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Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 4d

🌱All week on Moving Writers: Poetry Pauses for Hope.
It's a series of tiny lessons, easy to integrate, that get students contemplating and writing about hope.

The first poem? Emily Dickinson, of course, with a twist you may not have tried before.

#poetrypauses

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Poetry Pauses for Hope: Day 1

A fresh approach to Emily Dickinson’s “Hope is the thing with feathers

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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.bsky.social · 5d

If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples

Reuters @reuters.com · 5d

US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk

US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

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Nicholas A. Emmanuele (he/him/his) @naemmanuele.bsky.social · 11d

Register for this Thursday's #OnLeadership: Promises and Pitfalls of Text Selection event, featuring members of @ncte.org's Conference on English Leadership ( #CEL ).

We'll look at policies & practices in supporting teams when selecting texts in English classrooms.

bit.ly/CELVirtual

Nicholas A. Emmanuele (he/him/his) @naemmanuele.bsky.social · Sep 23

#OnLeadership: Promises and Pitfalls of Text Selection

Tune into our panel discussion around @ncte.org's report on secondary text selection, where we will focus on how leaders facilitate text selection processes. Then, stay to join a breakout room to troubleshoot and brainstorm.

bit.ly/CELVirtual

On Leadership: Promises and Pitfalls of Text Selection. Thursday, October 23, 7 pm ET. with Kara B Douma, Nicholas Emmanuele, Sawsan Jaber, Liz Lietz, and Jenelle Williams. CEL, A Constituent Group of NCTE.

On Leadership: Promises and Pitfalls of Text Selection. Thursday, October 23, 7 pm ET. Literacy leaders will explore schools' processes for selecting secondary classroom literature; learn methods to support teachers in enhancing students' experiences; and discuss challenges to texts that affirm students and honor communities. CEL, A Constituent Group of NCTE.

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John Downes-Angus @johndownesangus.bsky.social · 19d

The over-reliance on standardization as the mechanism for writing instruction really was a pretty unbeatable context to produce de-professionalized teachers okay with using AI to grade

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 17d

Did she show you Sora? That's what really freaked me out.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 17d

For Indigenous People's Day, I'd like to encourage fellow #Trekkies (and everyone else!) to read Black and Choctaw commentator @law-writes.bsky.social on one example of Native representation in #StarTrek.

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How Star Trek: The Next Generation Took On Indigenous American Representation

A member of the Choctaw Nation parses through TNG's 'Journey's End.'

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 18d

Using Google's Notebook LM, I explored the intersection of the BC Ministry of Education's "Considerations for Using AI Tools in K-12 Schools," the OECD's AI Literacy Framework, and UNESCO's "AI Competency Framework for Students" to create this list of ten essential AI competencies for our students.

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 17d

This is fantastic! Thank you for sharing.

Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 17d

Especially when it comes to hallucinations and bias.

My head was spinning after the two days we spent with Holly. I'll make sure to write up my thoughts when (if?) I get time.

She's going to be the Keynote speaker at PETE&C this year.

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 17d

It's scary how realistic AI images and videos are getting, and we need to take that into account when teaching students to vet sources. I will never be okay with outsourcing thinking or creativity, but I think we need to make sure students are educated when it comes to AI.

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 17d

I don't think we should ignore it, though. We just had some excellent PD on AI in Education from Holly Clark. She argued that it's up to us (the educators) to make sure our students are AI literate, so they are aware of how this technology works for better or for worse.

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Cody Miller @hcodymiller.bsky.social · 18d

For Indigenous Peoples' Day I wanted to highlight a sampling of recent(ish) work that has really shaped my understandings and informed my practice as an ELA educator. First is Daniel Heath Justice's Why Indigenous Literatures Matter:

www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Books/W/Why-...

Why Indigenous Literatures Matter

Wilfrid Laurier University Press - Transforming Ideas

www.wlupress.wlu.ca

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 23d

Oedipus Rex is what I thought of first.

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 25d

Today's FB memory.

Me standing next to the author Stephen Chbosky. I'm holding a copy of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and he is holding a copy of Imaginary Friend.

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 26d

My ears still hurt from the Mighty Mighty Bosstones concert I went to when I was in college.

Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 26d

My Banned Books Week plan is to make sure I've read all of these. As an ELA Instructional Coach, I'm seeing that I'm in a position to speak out against challenges if they occur in my district. We haven't had any major challenges, but teachers have concerns.

The American Library Association's Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024 poster. The list is as follows:

1. All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
2. Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
3. (TIE) The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
3. (TIE) The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
5. Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
6. (TIE) Looking for Alaska by John Green
6. (TIE) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
8. (TIE) Crank by Ellen Hopkins
8. (TIE) Sold by Patricia McCormick
10. Flamer by Mike Curato

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 26d

I just followed her! I love it!!! I may need to order her books.

Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 26d

I did not know that! That sounds so cool. I'd love to see her work!

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 26d

I was going to stop in today, but I'm trying not to spend money, and I already have too much yarn. Her yarn looks gorgeous!

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 27d

This is a good reminder. I should probably sit with my journal and see what happens. I'm sure I'll feel better.

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 27d

The owners of this bookstore are living my dream. It's seven miles from my house!!!

undergroundyarnandbooks.com

The Underground Yarn & Books

Yarn. Books. Coffee. Community.

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 27d

I'm going to come back to it every time impostor syndrome attacks me (like right now).

I'm noticing that I get it when I have a really good day. Instead of enjoying it, I second-guess everything and convince myself I'm a fraud. Why am I like this?

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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · Oct 1

“There is artificial intelligence, and then there’s actual intelligence.”

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Oct 1

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 28d

I watched this soooooooo many times!

Michelle Kraft @mnkraft.bsky.social · 28d

Agree 100%. I'd say more, but I don't want to give away the lie.

Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 29d

Today, I wrote about two truths and a lie about AI in the classroom…I’m here to talk about it + hear about what you are seeing lately too 🙂

#AIinEducation #EduskyAI #Writing #GenAI

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Two Truths and a Lie About AI

Here are three statements: Can you figure out which two are true? Students will try to cheat with AI. Students need help reasoning on their AI usage. Students talk to their teachers about their AI …

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