Our Favorite Tweets: January 2025
Prototyping Winter Ziplines
✏️ “I noticed people’s LEGO zip line device kept exploding. I’m wondering if we could try this again out of cardboard & glue.” – 3rd grader (reflection)
We don’t have enough drying time for glue (before testing it). Let me introduce to @Makedo tools & screws..#STEM #StudentLed pic.twitter.com/2LtBmi00pN
— Ekuwah Mends Moses (@ekuwah) January 16, 2025
Like this tweet? We build ziplines in Module 5!
Checking Your Emotional Response to Boost Reading Comprehension
Students should have the space to identify their reactions as they consume a text, and for them to consider how these reactions affect their response to a text. @middleweb
What About This Text Influences My Reaction?https://t.co/bmCR0uzbk9
— MindShift (@MindShiftKQED) January 16, 2025
Bet They Used Design Thinking
Creative Marketing!
A Tunnel in Slovakia was turned into a vacuum cleaner pipe for an advert. pic.twitter.com/KcWQ6Ac5di
— HOW THINGS WORK (@HowThingsWork_) January 18, 2025
Reconsidering “I’m Proud of You”
“I’m proud of you.” Is this an effective way to encourage children or will it make children overly dependent on the approval of others?
Should Parents Not Say ‘I’m So Proud of You’ or ‘Good Job’?https://t.co/RjVdYxb7Lq
— MindShift (@MindShiftKQED) January 19, 2025
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