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learner. teacher. history nerd. mama. wife. assistant professor. edtech. civic edu. all the fiber arts & dramatic tv, always time for ice cream. constantly explaining why ‘you don’t look Jewish’ isn’t a compliment.
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Why did it just take me literally 20 minutes to remember Seymour Papert's name!?!? ahhhh

Had the most f’d up dreams after hearing about the crash in the Potomac right before bed.

Underrated thing I miss from grad school for sure. Now I just gotta channel this vibe with my undergrads next week for first week of classes!

Every safety regulation was written in blood, frequently with a body count higher than one, and it’s not political to put the blame on people who want to “move fast and break things” when they start breaking human lives.

I think that we should be talking about what Trump is trying to do to trans people in the context of the Nuremberg laws.

if you cared about morale and recruitment you would not alienate a group that disproportionately enlists into the military, but if you are a white nationalist…

As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽‍💻

I am working with colleagues to develop a sharable resource for education leaders about how to respond to immigration efforts in schools. If you work for or in a school district that has put out public resources (especially protocols like this one drive.google.com/file/d/1zMId... ) please share!

Spending the day at UCI for the Mapping New Histories convening from UC Humanities Research Institute & UCI Teacher Institute/UCI History Project. Love the art in this land acknowledgment!

This morning NPR reported on Hochul’s proposed school cell phone ban. They said every stakeholder agrees with the ban: teachers, parents, and law enforcement. Notice a pretty large stakeholder missing from that group? How about kids? Time to reup this Pop Off!… www.tc.columbia.edu/digitalfutur...

@thetattooedprof.bsky.social introducing the idea of Zombie Ideas in education at our winter faculty teaching conference--taking on Learning Styles as the first 'undead' idea. My pet peeve in pedagogy trainings!!

tfw you accidentally bring your personal computer...covered in radical stickers... to a work event on a notoriously conservative campus....😆

I don’t know what it says about me as a parent that my 7yo’s favorite song is Sucker for Pain by Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons….at least I got to emphasize again that just because words are used in a song doesn’t mean you’re allowed to say them…😬

Got to gift my labors of love (handmade needlepoint) to my MIL & aunt-in-law finally! Belize is my MIL happy place & she goes every year for her birthday so I knew as soon as I saw this canvas I had to make it for her!

Anyone seen good resource / reading on how to design materials for students - whether digital or analog - that utilize design principles to make great materials? Thinking about use of Canva & other tools in ways that are aesthetic but not accessible or easily used by students.

This is trench art, made by a soldier living the unbearable in 1916. When we face cataclysm, humans make art. It’s how we cope & protest, every kind of art, including ephemeral arts from rage baking to a game night. Hobbies are human hobbies are self-care hobbies are art hobbies are resistance!

My response below to Qs for this article on “Private Schools Group Apologizes After Claims of Antisemitism at Event” in which my talk was one that made four Jewish students feel threatened bc I used the word genocide. Let’s unpack since they gave ADL the last word. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/n...

Applications are open! Tell your teacher friends to apply to join us in Chicago this summer. Rethinking the Gilded Age & Progressivisms: Race, Capitalism, & Democracy. Summer Institute for Teachers. Chicago, July 6-25. $2850 stipend. Details & syllabus on the website. www.gildedandprogressive.com

Packing is the bane of my existence

Do you know a US-based STEM researcher interested in learning systematic review and meta-analysis? #MMARI2025 is accepting applications for our workshop in Washington, DC from May 19th - 23rd! Application deadline is 1/27/2025. Apply here: www.meta-analysis-research-institute.com/application

I will never believe a word that comes out of this man’s mouth. He has lived in VA for so long that his kid went to UVA as an in state student & barely has an apt in district. He is a disgrace for NJ & I cannot believe we haven’t defeated his punk ass in the 20+ years he’s been in the House 🤮🤮🤮

Pls join this little dude & I raising $$ to support Jewish Liberation Fund this Hanukkah. They give grants to nonprofit orgs that work towards a just world for ALL PEOPLES & are excluded from traditional Jewish philanthropy due to nationalist litmus tests secure.givelively.org/donate/jewis...

STRAIGHT UP CASH. GIVE PEOPLE MONEY. UUUGGGHHHHHHHHH!

I know that some of you either have access to resources (MONEY) or know people who do. I am asking you to PLEASE insist that those people fund abortion access. GIVE MONEY TO ABORTION FUNDS. I've been a broken record on this for years. The funds exist; THEY NEED TO BE RESOURCED.

Check out this resource: Lessons 2 Go are inquiry-based, evidence-supported recommendations for lesson plans that help students understand what it happening in the world today.

I thank Nikki Giovanni for teaching us so much, and tonight, for this poem, which is never not relevant.

Why are there fireworks at 11pm on a random Saturday night?!

Big 10 & Big 12 fans aren’t so dismissive of the Pac12 teams now are they? 😇😝

Look at the old school edutwitter crew coming in hot! Such an awesome time!