Hello San Antonio!! 🤠 Stepping into day 1 of #ISTE25 and ready to rock!! Please come by and say hi or of you catch me in the hallways hit me up for some stickers or patches!! #Teaching #Pedagogy #ISTElive #ISTElive25 #AIinEducation #AIinESL #MultilingualLearners

We're back with episode 120 of the #DIESOL podcast talking about spending some time figuring out what you need for your course textbooks. If you're out there searching for your next textbook, we hope this episode helps you out! 🔗 diesol.org/120 #ESL #ESOL #ELT #ELL #TESOL #TEFL #EFL #Textbooks

With a little creativity and some help from AI, any teacher can make their multilingual learners feel welcome and part of the classroom. @brentgwarner.com

Edushare (dot) ing got attacked again and taken offline. I'm working on it, but will probably have to hire someone to make it safer. Sorry to those of you who have been using it and had problems. I hope to find a way to make this work!

Back online. Someone installed a malicious redirect, so this is why we can't have nice things 😣 I'm installing a few protective measures, so hopefully it doesn't interfere too much with how useful Edushare.ing is. Please let me know if you have problems with it!

Hi All, I've been notified that edushare.ing is down. I got flagged for "abuse" - so either there was some sort of bot attack, or the other redirect programs that are pushing ads into your free teacher resources are mad at me. Likely the first one, but regardless, I'm working on it.

I have absolutely no memory of making this soundboard a few years ago, but it was clearly to help ss identify car sounds and talk to the mechanic. Still, I found it and it's making me laugh - feel free to use it if you need some levity or to use it with your class: docs.google.com/presentation...

Today is the day when nerds in their 40s celebrate the fact that they're no longer obliged to keep up with the Star Wars universe and that's just fine. #StarWarsDay #MayThe4th

Sad to miss #SpringCUE this year, but glad to see so many people having a good time out in sunny ol’ Palm Springs 🌴🍹 I’ll see the #CUEcrew in fall! Until then, don’t stop belivin’!! #NotAtCUE #WeAreCUE

It's #TESOL25, Day 3! @ixypixy.bsky.social & I are wrapping up the conference in style! Come say hello, we'd love to see you! 🕙 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM PT 📍 Long Beach Convention Center 103A 🖋️ 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: Writing With AI: Strategies to Individualize Writing for ELs #TESOL #ESL #ELT

Feeling thirsty? It's #TESOL25, & if you're feeling like it's time to let your hair down... 😎 Join @ixypixy.bsky.social and I for DRINKS WITH DIESOL!! 🕟 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PT - Thursday, March 20th 📍 Kalaveras - 91 South Pine Ave, LBC 🍺 Have a Drink (or not!) 🤝 Meet some peeps! 🎁 Win some swag!!

Heading into share on another panel at #TESOL25 with the unparalleled @ixypixy.bsky.social 🙌 🕒 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM PT 📍 Long Beach Convention Center 104A 🖋️𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: Exploring the Impact of AI-Generated Artworks on Language Learning #TESOL2025 #multilinguallearners #ELT #EFL #ESOL

Panel Day at #TESOL25! First, I've been invited to join the Material Writers Group to talk about AI in materials development: 🕘 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM PT 📍 Hyatt Regency, Ballroom B 🖋️ 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: AI in EFL/ESL Materials Development Hope to see you there! #TESOL2025 #ELT #EFL #ESOL

Up next at #TESOL25 💡 🖋️ There’s an App for That! Solution Room 📅 Wednesday, March 19 | 🕙 10:00 AM - 11:15 (PST) 📍 Hyatt, Beacon Ballroom B Come by to work with other teachers to find solutions to what ails ya! #TESOL2025 #TESOL25 #multilinguallearners #ELT #EFL #ESOL #ELTToolkit

It's #TESOL25, Day 1! Swing by during the Exhibitor's Hour, then join my Solution Room session shortly after! 🕘 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM PT 📍 TESOL Media Lounge - Level 1 Lobby Hope to see you there! #TESOL2025 #TESOL #ELT #ELL

Post your favorite Doctor Who. Wrong Answers only.

Tomorrow sees the doors open for #TESOL25 🎉 Both @ixypixy.bsky.social and I will be there presenting and participating - come find us and say hi! #TESOL #TESOL2025 #ELT #EnglishLanguageLearners #ESL #ESOL #EFL #MLL

I built a free URL shortener for teachers bc we don't need ads when we're just trying to help each other out Edushare.ing No redirecting to ads, no stealing your traffic, no registration or log-in, no charge I hope you find it useful. Please share with teachers freely #TeachersHelpingTeachers

We took a couple of months off for a couple of reasons, but @ixypixy.bsky.social and I are back and we shifted gears a bit to address the moment and share some advice on how to cope and how to not give up on our community, even amidst chaos. DIESOL.org/115 #EduSky #TESOL #ELL #MLL #ELT

Getting ready for #TESOL25 - @brentgwarner.com and I will be presenting! Who else will be there??

Today would have been my dad’s 79th birthday. Missing him today. Happy birthday, Dad

Heads up that @bitlyofficial.bsky.social is going to start sliding advertisements into your links. Teachers, keep an eye out as you'll likely have no control over who those advertisers are. Looking at the state of online ads these days though, it's probably not something you'd endorse. 😩

New randomized, controlled trial by the World Bank of students using GPT-4 as a tutor in Nigeria. Six weeks of after-school AI tutoring = 2 years of typical learning gains, outperforming 80% of other educational interventions. And it helped all students, especially girls who were initially behind.

How can we use AI to support Multilingual Learners? The incomporable @brentgwarner.com leads the Plaiground today. The ONLY free virtual monthly PLC centered around AI. PLC = Playful Learning Community. Connect.Learn.Plai Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #EduSky #EduSkyAI

Juuust poppin' my head in to see if there's a #NotAtFETC hashtag running, and it looks like... nope. #FETC #CantConferenceGottaTeach

Later today I'm talking with #BCTEAL about approaches to helping students develop their language with #AI. If you've been thinking about Artificial Intelligence in your #TESOL classroom, feel free to jump in 🙌 Registration at bcteal.org #EduSky #EduSkyAI #ESL #EFL #ELT

When the electricity goes out but you aren’t emotionally prepared to skip your morning coffee

But will it knock the cup off the table when it’s done blowing?

Make 2025 your year to listen to more #ELT podcasts 🙌 #TESOL #TEFL #ELL #MLL

Here's a fun little discovery: People like you more when you text in properly written blocks rather than one line at a time. Go figure. www.ab-lab.org/texting-line...

for donation: baby shoes, never existed

"Say No to Notch" is the first app I downloaded for my new Mac 🏆 Eliminates Apple's worst design decision on the mac in recent memory and gives me a smooth, uninterrupted interface. apps.apple.com/us/app/say-n... #NoNotch

Getting a new Mac used to be a whole thing 😍✨ but these days it’s just a whole thing 😑

Happy New Year, everyone!

Did you see this experiment my colleague Kristina conducted not just at my university but *in my department*? She and the male instructor assumed eachothers’ names for an online course: and the difference in feedback they received was horrifying.

I had this happen once at my school. For a sense of how long it took to clear, just remember 2 things: Professors cannot let insignificant problems float by, and we are completely incapable of using an option other than reply-all.

A nice #BlueSky feature would be the option to leave ourselves notes reminding us why we blocked someone. (Bsky, you can have this idea for a crispy Hamilton)

Catching up on hearing my man @edcamposjr.bsky.social ask whether the goal with AI is to do more, or to do better? "Connect to the breath, connect to the body, be present" Thanks to @ditchthattextbook.com for hosting this conversation in the 2024 #DitchSummit

Breaking in my Christmas gift from the Mrs. A brand new Tally Pro scale from #Fellow ☕️🤩 #CoffeeNerd #ChristmasHaul #WootWoot

As much as I love @bitwarden.bsky.social, the new design choices are really poorly thought through. Worst of all is the "fill" is now a teensy tinsy little button rather than the full (and obvious) card that filled the drop-down. Super annoying to work with now, esp when it used to be so smooth.

Merry Christmas!

OK, I think putting #BlueSky in your email signature means you're all in. #EduSky

Great list with lots of good people in the field! Check it out and find more of your people 🤘 #EduSky

This could be an engaging ice-breaker for a conversation class: insurify.com/car-insuranc...

The secret is out

A4) It’s ok to be where you are, love it or hate it. Slow and respectful conversations about how AI is everywhere, so let’s consider whether outright rejection serves students best for the world they’re stepping into. #EduSkyAI

A3) As with most tech, I love sharing with students so they can take over their own learning over time. I think there’s a LOT of potential here if we teach Ss critical thinking and metacognative skills #EduSkyAI

A2) it seems to me a lot of people want to use it to do the same old things, just with sparkles ✨ I’d like to see more people pushing into new territory. #EduSkyAI

I always talk about it through the lens of grief. Sometimes I love and accept it, other times denial or anger. Mostly toward the hopeful side. #EduSkyAI

Best Holiday Special since the Star Wars Holiday Special 🙌