Denise Coffin
@denisecoffin.bsky.social
(She/her)
I wonder. 🦊
Love is love. Black Lives Matter.
I’m a Quaker, a teacher, & (always) a learner. Doing my best…
Adventures Teaching at a Quaker School: https://quakered.blogspot.com/?m=1
QuakerEd Adventures: https://quakeredadventures.etsy.com
I wonder. 🦊
Love is love. Black Lives Matter.
I’m a Quaker, a teacher, & (always) a learner. Doing my best…
Adventures Teaching at a Quaker School: https://quakered.blogspot.com/?m=1
QuakerEd Adventures: https://quakeredadventures.etsy.com
Dear friends, join me in making sure that children in Chicago have the opportunity to attend the city’s only Quaker school. Chicago Friends School is an amazing independent school committed to academic engagement, service, peace, justice, and community. Donate here (my deepest gratitude):
Donate - Chicago Friends School
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November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Dear friends, join me in making sure that children in Chicago have the opportunity to attend the city’s only Quaker school. Chicago Friends School is an amazing independent school committed to academic engagement, service, peace, justice, and community. Donate here (my deepest gratitude):
Marigolds and Dandelions in #kindergarten... Why my class is named after two flowers. #QuakerEd #Quaker
Adventures Teaching in a Quaker School quakered.blogspot.com/2025/10/marigo…
Adventures Teaching in a Quaker School quakered.blogspot.com/2025/10/marigo…
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October 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Marigolds and Dandelions in #kindergarten... Why my class is named after two flowers. #QuakerEd #Quaker
Adventures Teaching in a Quaker School quakered.blogspot.com/2025/10/marigo…
Adventures Teaching in a Quaker School quakered.blogspot.com/2025/10/marigo…
We did some close looking at #Archimboldo Autumn in #kindergarten and then we created our own versions using watercolors and stickers (yay fine motor control bonus) denverartmuseum.org/en/object/2009…
October 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
We did some close looking at #Archimboldo Autumn in #kindergarten and then we created our own versions using watercolors and stickers (yay fine motor control bonus) denverartmuseum.org/en/object/2009…
Once a Marigold & Dandelion, always a Marigold & Dandelion (my kindergarten class name)! I received a hand stitched gift from a former marigold. (Our school mascot)
October 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Once a Marigold & Dandelion, always a Marigold & Dandelion (my kindergarten class name)! I received a hand stitched gift from a former marigold. (Our school mascot)
How are you feeling at the start of kindergarten? #paintedreflections #visiblethinking #kindergarten
September 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
How are you feeling at the start of kindergarten? #paintedreflections #visiblethinking #kindergarten
Quaker School - getting ready for Meeting for Worship 101 #QuakerEd #Quaker
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Meeting for Worship 101
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July 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Quaker School - getting ready for Meeting for Worship 101 #QuakerEd #Quaker
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Reflections on my journey to 1652 Country and the birthplace of #quakerism #quakered #friendscouncil
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A walk can be an opening...
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July 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Reflections on my journey to 1652 Country and the birthplace of #quakerism #quakered #friendscouncil
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I highly recommend this summit. Mark your calendars now. Inspiring ideas. Inspiring educators. Inspiring location. #kindergarten #quakered #aimschat
May 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I highly recommend this summit. Mark your calendars now. Inspiring ideas. Inspiring educators. Inspiring location. #kindergarten #quakered #aimschat
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People packed the streets across the U.S. on Saturday to protest against President Trump, his administration's cutbacks, financial turmoil and more. nyti.ms/43GRvS7
April 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
People packed the streets across the U.S. on Saturday to protest against President Trump, his administration's cutbacks, financial turmoil and more. nyti.ms/43GRvS7
Found an old treasure that belonged to my mother. It’s her autograph book from the 1950’s. Lesson here is don’t bother Raymond. #springcleaning
April 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Found an old treasure that belonged to my mother. It’s her autograph book from the 1950’s. Lesson here is don’t bother Raymond. #springcleaning
“Infused in all of these practices is the conviction that children are not lesser proto-adults, but fellow beings worthy of respect and agency regardless of their behavior.” Gail Cornwall #quaker #quakered www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
Quaker Parents Were Ahead of Their Time
The nearly 375-year-old religion’s principles line up surprisingly well with modern parenting research.
www.theatlantic.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“Infused in all of these practices is the conviction that children are not lesser proto-adults, but fellow beings worthy of respect and agency regardless of their behavior.” Gail Cornwall #quaker #quakered www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
Reposted by Denise Coffin
can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
March 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
Reposted by Denise Coffin
Great questions to reflect on at the starting the school year - our classroom expectations too often have a narrow focus.
#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: what are the messages we send to our learners about learning? About thinking? About what learning is and how it happens? Great questions for reflection from #MarkChurch
February 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Great questions to reflect on at the starting the school year - our classroom expectations too often have a narrow focus.
#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: Thank you! Follow @casieonline.bsky.social and @ronritchhart.bsky.social so that you don’t miss the summit next year. (If you’re on other social media spaces, find Jim Reese as well ☺️)
February 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: Thank you! Follow @casieonline.bsky.social and @ronritchhart.bsky.social so that you don’t miss the summit next year. (If you’re on other social media spaces, find Jim Reese as well ☺️)
#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: something I’m wondering… in my planning for thinking, are these two ideas the same? Does one matter more? Who might it matter to or for? (or am I just too deep into my February teacher brain 😉)
February 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: something I’m wondering… in my planning for thinking, are these two ideas the same? Does one matter more? Who might it matter to or for? (or am I just too deep into my February teacher brain 😉)
And ask yourself why that might be…
#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: Learning occurs at the point of challenge (this plenary from @ronritchhart.bsky.social really sang for me - make sure you join next year’s summit to get the whole story/research/learning because it’s powerful) Why do we avoid challenge?
February 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
And ask yourself why that might be…
#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: Learning occurs at the point of challenge (this plenary from @ronritchhart.bsky.social really sang for me - make sure you join next year’s summit to get the whole story/research/learning because it’s powerful) Why do we avoid challenge?
February 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: Learning occurs at the point of challenge (this plenary from @ronritchhart.bsky.social really sang for me - make sure you join next year’s summit to get the whole story/research/learning because it’s powerful) Why do we avoid challenge?
#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: what are the messages we send to our learners about learning? About thinking? About what learning is and how it happens? Great questions for reflection from #MarkChurch
February 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: what are the messages we send to our learners about learning? About thinking? About what learning is and how it happens? Great questions for reflection from #MarkChurch
#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: belonging & agency… students learn best when they feel valued. When we feel a sense of belonging, we have entered a space where we are more likely to take risks & try things out. @ronritchhart.bsky.social
February 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: belonging & agency… students learn best when they feel valued. When we feel a sense of belonging, we have entered a space where we are more likely to take risks & try things out. @ronritchhart.bsky.social
#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: What was one of the moments that was key in deepening and developing a culture of thinking? (For me, it involves making the way open for my young (and small) learners to be big.
February 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: What was one of the moments that was key in deepening and developing a culture of thinking? (For me, it involves making the way open for my young (and small) learners to be big.
#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: the most beautiful setting & weather for thinking and talking about thinking Del Mar, San Diego, Pacific Sky Elementary School
February 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: the most beautiful setting & weather for thinking and talking about thinking Del Mar, San Diego, Pacific Sky Elementary School
I was honored and grateful to be a part of the inaugural Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit #culturesofthinking last weekend. Thank you @ronritchhart.bsky.social #markchurch #jimreese @casieonline.bsky.social (prepare yourselves… I’m going to post all about it ☺️)
February 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I was honored and grateful to be a part of the inaugural Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit #culturesofthinking last weekend. Thank you @ronritchhart.bsky.social #markchurch #jimreese @casieonline.bsky.social (prepare yourselves… I’m going to post all about it ☺️)
The universe knew what I needed 😉
February 7, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The universe knew what I needed 😉