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Alex Shevrin Venet @asv.bsky.social · 18d

wowwww this is incredibly beautiful. tagging some friends who will love this: @ladyofsardines.bsky.social @heymrsbond.com @marcusluther.bsky.social

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Human Error Is the Point: On Teaching College During the Rise of AI - The Rumpus

My syllabus is a mess of half-remembered intentions. I re-use icebreakers that I know don’t work. I forget to grade the first assignment until Week Four. I write emails that begin with “So sorry for t...

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · 29d

It’s a good day to read this.

Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · Jun 25

The four arguments tackled:

Schools need to prepare students for the jobs of the future.

AI is a tool, just like a calculator.

AI won’t replace teachers, but it will save them time and improve their effectiveness.

Students are already using AI, so we have to teach them ethical use.

Resisting School AI Mania Help Sheet (2).pdf

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John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · Sep 23

Reading is more than pronouncing words. Writing is more than producing simulations for the purpose of a grade. These things have been OBVIOUS for well over a decade and yet the systems that want to rank, sort, and track, rather than engage and develop students ignore this reality.

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Sep 12

Hi - could I be added please?

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Sep 12

First writing unit for #ENG4C with a focus on writing for multiple purposes. We started with Critical Review Lists with ideas from the NYTimes writing curriculum! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/l...
Lessons: docs.google.com/presentation...
Assignment: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#iteachEnglish📖

03: Writing Cycle #1: Critical Review List Writing

Writing Cycle #1: The Critical Review List

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Sep 2

As a variation, have them shift between the genres (10 minute quick write each). I used to do this with a random weird object - would work great with the lego build! It’s interesting to see how they shift their tone and elements of style for each genre and where their strengths come through.

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Sep 1

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Aug 28

Heading back to work with a full day of PD tomorrow. This is on my list of thing I hope to not hear about.

Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · Aug 27

Spent hours this morning hearing about all these AI tools that “can save time for teachers” with lessons and feedback and all I could think was how disappointed I already am about what the K-12 writing experience is likely going to be for my own kids who are just about to enter into that journey.

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Aug 25

I am trying to move to less tech use this year and have always used spirals, but more as an occasional tool. I am wavering between binders or using spiral daily. I read your blog post — other than keeping it in the class, is there many advantages of using spirals daily vs students keeping binders?

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Aug 5

Our district “un”approved Grammarly as acceptable software to use with students a few years so it likely has security and privacy issues.

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Jul 31

My daughter randomly mailed her friend a letter yesterday ☺️.

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Jul 26

I like the idea of leading off every unit!

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Jul 25

Do you sprinkle it throughout a course, or do a more intense study all at once? Just curious how people are approaching it — want to get back to more!

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Jul 8

I spent a lot of time on the first tanka and the H and O2 being split during the day — emotions still present, but forced into invisibility until “dayside” duties are performed and they can be released again in the veil of the night.

MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Jul 8

#PoemADayJuly I learned so many things Googling parts of this poem:
*The Pink Moon gets its name from creeping phlox that blooms at the same time
*Luna moths live in adult form for 10 days, have no digestive system & are nocturnal (yes, I’m making connections to the kids’ show PJ Masks in my head)

Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · Jul 7

-the luna moths are spectacular (google them!) and also momentary in terms of life span, which is really all of us

-they also don't eat, "thinks only" (so much science imbued in this poem) and feels like a reborn sense by the end of what matters: "legacy, new moon, lift, glow" #PoemADayJuly

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Jul 6

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Jul 6

#PoemADayJuly

Day 6: “…piled against slippery planks.”

An action that happened off the page. Life that’s been intentionally stowed away in a dark place to be forgotten, but refuses, hunting for a sliver of light in the dark.

Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · Jul 6

"Nothing would sleep in that cellar, dank as a ditch,"

For today's #PoemADayJuly, another shift: an older poem, a shorter poem, and a tone shift, too (perhaps? maybe not?)

"Root Cellar" by Theodore Roethke

(There's a lot going on in just 11 lines!)

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Introduction to "Root Cellar" #PoemADayDiscussion

Full text of "Root Cellar" by Theodore Roethke

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Jul 5

#PoemADayJuly

Day 5 - This poem took me to those moments of grief when you are physically present, but there is a thick “static” barrier between you and the reality in front of you.

Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · Jul 5

“What is static if not the sound of the universe’s grief?”

Our #PoemADayJuly today: “Places With Terrible Wi-Fi” by J. Estanislao Lopez

Maybe a bit different than the “poems” you’re used to but SO much within this gem to explore.

So let’s explore! 🔍

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Intro image for “Places With Terrible Wi-Fi” by Lopez

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Jul 3

#PoemADayJuly

I love how the speaker says, “But look” to the audience near the end. The act of saying something out loud makes it real for him (“I remember”). He chooses to anchor himself in life and beauty and youth.

The poem sorrow is not my name by Ross Gay annotated on a 4 column chart.

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Jul 2

When reading, I actually pictured Death leaning against the railing of my paternal grandmother’s old house (having a cigarette), at “Death is just down the street.” I wonder if this line is meant to ground the audience to familiar comfort nearby, yet forgotten. #PoemADayJuly

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Colleen Kelly @colleenkelly.bsky.social · Jun 19

Today’s harbinger of the apocalypse: a summer campfluencer I follow (shut up) shared ChatGPT prompts for “writing” letters to your child

If there is a reader who cares less about technical proficiency and more about about authentic feeling than a child at summer camp, I can’t think of them

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Jun 19

The one about the grey hair seems like a good course opener 😆🤣.

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Jun 19

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MrsHackett305 @mrshackett305.bsky.social · Jun 14

Agreed. They should always be linked. Building relationships needs to happen within the context of learning. It actually increases inequities to provide an environment of comfort and care in the absence of academics and high expectations for all.

Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · Jun 14

One of my bigger frustrations from this school year: the false dichotomy too many buy into that you can EITHER have positive rapport and relationships in the classroom OR rigorous, academic challenge.

Both/and. Both/and. Both/and.

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