School district administrator, literacy advocate, lifelong learner, teacher at heart 📚 • Children’s podcast creator - more coming in 2025! 🎙️https://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lzhkygw6r22bWow, this collaboration between many children's podcasts to create episodes on "big feelings" is really well done - a great resource for families and schools looking for social-emotional learning resources! #EduSky https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-emotions-kids-listen-mashups-about-feelings/id150291572222 Sep 2025 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzhkygw6r22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lupyrtqmxk2aToday’s beach read! Excited to learn from @lindsaykemeny.bsky.social. 🤘📚24 Jul 2025 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lupyrtqmxk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lq2esuotnc2eThere are some beautiful excerpts in this article - looking forward to reading the collection! ❤️ What new releases are grabbing your eye lately? #EduSky [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 May 2025 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq2esuotnc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3llhhw3oj6s2l“We cannot separate knowing the children from knowing their families. We cannot separate caregiving from education.” - @nqcliteracy.bsky.social Powerful thinking shared at the Massachusetts Reading Association Conference ❤️28 Mar 2025 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3llhhw3oj6s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3liowdcamgk2tHighlights of #OnAirFest Day 1: 🎤 @ohitsbigron.bsky.social’s fabulous hosting skills 🎛️ @20k.bsky.social’s real talk about workflow 🖼️ @ariellethisandthat.bsky.social’s INCREDIBLE cover art workshop (I took so many notes 📝) 🎙️ @airmedia.bsky.social’s lovely mixer Beyond excited for Day 2! 🥰21 Feb 2025 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3liowdcamgk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3limjxqc4z22fSpending the new few days at #OnAirFest! 🎙️ First-time attendee, new to the podcasting space - excited to learn!20 Feb 2025 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3limjxqc4z22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3liab4jpy3c2yFor educators on break this week: what are you reading? Here’s what’s on my list.15 Feb 2025 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3liab4jpy3c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lg2sogqw2s2rWhat is everyone reading this weekend? 📚 I’m reading “The Small and the Mighty” - powerful stories for this moment in history.19 Jan 2025 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg2sogqw2s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lenvrycdok2aHappy New Year! May 2025 hold many amazing things - including great books and lots of learning. 📚❤️01 Jan 2025 06:12 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lenvrycdok2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3ldbnkepltc2sEducators: What is something new you’re hoping to try in 2025? #EduSky https://media.tenor.com/7PHqDoCnqKwAAAAC/happy-new-year-2025-2025.gif?hh=418&ww=49814 Dec 2024 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldbnkepltc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3ld76gwlu5s2sWhen a student responds to an open-ended question, we then have the opportunity to "step it up" or "step it down" by providing challenge or providing support. Great takeaways for teachers from Tricia Zucker & Sonia Cabell's work! 💬 More in this article: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED607696.pdf #EduSky13 Dec 2024 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld76gwlu5s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lcmahnxs3k2fElementary teachers: What’s something you tried in your classroom this week that worked? 📚❤️ #EduSky06 Dec 2024 03:28 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcmahnxs3k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lcc3gvzals2eHas anyone had an issue with #alttext seemingly not saving on this platform? I have reminders on and have added alt text for every image I’ve posted, but it’s now only appearing on about 60% of them. Just wondering if anyone else has encountered this issue!02 Dec 2024 02:31 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcc3gvzals2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lcapyun3y22uAnd at the elementary level, vocabulary doesn’t have to be a standalone component of our instruction. In fact, it can and should be integrated with science, social studies, math, and authentic reading experiences! ❤️🧠 #EduSky [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Dec 2024 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcapyun3y22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lcapfbsf3222Teachers and administrators: Do you have a favorite professional text of 2024? 📚 Looking for books that made an impact on your practice, summarized research in a digestible way, or lead to great conversation with colleagues. #EduSky01 Dec 2024 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcapfbsf3222https://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lcaozuyxbc22Great new post from Jan Burkins and Kari Yates on explicit vocabulary instruction - a crucial component of planning & teaching within units! 👩‍🏫 https://thesixshifts.com/2024/11/what-is-explicit-vocabulary-instruction/ #ScienceOfReading01 Dec 2024 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcaozuyxbc22https://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lc6kskmqhk2eA great thread. To learn more about Gordon Parks’ remarkable work, I highly recommend Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America by Carole Boston Weatherford & Jamey Christoph. A stunning read for K-12 learners! #kidlit #picturebook [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Nov 2024 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc6kskmqhk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lbwdfyuyfc2gWhat a great topic! I had the honor of starting my teaching career in the same school where I had been a K-4 student. I got to work alongside my former teachers - all of whom had inspired a love of story for me and my peers. Here I am with my fourth grade teacher in 2003 and 2019! #kidlitchat [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Nov 2024 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwdfyuyfc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lbg6tydvi22vKindergarten teachers: What are your favorite meaningful literacy center ideas? Looking to collect more ideas for our K teachers. #EduSky (Here, students play hopscotch with words they’ve orthographically mapped, then go fishing for the words at another center!)21 Nov 2024 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbg6tydvi22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lbg6mg6lws2vMissing #NCTE24 also means missing my yearly photo with @raycouturead.bsky.social! 😭21 Nov 2024 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbg6mg6lws2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lbds6kwtos2eA4: Being a part of my local library’s Friends group gives me a real sense of purpose and community 📚 @bklynlibrary.bsky.social #theedcollab20 Nov 2024 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbds6kwtos2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lbdrwnpc7k2eA3: In an online educational community, I’m looking for practice examples of research-based practice in literacy - but also for educators doing the work to make learning authentic and meaningful for students in today’s world 🌎 #theedcollab20 Nov 2024 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdrwnpc7k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lbdrpaynk22eA2: I’ve been trying to prioritize hope this week. That has meant spending time in classrooms seeing meaningful work happen, celebrating successes, and doing what I can to help others feel seen/heard/valued #theedcollab20 Nov 2024 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdrpaynk22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lbdrirbaqk2eJumping in a little late! A1: Hi, I’m Lorraine! 👋🏻 I’m a district administrator in suburban NY. I work primarily with elementary teachers but I’m fortunate to spend time in classrooms K-12. #theedcollab [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Nov 2024 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdrirbaqk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lorrainemleddy.bsky.social/post/3lbbfpxzahk2yThis week, I'm missing my first NCTE conference since 2019. Excited to follow #NCTE24 from afar! Those of you who are attending - what's one thing you're excited to share with other attendees? Would love to hear what's going well in your work this year! ❤️19 Nov 2024 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:6ysodh5prm7zsfcned2bbgei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbfpxzahk2y