Well... I sure am trying to learn the finer points of substack! open.substack.com/pub/teacherw... Gee. I hope this works. 🤪 #sschat

Just had our most successful @icivics.bsky.social family night! 2 people asked "do you only do this once a year?" Put in a plug for @civics101pod.bsky.social too!

Hey @madisonteacher.bsky.social and @civics101pod.bsky.social This is your big chance to send some swag (by which I mean some stickers or something) to me for the big iCIvics Family Night Feb 18! I always have a Civics 101 poster up but homemade. This year there is CAKE! But not 250 candles.

#sschat What moments of light have you had as a teacher recently? I've had 2: reading @hcrichardson.bsky.social & 8th graders' Mikva speeches on ICE. It does my heart good that so many of them care. (I've also used both of my @lindarmonkjd.bsky.social books a lot lately!) So useful!

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c... aieeeee!

#ncss2025 @newslit.org

#ncss2025 Hey I even met Carl Azuz. His speech was quite good.

Major fangirl moment: meeting Sam Wineburg from SHEG and Digital Inquiry Group!

Hoping to see @historyfrog.bsky.social and others at #ncss2025 #sschat how many of us are here?

#ncss2025 @madisonteacher.bsky.social woot!

Civics 101 got my top spot. (Yes. Yes it did.)😁 #SpotifyWrapped. www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar...

Looking forward to NCSS dec 5!! @civics101pod.bsky.social I'm ready for the Barrett's Privateers nonpub-pub sing along!! In other news: I was sorry to hear Jimmy Cliff is gone. His songs, "Under the Sun, Moon, & Stars" for example, have been rotating on my playlists since high school.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/m... #sschat

Looking forward to www.nhcss.org/conference-r... #nhcss I'll be presenting on using @bookcreator.com for SS - and so MANY other great looking presentations!!

Can't wait to hear @icivics.bsky.social us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Not too late to join us! #

Oh @civics101pod.bsky.social you are there when I need a laugh. "27 reasons your king is *awful* #10 will shock you!" (Note @capodice.bsky.social looks like I am going to National NCSS - clearly a "Barrett's Privateers" sing along is in order!). I hope we see you at NHCSS soon! #sschat #nhcss )

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09... Now I want to re-watch the "Shut it down" episode of West Wing. #sschat

What The Heck...!? htttp://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-afpi-tpusa-hillsdale-college-and-over-40-national-and-state-organizations-launch-america-250-civics-coalition

I did it!! 🎉. I actually finished my Modern Classrooms Project Mentorship!! Started it last summer but didn't end up finishing it. This year I just went for it - submitted things and <gasp> revised if necessary! I am really looking forward to implementing this year! #modernclassrooms

Yay! It came! I'm really looking forward to it. I've already (before it even came) found some cool tools! @glennwiebe.bsky.social the windows frame is cool!! @madisonteacher.bsky.social can't wait to dig in!

Anyone else attending this? I do love me some Edpuzzle! Especially now that I'm trying (again) to implement Modern Classrooms Project. learn.edpuzzle.com/hubfs/Im_Att...

NH Social Studies teachers - Want to present at the NHCSS conference? www.nhcss.org/presenter-pr.... Or if you just want to attend: www.nhcss.org/conference-r.... (Details coming soon!). It will be held at the McAuliffe Shepard Discovery Center this year, which should be fun. #sschat #nhcss

Hey #sschat I hope you are having a Joyful or at least relaxed summer. Words fail me. I expect so many memes!! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Hey #sschat I listened to @historyherway.bsky.social podcast with @madisonteacher.bsky.social I am looking forward to getting the Social Studies Field Guide!! I have instincts that are good - but I can really use some inspiration and practical tips and this really sounds like just the ticket!

Fascinating series on Navajo Nation Water Rights. open.spotify.com/episode/1gHA... There is also a good one on Tulsa Massacres. #sschat

I have the best boss. She takes her work very seriously. We're hiring a Middle school math teacher and 1:1 para if you care more about a great work environment! Merrimack NH #artsintegration

Did the @cfreducation.bsky.social South Sudan simulation. Played @icivics.bsky.social Convene the Council then did Simulation the next day. They love these simulations! (Wish I had a better picture of the Nat.Sec. Advisor using a spoon for a gavel!) #sschat #cfreducation #icivics

Getting ready to do the @cfreducation.bsky.social simulation aid to South Sudan. This class is really good at them. We'll do @icivics.bsky.social Convene the Council first. Great pair up. #sschat

8th grade, after trio that got us in at 11 last night: Can we watch The Croods? Me: C'mon guys.... Me: OK, but your exit ticket is to write about why this is an educational movie. 🙄😁

Maggie Hasson (NH) asked Noem to define Habeus Corpus "Noem replied, saying that it allows the president to remove people from the US." Aieee! Can we make @lindamonk.bsky.social required reading for all government employees? www.bbc.com/news/videos/... #sschat

Help 7th grade raise money to get South Sudan School 4 a well!! We are up to almost $200 if you count the cash we collected! If you are local stop by Gccsa Gate City Charter School for the Arts for a keychain! www.h2oforlifeschools.org/donate?campa...

NEW @pbsnews.org Daily News Lesson: How a social network is bringing communities together in divisive times Ask Students: How is Front Porch Forum different from other social networks? #sschat #civics #EduSky

Collect them ALL! @civics101pod.bsky.social

Fascinating! Thanks.

#sschat My cousin alerted me to this speech. youtu.be/FljLL-fq3oU?...

protectmypublicmedia.org/rsc-emails/ I ❤️ @pbs.org

Me. May 1st. #sschat

This came up in another context. I am glad you reminded me!

My @civics101pod.bsky.social mug at school. A small happiness during bleak times.

Cleaning out old photos - found this from an old @icivics.bsky.social lesson. Fab. So true. #sschat

I really needed this delightful distraction. Made in cooperation with Aboriginal Peoples Television Network www.imdb.com/title/tt3040... fun. #sschat

Saw this and thought it was good but needed some additions. #sschat

NYTimes "Of all Trump’s actions so far, few have alarmed democracy scholars more than his mass deportations of migrants without a hearing. Why? Experts see a precedent that could undermine the liberties of all Americans." @lindamonk.bsky.social New edition of "The Words We Live By" ? #sschat

YES!! A Different Kind of Anti-Trump Resistance Is Brewing www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/o... #sschat

I just took action to oppose the elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities! Join me and take action here: p2a.co/fSsMhaJ #sschat #humanities #edchat #engchat #socialstudies @nehgov.bsky.social

#sschat "Before the Trump era, not that many Americans perceived how much our democracy’s very survival depended on the honor and decency of American presidents." www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/o...

Re: Smithsonian "American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it." James Baldwin

Yes!! I woke up to this. Argh! Smithsonian ... we love how you work to tell the complicated truth of our history. I wonder if there is something we can all do.

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson — "How online misinformation is 'supercharging' conspiracy theories": Discuss how to have respectful conversations about beliefs and misinformation. #sschat #EduSky bit.ly/4kYjGC8