Omg, 😍. “This is a site for pictures of owls… in towels.” owlsintowels.org

Re-sharing for the afternoon crowd. The Trump/McMahon Department of Education is yanking money that districts were counting on to pay their bills. This isn't anyone's definition of fiscal responsibility.

Tracked data from over 100k English students shows: • More than 1:4 pupils begin to disengage from school during Year 7 • Less than half ‘happy to go to school’ • Girls feel increasingly less safe at school www.tes.com/magazine/news/secondary/school-engagement-plummets-year-7-research-finds?amp

2018: "Promoting curiosity is a foundation for early learning that we should be emphasizing more when we look at academic achievement." www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/e...

Cutest alert! We found a group of baby alligators on our Go2Science trip! And their mom is nearby! Make sure your sound is on to hear the little ones. 🐊🥺 #Go2Science #FloridaWildlife #BabyAnimals #AlligatorFamily #NatureSounds #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.

Study begun pre-COVID finds remote work increased sleep by 1/2 hr/night, decreased commute by 4.5 hr/week replaced with work, family & leisure and led to healthier eating. Remote and hybrid employees report higher job satisfaction and well-being. farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/16/s...

And since this is Bluesky, where local issues get zero traction, let’s try tagging: @pattibacchus.bsky.social @reddyforchange.bsky.social @richardsonyvr.bsky.social @bcsta.bsky.social @bceducationmatters.bsky.social @lisabeare.bsky.social @vancouverdpac.bsky.social #vanpoli #bced

@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social @cbc.bsky.social @richardzussman.bsky.social @jmcelroy.bsky.social @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social @bctf.bsky.social @bccpac.bsky.social @bceducationmatters.bsky.social #bced

I need to read this a few more times.

Another tip for those new to Bluesky… You can make life so much easier for people w/screen readers if you add ALT text to images. 1) Go to Settings 2) Open Accessibility 3) toggle on “Require alt text before posting” 4) add a simple description of the image you’ve added to help describe the image

One month from today! I'm hosting the next @civicsoftech.bsky.social book club at 8pm ET on December 17. Visit www.civicsoftechnology.org/events for registration information. We'll be reading Roderic N. Crooks' "Access Is Capture: How Edtech Reproduces Racial Inequality." 🧵

Great blog to follow for takes on the law and education advocacy in BC! #bced

Here is my Starter Cats pack! It's a collection of real people (non-bot, non-image scraper) accounts that post mostly cat content. I just updated it to put the requirements in the description so you can check before nominating someone. 🥰 go.bsky.app/J8yqxnN

In my experience reporters are often trying to cover what works to at least achieve some balance but also in my experience they're often asking people like me who exist in the space of mostly hearing from people who are not having good experiences. I think we all need to hear more about what's good!

I really need to find some good asynchronous MS365 onboarding videos and starting and more advanced training. Any pointers?

A crisis over special education at NYC’s Beacon High School erupts in calls for new leadership - https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/11/13/special-education-crisis-at-beacon-high-school-prompts-calls-for-new-leadership/

New episode of Voices of Student Success dropped today: www.insidehighered.com/news/student... "As technology comes in and shakes up the library like a snow globe, & librarians & admins are figuring out what to do next, it’s still...a centerpiece of the student experience." #edusky #libraries

I have seen this circulating and I'm sharing with alt text.

Good morning! Introductions. Started this on a whim so let's see if I stick to it. The point of it all is to get education to be an issue that matters in the next BC election (or any election really). Who's with me?