What will the US need to do to repair the harm we are causing?

What do we owe the families and communities our victims leave behind?

"Thoughtful integration of digital tools allows students to build high-quality final products while engaging in deep, student-centered learning."
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Dispatches from the girls bathroom, an ongoing series.

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On this Indigenous People’s Day we began preparations to put Columbus on trial 💛

So very thankful to the wonderful resources from @zinnedproject.bsky.social

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I feel this is important for you to know @diedrichbader.bsky.social Get your flu shot!😁

Any ideas for a protest sign that fits the theme of the video game “Among Us?”

My 11yo so far has “Donald Trump is suss,” but I bet we can do better than that.

I wonder how many ppl are gonna get salmonella this thanksgiving bc they got ChatGPT to write their menus & recipes for them.

I had to go to Twitter to find this.😁

Same, and I'm 56! Both with the original area code, and the current area code, although I can't quite remember when the new one happened-I think after I graduated from college, maybe?

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My first phone number had *letters* in it, so I've basically been dead for a while now.

I also have chapters on other skills like: slowing down while maintaining appropriate levels of urgency in your changemaking work, and centering relationships as a way for change to be sustainable and less isolating. There are activities for you to practice these skills!

If you are struggling with polarization and its impact on your school staff, might I recommend my book Becoming an Everyday Changemaker? I have a whole chapter on cultivating both/and thinking as a skill for school change!

www.routledge.com/Becoming-an-...

#langchat 😂

I keep finding that discussions of ethics around AI keep being limited by the folks who want to use it or are excited about it to one or two of the technology's many -- and even then they often bring those up just to minimize, dismiss, or ignore them.

There are lots of good non-Smithsonian’s to visit if you’re open to paying for a museum. Here’s a decent list of options-

Ok chat, what pop culture can I use to introduce allusions this month? Last year I had all the Kendrick/Drake rap beef and it was perfect. These lessons need an update.

Friends, for several days (weeks?) I had a tab open with an excellent explainer of story, framing and narrative. Maybe 2 pages total. I think I stumbled onto it via readings about belonging. Now I cannot find it anywhere in my browser history. If you have any leads or alternatives, I'd be grateful.

You are so welcome!

Today is Friday.😜

Because I know not everyone has experienced driving through a tunnel.😁

Yes, I hear you on all of that. For my MIL, specifically, I feel like she doesn't grasp the idea of grief being personal and individual, and I just feel like that might be something her grief journey needs. Probably a lot more details to it that won't come across correctly if I share them on here.