I’m looking for toy and book recommendations for a very verbal toddler. Please send any my way!

EDUCATORS: Join us tomorrow (Wed) Sept. 17 on zoom to explore the latest version of www.JournalismInAction.org 🗞️ These chats are uplifting & a great way to meet fellow teachers, inc our lesson writers for the Native American history unit! RSVP: https://bit.ly/pbsnewszoom9-17 #Edusky #sschat

The story of my week is that my district, one of the ten largest in the country, is down in enrollment by 6,600 students. More than a third of these kids are likely immigrant children. The rest are due to rent cost, charters, and universal vouchers.

My most antiquated and weird RETVRN opinion is that a version of oral exams - discussion and discourse based evaluation in some way - are a way better mechanism for evaluating a student's grasp of material+ideas, especially in the humanities and some social sciences, than we give them credit for.

Now that blue sky has a bookmark feature I’m excited to save all sorts of posts so that I can never view them ever again.

#sschat great stuff from @historycomics.bsky.social!

Give her her flowers!!! Give them all flowers! #sschat

Teachers, here is an outstanding resource to use for the upcoming 80th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

ESPN cutting away from the mixed doubles #usopen to show a talk show is just absolutely not what they should be doing. That event needs to be covered live and continuously. Strange decision.

Teachers should have several days of classroom set up time each year as well as classroom cleanup time at the end of the year that are on their contracted time and that they are paid for. I think it would be reasonable to have two days at the beginning and end of the year for these tasks. #edusky

This thread should be required reading. I do not begrudge an extra hour or two here or here to help my students, but the large quantities of unpaid labor that every teacher is expected to work without pay is unreasonable. If teachers were mostly men, there is a 0% chance that we would be doing this.

Journalists. Please make sure you give context in headlines. Yes I know someone else writes the headlines, make sure those people give context. Do not...I repeat, do not repeat word-for-word what a bad-faith actor is telling you.

Journalists. Please make sure you give context in headlines. Yes I know someone else writes the headlines, make sure those people give context. Do not...I repeat, do not repeat word-for-word what a bad-faith actor is telling you.

Both of these images of the moon and PPG Place in #Pittsburgh were captured this evening, as the moonrise in the city was incredible. I have so many images to share, but these are definitely some earlier favorites.

This thread should be required reading. I do not begrudge an extra hour or two here or here to help my students, but the large quantities of unpaid labor that every teacher is expected to work without pay is unreasonable. If teachers were mostly men, there is a 0% chance that we would be doing this.

🇺🇸 25 years strong! The Democracy Project at @udelaware.bsky.social is still shaping the future, 1 civics teacher at a time. From Dover to D.C. to Philly, this year’s @decivics.bsky.social institute empowered educators to spark civic participation with students. #sschat www.udel.edu/academics/co...

I've been working with these folks for a while now... Always happy to share what I think is interesting in the world of primary sources and inquiry! Check out the other minutes, fascinating work. #edusky #sschat

Thanks, Audrey Waters, for resharing this. #edusky #sschat

Exactly. My gripe with people’s focus on “evidence-based practices” is there’s no such thing as context-free evidence. And the range of factors that can make implementing a strategy to fidelity ranges to accounting for disability to class size to “did everyone eat this morning?” That matters.

Hey folks: @hcrichardson.bsky.social and I will be having another of our live chats—around 7:00 ET—or a little after. We’re setting things up. You’ll be able to catch it on Heather’s Facebook and YouTube pages, and on my YouTube channel—joannebfreeman

I just saw the R*gan clip where he is complaining about Dr. Hotez not being in shape, and so because he's not in shape, he shouldn't listen to him about vaccines. I'm just wondering, does he realize how foolish his thinking is?

Reply or repost with the most gorgeous poem you’ve ever read. (Stolen idea from the bad place) (Pls use alt text if post a photo)

Teachers: What's your system for supporting subs? Do you leave lesson plans? Do you have a communication method? What about a standard sub folder? I'm looking to develop a school-wide system for substitute teachers and open to advice. Substitute teachers especially please weigh in📝

A friend shared this on Facebook (Lives in NJ) My mind is blown by the asking them to pay $5 AND bring food. Of course I'm not surprised, but can't say I have ever heard of something like this happening. Anyone ever experience something like this before?!?!?

It's essential that in your personal life, you challenge things that people say that are casually untrue. It's even more important in groups. When something says something untrue, if it's uncontested, it is believed. This is at the root of much of our problem right now.

Our union negotiated one "clerical" day at the beginning of the school year. This is a day where the time is entirely spent working in our rooms preparing for our students. I highly recommend that if you have a union, you include this in your negotiations for your next contract. #sschat #edusky

It’s a lot. 👀

The replies to this are unhinged. Our public media both PBS and NPR are national institutions that people of all beliefs should support. We need an informed public. #sschat

The replies to this are unhinged. Our public media both PBS and NPR are national institutions that people of all beliefs should support. We need an informed public. #sschat

A reminder that it is the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. If you hear a person refer to the Democrat Party or the Republic Party, they are saying this for one of two reasons: 1. They don't know the correct name. This could be an honest mistake! 2. They are acting in bad faith!

A reminder that it is the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. If you hear a person refer to the Democrat Party or the Republic Party, they are saying this for one of two reasons: 1. They don't know the correct name. This could be an honest mistake! 2. They are acting in bad faith!

A crucial aspect of understanding the current moment is recognizing the profound impact of the prosperity gospel in America. It's such a part of the operating system of beliefs that so many people use, that they don't even realize it.

Trivia time: How many Google Calendars do I have in my work/school account?

Over on my patreon, I wrote a bit about my recent Middle Earth maps, and about why I love subway maps. It's a short little piece, and (like most of my patreon posts) it's freely available if you want to give it a read. www.patreon.com/posts/middle...

📅 100 years ago today — July 21, 1925: The Scopes Trial ended. Scopes was found guilty and fined $100. Judge Raulston struck Bryan’s testimony from the record. ⚖️ @ religionmatters.org | 💡 Free classroom resources: bit.ly/TheScopesTrial #TheScopesTrial #sschat

This is giving me some hope in these dark times of cuts to scientific research:

Just to be clear here, this is only one day, but it's a day when teachers can do real work to help their students. Really, this should just be something that happens all the time. I mean, we would all be better teachers if we had these once a month or even just 4 times a year. #edusky

Teacher educators! I will come yap with your preservice teachers! Invite me in and I’m there!

Our union negotiated one "clerical" day at the beginning of the school year. This is a day where the time is entirely spent working in our rooms preparing for our students. I highly recommend that if you have a union, you include this in your negotiations for your next contract. #sschat #edusky