#DisciplinaryLiteracy
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Are you interested in #DisciplinaryLiteracy? Reading and thinking in primary #maths?

Why not join @pdlouisep.bsky.social & I on 14.01.25 at 4pm for a FREE @oxfordprimary.bsky.social webinar. Registration 👇
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EVENTS UK - Webinar - Disciplinary literacy in mathematics 2025
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January 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Are you interested in #DisciplinaryLiteracy? Reading and thinking in primary #Maths? Why not join @mrswilkinson.bsky.social & I on 14.01.25 at 4pm for a FREE @OUPPrimary webinar. Registration 👇
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EVENTS UK - Webinar - Disciplinary literacy in mathematics 2025
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January 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
'These findings reveal that teachers who use more mathematical vocabulary are more effective math teachers.'
#disciplinaryliteracy
Analysis of 1,657 4th/5th grade lessons in 317 classrooms in 4 districts finds "students’ exposure to mathematical language varies substantially across lessons" and students make more progress in classrooms where teachers use more mathematical language: bit.ly/3AyE8aq
A Quantitative Study of Mathematical Language in Upper Elementary Classrooms
This study provides the first large-scale quantitative exploration of mathematical language use in upper elementary U.S. classrooms. Our approach employs natural language processing techniques to desc...
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November 10, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Prepping for the 2026 NC Social Studies Leaders’ Institute. Scopes Trial + disciplinary literacy = powerful entry point into teaching civic debate, science, and belief in a democracy. This is the work. #sschat #DisciplinaryLiteracy #ReligiousLiteracy #CivicEd #ScopesTrial100
April 25, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Excited to share that I’ve officially accepted admission to @appstatercoe.bsky.social's School Leadership Graduate Certificate program for Fall 2026.

Looking forward to growing as a school leader and continuing my work around instruction, inquiry, and disciplinary literacy.

#disciplinaryliteracy
May 23, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Listening to Christina Ponzio PhD on assessment as apprenticeship. #literacyessentials #GELN #disciplinaryliteracy
December 5, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Disciplinary literacy & corpus-based pedagogy: The BAWESS project

A 3-year national project for UK and International secondary schools 

Find out more about how your school can participate at our website or contact bawess@bath.ac.uk

#thebawessproject #disciplinaryliteracy #UniOfBath
Disciplinary literacy & corpus-based pedagogy: The BAWESS project
This project will investigate disciplinary literacy writing development in exam years and develop teaching resources to support writing for high-stakes exams.
www.bath.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 1:51 PM
An interesting event for those of us who love grammar!
#disciplinaryliteracy #thebawessproject #linguistics
Save the date of the English Grammar Day 2026 on 29 June at the British Library in London.

Bookings will open in due course.

#grammar #EnglishGrammar #EnglishGrammarDay
February 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Presented today at the 2026 Social Studies Leaders’ Institute (NC). Scopes Trial + disciplinary literacy = a powerful entry point into civic debate, science, and belief. This is the work.

📸: Cori Greer-Banks (used with permission)

#sschat #DisciplinaryLiteracy #ReligiousLiteracy #ScopesTrial
April 30, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Teachers and educational professionals! There is still time to sign up for our free online CPD session which focuses on the students' transition from spoken English to technical, written English. Follow the QR code below for more details:
#UniofBath #thebawessproject #disciplinaryliteracy
March 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
You can learn more about Meg's teaching and research here:
#disciplinaryliteracy #SystemicFunctionalLinguistics
Meg Gebhard - Professor - UMASS Amherst
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April 17, 2026 at 2:10 PM
There is still time to sign up for our next free online CPD session. Dr Reka Jablonkai (rekarj.bsky.social) will be leading a workshop on 'Unpacking Command Words in Exams'. Scan the QR code below for more details about how to join us on the 27th April at 4-5pm (BST). #BAWESS #disciplinaryliteracy
April 13, 2026 at 10:18 AM
In more news, the BAWESS team will be in Malta on 1st-3rd July, presenting at the IVACS conference on the theme of "Improving student outcomes in disciplinary literacy through corpus-based pedagogy". We hope to see you there!

#UniOfBath #thebawessproject #disciplinaryliteracy
Call for papers - L-Università ta' Malta
Call for papers
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March 16, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Hi Shareen, I really enjoyed listening to this & hearing about all the work you've been doing in Primary around #disciplinaryliteracy
Looking forward to recommending your book to Primary colleagues.
April 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The core of this report is Disciplinary Literacy.

This isn't about generic literacy strategies. It’s about recognising that reading, writing, and communicating are at the heart of Science, Art, or History.

3/6 #DisciplinaryLiteracy #ResearchSchool
February 23, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Our next free CPD workshop for teachers looks at how different command words such as 'evaluate', 'discuss' and 'analyse' in assessments place different cognitive demands on students, and how subject variations affect interpretation. Scan the QR code for more details. #UniofBath #disciplinaryliteracy
March 17, 2026 at 12:19 PM
The #UniOfBath is running free CPD workshops for teachers who would like to develop their working knowledge of disciplinary literacy. Follow the QR code to join us on 10th March to learn about teaching students to progress from spoken to written technical language.
#disciplinaryliteracy
January 30, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Presenting today at #BAWESS on how Systemic Functional Linguistics is changing the way my students read and write — and why metalanguage might be the missing piece in disciplinary literacy. Excited to hear what the experts think. 🔬📚 #SFL #DisciplinaryLiteracy
Third Disciplinary Literacy Symposium
Hear about the latest thinking and developments in disciplinary literacy. This two-day event is for secondary school teachers and researchers.
www.bath.ac.uk
June 17, 2026 at 5:17 AM
The latest BAWESS project blog discusses the national curriculum, mock exam season, and how schools can get involved in the project to promote disciplinary literacy for students of all backgrounds

#NationalCurriculum #DisciplinaryLiteracy #UniOfBath #BAWESS
The BAWESS blog feed
January 2026: Disciplinary Literacy and the National Curriculum  Every year, mock exams arrive like a tidal wave. Papers pile up, marking takes over your evenings, and the coffee machine becomes yo…
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February 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Our May BAWESS blog continues with the theme of the Teaching and Learning Cycle. This month, Helen Handford looks at teaching students how to comprehend and compose disciplinary genres. Read on to find out how the TLC can help to improve student outcomes. #UniOfBath #BAWESS #disciplinaryliteracy
The BAWESS blog feed
May 2026: Teaching students to comprehend and compose disciplinary genres  The Teaching and Learning Cycle (TLC), discussed in last month’s blog, is specifically designed to enable students to deve…
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May 26, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Heading to the Bath University #Literacy Symposium tomorrow. Really looking forward to it all and hoping to come away with some new ideas for developing and embedding literacy across the curriculum. #DisciplinaryLiteracy #BAWESS
June 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Rochester Public Schools just approved a groundbreaking $611,814 social studies curriculum that emphasizes ethnic studies and student inquiry—are you ready for this educational evolution?

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#MN #CitizenPortal #DisciplinaryLiteracy #EthnicStudies #MinnesotaSchools
School board adopts new grades 6–12 social studies curriculum, citing ethnic‑studies, disciplinary literacy and student inquiry
The Rochester Public School District board approved $611,814 in purchases for new grades 6–12 social studies materials aligned to updated Minnesota standards, including an ethnic‑studies strand, disciplinary literacy practices, and teacher professional learning; implementation begins next school year.
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June 21, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Happy new term everyone! I've been back to it with a blast! Today I had the privilege of training 70 secondary teachers at Lingfield School, Surrey, in a whole school approach to vocabulary, with a focus on morphology.

#vocabulary #disciplinaryliteracy #morphology #MorphMastery
January 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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