Important read. I'm grateful for the great political reporting from WIRED magazine! "Brendan Carr Isn't Going to Stop Until Someone Makes Him" www.wired.com/story/brenda... @wired.com

Now would be a GREAT time to contact your congressional representatives! I'm calling several times a week, and it doesn't take very long! Call call call! (link to my "cheat sheet: re: calling NE representatives) docs.google.com/document/d/1... #NE

Important research. "Politically Motivated Violence Is Rare in the United States" www.cato.org/blog/politic...

I'm at #rEDDenver2025 - excited to learn from these folks! researched.org.uk/event/resear... Sharing my notes in case it's useful for anyone: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #teachlearnsky #EDUsky #CogSciSci

Neat! www.washington.edu/news/2025/07... #teachlearnsky #edusky #AI #cogscisci

Posting for my friends in Lincoln, NE. See you on O St.!

A paragraph from this MIT study, which I read with my own two eyes, and you should, too.

Taking a swing at including these "AI"/LLM examples in my syllabi this semester. Good conversations so far with future teachers about the relationship between using LLMs and what it means to be "professional" as a teacher. #teachlearnsky #EDUsky #AI

I'm excited to present at the ResearchED conf.! I admire the heck out of this organization! Please share this w/teachers in the Denver area! It's gonna be a great day of conversations about teaching/ learning! lnkd.in/gCFpU6yH @andrewwatsonttb.bsky.social #teachlearnsky #EDUsky #cogscisci

#NE friends: please consider signing this petition from @neappleseed.org . ujoin.co/campaigns/35... AND call your representatives about this latest development in the frightening expansion of the ICE organization. Here's the "cheat sheet" I use: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Great point, @jeffgreene.bsky.social ! Related thoughts and a blog post about "cognitive offloading" and implications for AI/LLM use: robmcentarffer.net/uncategorize... #AI #GenAI #teacherlearnsky #edusky #cogscisci

This is a great read! Thanks @helenrey.bsky.social ! #teachlearnsky #edusky

"But the government of the United States of America is not, and never has been, based in Christianity." Thank you @hcrichardson.bsky.social heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-9-2...

Teachers/administrators: this is worth reading and talking about! #teachlearnsky #edusky #cogsciscit

"The A.I. Shell Game Is Well Underway" samchaltain.substack.com/p/the-ai-she... #teachlearnsky #EDUsky

If anyone is looking for a good read, I recommend The Sparrow by M. D. Russell. Beautiful, heart-breaking, clever science fiction. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spa...

Any Vonnegut fans out there? I re-read Player Piano with a couple friends recently and it's worth your time. Vonnegut predicted a good chunk of our current "AI" conversation and has some wisdom to share, I think. Here's a concise summary and review: www.reddit.com/r/Vonnegut/c... #AI

I like this list! I wish @edutopia.org authors would include a list of references, but this list might be super useful as I talk with future teachers about retrieval practice. "15 Quick (and Mighty) Retrieval Practices" www.edutopia.org/article/quic... #teachlearnsky #EDUsky

This article is worth reading! Thanks ‪@the74.bsky.social‬ www.the74million.org/article/cogn... #teachlearnsky #Edusky

These @npr.org reporters should talk to each other :) Recent NPR story that mentions "auditory learning style" like it's a real thing. www.npr.org/2025/07/07/n... 2017 NPR story that does a great job explaining why learning styles are a myth www.npr.org/sections/ed/... #teachlearnsky #EDUsky

Good @time.com summary of a potentially important @mit.edu study on the impact of ChatGPT, etc. on learning (context = essay writing). Thanks ‪@andrewrchow.bsky.social‬ time.com/7295195/ai-c... #teachlearnsky #EDUsky #SoTL #AI

Chilling and (ultimately, I think) hopeful analysis from ‪@rbreich.bsky.social‬ www.alternet.org/america-reck...

Posting a photo for the good folks at @rivbike.bsky.social . 24 years old, might be the only bike I will ever own?

Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for this. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-3-2025

"What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing?" www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... "... the arrival of A.I. means that you can now bypass the process, and the difficulty, altogether." Related thoughts (from my blog): robmcentarffer.net/uncategorize... #AI #TeachLearnSky #EduSky

Reposting today while senators vote on the tax bill. PLEASE CALL your senators and make sure their office knows that you think they should vote against the tax bill. Even if the outcome seems certain, you can make sure their office has to hear your objection!

Rob Sand, Dem candidate running for Governor in Iowa on school choice.

PLEASE call your state senators TODAY and tell them that you are against cuts to medicaid in the tax bill. Your most vulnerable neighbors won't "get over it," and these cuts will cause deaths due to lack of medical access and facilities closing. Ref: www.ama-assn.org/health-care-...

I completed my third year of writing essays for The Teaching Professor. Each year I post the links to the last year's essays after all become freely accessible. Please feel free to share. June 17, 2024 Addressing Tenacious Misconceptions tinyurl.com/2q8zbx6j

NE friends: if you are concerned about the provisions in the current version of the tax bill (H.R.1) PLEASE call our senators! Details about the tax bill: www.npr.org/.../senate-r... Below is a screenshot of what I am saying during calls (from docs.google.com/document/d/1... ) #NE

I’m shocked having someone write your essay doesn’t make you smarter

In 1992 I started my 1st teaching job and was lucky enough to teach in the same room as this great teacher and leader. Congrats Sue! www.lps.org/post/detail.... #NE

July 17. Good trouble. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Amazing conversation between two thoughtful, wise, admirable people. Thank you @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @petebuttigieg.bsky.social petebuttigieg.substack.com/p/my-convers...

Worth reading! Thanks @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social‬

Stephen Miller—who's from the area and knows better—calls LA an "occupied city" as part of a ploy to justify a violent, fascist crackdown. Courtesy of Matt Snyder, this map of LA features a to-scale red dot indicating where the protests are. You'll have to zoom in and look hard.

Mass protests planned for June 14, everyone hit the streets. Every city, every capital. Resist and defend. #3E #HandsOff #Indivisible #FiftyFiftyOne #StopICE #NoKingsProtest Find a confirmed location here (more protests exist but are not listed): nokings.org#map

This is a chilling and illuminating read. Thanks A. Guinzburg. #AI

I've been working on this discussion starter about Large Language models. If anyone out there has time to suggest improvements, I'd appreciate it! (based on an idea from Jason Gulya berkeleycollege.edu/directory/ja...) "What About Carl?" docs.google.com/document/d/1... #AI #teachlearnsky

Love this short essay by ‪@alisongopnik.bsky.social‬ about large language models. Stone Soup = a useful metaphor. simons.berkeley.edu/news/stone-s... "Stone Soup AI" #AI #teachlearnsky

attn @nevernotfunny.bsky.social - I'm excited to see our hero tonight in Salt Lake City! My 1st opportunity to see him live. Very excited! www.wiseguyscomedy.com/utah/salt-la... cc ‪@jimmypardo.com ‬

Agreed! Great book!

“Discworld is not about how to be good, but about how to do good, and why even the smallest acts of kindness matter.” via @oliviawaite.com

Heh. "A COMPANY REMINDER FOR EVERYONE TO TALK NICELY ABOUT THE GIANT PLAGIARISM MACHINE" www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-c... #AI cc @mcsweeneys.net

Thanks to @jimhannabsky.bsky.social‬ for sharing this article with me - worth reading! "Systems are crumbling - but daily life continues. The dissonance is real" www.theguardian.com/.../hypernor.... cc @theguardian.com

"It really does disappoint me that so many brilliant colleagues—whose genuine breakthroughs I’ve profited from for years—would be so quick to condemn this newer, stupider way that I and others like me can make money off your life’s work, through stealing."

NE friends: if you are concerned about provisions in the tax bill (I am!) PLEASE call your congressional representative and senators now! The republican majority would like to get this passed before Memorial Day, so the time to call is now! docs.google.com/document/d/1... #NE