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NYSCATE is having several events coming up you'll want to check out. Aug. 12 - 2025 AI Summit: Smart Tools for Smarter Teaching (www.nyscate.org/ai-summit-20...) Starting Aug 20 or Sep 10 - NYSCATE Certified Instructional Coaching Program (www.nyscate.org/certified-in...)

NYSCATE is having some events coming up you'll want to check out. Aug. 12 - 2025 AI Summit: Smart Tools for Smarter Teaching (www.nyscate.org/ai-summit-20...) Starting Aug 20 or Sep 10 - NYSCATE Certified Instructional Coaching Program (www.nyscate.org/certified-in...)

Join @nerdybryant.bsky.social and I to start your day as we seek communal mindfulness together at #ISTELive & #ASCDAnnual - Monday, June 30 at 8:30 AM

Come join @jessiererickson.bsky.social and I as we explore hands-on learning from the cities to the plains and in between at @isteofficial.bsky.social and @ascdofficial.bsky.social July 1 at 4PM

Join me in San Antonio at the first #ISTELive + #ASCDAnnual CoLo Conference!

Apple After Hours is back in person with amazing NYC teachers with Kerry McGarvey leading the way, Cindy Wong diving into Scratch coding and Elizabeth Reale sharing some Book Creator magic! #NYCSchoolsTech

Here are some photos from the Staten Island Battle of the Boroughs Minecraft Challenge semi-finals on Saturday. We crowned the finalists for the first borough this year. Four more to go. A huge shoutout to all the staff support

It was a wonderful evening sharing ideas of innovation and struggle with other ISTE/ASCD 20 to Watch winners and educators around the world.

On today’s did I read that correctly. Bingo card? We have an administration questioning the citizenship of the indigenous people of this country www.juneauempire.com/news/birthri...

For some light in dark times, the LGBTQ vids that were shut down on PBS because of Trump are now housed by NYC Schools. www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/19/l...

Shana V. White from the @KaporCenter is sharing deeply about AI equity & ethics with NYC CS for All educators and considering benefits, harms, and who is left behind.

The best part of events like the #NYCSchoolsTech Summit is connecting with friends you haven’t seen in a while.

The NYC ADEs & the @AppleEDU team, the lovely lighting from the windows was a happy guest to our meeting. #NYCSchoolsTech

I got to to see a farmer in NYC and not in a school garden. @farmerfaubs.bsky.social & I got to a great D75 #a11y session using @bookcreator.com at the #NYCSchoolsTech Summit.

I just got to share the Zen of Zeros + Ones with @Nadia916 - we had a blissful time exploring mindfulness for students and teachers in their tech, CS, & AI practices. #NYCSchoolsTech

A wonderful session with @NYCSchools District 75 teachers on tech #a11y and AACs meeting the needs for ALL learners. #nycschoolstech

The #NYCSchoolsTech Summit is underway and I am glad to be amongst so many teacher friends.

Why is it only today that I am learning there is a neighborhood in Queens called The Hole?

Today is World Introvert Day, so it’s a great day to respect boundaries and mind your business.

Finishing 2024 with a performance of Drag the Musical. And by chance upon leaving what subway car do I encounter, the Pride train. Does that make it M T Gay? M T slay? M T Hey?

Today is the day mankind touches the sun. Icarus be damned. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a....

Finishing #CSEdWeek strong with some schools in Queens creating autonomous cars with LEGO robotics, building binary code bracelets, and programming with Code Monkey. #EduSky

The adventures of #CSEdWeek continue with NYC students. #EduSky

#CSEdWeek event where we had parents & students coding along to create music, fashion, explore AI, and design bridges physically and in Minecraft. The conversations with these kids and family members got really deep into pondering the future and the role of technology in their lives.

So my brain is broken, so I just wrote up code for an activity that is really just the dance moves to something I wanted to learn. It scratched an itch I had. Bonus points if you can guess the dance/song.

Some #MinecraftEdu coding fun to kick off #CSEdWeek. They are designing accessible spaces, and I saw/heard at least 4 languages in that process. #EduAky

Who knew this was a thing, but one of my public Kahoot games was flagged for being inappropriate. But now, after review, it was deemed suitable for others’ eyes.

Unleash your creativity and embark on an exciting #CSEdWeek Minecraft Play Along adventure! Join us Dec 9, 11, or 13 for an unforgettable experience. No coding experience? No problem! It's beginner-friendly. Head to aka.ms/nychoc for a NYC-specific code-along adventure #EduSKy

It’s official the NYC Minecraft Battle of the Boroughs competition launched today. And @nycschools.bsky.social students from all 5 boroughs are designing a better city while becoming future ready!

It was time to update my Google certifications. The new process is much quicker, but level 2 really dives into some interesting use cases.

So I’ve apparently been killing it at @duolingoverde.bsky.social lately - so at least I have that going for me

I updated my Edpuzzle certification to cover all the new features and improved accessibility.

I completed the training process to be named a Kami Hero.

I’m clearing out my drive of things and I found this 2017 nostalgia - a Flipgrid tip sheet from people who are no longer on Twitter

A reminder from the honorable Mayor Eric Adams to not accept inappropriately large holiday gifts. Okay.

A moment of gratitude that, with its new location, we were able to have a strong NYC contingent at NYSCATE for possibly the first time while honoring our own @innovativeedu.bsky.social while also highlighting CS work too!

Kristina Ishmael sharing the importance of focusing on access and equity amidst any new digital advancements at NYSCATE.

NYC’s own incredible Lisa Nielsen is being recognized as an innovative leader by NYSCATE - a well deserved honor!

It’s great to see Alejandro Alvarez who I had the pleasure to support in his efforts share his personal stories about the power of mentorship and his ongoing work with Urban Arts

@MatthewXJoseph sharing a compelling story of personal hardship and the damage of diminished expectations at NYSCATE.

NYSCATE is under way and the NYC crew is rolling in for the excitement!

Forgive this spoiler, but this link up in connections this morning made me smile.

I almost never go into those tourist shops here in the city. It’s probably 10 years, but I needed to get some things for a gift basket. And you can get some really neat stuff for cheap. Just from my lunch break visit downtown.

Okay, y’all… I have finally decided that retreat is the better part of valor. Bringing some rainbow energy over to these blue skies. #bydhttmwdi

I saw this at the supermarket where my interest interests collided on these covers: LEGO, video games (Pokémon specifically), and musical theatre. And, yes, I’ve seen at least 30 different versions of defying gravity and read the book before the musical existed.

Not quite do sunny days, so let's sweep the clouds away! NYSCATE is just a week away! It's in a new location, so come and play! Robyn Bryant and I have a gamified adventure on Sunday at 3:30 PM. #EduSky

Love hearing Tequila Lamar share about the partnership of Google Education & our Future Ready NYC team to ensure student opportunity as Tom OConnell at the #CSforNY Summit