech makes our best reading harder Delegate Jared Solomon baltimoresun.com/2024/09/25/tec…

EDUCATORS: Spend Sunday 5-7 p.m. EDT with us chatting about #civiceducation, young voter engagement with Generation Citizen & The Education Wars with Jennifer Berkshire @Edu_Historian! REGISTER: webinars.on24.com/aft/Democracy24 AFT Albert Shanker Institute Mary Cathryn Ricker Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸❌👑💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣🇺🇦 Kelly C. Booz

REGISTER today for this FREE webinar and explore how to effectively teach students the importance of voting by connecting it to the U.S. Constitution and the principles of civic education: sharemylesson.com/webinars/us-co… @constitutionctr @aftunion @aftteach Kelly C. Booz Albert Shanker Institute

Massachusetts State Senator Senator Becca Rausch - INACTIVE ACCOUNT writes that civics education prepares young people to participate as democracy leaders, both now and in the years to come. shankerinstitute.org/blog/legislato…

Take a look at these great FREE webcasts that Albert Shanker Institute, AFT, and SML offer and sign up for as many as you want, live or on-demand 👉🏽 bit.ly/3U9ja8L AFT TEACH Generation Citizen Jennifer Berkshire @Edu_Historian National Constitution Center Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)

Please join us TOMORROW (10/9) at 6pm ET for a webinar, "Child Labor Exploitation: What Adults Need to Know" Register with the link below --> shankerinstitute.org/event/child-la…

In honor of World Teacher's Day, Julie Vogtman (National Women's Law Center) argues that we all benefit when we respect the expertise of teachers and their integral role in our communities. shankerinstitute.org/blog/valuing-t…

REGISTER today for this FREE webinar and explore how to effectively teach students the importance of voting by connecting it to the U.S. Constitution and the principles of civic education: sharemylesson.com/webinars/us-co… @constitutionctr @aftunion Kelly C. Booz Albert Shanker Institute Sari Beth Rosenberg

REGISTER today for this FREE webinar and explore how to effectively teach students the importance of voting by connecting it to the U.S. Constitution and the principles of civic education: sharemylesson.com/webinars/us-co… @constitutionctr @aftunion Kelly C. Booz Albert Shanker Institute Sari Beth Rosenberg

🇺🇸SUNDAY Join us for our October AFT Book Club session featuring AFT President Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸❌👑💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣🇺🇦 and esteemed historian Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR), discussing her latest New York Times best-selling book, Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America. gateway.on24.com/wcc/eh/931978/…

What are Third Spaces and Why Do They Matter? Jordan Beal shares a personal story about how a YMCA skate park transformed her life, illustrating the importance of "third spaces." sharemylesson.com/blog/what-are-… 🛹💡🏫 Albert Shanker Institute AFT AFT TEACH Mary Cathryn Ricker Esther Quintero

Two weeks until Election Day!🗳️ Join ⁦Albert Shanker Institute⁩ tonight Defending our Democracy: The Crucial Role of the Latino Vote in the 2024 Election -w/ ⁦Evelyn DeJesus AFTExecVP 🇺🇸🇵🇷📚👩🏻‍🏫⛪️⁩ ⁦AFT ⁦Karla Hernández-Mats⁩ ⁦UnidosUS⁩ ⁦Voto Latino⁩ shankerinstitute.org/event/latino-v…

Jordan Beal and @kayreist: whether you're a parent, policymaker, or after-school program director, you should consider the role you can play in making reading a culturally and socially relevant activity shankerinstitute.org/blog/out-schoo…

Today, Esther Quintero and @kayreist argue that reading legislation should strongly encourage appropriate uses of digital media in classrooms. shankerinstitute.org/blog/digital-t…

Reading legislation should pay more attention to what research suggests is a threat to deep reading & critical thinking: reading on screens too early & too much. What are the implications for schools & instruction? Esther Quintero @kayreist Maryland Reads shankerinstitute.org/blog/digital-t…

JOIN the AFT Book Club today! Read this blog about the Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) on the Future of Democracy where she discusses democracy's challenges, civic engagement's importance, and public education's role in the AFT Book Club. sharemylesson.com/blog/aft-book-… Melanie Boyer AFT TEACH

New from Esther Quintero: It is important to support a culture where teachers share insights and learn from one another's experiences with new instructional approaches. shankerinstitute.org/blog/reading-p…

"Students are reading fewer books than they used to" argues Natalie Wexler in this great column. Why and what can be done? nataliewexler.substack.com/p/becoming-a-n…

Teachers trust other teachers. A literacy fellowship sponsored by the Goyen Foundation helps effective literacy teachers show others how they do it. More in my latest post on Minding the Gap. open.substack.com/pub/nataliewex…