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Carol A. Josel

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Education consultant, author, blogger, & student teacher supervisor--I juggle it all.

Amid all the science of reading talk and standardization policies, spelling, the heart of reading, was sidelined, resulting in reading struggles. ~ bit.ly/3NOybMA #ReadingSpellingConnection,#SpellingInstructionMIA,#SchoolWiseBooks


In Taft's time: On January 15, 1929, civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was born. His birth date is celebrated on the third Monday of January every year as a federal holiday.


In Taft's time: On January 11, 1922, 14-year-old Leonard Thompson, suffering from a severe case of Type I diabetes, was the first person to be treated with insulin. #Medicalhistory,#Diabeteshistory


In Taft's time: On January 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment, aka Prohibition, banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol, was officially ratified. #Prohibition,#UShistory,#OutoftheTubJosel

schoolwise's tweet image. In Taft's time: On January 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment, aka Prohibition, banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol, was officially ratified. #Prohibition,#UShistory,#OutoftheTubJosel

In Taft's time: On January 6, 1919, President Theodore Roosevelt died at 60; at his funeral, Taft wept. #OutoftheTubJosel, #TeddyRoosevelt, #WilliamHowardTaft, #USHistory

schoolwise's tweet image. In Taft's time: On January 6, 1919, President Theodore Roosevelt died at 60; at his funeral, Taft wept. #OutoftheTubJosel, #TeddyRoosevelt, #WilliamHowardTaft, #USHistory

On January 6, 1863, James Plimpton patented the first 4-wheeled turning roller skate.

schoolwise's tweet image. On January 6, 1863, James Plimpton patented the first 4-wheeled turning roller skate.

In Taft's time: On January 2, 1906, Willis Carrier patented the first air conditioner, and on January 3, 1924, Howard Carter opened King Tut's tomb. #WillisCarrier,#KingTut

schoolwise's tweet image. In Taft's time: On January 2, 1906, Willis Carrier patented the first air conditioner, and on January 3, 1924, Howard Carter opened King Tut's tomb. #WillisCarrier,#KingTut

Trending in today's public schools from the math wars & the NEA's LGBT Justice event to extra credit & micro schools. ~bit.ly/3Lji2Ou #schoolwisebooks, #Mathwars, #NEAsLGBTevent

schoolwise's tweet image. Trending in today's public schools from the math wars & the NEA's LGBT Justice event to extra credit & micro schools. ~bit.ly/3Lji2Ou   #schoolwisebooks, #Mathwars, #NEAsLGBTevent

In Taft’s time: The first Times Square New Year’s Eve ball dropped on December 31, 1907. Designed by Ukrainian immigrant Jacob Starr, the iron and wood ball weighed 700 pounds and boasted 100 25-watt light bulbs. #TimesSquarehistory,#OutoftheTubJosel,#JacobStarr,#UShistory

schoolwise's tweet image. In Taft’s time: The first Times Square New Year’s Eve ball dropped on December 31, 1907. Designed by Ukrainian immigrant Jacob Starr, the iron and wood ball weighed 700 pounds and boasted 100 25-watt light bulbs. #TimesSquarehistory,#OutoftheTubJosel,#JacobStarr,#UShistory

In Taft’s time: On December 21, 1891, basketball was played for the first time with its inventor James Naismith’s 13 rules, providing a safe indoor winter sport for all. #SportsHistory,#OutoftheTub,#BasketballHistory

schoolwise's tweet image. In Taft’s time: On December 21, 1891, basketball was played for the first time with its inventor James Naismith’s 13 rules, providing a safe indoor winter sport for all. #SportsHistory,#OutoftheTub,#BasketballHistory

On December 20, 1842, the first tub with piped-in water was installed in merchant Adam Thompson’s home. It was considered “an obnoxious toy.” #OutoftheTub,#PlumbingHistory,#USHistory


In Taft’s time: On December 18, 1865, the 13th Amendment officially ended slavery here, except as a punishment for a crime for which someone has been convicted. It also laid the groundwork for Reconstruction. #UShistory,#USConstitution,#SocialStudiesteachers


In Taft’s time: The prohibition of alcohol was introduced on December 17, 1917, with Congress ratifying the 18th Amendment on January 16, 1919, and repealing it with the 21st Amendment on December 5, 1933. #18thAmendment,#OutoftheTub,#UShistory

schoolwise's tweet image. In Taft’s time: The prohibition of alcohol was introduced on December 17, 1917, with Congress ratifying the 18th Amendment on January 16, 1919, and repealing it with the 21st Amendment on December 5, 1933. #18thAmendment,#OutoftheTub,#UShistory

On 12/20/1998, the Treaty of Paris ended the Spanish-American War, putting America on the world stage and Taft, too #WmHowardTaft,#USHistory,#OutoftheTub

schoolwise's tweet image. On 12/20/1998, the Treaty of Paris ended the Spanish-American War, putting America on the world stage and Taft, too #WmHowardTaft,#USHistory,#OutoftheTub

Ed Tech's leavings from poor attentions spans & test scores to cellphone bans & classroom chaos... bit.ly/4psFSGq #SchoolWiseBooks

schoolwise's tweet image. Ed Tech's leavings from poor attentions spans & test scores to cellphone bans & classroom chaos... bit.ly/4psFSGq #SchoolWiseBooks

After Japan won the Russo-Japanese War, San Francisco moved 93 Japanese students from a public to an Oriental school. To mend relations, Roosevelt sent Sec. of War Taft to Japan. While away, his mother, Louisa, died on 12/08/1907. #Outofthetub

schoolwise's tweet image. After Japan won the Russo-Japanese War, San Francisco moved 93 Japanese students from a public to an Oriental school. To mend relations, Roosevelt sent Sec. of War Taft to Japan. While away, his mother, Louisa, died on 12/08/1907. #Outofthetub

In Taft's time, on December 1, 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes installed the first White House telephone; the phone number was 1, with a direct line to the US Treasury department. #USPresdents,#UShistory,#Telephonehistory

schoolwise's tweet image. In Taft's time, on December 1, 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes installed the first White House telephone; the phone number was 1, with a direct line to the US Treasury department. #USPresdents,#UShistory,#Telephonehistory

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