Todd LaVogue (he/him)
@toddlavogue.bsky.social
Educator
Student Content Creator
Second best teacher in my house
Everything Miami sports fan + Liverpool FC
"Most children are amazing critical thinkers until we silence them." - bell hooks
Student Content Creator
Second best teacher in my house
Everything Miami sports fan + Liverpool FC
"Most children are amazing critical thinkers until we silence them." - bell hooks
TCSMS PBL: Looks like @delatorretcs and I don’t have to arm wrestle for the @glowforge anymore! Let’s go
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
TCSMS PBL: Looks like @delatorretcs and I don’t have to arm wrestle for the @glowforge anymore! Let’s go
What did you hear in your hallway today at school?
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
What did you hear in your hallway today at school?
I could have ordered a couple boxes of copy paper but kids don’t remember worksheets
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I could have ordered a couple boxes of copy paper but kids don’t remember worksheets
TCSMS PBL: We had 13 fifth graders shadowing my sixth graders today for a sneak preview of middle school. We didn’t let that stop us from getting closer to being Exhibition ready.
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
TCSMS PBL: We had 13 fifth graders shadowing my sixth graders today for a sneak preview of middle school. We didn’t let that stop us from getting closer to being Exhibition ready.
On this date in the history of my classroom…
November 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
On this date in the history of my classroom…
Our LIVE classroom weather cam today…
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Our LIVE classroom weather cam today…
My middle school students finished our school day learning from second graders as we helped them prepare for their Exhibition tomorrow morning.
November 20, 2025 at 1:59 AM
My middle school students finished our school day learning from second graders as we helped them prepare for their Exhibition tomorrow morning.
TCSMS PBL: A Mapuche cultrun (sacred drum) and a main food source for the Nheengatu, the capybara, were some of the items created today with our 3D printers.
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
TCSMS PBL: A Mapuche cultrun (sacred drum) and a main food source for the Nheengatu, the capybara, were some of the items created today with our 3D printers.
TCSMS PBL: Discussion today…
Me: What color filament do you want to use on your mountain?
Kids: The bright green one.
Me: Any particular reason?
Kids: It’s a mountain in the rain forest.
Me: Ok, I see what you’re doing. 😀
Me: What color filament do you want to use on your mountain?
Kids: The bright green one.
Me: Any particular reason?
Kids: It’s a mountain in the rain forest.
Me: Ok, I see what you’re doing. 😀
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
TCSMS PBL: Discussion today…
Me: What color filament do you want to use on your mountain?
Kids: The bright green one.
Me: Any particular reason?
Kids: It’s a mountain in the rain forest.
Me: Ok, I see what you’re doing. 😀
Me: What color filament do you want to use on your mountain?
Kids: The bright green one.
Me: Any particular reason?
Kids: It’s a mountain in the rain forest.
Me: Ok, I see what you’re doing. 😀
TCSMS PBL: One of my teaching goals has always been for my students to become creators instead of merely consumers of learning. They have created so much original work to educate a public audience for our upcoming Exhibition.
November 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
TCSMS PBL: One of my teaching goals has always been for my students to become creators instead of merely consumers of learning. They have created so much original work to educate a public audience for our upcoming Exhibition.
On this date in the history of my classroom…
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
On this date in the history of my classroom…
On this date in the history of my classroom…
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
On this date in the history of my classroom…
TCSMS PBL: Sixth graders were focused today as Exhibition Night draws near.
November 20, 2025 at 1:50 AM
TCSMS PBL: Sixth graders were focused today as Exhibition Night draws near.
TCSMS PBL: A group of four sixth graders, who are creating artifacts to tell the story of the Cochimi people and their language, said they had an idea but needed sand and pebbles to create model of the Baja peninsula environment. I happened to have both 😀
November 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
TCSMS PBL: A group of four sixth graders, who are creating artifacts to tell the story of the Cochimi people and their language, said they had an idea but needed sand and pebbles to create model of the Baja peninsula environment. I happened to have both 😀
On this date in the history of my classroom…
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
On this date in the history of my classroom…
At the end of last school year, I purchased a fabric printer with grant money when another item became unavailable. Today I set it up and made a test print on fabric. The text and the photo printed very nicely on a nice piece of fabric. Now to brainstorm uses with my students.
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
At the end of last school year, I purchased a fabric printer with grant money when another item became unavailable. Today I set it up and made a test print on fabric. The text and the photo printed very nicely on a nice piece of fabric. Now to brainstorm uses with my students.
We ended the day with my classroom piano, which needs a good tuning, playing us out 😄
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
We ended the day with my classroom piano, which needs a good tuning, playing us out 😄
Our LIVE classroom weather cam had another easy day yesterday.
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Our LIVE classroom weather cam had another easy day yesterday.
TCSMS GAME DESIGN: Our 13 bit original game designs are so much fun to beta test. I got paid to play video games again today. 😀
November 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
TCSMS GAME DESIGN: Our 13 bit original game designs are so much fun to beta test. I got paid to play video games again today. 😀
TCSMS PBL: We continued to create artifacts that help us tell the story of Silent Voices: Lost and Endangered Languages
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
TCSMS PBL: We continued to create artifacts that help us tell the story of Silent Voices: Lost and Endangered Languages
On this date in the history of my classroom…
November 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
On this date in the history of my classroom…
I guess it was inevitable that I would get this @LEGO_Group set after turning the book into a semester long deep dive in democracy with my middle school crew!
November 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I guess it was inevitable that I would get this @LEGO_Group set after turning the book into a semester long deep dive in democracy with my middle school crew!
TCSMS PBL: Sixth graders started their Friday morning by putting in a solid 100 minutes of focused work creating original work they will showcase at our Exhibition, titled “Silent Voices: Lost and Endangered Languages”
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
TCSMS PBL: Sixth graders started their Friday morning by putting in a solid 100 minutes of focused work creating original work they will showcase at our Exhibition, titled “Silent Voices: Lost and Endangered Languages”
TCSMS 6G PBL: These two asked me to step aside so they could use my laptop to finalize their custom Lushootseed puzzle that will help them tell the story of Silent Voices: Lost and Endangered Languages
November 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
TCSMS 6G PBL: These two asked me to step aside so they could use my laptop to finalize their custom Lushootseed puzzle that will help them tell the story of Silent Voices: Lost and Endangered Languages
TCSMS 6G PBL: Another group spent a lot of time this morning removing the masking tape from the Cochimi puzzle 🧩 for our upcoming Exhibition on Silent Voices: Lost and Endangered Languages.
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
TCSMS 6G PBL: Another group spent a lot of time this morning removing the masking tape from the Cochimi puzzle 🧩 for our upcoming Exhibition on Silent Voices: Lost and Endangered Languages.