Food for thought! Classrooms have changed dramatically in the last five years. As someone considering a terminal degree, I have to ask, what is going to best benefit the students in our schools?

A thread with food for thought:

🧘🏾‍♀️ #EduMatch Connect: Educator Mental Health (Sept 28) Our next session is on Educator Mental Health, a topic that couldn’t be more timely. Join us on Sept 28 for a restorative, energizing session designed to give you strategies and support for your well-being. events.edumatch.org/edumatch-con...

These first two sentences got me hooked. I want people to slow down and consider. What are we willingly turning over, and how does that affect the rest of the world? Thank you @cartermoulton.bsky.social www.analoginspiration.ai#:~:text=to%2...

Should we even be concerned with this number? I feel like 40% feeling somewhat prepared is a decent result. No need for panic. "Just 3% of Gen Z middle and high school students feel extremely prepared to use AI in their future jobs, with 37% feeling somewhat prepared."

My face when my Kahoot pin ends in '67' in my middle school class. IYKYK

"Accessibility should not be an afterthought–rather, it should be a key component that is integrated into the design of every CS lesson, tool, and platform from the very beginning." Just like you wouldn't add the blueberries to the muffins after you take them out of the oven! #CSEveryone

— @steelethoughts.bsky.social #EduSky #education

Clean and readable is key to accessibility in your instructional materials!

6-8th grade educator meetup at #csta2025! We teach 7th grade. IYKYK.

#CSTA2026 got displaced from Atlanta by the World Cup! We're headed to New Orleans next year! #CSTA2025

Succession planning is super important! How can you help train the people who will replace you? Christina Gardner-McCune tells us that we are continually evolving and learning new things. #CSTA2025

Vicky Sedgwick talks about starting to teach AI in Kindergarten. #CSTA2025 sites.google.com/view/k2teachai

Mahmoud Harding talks about data science at #CSTA2025. AI, Human, or HumAIn? Bringing data science and sports journalism in the spotlight.

Who gets to decide what AI looks like? Wyman Khuu talks to us about Playlab and how the best creators are the people who have strong skills in computational thinking. #CSTA2025

Pat Yongpradit shares with us his work with AI and CS: www.teachai.org/cs #CSTA2025

Professional learning communities are the antidote to isolation. That's why the biggest computer science department at #CSTA2025 is so important.

Alive, awake, alert, and enthusiastic! #CSTA2025

Mx. Tess Ramsey talking about a sense of belonging in computer science classes-- everyone has value and everyone has a part to learn about building culture for thriving. #CSTA2025

Read Later: Empowering Learners for the Age of AI OECD (2025). Empowering learners for the age of AI: An AI literacy framework for primary and secondary education (Review draft). OECD. Paris. https:/ailiteracyframework.org #CSTA2025

When we think about integrating computer science with other subjects, there are varying degrees with which we can integrate/balance the content. #CSTA2025 (c) 2022 CodeVA

Stoked to go to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight!

"In a world increasingly powered by computing, students of all identities and chosen career paths need quality CS education to become informed citizens and confident creators of content and digital tools." ~CSTA's Vision for the Future of K-12 CS Education #CSTA2025 reimaginingcs.org

Learner variability is a norm, not an exception. ~Dr. Maya Israel #CSTA2025

Connecting back to my time at the #MNCodes cohort with Code Savvy and hearing Tom and Justin talk about integration of CS in K-8 lessons! #csta2025

My first session at #CSTA2025 today is about VS Code for Education - (Visual Studio) visualstudio.microsoft.com/vscode-edu/

“Equity does not live in a line item.” -Raymond Anacaya, CSTA Impact Fellow #CSTA2025

VLS starts now! Meeting lots of people and learning more about how our CSTA chapter in South Dakota can impact teachers and students. #CSTA2025

Cleveland rocks! I’m attending #CSTA2025 this week and looking forward to connecting with other computer science leaders from across the world!

🎉 I’m excited to be presenting at TIE 2025! I’ll share “Charting the Path: South Dakota’s NEW K-8 Computer Science Standards” and how these updates impact teachers and students statewide. Looking forward to connecting and learning with so many incredible educators! 🚀 #TIE25 #EdTech #CSforAll

Here's a good 'notice' and question from one of my graphic design students today! "I see the image icon here, here, and here," (pointing to different apps) "so who decided that it was going to be a mountain with the sun?" I'd love to pass along an answer if you have any insight.

Let [students] write papers with pens and papers, do experiments, or simply do math assignments. AI can do a lot of that work for students, but it’s about the struggle—the process of learning that will help our students become the leaders of tomorrow. edu-ai.org/ai-will-stup...

Cyber.org has a limited number of $750 travel reimbursement grants to cover registration, airfare, and/or hotel costs for #EdCon25! Applicants must be employed in a K-12 institution in the United States or U.S. Territories. Apply: buff.ly/Gpf6xg1

Student: Can you unblock GitHub? Me: HA! No.

CW for this week’s episode of #Severance Pregnancy loss Some flashing secquences That was a wild episode.

"For now, as we gleefully remove the training wheels, we should be mindful of balancing our understandable enthusiasm with reasonable caution to avoid any catastrophic crashes." Here's why autonomous AI agents are both exciting and scary - Fast Company www.fastcompany.com/91281577/aut...

Interesting discussion point during this afternoon's keynote at the AI Summit: "Fundamentally, do you feel that AI makes you more or less creative as an educator, professional or student?" What do you think?

This is a paraphrase, but listening to an AI panel right now and the person said…“Whoever controls the [training] data controls the narrative”

"Valuing human judgment and creativity keeps our perception alive. While AI can process information rapidly and identify patterns, it lacks the nuanced understanding and creativity inherent in human thought."

Can AI That Lets Kids Struggle Productively Be Better? https://www.coolcatteacher.com/ai-productive-struggle/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Vicki%20Davis&utm_content=Can%20AI%20That%20Lets%20Kids%20Struggle%20Productively%20Be%20Better%3F - some fascinating researc... #edusky

From Billboards to the Smartboard: How Designing for the Highway Prepped Me for the Classroom I love these tips! I'll share it with my graphic design students. :) www.stickity.co/post/from-bi...

It's a fun short story! "Rude Litterbox Space" www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/rude-litte...

Excited to join the largest computer science department meeting this morning to work on leadership for our chapter! #MidYearCLS #CSTA

Severance is an amazing show. Think my school district could send me on an #ORTBO?

My graphic design students make me smile.

This has gotten out of hand. Contact your senators and reps. sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill...

#EduMatchChat & challenges starting next week! •Each Monday we'll post a question for a slowchat •The last week of the month will be a challenge! •Choose from Mild, Medium, or Spicy challenges! 🌶️ February’s theme: Digital Literacy. Tell a friend! #DigLit #EduMatch #EduSky

Were you "good at the internet"? Who taught you? What can we do to do better today and in the future? www.romper.com/parenting/ho...

The good news: In math, many students have made up at least some of the academic ground they lost during the pandemic. The bad news: In both reading and math, most fourth- and eighth-graders in 2024 still performed below pre-pandemic 2019 levels.

@chesel01.bsky.social I saw your bio and chuckled. Made me think of this video! www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-8v...