Mandy Polen

We're thrilled to be starting the 2025-26 school year tomorrow, and we hope you are as well!   Our @NYCSchools community has so much to accomplish together this year, and we can’t wait to get started #BackToSchool 🍎☺️

#QLB2023 @quicklanebowl

@quicklanebowl #QLB2023 Go BGSU!

@quicklanebowl #QLB2023

@AbbyTeachesDSM 👏🏼🙌🏼👏🏼🙌🏼

If I had to summarize edutwitter in one meme….

D19 Wit & Wisdom coaches are excited and so ready for an amazing school year in Brooklyn! #D19wins #allthewayupandbeyond

@SoRinPractice Love this!!!

Students comparing their body length the wing span of an albatross.

I can’t say enough about Geodes. Decodable texts that build this amount of knowledge are hard to find. We watched a video about albatross’ replicated the wing span on our carpet and students who ate lunch with me even decided to draw one! #KnowledgeMatters @GreatMindsEd

Sobering Fact: "children who are poor readers at the end of first grade almost never acquire average-level reading skills by the end of elementary school (Francis, Shaywitz, Stuebing, Shaywitz & Fletcher). #UniversalScreening #SB237 #LiteracyMatters

I’m in a Science of Reading Facebook group. Members of this group just started a Science of Math group. I am skeptical bc I’m not seeing math researchers, experts, teacher leaders involved. Please join and give your feedback #mtbos and/or give me names of who they should read.

Remote teaching is hard! Today was a good day. Kids had to come in for MAP testing. I got to see about 20 of my kids. It was good to see that I have connected with them. My heart is full.

@SappingtonLori @GreatMindsEd @CurriculumMatrs @natwexler @DTWillingham Is that a thing? I have considered this but was mostly joking.

Ready for a great day facilitating Virtual Module and Lesson Study for @WitWisdomELA from my basement!

“The Boston Tea Party—that was a group of political dissidents destroying property in political protest. So when people say that what’s happening right now is “un-American,” they’re categorically wrong. It’s in the nation’s DNA.” @SimonBalto

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There are some school systems that are just doing it for students, families, and teachers right now. We should look to the people who ARE the system and those leading @SonjaSantelises @janiselane22 @Bethsappe @JGSbmore @kyairb @kstoryscotti @SappingtonLori @BaltCitySchools

In addition to the #KnowledgeOnTheGo video lessons and support materials for we've been offering, we are now including fluency homework guidance videos. Check it out here: hubs.ly/H0pz8ZM0 #ELA

@SarahWoodard24 I love this so much!

I learn something new in each and every Geode.

@AshleyMcBryde Beautiful 💕

I wouldn’t normally sing this song but we all may need this right now and there isn’t a better place to sing it at than the Ryman. The mother church pulls things out of you and will tell you what to sing and when to sing it...even if you can’t. Happy Easter, love to you all

@BeckyParkerMRLS @kyairb @karenvaites @elachat_US Ugh! Sad I missed it!!

Huge thanks to @kyairb and @karenvaites for tonight’s #elachat about distance learning. If you missed it, be on the lookout for the recording @elachat_US