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Illinois Classical Conference @ilclassics.bsky.social · Oct 28
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Love the charge to speak directly about learning strategies & metacognition!

I did some of this type of work w/my Latin 101 students this quarter. Besides talking about study strategies, I provided articles (& my take-aways) about why the strategies work.

URL in alt-text.

#MagistraGetsToTeach101
https://magistracohen509.weebly.com/study-resources-for-students.html Articles on Effective Studying (and my take-away from each) 3 Ways Learning a New Language Helps Your Brain (Making mistakes is an important part of learning) To Really Learn, Quit Studying and Take a Test (The process of taking a test helps students learn) Why Teachers Should Help Students Learn Effective Study Strategies (Forgetting helps support learning) Sleep and Study Schedules: Both Matter for Memory ("Time plays a key role in learning") 15 Quick (and Mighty) Retrieval Practices (written for teachers, but helpful: spacing out your studying is important) Effects of explaining a science lesson to others or to oneself (teaching someone helps you learn).
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Really appreciated the opportunity to discuss linear reading, explicit reading strategies, & my favorite 19th c. professor William Gardner Hale at the #LatinPedagogyWorkshop

Go read Hale's The Art of Reading Latin: How to Teach It
at drive.google.com/file/d/1ghPA...
Title slide. A Return to Reading: Approaching Latin Text Like a Roman. Slide: Reading Latin is engaging in human communication. Images of children (and one ancient red figure) reading. Are These Habits Reading Strategies? Image of distracted boyfriend meme: attractive girl is verb. Distracted boyfriend is me, advocate of linear reading. Angry girlfriend is Latin sentence. Thank you slide. Rickie Crown. Caroline Kelly. Deborah Ross. Donka Markus. Susan Shelmerdine. Glenn Knudsvig, of blessed memory.
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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username checks out
notpodium.bsky.social I'm a Lectern @notpodium.bsky.social · 3d
correct alt: speaks at a *lectern
December 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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I stand corrected.

*sit
notpodium.bsky.social I'm a Lectern @notpodium.bsky.social · 3d
correct alt: speaks at a *lectern
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Tomorrow! It's not too late to register for this year's #LatinPedagogyWorkshop!

tinyurl.com/2025latinped...

#IllinoisLatinTeachers
December 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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#IllinoisLatinTeachers
magistracohen.bsky.social Magistra Cohen (she/her) @magistracohen.bsky.social · 13d
"You will be visited by three spirits."
December 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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#IllinoisClassicsStudents #IllinoisClassicsProfessors
egarcmol.bsky.social Eduardo García-Molina @egarcmol.bsky.social · 12d
Rejiggering our older course "Greco-Roman Democracies, Economic Policies, and Cultures" into a new cross-comparative empires course. Ever thankful to Imperator: Rome for some great header images.
Header for proposed course syllabus, "CLCV 225: How to Ru(i)n an Ancient Empire" Course description: This course examines the challenges faced and solutions invented by ancient Mediterranean empires when forming and running their states. We will study a broad variety of empires (i.e., Assyrian, Achaemenid, Athenian, Seleucid, Ptolemaic, Roman) to understand how their administrations adapted to preexisting imperial frameworks and created new strategies to govern diverse populations and lands outside of their home territories. These imperial strategies, technologies, and ideologies touched on almost all aspects of ancient life, influencing the development of art, economics, literature, religion, law, architecture, and society. In charting the successes and failures of imperial strategies, we will better understand the design, development, and decay of imperial frameworks. Ultimately, through the cross-comparative study of the behaviors of ancient empires, we will not only better understand the nature of ancient imperialisms as they evolved and their subsequent effects on subject population, but also trace their lasting impact on the administration and ideologies of modern empires.
December 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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December 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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#IllinoisLatinTeachers
December 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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krokopeplos.bsky.social Rebecca Posner-Hess @krokopeplos.bsky.social · Nov 4
since we're coming up on that time of the year again
www.redbubble.com/i/sweatshirt...
a dark blue sweatshirt with the text "ΣΕΛΕΥΚΙΔΟΙ ΕΡΧΟΝΤΑΙ ΟΙΚΟΣ", portions of which are crossed out and corrected to read "ΣΕΛΕΥΚΙΔΑΙ ΕΡΧΕΣΘΕ ΟΙΚΑΔΕ". above and below the text are borders of menorahs and six-pointed stars stylized to look like intarsia knitting on a holiday sweater. the text "ΣΕΛΕΥΚΙΔΟΙ ΕΡΧΟΝΤΑΙ ΟΙΚΟΣ", portions of which are crossed out and corrected to read "ΣΕΛΕΥΚΙΔΑΙ ΕΡΧΕΣΘΕ ΟΙΚΑΔΕ". above and below the text are borders of menorahs and six-pointed stars stylized to look like intarsia knitting on a holiday sweater.
December 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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egarcmol.bsky.social Eduardo García-Molina @egarcmol.bsky.social · 6d
Also new upcoming spring class poster drop thanks to one of our excellent grads!
December 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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vickyausten.bsky.social Dr Victoria Austen @vickyausten.bsky.social · 6d
Some shameless self promotion here… but if you’re interested in using @wikipedia.org @wikieducation.bsky.social in the classroom, I co-wrote an OPEN-ACCESS chapter on this very topic with Chelsea Gardner available here www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-... 👇🏻
December 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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krokopeplos.bsky.social Rebecca Posner-Hess @krokopeplos.bsky.social · 5d
it's that time of year again: JSTOR wrapped, my top five reads of the year on @jstor.bsky.social
the 2025 Spotify wrapped format with the central image as the JSTOR logo. The top 'artists' and 'songs' are listed as: 1) A. C. Duncan, "Ugly Productions: An Aesthetics of Greek Drama", 2) Erika L. Weiberg, "The Writing on the Mind: Deianeira's Trauma in Sophocles' Trachiniae", 3) Emily Jusino, "The Metatheatrical Payoff of Splitting Theseus in the Oedipus at Colonus", 4) Yopie Prins, "The Power of the Speech Act: Aeschylus' Furies and Their Binding Song", 5) Luigi Battezzato, "Dorian Dress in Greek Tragedy"
December 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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vickyausten.bsky.social Dr Victoria Austen @vickyausten.bsky.social · 4d
Excited to be heading back to Dumbarton Oaks for the first time since my PhD! Looking forward to discussing all things Gardens of the Roman Empire www.doaks.org/events/garde...
Garden and Landscape Studies Colloquium
December 5, 2025 | Kathryn Gleason, Amina-Aïcha Malek, and Divya Kumar-Dumas, Colloquiarchs
www.doaks.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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dougboin.bsky.social Douglas Boin @dougboin.bsky.social · 4d
Tonight!
dougboin.bsky.social Douglas Boin @dougboin.bsky.social · Oct 30
If you're looking to attend a history-related talk in early December, consider registering for this one through the Smithsonian Associates programming and join us for the evening's lecture and discussion. smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/pr...
December 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Congratulations Dr. Plastow & Dr. Lehmann (who is, sadly, not on this website)!
chrissieplastow.bsky.social Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 11d
Popping up here for a moment to celebrate the fact that we just submitted the manuscript for 'Gender, Status, and Space in Athenian Oratory and Society', co-edited by Hilary Lehmann and me, to Routledge! From a panel originally conceived in 2019, it's been a long road. Out next year!
December 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Today would be a great day to register for this year's #LatinPedagogyWorkshop!

Registration:
tinyurl.com/2025latinped...

Info: tinyurl.com/latinpedagog...
2025 ICC-LFHS Latin Pedagogy Workshop Schedule. December 5, 2025. Back to the Fundamenta: Strengthening Latin Student Skills. Time Events. 8:30-9:00a Ice Breaker - Kerry Smith & Susie Howe. Introduction - Latin Pedagogy Workshop Committee Members. Opening Activity. 9:00-10:00a Session I. Comprehensible Choices: New Methods for New Students. Dr. Joy Reeber. 10:00-10:15 Break. 10:15-11:00a Session II. A Return to Reading: Approaching Latin Text Like a Roman. Nava R. Cohen. 11:00-11:15a Reflection on Opening Activity. 11:15-12:15p LUNCH. 12:15-1:00p Session III. Identify the Gaps and Fill Them - Direct Instruction/Latin Student skills. Kerry Smith & Claire Jolicoeur. 1:00-1:45p. Session IV. Memoriāne tenent? Leveraging Retrieval Practice in the Latin Classroom. Alisha McCloud. 1:45-2:00p BREAK. 2:00-2:45p Session V. Counteracting Learned Helplessness: Encouraging Student Responsibility. Susie Howe. 2:45-3:15p Session VI. Gallery Walk/Last Revisit to Reflection of Opening Activity. 3:15-3:30p Wrap Up//Evaluations. ***Attendance at Wrap up and Evaluations MANDATORY for completion of CPDUs. Latin teachers working collaboratively. Speakers. Keynote Speaker. Joy Reeber, Teaching Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Nava Cohen, Doctoral candidate, Instructor, Latin 101, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Susie Howe, Latin Teacher, Lake Forest High School, Lake Forest, Illinois. Claire Jolicoeur, Inclusion Special Education Teacher, Northside College Prep, Chicago, Illinois. Alisha McCloud, Latin Teacher and Latin Club Sponsor, Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, Illinois. Kerry Smith, Latin Teacher, New Trier, Winnetka, Illinois. SAVE THE DATE! Latin Pedagogy Workshop 2025. Back to the Fundamenta: Strengthening Latin Student Skills. When: Friday, December 5, 2025. Where: Lake Forest High School. West (Administrative) Campus. 300 South Waukegan Road, Lake Forest. Sponsored by the Illinois Classical Conference. More information at http://tinyurl.com/LatinPedagogyWorkshopIL/. CPDUs available for credit toward ISBE Educator Licensure. Registration at http://tinyurl.com/2025LatinPedagogyWorkshop/.
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
ilclassics.bsky.social
Registration is now open for this year's #LatinPedagogyWorkshop!

Join us in person or online December 5 for Back to the Fundamenta: Strengthening Latin Student Skills!

Registration at tinyurl.com/2025LatinPed...

More info, including schedule and presenter bios at tinyurl.com/LatinPedagog...
SAVE THE DATE! Latin Pedagogy Workshop 2025. Back to the Fundamenta: Strengthening Latin Student Skills. When: Friday, December 5, 2025. Where: Lake Forest High School. West (Administrative) Campus. 300 South Waukegan Road, Lake Forest. Sponsored by the Illinois Classical Conference. More information at http://tinyurl.com/LatinPedagogyWorkshopIL/. CPDUs available for credit toward ISBE Educator Licensure. Registration at http://tinyurl.com/2025LatinPedagogyWorkshop/.
November 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Looking forward to sharing the work of @peoplingthepast.bsky.social with more Illinois folks at this weekend’s annual meeting!
ilclassics.bsky.social Illinois Classical Conference @ilclassics.bsky.social · Oct 17
Join us starting tonight for the annual fall meeting in Lincolnshire, IL. On-site registration available!
Talks include keynote by @kataplexis.bsky.social & papers by @vickyausten.bsky.social @magistracohen.bsky.social @nimiumamatrix.bsky.social & many more IL classicists!

#IllinoisClassicsEvents
October 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Join us starting tonight for the annual fall meeting in Lincolnshire, IL. On-site registration available!
Talks include keynote by @kataplexis.bsky.social & papers by @vickyausten.bsky.social @magistracohen.bsky.social @nimiumamatrix.bsky.social & many more IL classicists!

#IllinoisClassicsEvents
Program for meeting at https://illinoisclassics.weebly.com/uploads/9/3/8/1/93817632/2025_icc_program.pdf . Program for meeting at https://illinoisclassics.weebly.com/uploads/9/3/8/1/93817632/2025_icc_program.pdf . Program for meeting at https://illinoisclassics.weebly.com/uploads/9/3/8/1/93817632/2025_icc_program.pdf . Program for meeting at https://illinoisclassics.weebly.com/uploads/9/3/8/1/93817632/2025_icc_program.pdf .
October 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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In honor of this weekend's annual fall meeting, we have joy-scrolled (not you, Dr. R!) the last month & reposted IL classics content, pretending that this account has not been dormant for months (& four months.) Apologies for the levity. Come join us at our meeting, starting tonight with a social!
October 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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magistracohen.bsky.social Magistra Cohen (she/her) @magistracohen.bsky.social · Sep 15
When you see this, post about something that's brought you joy today. #TinyJoys #MagistraGetsToTeach101
October 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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#IllinoisBards
joegoodkin.bsky.social Joe Goodkin @joegoodkin.bsky.social · Sep 16
Wrote about my shows at University of Michigan joesodyssey.com/blogs/blog/p...
October 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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vickyausten.bsky.social Dr Victoria Austen @vickyausten.bsky.social · Sep 16
Happy Birthday to us!! So grateful to be part of this team and to work alongside such amazing people ☺️
peoplingthepast.bsky.social Peopling The Past @peoplingthepast.bsky.social · Sep 16
Today we celebrate FIVE years of Peopling the Past! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who has contributed to and supported our project – we appreciate ALL of you!
And stay tuned over the next few weeks as we count down our top 5 blogs, videos, and podcast episodes from the past 5 years 👀
October 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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egarcmol.bsky.social Eduardo García-Molina @egarcmol.bsky.social · Sep 17
Set of three endearingly wonky DIY hoplite aspides done 24 hours before the Greek Warfare lecture by my wonderful husband, check.
October 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM