Chris Anderson
@thesciencejedi.bsky.social
Science educator, host of OutSCIder Classroom, lover of the outdoors and nerd things #EduSky #STEM
Working so I don't have to try so hard.
Working so I don't have to try so hard.
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OutSCIder Classroom
Join host Chris Anderson as he explores our incredible National Parks and meets awesome scientists, all while learning how the world around us works! If you're passionate about the outdoors, learnin...
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Hello @bsky.app! My name is Chris Anderson and I am the host of OutSCIder Classroom - a video series that teaches kids science through the national parks! I'll be sharing video links and (free!) teacher resources. Check out our YouTube channel to learn more! www.youtube.com/@OutSCIderCl...
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this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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There’s only one way to explain why questions like “who do NYC voters like for mayor,” and “what do San Franciscans think about George Washington,” become national issues that define the Democratic Party, while genuine Republican extremism with national implications is glossed over as a local issue.
The whole state of Idaho banning all vaccine mandates should be bigger news! If you want your grandmother's nursing home or your daughter's day care to require nurses and teachers to vaccinate, you literally can't! None of them are allowed to require that.
November 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
There’s only one way to explain why questions like “who do NYC voters like for mayor,” and “what do San Franciscans think about George Washington,” become national issues that define the Democratic Party, while genuine Republican extremism with national implications is glossed over as a local issue.
The self immolation of the world's greatest research ecosystem out of petty grievances is something to behold.
"Within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, there will be a 75 percent cut to the sciences division and a 60 percent cut to the arts and humanities. The scope of cuts to the social sciences division remains unclear but is estimated to fall somewhere between 50 and 70 percent."
#academicsky #edusky
#academicsky #edusky
Harvard Slashes Admissions for Ph.D. Candidates
Harvard University plans to drastically reduce the number of Ph.D. students it admits in the next two years, according to a series of emails obtained by The Crimson, the student newspaper.
www.insidehighered.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The self immolation of the world's greatest research ecosystem out of petty grievances is something to behold.
This is a nice resource for us teachers because keeping up with the latest research our field is probably one of the things that falls of our respective plates the easiest.
Looking for the latest research on what works in the classroom?
Edutopia’s @youkiterada.bsky.social and @stephenmerrill.bsky.social reviewed dozens of studies to create this list—and found the biggest insights to help educators make an impact. ⚡
#EdResearch #EduSky
Edutopia’s @youkiterada.bsky.social and @stephenmerrill.bsky.social reviewed dozens of studies to create this list—and found the biggest insights to help educators make an impact. ⚡
#EdResearch #EduSky
10 Studies Every Teacher Should Know About
How to integrate the science of reading, plan for effective review sessions with your students, think about inquiry-based learning, and more.
edut.to
October 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is a nice resource for us teachers because keeping up with the latest research our field is probably one of the things that falls of our respective plates the easiest.
Reposted by Chris Anderson
Here’s how a sandy beach and Pacific mole crabs laid the groundwork for an educator to pursue additional citizen science projects. 🦀
#HighSchoolTeacher #EduSky #ITeachScience
#HighSchoolTeacher #EduSky #ITeachScience
Teaching a Citizen Science Project in High School
A biology teacher shares learnings and takeaways from the “controlled chaos” of her class’s first citizen science project.
edut.to
October 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Here’s how a sandy beach and Pacific mole crabs laid the groundwork for an educator to pursue additional citizen science projects. 🦀
#HighSchoolTeacher #EduSky #ITeachScience
#HighSchoolTeacher #EduSky #ITeachScience
The worst part about being a Guardians fan isn't the playoff losses; it's the getting so far, knowing you're so close to winning it all, and knowing that ownership will never make the investments needed to break an 80 year title drought.
Mixed feelings. Guards were fun, and sad to see them eliminated, but I'm also glad a team that was selling at the deadline wasn't rewarded any further. Though, they've been selling for years so not sure this changes anything
October 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The worst part about being a Guardians fan isn't the playoff losses; it's the getting so far, knowing you're so close to winning it all, and knowing that ownership will never make the investments needed to break an 80 year title drought.
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The fact that right-wingers commit the vast bulk of domestic terrorism in the US is well-established by numerous expert investigations & reports.
But the right *accuses* the left more often, makes more *noise* about it, so they've bullied reporters into framing this as a "both sides" problem.
But the right *accuses* the left more often, makes more *noise* about it, so they've bullied reporters into framing this as a "both sides" problem.
September 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The fact that right-wingers commit the vast bulk of domestic terrorism in the US is well-established by numerous expert investigations & reports.
But the right *accuses* the left more often, makes more *noise* about it, so they've bullied reporters into framing this as a "both sides" problem.
But the right *accuses* the left more often, makes more *noise* about it, so they've bullied reporters into framing this as a "both sides" problem.
Teachers may not have caused the lack of public trust in science (not the only institution we've lost faith in) but unless we do a better job teaching kids to interpret scientific information to make good decisions, the problem will get worse not better.
Nice read from @evophd.bsky.social #edusky
Nice read from @evophd.bsky.social #edusky
In an article published in @edweek.org, NCSE Executive Director Amanda L. Townley discusses the need to revitalize science education, rebuild the public's trust, and support teachers.
www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
#EduSky #EduSci #scied #k12
www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
#EduSky #EduSci #scied #k12
Science Is Losing the Battle for America’s Trust. How Schools Can Help (Opinion)
I grew up a creationist and became a science educator. Here’s what I know about building trust in science.
www.edweek.org
September 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Teachers may not have caused the lack of public trust in science (not the only institution we've lost faith in) but unless we do a better job teaching kids to interpret scientific information to make good decisions, the problem will get worse not better.
Nice read from @evophd.bsky.social #edusky
Nice read from @evophd.bsky.social #edusky
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“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
Reposted by Chris Anderson
The US president trafficked & raped underage girls, the evidence is overwhelming, everyone knows it, and this country's elites & institutions are so broken, so insular, so decadent that we can't even bring ourselves to state it clearly, much less do anything about it.
Contemptible & pathetic.
Contemptible & pathetic.
September 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The US president trafficked & raped underage girls, the evidence is overwhelming, everyone knows it, and this country's elites & institutions are so broken, so insular, so decadent that we can't even bring ourselves to state it clearly, much less do anything about it.
Contemptible & pathetic.
Contemptible & pathetic.
Are the schools failing or are they being set up for failure
It's the first Nation's Report Card since the Trump administration began making cuts to the U.S. Education Department. The scores reflect the state of student achievement in early 2024.
A new Nation's Report Card shows drops in science, math and reading scores
It's the first Nation's Report Card since the Trump administration began making cuts to the U.S. Education Department. The scores reflect the state of student achievement in early 2024.
n.pr
September 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Are the schools failing or are they being set up for failure
Apologizing is a life skill because we all do something inconsiderate or hurtful. Nice read from @jorgedoespbl.bsky.social #edusky
How can teachers help learners understand the importance of taking responsibility for their actions and repairing relationships with their peers? Educator @jorgedoespbl.bsky.social shares some ways to plant the seeds. 🌷
#SEL #EduSky
#SEL #EduSky
A 3-Step Framework for Teaching Students How to Apologize
Teachers can help learners understand the importance of taking responsibility for their actions and repairing relationships with their peers.
edut.to
September 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Apologizing is a life skill because we all do something inconsiderate or hurtful. Nice read from @jorgedoespbl.bsky.social #edusky
"Artificial Intelligence is not capable of artificial imagination, and there is no artificial irony. AI will forever be devoid of self-creation and self-extension so long as it lacks the capacity to imagine a world different from that which we’ve codified and fed to it."
Wow.
Wow.
"AI is not capable of artificial imagination. AI will forever be devoid of self-creation and self-extension so long as it lacks the capacity to imagine a world different from that which we’ve codified and fed to it. I do not lose sleep worried that this artificial capacity is imminent."
We are the song death takes it own time singing
I am not an eloquent writer.
open.substack.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
"Artificial Intelligence is not capable of artificial imagination, and there is no artificial irony. AI will forever be devoid of self-creation and self-extension so long as it lacks the capacity to imagine a world different from that which we’ve codified and fed to it."
Wow.
Wow.
Probably the best and easiest STEM simulation platform out there is now giving teachers ability to customize. #EduSky
Ready to take your PhET usage to the next level? Meet PhET Studio - your tool for creating PhET sims that meet your needs. Sign up to learn more
cuboulder.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #interactYourWay #PhETStudio #edusky
cuboulder.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #interactYourWay #PhETStudio #edusky
September 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Probably the best and easiest STEM simulation platform out there is now giving teachers ability to customize. #EduSky
Just discovered @chemixapp.bsky.social and man what a tool. Kids need a visual guide to build their lab set up and Chemix makes it very easy to incorporate into your student facing documents, whether your a teacher or you build curriculum resources. #edusky
Chemix isn't just for chemistry, try us for biology set ups too. Anything we're missing? Let us know.
#biosky #edusky #academicsky
#biosky #edusky #academicsky
September 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Just discovered @chemixapp.bsky.social and man what a tool. Kids need a visual guide to build their lab set up and Chemix makes it very easy to incorporate into your student facing documents, whether your a teacher or you build curriculum resources. #edusky
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Key Dates in STEM for September
full list: www.sciencefix.co.uk/stem-calendar/
#stem #stemeducation #edusky
full list: www.sciencefix.co.uk/stem-calendar/
#stem #stemeducation #edusky
September 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Key Dates in STEM for September
full list: www.sciencefix.co.uk/stem-calendar/
#stem #stemeducation #edusky
full list: www.sciencefix.co.uk/stem-calendar/
#stem #stemeducation #edusky
This is an extremely cool way to teach kids about the very abstract concept of time #edusky
“What makes About Time stand out among science books for kids is its global perspective. Rather than presenting timekeeping as a Western invention, the book explores how ancient civilizations worldwide measured time — through stars, water, shadows, and sand. This inclusive approach was intentional”
About Time — How Two Writers Made The Most Elusive Concept Kid-Friendly
✓ Chris Antzoulis highlights About Time by Rebecca Struthers and Alom Shaha ✓ A wonderfully engaging children's book on horology and more! ✓
www.fratellowatches.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This is an extremely cool way to teach kids about the very abstract concept of time #edusky
The dismantling of the greatest academic and research ecosystem in history out of petty grievance. #edusky
Bigger class sizes, fewer departments and reduced choice for students could become the norm in the US as the sector adapts to a harsher funding environment under president Donald Trump. @patrickjack.bsky.social reports
#academicsky #edusky
#academicsky #edusky
US cuts ‘a sign of things to come’ as Trump squeezes funding
Universities of Oregon and Chicago latest to cut provision as experts predict ‘slow attrition’ across the sector in coming years
www.timeshighereducation.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The dismantling of the greatest academic and research ecosystem in history out of petty grievance. #edusky
"It’s fundamentally about governance: being strategic about where to centralize and where to decentralize, building systems that support both equity and excellence, and creating space for both innovation and accountability."
Great read from @the74.bsky.social #edusky
Great read from @the74.bsky.social #edusky
The Inconvenient Success of New Orleans Schools
Gupta: How the most dramatic education transformation in modern America became too uncomfortable for anyone to talk about.
www.the74million.org
August 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"It’s fundamentally about governance: being strategic about where to centralize and where to decentralize, building systems that support both equity and excellence, and creating space for both innovation and accountability."
Great read from @the74.bsky.social #edusky
Great read from @the74.bsky.social #edusky
This is a cool, free resource for middle school teachers that hits a ton of important concepts in natural selection, evolution, and fossil record.
If you can't get kids excited to learn with dinosaurs, that's on you, friend. #EduSky
If you can't get kids excited to learn with dinosaurs, that's on you, friend. #EduSky
“Extinction Expedition” invites learners (aged 11 - 14) to use real evidence, historical hypotheses, and scientific thinking to piece together what may have caused the extinction of dinosaurs. 🦕
3x 1hr workshops.
#Biodiversity #Interdependence
#OER #BackToSchool #EduSky
open.ed.ac.uk/extinction-e...
3x 1hr workshops.
#Biodiversity #Interdependence
#OER #BackToSchool #EduSky
open.ed.ac.uk/extinction-e...
Extinction Expedition: Myths and Fossils TES OER
Where did all the dinosaurs go? The “Extinction Expedition” project invites learners to explore the history, mystery, and legacy of the dinosaurs in a hands-on and imaginative way. Through three wor...
open.ed.ac.uk
August 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This is a cool, free resource for middle school teachers that hits a ton of important concepts in natural selection, evolution, and fossil record.
If you can't get kids excited to learn with dinosaurs, that's on you, friend. #EduSky
If you can't get kids excited to learn with dinosaurs, that's on you, friend. #EduSky
As a teacher, this seems like a reasonable standard.
The United States was formally founded in 1789. Slavery was the major mode of economics for 33% of the country's history. So it makes sense that slavery would be at least a third of the American History Museum's subject matter. -OS
August 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
As a teacher, this seems like a reasonable standard.
If you want to attract/keep talent people in the classroom, you have to pay them. The compensation just doesn't match the value of the work.
What teachers are making in all 50 states
They shouldn't have to work 2 jobs to make ends meet b/c they wanted to become a teacher & make a difference
#Teachers are crucial... they shouldn't struggle & not get appropriate compensation
Educator Pay Data 2025 www.nea.org/resource-lib...
#EduSky
They shouldn't have to work 2 jobs to make ends meet b/c they wanted to become a teacher & make a difference
#Teachers are crucial... they shouldn't struggle & not get appropriate compensation
Educator Pay Data 2025 www.nea.org/resource-lib...
#EduSky
Educator Pay Data 2025 | NEA
NEA's 2025 review quantifies teacher salary, education support professional pay, and student spending in every state.
www.nea.org
August 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If you want to attract/keep talent people in the classroom, you have to pay them. The compensation just doesn't match the value of the work.
When I am wrong, I am wrong
No, this isn't true. We know that in this era, book bans are driving kids away from reading. This lie has got to stop.
bookriot.com/common-myths...
bookriot.com/common-myths...
August 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
When I am wrong, I am wrong
It's painfully obvious none of these lawmakers have ever worked with kids because if they did, they would know that the best way to ensure that a child (especially a teenager) will read something is to make it forbidden.
I wrote about this on Monday, while @flfreedomread.bsky.social has been sounding the alarm on this for weeks. Guardian is slow on this one!
[how they'll square this with the lawsuit...we know]
bookriot.com/55-books-ban...
[how they'll square this with the lawsuit...we know]
bookriot.com/55-books-ban...
Under Threat from State, Florida Public Schools Are Banning These 55+ Books Without Review
Florida doesn't maintain a state-sanctioned list of banned books, but the state is pressuring schools to remove these 55 books without review.
bookriot.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It's painfully obvious none of these lawmakers have ever worked with kids because if they did, they would know that the best way to ensure that a child (especially a teenager) will read something is to make it forbidden.
The first day of school is legit one of the best days of the year. It's fun and exciting and full of hope and if you're an educator who doesn't get hyped about it, it might be time to hang it up.
August 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The first day of school is legit one of the best days of the year. It's fun and exciting and full of hope and if you're an educator who doesn't get hyped about it, it might be time to hang it up.