Mason McCormick (he/him)

Dear Twitter Teacher Friends,
It’s not you, it’s the algorithm & this space 💔. I’m moving my edureflections + PLN chats to LinkedIn, where I can still nerd out about teaching and learning.
Thanks for being the best hallway conversation space ever. 🫶

Come join me at STAO Celebrates 2025: Inspiring the Future of STEM. I'll be facilitating a session on imaginative inquiry, using immersive audio to fuel experiential science learning. More about my session here: sched.co/28CsV

Last year I made all school supplies communal for equity. Every child had what they needed. Some parents pushed back (“But we bought pencil cases!”). When basic tools become competition, kids lose. Equity = access. Thoughts?
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Forcing every kid to solve math problems the same way is not “rigor.” It’s ableism dressed up as tradition.

Last year, my colleagues and I at @rescatholic decided to begin each day with retrieval practice. We saw a massive boost in retention. It wasn’t flashy, but did it ever make learning stick. 5 Reasons My Class Begins with Retrieval Practice (Almost) Daily theeffortfuleducator.com/2024/10/16/5-r…