Adrian Neibauer
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I had the most lovely (and delicious) meal at the English pub-themed-cafe āBear & Dragon Cafeā in Prescott, AZ. The best part is how good I felt naming almost all of the portraits hanging in the pub. I missed Dickens (so embarrassing!) and Victor Hugo.
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Nate
2 days ago
This perfectly captures the beauty of this profession. The further we get away from fully embracing these small moments in between planning and testing and behavior and PD and etc and etc, the further we get from the most humanizing aspects of school that sustain students AND teachers in learning.
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Wonderful teacher moment today. Short š§µ We are reading the short story āCharlesā by Shirley Jackson aloud as a class. As we are reading through the story, learning about all the horrible things Charles is doing in school, my students are riveted.
#TeacherSky
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Marcus Luther
3 days ago
Something I've been trying to do more often when sharing lessons/resources: adding a video to go with it. This is the last one I included in the latest post, and I think it captures just how much I love the actual design work that goes into this job! (No scripted curricula, please/thank you)
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Zinn Education Project
3 days ago
#TeachTruth
about
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āI love using Howard Zinnās āA Kind of Revolutionā chapter to help students understand the American Revolution through class, race, & gender inequalities.ā ā Adalberto Guerrero, HS social studies teacher, El Paso, Texas See more:
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ap...
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Discussion Questions for A People's History of the United States
Questions and selected activities to accompany A Peopleās History of the United States by Howard Zinn.
https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/aphus-discussion-questions/
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After a challenging day, we discussed changes that needed to happen. Students shared thoughts, many acknowledging how their behaviors disrupt our classroom community. They made signs! When students own the plan, Iām confident we will end this school year positively!
#TeacherSky
Time to Lock-in!
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Chanea Bond
5 days ago
Iām a liberatory educator. My pedagogy and praxis are built on the premise that the children are our future. And, when Whitneyās version of āThe Greatest Love of Allā came on my morning rotation, I wondered if she also meant the children in my 4th period. š©š¤£
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Marcus Luther
6 days ago
"Teaching, especially during this time of year, is trying to navigate such incongruities." There is something soul-emptying about this, too, as a teacher. It takes a tollāa considerable one.
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There is so much schoolishness during standardized testing. The system expects teachers to dictate where students sit, the scratch paper they use, how long they test, how much noise they make; we even control what students to do after testing.Ā
#TeacherSky
#EduSky
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Scutwork
The Schoolish Weeks of Standardized Testing
https://open.substack.com/pub/adrianneibauer/p/scutwork?r=gtvg8&utm_medium=ios
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This evolving conversation is great! I feel like Iām participating in a Bleak House chat room. Come join the fun!
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This is such an important conversation! The decline of the English major begins with our youngest learners. How children see and do literacy is how adolescents and teens see and do English in high school, which is why fewer decide to pursue a literacy life post-high school.
#EduSky
#TeacherSky
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I love that the analogy of regenerative farming, directly addresses the toxicity of industrial agriculture, which so aptly applies to public education. Public education, as a complicated system, has standardized and industrialized so many aspects of schooling, that the soil is almost fully depleted.
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Edutopia
12 days ago
Big News!
@teacher2teacher.bsky.social
and
@principalproject.bsky.social
have joined the Edutopia family, adding new ways for our community of educators to get just-in-time advice, share high-quality resources, and connect with peers. Stay tuned for more updates!
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Marcus Luther
11 days ago
Taking care of teachers ā”ļø taking care of students (Cannot wait to share this conversation tomorrow AM!)
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Marcus Luther
13 days ago
"This is where having a both/and mindset is helpful. Where does the responsibility lie in appreciating art?" Many "why Shakespeare?" pieces end up sounding the same but (unsurprisingly)
@mrneibauer.bsky.social
pivots multiple times here, towards something that I did not anticipate: (In a good way)
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A recent conversation with my daughter has me thinking about why many students hate Shakespeare. We should give them flashlights to explore instead of a worksheet to complete.
#TeacherSky
#EduSky
#SubstackSky
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It's Not That Deep, Bruh!
Teaching Students to Hate Shakespeare
https://open.substack.com/pub/adrianneibauer/p/its-not-that-deep-bruh?r=gtvg8&utm_medium=ios
13 days ago
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Brett Vogelsinger
14 days ago
We start Bleak House today, with close to 30 readers from four different continents so far. Join us -- it's not too late! Message me today to start getting the emails and connected to our reading group.
@marcusluther.bsky.social
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This tracks with my own experiences and those of my students.
#TeacherSky
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14 days ago
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Chanea Bond
15 days ago
Every single one of the astronauts who went to the moon and back on Artemis II was educated at a public school. Thinking of the teachers who poured into Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen tonight. You helped send a kid to the moon! š š
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Trevor Aleo
16 days ago
Very excited to share my most recent episode of Conceptually Speaking! No matter where youāre situated in the English Studies penumbra,
@manshel.bsky.social
ās research on the history of English education is must-read scholarship.
#literacies
#edusky
#academicsky
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Dr. Alexander Manshel Talks High School English & the Making of American Readers
In this episode of Conceptually Speaking, I sit down with Dr.
https://open.substack.com/pub/trevoraleo/p/dr-alexander-manshel-talks-high-school?r=6ism6&utm_medium=ios
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Jen Jennings
18 days ago
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One week into National Poetry Month and Iām thinking about the poems I want my students to read before they head off to middle school.
#EduSky
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Adrian's Top Five
Five poems I want my students to read before the end of the school year
https://open.substack.com/pub/adrianneibauer/p/adrians-top-five-64b?r=gtvg8&utm_medium=ios
20 days ago
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Brett Vogelsinger
22 days ago
Good morning! It's your last chance to jump in on what has been an excellent conversation over on
@edutopia.org
this week! Share questions, musings, resources, with educators from around the country!
#EduSky
#AIinEducation
#NCTE
www.edutopia.org/ask-and-answ...
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March 2026 Jam Session: Teaching Writing in the Age of AI
Welcome! š Drop your questionsāor share how you are navigating teaching writing in the age of AIāin the thread below!Join our hosts for a thoughtful conversation about how to approach writing instruct...
https://www.edutopia.org/ask-and-answer/march-2026-jam-session-teaching-writing-in-the-age-of-ai
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Marcus Luther
22 days ago
š Next weekend we'll start our slow-read of Bleak House by Charles Dickens (one "installment" of chapters a week, all the way through August) For those interested, feel free to message
@thevogelman.bsky.social
or me and we'll send you more details!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Bleak House Slow-Read
a slow-read of Bleak House by Charles Dickens āI find the nights long, for I sleep but little, and think much.ā I think for many of us, there are those books that youāve long heard of and considered...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h66uuSxg4HSiHdxYtkI_mqCdhI52UzhvBezs021yf-8/preview
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Marcus Luther
22 days ago
One of the simplest practices that has become one of the best practices for me: writing down one win each day before I leave the classroom: (You see what you look for, right?)
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Chanea Bond
23 days ago
I know Iām still human because, year after year, and no matter how much I know Tea Cake aināt shit, I cry reading the words āJanie held his head tightly to her breast and wept and thanked him wordlessly for giving her the chance for loving service.ā
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Shana V. White (she/her)
24 days ago
Just sat down to talk colleges with my oldest and yeah I forgot how much patience teachers have to have everyday with kids.
#EduSky
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Marcus Luther
25 days ago
"There's an existential question in some districts, I know, which is: do we even care about reading books at all?" We can say "yes" with our words, but what about our curriculum choices? What about how we allocate time in the classroom? At the end of the day, our choices = our values...
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Ok. Wow! This reframe has me really thinking about what I want reading engagement to look like for my students. I need to sit with this one for a bit. I canāt wait to hear more!
#EduSky
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25 days ago
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Marcus Luther
27 days ago
So here's a thing that has been brewing for awhile:
@thevogelman.bsky.social
convinced me that we should read Bleak House by Charles Dickens, so we're going to do just thatāas a slow-read, with one section a week from mid-April through August.
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Megumi Bandicoot
27 days ago
For those who donāt already: Take time to listen to music and do nothing else. Donāt scroll your phone, donāt text, donāt flip through a book. Just sit there and listen. Maybe even close your eyes. You might be surprised what a beautiful and therapeutic experience it can be.
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Standardizing testing begins next week. Hereās what Iām thinking about in this week prior to, and how I plan to spend the next weeks testing.
#TeacherSky
#EduSky
#SubstackSky
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Dead Air
Preparing for the State Standardized Test
https://open.substack.com/pub/adrianneibauer/p/dead-air?r=gtvg8&utm_medium=ios
27 days ago
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Larry Ferlazzo
28 days ago
Schools messed up on cellphones and laptops. Perhaps they shouldnāt rush into AI?
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Chanea Bond
28 days ago
I wrote a piece for
@edutopia.org
on the way I keep home adults informed. Itās frustrating that they used the word āparentsā in the title when āhome adultsā is an active language decision, but the articleās informative! Check it out!
www.edutopia.org/article/comm...
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Keeping Parents in the Loop With Student-Written Emails
A strategy for guiding high school students to send home regular updates about their assignments and progress in school.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/communications-high-school-parents-student-led-strategy/
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Alex Shevrin Venet
about 1 month ago
Oooh I'm so excited that
@heymrsbond.com
finally wrote up her home email strategy for
@edutopia.org
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www.edutopia.org/article/comm...
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Keeping Parents in the Loop With Student-Written Emails
A strategy for guiding high school students to send home regular updates about their assignments and progress in school.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/communications-high-school-parents-student-led-strategy
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I could not have articulated this concept any better. This was such a great conversation!
#EduSky
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about 1 month ago
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Marcus Luther
about 1 month ago
āI think what a lot of schools are facing today is a rise of pedagogical authoritarianism. This remarkable certainty that we know how every child learns.ā Quite a conversation, especially for this moment. (In other words: listen to this!)
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Edutopia
about 1 month ago
Conventional wisdom says a quiet classroom is a productive one. 𤫠But to unlock the power of social learning, you need to get students talking about the content! Here are 3 strategies to try.
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3 Ways to Support Academic Talk Among Students
By providing opportunities for students to share ideas with each other, teachers create space for them to develop social skills, retain more content, and deepen understanding of the material.
https://www.edutopia.org/video/supporting-academic-talk-among-students/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Q12026
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Edutopia
about 1 month ago
āRelationships are the most effective tool in my teaching tool box.ā š§°
#WhatWorksForMe
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KD Combat š MCVegas Gathering Grounds
about 1 month ago
Today I heard about an interesting book on a public radio station show, then when I got home I went to the website for my local public library and requested it. I'll have it tomorrow for free. This is precious. We must protect this.
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Having a classroom that is uniquely different from others is a challenge. Naming the paradigm that explains why my classroom works affirms my pedagogical beliefs.
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#EduSky
#SubstackSky
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Constructive Mutualism
Teaching from a different paradigm
https://open.substack.com/pub/adrianneibauer/p/constructive-mutualism?r=gtvg8&utm_medium=ios
about 1 month ago
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D. A. Powell
about 1 month ago
Someday we will have reason to be glad. Excessively glad. Exceedingly glad. Joy will echo through the streets. Laughter and merriment will be in great supply. I smile to think it. Glad! It's coming.
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Chanea Bond
about 1 month ago
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Trevor Aleo
about 1 month ago
I'm a broken record on this, but... Matt's work (here and across the whole AV library) beautifully showcase the affordances of podcasts as a form. While we should all fight against EdTech, I also *strongly* believe it's vital we keep exploring new mediums/modes of knowledge sharing & production.
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Marcus Luther
about 1 month ago
"...there has to be a better way. There has to be a better way." What I loved so much about this conversation: Matt was 100% honest about his own frustrations/mistakes as a teacher that led to him seeking out a no-zeroes grading policy. For him, it worked.
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SXSW EDU
about 1 month ago
Vivian Walker reminds us that technology must be viewed through a cultural lens to truly serve a community.
#SXSWEDU
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This week, I plan to find solace and quiet in solitude. Silencing my teacher brain, however, remains easier said than done.
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Spring Break Eremition
Finding Ways to Withdraw from My Teacher Brain
https://open.substack.com/pub/adrianneibauer/p/spring-break-eremition?r=gtvg8&utm_medium=ios
about 1 month ago
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John Warner
about 1 month ago
Every one of us possesses a unique intelligence far more interesting than what passes for intelligence with large lanugage models. One part of my unique intelligence is wrapped up in the 1984 Chicago Cubs.
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In Appreciation of Unique Intelligences
"We" are definitely smarter than AI.
https://open.substack.com/pub/biblioracle/p/in-appreciation-of-unique-intelligences?r=88v1q&utm_medium=ios
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D. A. Powell
about 1 month ago
In the early days of the awards, roughly half the winners of Best Actress Oscars were born outside the US: Mary Pickford, Luise Rainer, Joan Fontaine, Vivien Leigh, Claudette Colbert, Olivia DeHavilland, Norma Shearer, Ingrid Bergman, Marie Dressler... Immigrants make this country great.
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Marcus Luther
about 1 month ago
so far 2026 has made me feel even more confident about this take:
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