Between hantavirus and Ebola, the global nature of disease is on our minds. In my review of John Green's EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS I stress the global nature of medical knowledge, and the stories people tell that shape what diseases become. 1/ 🗃 #histsci

MORE! Colbert is experiencing a massive, historic ratings surge! Monday's episode drew 3.3 million viewers, and for the week, Colbert BEAT ABC AND NBC COMBINED. But go ahead and tell us it's not profitable.

John Snow’s famous 1854 cholera map didn’t actually stop the outbreak in Soho. By the time the map was produced, the outbreak was fading. What the map did do was far more important: it helped prove that cholera was waterborne, laying the foundations for modern epidemiology. HT @Julian_H0ffmann

I don’t want to say that I called it but………… #HATM

Sir, another graduation ceremony in which the students booed AI has dropped. "College graduates were pissed after their school used AI to announce graduates’ names and missed hundreds of names" (via @/FearedBuck on Twitter)

Siri, which party is in control of the White House, House, Senate, and Supreme Court?

Searched for 5 days, with zero assistance from law enforcement. God have mercy.

Ok so you guys are excited about this one. Get ahead of the game here: open.spotify.com/episode/05KH...

There's a lot here, but as always, Audrey speaks the truth to those who only want power. #edusky #sschat

The Strait of Hormuz is not the only chokepoint in the world. #Edusky #iteachsocialstudies #sschat

As everyone looks 4 causes affecting student test downtown, research shows that income disparity between low-income & high-income families widened considerably more in 2015/25 than 2005/2015. Research suggests that if students don't c chance at economic mobility, their academic persistance suffers.

None of us alive will experience climate better than what we have now. How much worse it gets is up to us.

Finishing Ch 6 of Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom (Routledge Eye on Education). This section explores how visual media, including graphic novels, can help students engage with religion. Grateful to draw on the work of Tim Smyth & others. #religiousliteracy #graphicnovels

the most anti free speech administration in this country’s history

To no surprise, Google Chrome recently started downloading an AI model to your computer if you use the browser. Quick way to turn the model off (in Chrome) and remove the 3-4 GB file from your computer: Settings -> System -> On-device AI (turn off)

Fab discussion here about why we teach history and the role of SHP in making history meaningful to young people #historyteacher

Pushy reminder from one school librarian to another: if you can alter your challenge policy, put a clause in there that prevents people not in your immediate school community (parents, students, staff, board) from placing challenges and limits each request to 1 book at a time. 1/2

The Harvard Business Review used to be filled with really interesting and thought-provoking articles applicable to education and other areas. Now, all they publish are pieces about AI

#cartography #maps

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson — The U.S. is still delivering international health assistance after USAID cuts, but now it comes with strings attached. Discuss changes with students. #sschat https://loom.ly/2w7-o9I

In case you need something on Magna Carta tomorrow. How kind of King Charles to mention it.

🧵 There is a lost opportunity with the behaviour of most regular LGBTQ ppl online in the US [& sometimes the UK]. I think the reason for the behaviour is a sense of isolation, powerlessness & persecution. So I’d like to share some tips on how to turn social media into a weapon of liberation [1]

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/04/26/a...

it is important to emphasize that this was *the point*. this was *intentional*. elon musk is a vicious white supremacist who thinks poor african children ought to die, so that the world can be whiter

Kristen C. Howard explores the ethics and practices of exploitation and labour in the digitization of heritage materials and sources.

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Arab Americans trace their roots to 22 countries and four waves of immigration to the U.S. One week from tonight, Dave Serio walks us through that history and how to bring it into your classroom. Free webinar, Tues 4/21, 7 PM ET. [link] Register: buff.ly/KYejF6n

PBS News @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson: Artemis II mission prepares for return to Earth Ask students: Should humans should go to space? Why or why not? https://loom.ly/S2P6-XI #EduSky #sschat

My one-hour special “Rick Steves Iran: Yesterday and Today,” which helps humanize 90 million Iranian people, is streaming free and ad-free at www.ricksteves.com/watch-iran.

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson — Iran blocking passage through the Persian Gulf has impacted gas and oil prices, but it's also blocked one of the major sources of fertilizer for the world. #EDUSky #sschat https://loom.ly/XORD4qk

A Look Back: Amazing New Video Created By Smithsonian Will Probably Be Used In A Zillion ELL Classes larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/04/05/a...

While you slept last night: ~100 million birds took to the skies 🐦 The Mid-Atlantic saw heavy traffic moving north/northeast, with migration hotspots from the Southeast to Ohio Valley and Southern Plains. The overnight rush continues this weekend. Details at cwg.live

My USDA-Forest Service-funded project with scientists there was about water in the western United States. I guess that’s not a concern anymore.

Someone sent me this.

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

Day 30 Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen #30DaysBooksByWomen