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Justin Cerenzia

@cerenz.bsky.social

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Academic DJ. These views are my own. Who else could they belong to? My BlueSky feed is large. It contains multitudes. #GoBirds I write somewhat regularly over at The Academic DJ Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/cerenz

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EA Center for Teaching & Learning @eactl.bsky.social · 6h

Long weekend. Short week. Endless grading.

This week’s WDYN Wednesday shares 3 quick reads to make feedback count—and grades mean less.

'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Grading & Feedback Edition

(Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."

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Justin Cerenzia @cerenz.bsky.social · 6h

I am once again deploying a #deft touch and elite managerial skills to make the LLM run the data.

Justin Cerenzia @cerenz.bsky.social · 7h

GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO SOCCER WEDNESDAY!

(Kid didn’t want to wear his headband anymore 🤷🏻‍♂️)

Justin Cerenzia @cerenz.bsky.social · 9h

We are cooking with this @eactl.bsky.social scholars project on two-stage assessment, right out of the gates. 👀

Justin Cerenzia @cerenz.bsky.social · 1d

Love to express my frustrations with the Eagles offense while teaching my kid 7 times tables.

Me: “IF KEVIN PATULLO PROPERLY UTILIZED HIS OFFENSIVE WEAPONS AND THE BIRDS SCORED 3 FIRST QUARTER TDS, AND JAKE THE MAKE TACKS ON THE EXTRA POINTS, WHAT’S THE SCORE?”

Kid: “21-0.”

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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 1d

In my British childhood I never dreamed I would one day get to live among these majestic beings.

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Justin Cerenzia @cerenz.bsky.social · 2d

THROWBACK MONDAY.

Won a bike race 11 years ago, today.

Justin Cerenzia @cerenz.bsky.social · 2d

Spent my day off fixing up the house (and the boys’ bikes) and watching ‘The Bourne Trilogy.’

10/10 day.

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Justin Cerenzia @cerenz.bsky.social · 2d

Social media platforms:

Twitter/X: I am absolutely right about this thing. I might also be a bot.

Bluesky: I have seized the means of production. And you’re an idiot because you say the pledge of allegiance once.

LinkedIn: BOOK ME & BUY MY THING. I’VE SENT ANOTHER DM.

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Justin Cerenzia @cerenz.bsky.social · 2d

The 5-year-old is entering his Mondrian phase it seems.

Justin Cerenzia @cerenz.bsky.social · 3d

I also wrote about (basically) this back in August.

Je suis tired.

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Justin Cerenzia @cerenz.bsky.social · 3d

Presented to our senior class about this exact thing last week.

AI can write your college essay, but it won’t sound like you | Cornell Chronicle

Students who plan to use ChatGPT to write their college admissions essays should think twice: Artificial intelligence tools write highly generic personal narratives, even when prompted to write from t...

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Justin Cerenzia @cerenz.bsky.social · 3d

After August & September were marked by heatstroke every weekend we shifted abruptly into “Area Dad is once again shivering on the sidelines” mode today.

(I stay recruiting though. 1785=Flying the EA flag in rival territory)

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Justin Cerenzia @cerenz.bsky.social · 3d

8–year-old: “What time do the Birds play?”

Me: “They played on Thursday, remember? They lost to the Giants. Somehow.”

8-year-old: “Well…at least they can’t lose today.”

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Justin Cerenzia @cerenz.bsky.social · 4d

Running headlong into my diplomat phase.