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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Aug 7

NYSCATE is having several events coming up you'll want to check out.
Aug. 12 - 2025 AI Summit: Smart Tools for Smarter Teaching (www.nyscate.org/ai-summit-20...)
Starting Aug 20 or Sep 10 - NYSCATE Certified Instructional Coaching Program (www.nyscate.org/certified-in...)

AI Summit 2025

August 12, 2025 8:30am -1:00pm

www.nyscate.org

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Aug 7

NYSCATE is having some events coming up you'll want to check out.
Aug. 12 - 2025 AI Summit: Smart Tools for Smarter Teaching (www.nyscate.org/ai-summit-20...)
Starting Aug 20 or Sep 10 - NYSCATE Certified Instructional Coaching Program (www.nyscate.org/certified-in...)

AI Summit 2025

August 12, 2025 8:30am -1:00pm

www.nyscate.org

Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Jun 27

Join @nerdybryant.bsky.social and I to start your day as we seek communal mindfulness together at #ISTELive & #ASCDAnnual - Monday, June 30 at 8:30 AM

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Jun 27

Come join @jessiererickson.bsky.social and I as we explore hands-on learning from the cities to the plains and in between at @isteofficial.bsky.social and @ascdofficial.bsky.social July 1 at 4PM

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Jun 26

Join me in San Antonio at the first #ISTELive + #ASCDAnnual CoLo Conference!

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Apr 11

Apple After Hours is back in person with amazing NYC teachers with Kerry McGarvey leading the way, Cindy Wong diving into Scratch coding and Elizabeth Reale sharing some Book Creator magic! #NYCSchoolsTech

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Apr 7

Here are some photos from the Staten Island Battle of the Boroughs Minecraft Challenge semi-finals on Saturday. We crowned the finalists for the first borough this year. Four more to go. A huge shoutout to all the staff support

Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Mar 6

It was a wonderful evening sharing ideas of innovation and struggle with other ISTE/ASCD 20 to Watch winners and educators around the world.

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Feb 24

On today’s did I read that correctly. Bingo card?
We have an administration questioning the citizenship of the indigenous people of this country

www.juneauempire.com/news/birthri...

Birthright citizenship of Native Americans questioned by Trump administration | Juneau Empire

Justice Department makes argument defending executive order suspending birthright citizenship.

www.juneauempire.com

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Feb 20

For some light in dark times, the LGBTQ vids that were shut down on PBS because of Trump are now housed by NYC Schools. www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/19/l...

NYC Schools Restore LGBTQ Videos Yanked by PBS Following Trump Executive Order

The videos, made in partnership with NYC public schools, profiled key historical figures like Audre Lorde and Bayard Rustin.

www.thecity.nyc

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Jan 30

Shana V. White from the @KaporCenter is sharing deeply about AI equity & ethics with NYC CS for All educators and considering benefits, harms, and who is left behind.

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Jan 24

The best part of events like the #NYCSchoolsTech Summit is connecting with friends you haven’t seen in a while.

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Jan 24

The NYC ADEs & the @AppleEDU team, the lovely lighting from the windows was a happy guest to our meeting. #NYCSchoolsTech

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Jan 24

I got to to see a farmer in NYC and not in a school garden. @farmerfaubs.bsky.social & I got to a great D75 #a11y session using @bookcreator.com at the #NYCSchoolsTech Summit.

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Jan 24

Access and understanding student needs are paramount regardless of what tech is being used. Hiding students from the digital world won’t work, but tech/AI needs to be approached mindfully.

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Jan 24

I just got to share the Zen of Zeros + Ones with @Nadia916 - we had a blissful time exploring mindfulness for students and teachers in their tech, CS, & AI practices. #NYCSchoolsTech

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Jan 24

A wonderful session with @NYCSchools District 75 teachers on tech #a11y and AACs meeting the needs for ALL learners. #nycschoolstech

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Jan 24

The #NYCSchoolsTech Summit is underway and I am glad to be amongst so many teacher friends.

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Jan 4

Why is it only today that I am learning there is a neighborhood in Queens called The Hole?

Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Jan 2

Today is World Introvert Day, so it’s a great day to respect boundaries and mind your business.

a cartoon of homer simpson with the word introverting written above him

ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson with the word introverting written above him

media.tenor.com

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Dec 31

Finishing 2024 with a performance of Drag the Musical. And by chance upon leaving what subway car do I encounter, the Pride train.
Does that make it M T Gay? M T slay? M T Hey?

Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Dec 24

Today is the day mankind touches the sun. Icarus be damned. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a....

A NASA Spacecraft Will 'Touch' the Sun on Christmas Eve, Flying Closer to the Star Than Any Probe Before

The Parker Solar Probe will endure scorching temperatures of 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit as it performs the closest solar flyby of any human-made object in history

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Dec 15

A good bottle of wine.

But I basically refuse to participate in those things anymore, cause they always devolved into such chaos and greed.

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Dec 13

Finishing #CSEdWeek strong with some schools in Queens creating autonomous cars with LEGO robotics, building binary code bracelets, and programming with Code Monkey. #EduSky

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Sean M. Arnold @seanmarnold.bsky.social · Dec 12

The adventures of #CSEdWeek continue with NYC students. #EduSky

Young girl coding on a computer and smiling

I did bulletin board with coding and AI work

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