Nikki Wilkinson

Reef squid can shift between opaque and transparent in an instant.

🏗️ Scaffolding Think, Pair, Share can help facilitate deep discussions and drive thinking from ALL students. This handy resource is designed to help students master the WHAT, WHY, and HOW of the process. 👊 Support my work by tapping REPOST and grab a FREE high-quality copy here: jamieleeclark.com/graphics

Inimitable. The original. #Hamilten

Empower your students and lighten your load! Discover how classroom jobs can build responsibility and community. 🧹📚 From 'Librarian' to 'Recycler,' get inspired with practical tips and editable templates. buff.ly/hVXBNMo via @DitchThatTxtbk #edutwitter #teachingtwitter

#TeacherAppreciationWeek inspiration, anyone? In educator @MelissaHiltner's school community, appreciation is personalized and delivered. (📸 via leader @Supt_Jordan)

Ways to make decisions.

Photographs of the Sun taken at the same place and time for 12 months.

How different shaped lenses bend light. 📽: Vedant Learning Centre

The invisible 5-fold symmetry traced by Earth and Venus as they orbit the Sun. 📽: Matthew Henderson

Giant honeybees use a collective defense known as "shimmering" to deter wasps and other predators, whereby hundreds of individual bees flip their abdomens upwards in a coordinated Mexican wave-like pattern.

ChatGPT can serve as a thought partner when analyzing learning standards, suggests educator @plugusin. Consider giving this a try with your team! Get the template here: docs.google.com/document/d/1RP…

The Sun photographed for a year and a half every day from the same spot at the same time ♾ x.com/i/status/18327…

🔴 Concerns that need to be addressed? 🟡 Something that you need help with? 🟢 A positive moment? This "traffic light" check-in invites Ts to share all three. (Via P @TiffanyAlrefae)

This small piece of wood is actually the moth species Phalera assimilis; an incredible example of mimicry to hide from predators.

@BethMooreLPM I got onto Twitter tonight just to check on her!

Well, my friends, Pecos, Keith and I have survived the night and it seems we’re all 3 going to make it. She cried & cried which about undid us but finally gave way to meds the vet gave her and fell asleep. Swelling’s so much better this AM. Here’s last night, arrow at the bite.

This is science.

A sunset murmuration of starlings. 📽: Kate Rowland

If you're seeing the Northern Lights tonight, here's an explainer of how the different colors can appear! We are currently seeing a vivid display of pinks and greens here at the office!

We tell pupils to study, but have we actually taught them how to study?? Today I finished off my ‘How to study: a simple guide on how to study smarter not harder’ PowerPoint. Hopefully will help senior pupils learn how to study effectively ✨

Have you tried this ‘One Thing I Learned’ strategy with your students? Find it here: app.diffit.me/activity/37a2a…