The Border is Invading America www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/o...

Be/Amusing #PairedTexts in my inbox this morning.

This is absolutely correct AND teachers are bombarded with the message that if a parent's child does not like school or finds it boring, it's a problem for the teacher to fix. It so often seems that the real challenge at hand is convincing parents their child is a child; nothing more, nothing less.

My pedagogical practice in diagram. #TeacherSky #EduSky

I left this uncommon thought about how we might respond to book bans and other nefarious mandates on Insta this morning (limits here prevent a direct upload). www.instagram.com/share/reel/B...

Ohio friends! Are you here? I hope you'll join me and @mandyrobek.bsky.social in @frankisibberson.bsky.social 's beautiful new creative space this fall and again in the spring. This invitation is making my heart so happy!

One of my (semi) hot takes is that most AI hacking can be avoided by better learning design. The assessments & practices shared here aren’t reactionary countermeasures, they’re fantastic examples of teaching built on the 5Es of sensemaking (i.e. the principles that make human cognition unique).

Tap tap tap...this thing still on? I took the summer off from most social media, all. Looking forward to being more present here as our new school year begins. I hope everyone is hanging in there. xo

This invitation has me grinning, friends. I hope you'll join us!

I facilitate a monthly community of practice for educators committed to pedagogical documentation. We're meeting on Zoom this evening at 7pm EST. If you'd like to join us, drop me a message. I'll make sure you have the information that you need. We're a friendly bunch. We'd love to see you! Free.

Human Restoration Project is proud to sponsor the Mental Health Summit 2025 Youth Panel in Banff, Alberta on Saturday, April 12th, moderated by HRP's own Cassie Nastase! Will we see you there? www.mentalhealthinschoolsummit.com

Buffalo showed up today. It made me proud. #HandsOff

I hope to see some of you this summer, all! The Human Res Pro conference will be the highlight of mine. You come, too.

Participants in @angelastockman.bsky.social's #CTRH2025 workshop, Pedagogical Documentation: Learning Stories as Stewardship, will leave with practical strategies to transform assessment from simple measurement into a powerful practice! Join us: www.humanrestorationproject.org/conference #EduSky

Help. I need some funny, warm, and inoffensive memes that offer positive perspectives on people from different cultures. And I'm interpreting culture widely. I know this is a lot to ask. I have many smart and creative friends though, and I am...exhausted and need some help. Please and thank you!!!

This week, I updated Things I Taught Eighth Graders About Nazis to include things we might be noticing and wondering about the targeting of political opponents then...and now... You may use, adapt, and share. References included. www.canva.com/design/DAGej...

Another gift from @jess5th.bsky.social

Friends in education, @theresameikle.bsky.social is one you will want to welcome to this space! Brilliant assessment-minded educator who contributes much to my professional world.

I spent Saturday morning at an incredibly well attended meeting of Good Neighbors Getting it Done in Western New York, a local affiliate of Trouble Nation and @indivisible.org They're dedicated to defending democracy and elevating the voices of the most vulnerable members of our community. #resist

Work kept me from marching this afternoon, but our lawn sign arrived, and I will be carrying others again soon. #50501protest #resist (Alt text added to the image--is there an advantage to putting it in the post directly, all?)

I'm running for town council in a fairly red community and have been heartened by the number of my neighbors who just want to be good neighbors.

Learning, writing, and work is good distraction and salve right now. I am dedicating every one of my Sunday newsletters in March to unpacking the process I use to improve learning outcomes and performance in K-12 ELA/English classrooms. The first dropped a few minutes ago. mailchi.mp/4ec2ff3a533d...

This week's update to Things I Taught 8th Graders About Nazis focuses on the consolidation of power and the frightening similarities between Trump's new Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies Executive Order and the Enabling Act, which secured Hitler's dictatorship.

Nawal's scholarship and savvy are making me think differently and better about how NYS schools might design and bring their Portraits of Graduates to life in our schools. I've learned much through my partnership with pilot schools this year. More to come. Let's follow Nawal's lead, friends.

My husband is a federal worker. Facts are useful things, data matter, and yes, he did submit his five bullet points today. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

👏Beth👏is👏doing👏such👏beautiful👏things.👏

It’s horrifying how on point this is. Worth a read if you can handle staring a little harder into the abyss that is our current culture.

Okay #BookSky 📚 I desperately need your help! I am currently reading the astounding DeepCuts (out Tuesday) and I (connected to that) I am trying to find a romance with a fake wedding date trope, where the groom has been co-writing songs with the fmc, without giving her credit. Help.

“Is Literacy Everything Now? If so, Then What Is Literacy?” is just 2 days away on Tues 2/25 5:00-6pm PT/ 8-9pm ET! We hope you will add your voice to the conversation! #literacies

Call for Proposals! ISTE 2025 Tabletop Playground! @jacquiegardy.bsky.social and I are curating a space for educators, game designers & game enthusiasts of #tabletopgaming #ttrpg #gamedesign to showcase game-based thinking #edtech #iste #edusky #boardgamegeek FM bit.ly/iste25tttlpf...

Trevor Aleo argues digital tech can both harm & help knowledge sharing. While social media risks shallow spectacle, it also enables new forms of scholarship, learning & community when used thoughtfully & intentionally. https://trevoraleo.substack.com/p/beyond-doomerism-building-the-peoples

Knowledge is power. Each day during this Black History Month—a month the government doesn’t want us celebrating—I will be sharing amazing books by Black authors. Book 1: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. A title written decades ago, but begins on February 1, 2025. #Edusky #Books #Booksky

I founded a writing makerspace for kids and teachers in 2008. We continue to make, write, and document our learning together there today. Several colleagues nearing retirement asked if I would share some ideas that might inspire their own beginnings, so I dedicated my Feb. newsletters to the topic.

Longtime early childhood educator, @hechternacht.bsky.social, joined us to talk about the importance of play, the role of inquiry, & the models that support it! Search & subscribe on any podcast app or listen directly on our website: www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/inq... #EduSky #ECE

Philosopher Agnes Callard explores Socrates' teachings on love, politics, & death, arguing his method of questioning & learning remains vital for tackling modern life's challenges. https://www.thefp.com/p/what-socrates-teaches-us-about-love-politics-and-death?utm_source=cross-post&utm_medium=email

So, yes, as rightly Annie points out WE NEED TO TEACH BOOKS! Let the kids read! But, let’s also remain clear eyed that books are only capable of delivering the human “goods” they promise if they are taught in ecologies of learning that humanize, democratize, & prioritize meaning/sense making.

💙🦬❤️ This is what democracy looks like. #Buffalo #Buffalove #50501Protest

I founded a writing community for K-12 writer/designers and their teachers in 2008. We do action research and document our learning there. Its had a pretty significant influence on what happens in many schools and other learning spaces, too. Recently, friends in the field asked to pick my brain...

I woke up to this, and it actually matters more to me than MVP or a Superbowl shot this morning. ♥️🦬💙

We're thrilled to have Maria Munro-Schuster join #CTRH2025 as a panelist for our Education in 2025 (& Beyond) Fireside Chat! Check out the rest of the line-up and secure your ticket now @ https://secure.givelively.org/donate/human-restoration-project/conference-to-re…

Only 3 days until #EdCampSTNY! 🍎 Energizing learning ✅ Purposeful networking 👏 Awesome prizes! Join us for this FREE half day of learning and you could win one of our many prizes! (Including a 50" smart TV, a Chromebook & $100 Amazon gift cards!) #edcamp edcampstny.wixsite.com/home

#PairedTexts 1. The Rise and Rapid Fall of the First US Department of Education in 1867 (www.history.com/news/departm...) 2. A guide to what the U.S. Education Department does (and doesn't) do (www.npr.org/2025/02/04/n...)

Another useful resource for federal employees. events.ourpublicservice.org/federal-empl...

If you know a federal employee who is not receiving good guidance, these documents are from a reputable source. Please share if it is helpful.

I spent today with seasoned educators mentoring student teachers through a year-long residency sponsored by the Montana Office of Public Instruction. We took a very deep dive into pedagogical documentation. Truly impressed by their interest in positioning themselves as learners within this work.

Friends in #Buffalo and #WNY who are eager to do something meaningful to help right now: I've learned that Justice for Migrant Families is in need of donations and volunteers: www.justiceformigrantfamilies.org

Today's conversation: Writing is not the production of written words. Writing is a deeply embodied, multimodal process, and when we fail to treat it this way, we fail to serve many young writers well. We need to MAKE and SPEAK throughout the process, not only in rehearsal. Writing is design. :)

Hey friends and neighbors who are finding me here as you leave FB: I use Bluesky to connect with other educators and talk shop professionally, so if that isn't of interest, I understand. I won't be hurt if you ignore.♥️

This am, I had a mammogram at 8am and a meeting at 9. My Google Assistant, which (surprise!) has AI mojo now, transcribes the call from my radiologist: SUSPICIOUS RESULTS. Phone back--put on hold--reeling. "WE SAID NO SUSPICIOUS RESULTS." Relieved. Enraged. Does it have to infuse everything?