Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 15/05/2026staging.edutopia.org/article/how-...staging.edutopia.orgHow Administrators Can Help Prevent Teacher BurnoutBy communicating schoolwide expectations, supporting teacher decisions, and protecting instructional time, administrators can help avoid teacher burnout. 010
Reposted by Abby FrenchMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Donald Trump is planning to use his attack on Iran to justify a power grab over voting in the 2026 midterms. The fact that the attack violates the Constitution won’t stop him from trying. It is our job to expose this plot and ensure that it does not succeed. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...democracydocket.comTrump’s attack on Iran and the plot against your voteDonald Trump is planning to use his attack on Iran to justify a power grab over voting in the 2026 midterms. 8128271227
Reposted by Abby FrenchPeter Greene @palan57.bsky.social · 26/12/2025On Vacations and “Learning Loss” open.substack.com/pub/otherdut...open.substack.comOn Vacations and “Learning Loss”This piece is available for free at the Center for Educator Wellness and Learning. 042
Reposted by Abby FrenchEdutopia @edutopia.org · 10/09/2025Students who wrote short explanations after learning about greenhouse gases outscored their peers by 49% on a follow-up test of comprehension. 🚀 #EduSky 043
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 24/08/2025www.forbes.com/sites/lindad...forbes.comHow Declining Enrollments Can Become An Opportunity For School TransformationWhile enrollment declines provide a real challenge, the response can be transformative if districts use them as an opportunity to reimagine schools. 010
Reposted by Abby FrenchIra Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Let's replace all US Democratic leadership and all @teamlabouruk.bsky.social leadership. Let's go to what the people need www.tiktok.com/@zohran_k_ma...tiktok.comOne week ago today, we shocked the establishment and redrew the political map of New York City with a campaign relentlessly focused on the needs of working people. Let's break it down.TikTok video by Zohran Mamdani 011
Reposted by Abby Frenchjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/06/2025very fun to read frederick douglass accurately describe the problem with the pardon power in 1867 270167464730
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Does Immigration Enforcement Exacerbate Racial Inequality Under the Law? | American Journal of Sociology: Vol 0, No ja www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...journals.uchicago.eduDoes Immigration Enforcement Exacerbate Racial Inequality Under the Law? | American Journal of Sociology: Vol 0, No ja 000
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 08/05/2025The Importance of Teaching and Learning Conditions url:https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/leandro-teaching-and-learning-conditions-brief?utm_source=LPI+Master+List&utm_campaign=e16757bffa-LPIMC_MayDeepDive_2025_05_08_09&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7e60dfa1d8-e16757bffa-223683479 010
Reposted by Abby FrenchPam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 19/04/2025imagine if showing evidence of learning and using inquiry competencies was an end in mind for assessing and reporting progress- consider how different teaching and learning would be. #Edusky 273
Reposted by Abby FrenchCarla Meyrink @carlameyrink.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Our LA team has been rewriting our curriculum using Heidi Hayes Jacob's storyboarding approach. Today, an LA teacher showed me how she's using storyboards for her lesson plans, saying “At a glance, you can see what my class is like. Lesson plans make so much more sense this way.” #EduSky 162
Reposted by Abby FrenchJust Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 07/04/2025It’s a recalibration of economic control. Oligarchs don’t live paycheck to paycheck. They have the capital to buy market dips and recoup faster, acquiring more assets at fire sale prices along the way. When the dust finally settles, they will own more. The rest of us will own less. A lot less. 883262847909
Reposted by Abby FrenchPam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 30/03/2025reading why the very act of trying to get a dyslexic, ADHD kid to square with the normative expectations of school / to learn how to cram their square peg persona into a round hole setting is at odds w human-valued learning 011
Reposted by Abby FrenchNick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 30/03/2025I really need to go to bed but I just keep coming back to the utter and abject failure of imagination that exists in this particular discourse about learning & schooling. My god, people, schooling and learning can look like ten thousand different things and all be good and right and effective! 3187
Reposted by Abby FrenchVirginia Association for Teaching, Learning, and Leading @vatll.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Managing the push and pull of school leadership with humor www.smartbrief.com/original/man... #Elevatesmartbrief.comManaging the push and pull of school leadership with humor - SmartBriefWith so much to juggle, the best leaders model perseverance but don’t take themselves too seriously, Principal Michael Gaskell writes. 011
Reposted by Abby FrenchJulian Simpson @juliansimpson.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Watching Joffrey and Reek trying to bully Jon Snow was quite a thing. 17999471579
Reposted by Abby FrenchPam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 21/02/2025@peterkindfield.bsky.social what better way to learn than forest-centered learning for little humans? Why indigenous peoples understand systems and cycles anchor all of the Earth their respect and understanding of the natural world is sustainability at work #environmentaleducationmatters 041
Reposted by Abby FrenchSenator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 14/02/2025Public education is the backbone of American democracy. In the richest country in the history of the world, we cannot abandon our teachers and our public schools. 33193521651
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 05/02/2025#EduSkyChat A3: This past summer I designed an immersive summer academy to offer middle school students an opportunity to explore CTE programs and career paths. We infused hands-on learning activities with field trips to local industries and guest speakers. Just an amazing collaboration. 120
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 05/02/2025#EduSkyChat A2: Community partners (higher education, economic development orgs., industry, etc) play such a vital role in a strong, responsive, vibrant school community. Our CTE programs, faculty, and students thrive because of the support, guidance, & engagement of these people & businesses. 161
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 05/02/2025#EduSkyChat A1: Good evening! I serve as Student Pathways Coach in my school district’s Office of Curriculum & Development. Any chance we can connect student-interest & strengths with possible career pathways, is an incredible opportunity to increase motivation & engagement. 440
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 04/02/2025#Rethink_Learning Good evening, friends! Saw Q1 about resilience in educators, and wanted to share my thoughts. It’s pretty simple. As an educator, I have an unwritten contract with the students and families I serve. I must be as courageous as my students. 350
Reposted by Abby FrenchColin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 31/01/2025I went to post about the National Japanese American Memorial in D.C., which is beautiful but usually missed by tourists. It is a deeply staggering admission of guilt and a warning to future Americans. I went to link to the inscriptions and- Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan... 483169885604
Reposted by Abby FrenchLúl Rýzooo @itsreallycj.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Updated DEI list of companies committed to DEI Costco, Meijer,Kroger,Giant Grocery,Ben & Jerry’s,Ulta,Macy’s, Old Navy,Nordstrom’s,TJ Maxx,GoTo Foods (includes Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon, and more…),Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Wegmans (for those on the east coast) 1155312177680
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Thinking about schools trying to communicate information and give support to students and families regarding changed immigration policies. 💔 060
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 20/01/2025“Representative democracy – a system of give and take in which you cannot guarantee that every battle will be won, requires empathy and compassion, and a set of baseline values that protect the dignity and humanity of its people.” sherrilyn.substack.com/p/it-is-mlk-...sherrilyn.substack.comIt Is MLK Day. Do Not Despair. This Year Especially, We Have Work To Do.With delicious anticipation, we imagined it. 010
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Why Students Need A Civic Education to Navigate Today’s World www.the74million.org/article/why-...the74million.orgWhy Students Need A Civic Education to Navigate Today’s WorldTrivers and Duroseau: Amid shifting politics and policies, students need to know how to thrive in a world that doesn’t always prioritize their needs. 040
Reposted by Abby FrenchJennifer Gonzalez @cultofpedagogy.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Once I figured this out, it dramatically reduced the number of times I felt the need to yell at a class. 🫢 www.cultofpedagogy.com/edutips/edut...cultofpedagogy.comEduTip 23: Calm an out-of-control class with a notebook.Sponsored by Grouper . Watch a video version of this tip on Instagram. This is a classroom management trick that saved me multiple times. As a newer teacher, I would have moments when my classroom sta... 3287
Reposted by Abby FrenchPam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 28/12/2024Good morning - if we want to find the strengths of learners, they need different experiences and spaces to activate their interests, curiosities, passions, and capabilities that we otherwise won’t discover as their teachers #EduSky #spacematters #experiencematters 2213
Reposted by Abby FrenchPam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 20/12/2024@cordovatech.bsky.social Caitlin -great to see #VaEducators moving here! @awf1.bsky.social @kswilkens.bsky.social @tannenbaumtech.bsky.social @vste.org 021
Reposted by Abby FrenchIra Socol @irasocol.bsky.social · 17/12/2024"The chief said the 911 call came from a second-grader: “I’m going to let that soak in for a minute: A second-grade student called 911 ... to report a shooting at school.” That’s the America Americans voted for. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...washingtonpost.com15-year-old girl named as shooter at Christian school in WisconsinOne teacher and one student were killed by a shooter who later killed themselves, police said. 151
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 03/12/2024#EduSkyChat A2: Formerly a Social Studies/History teacher, and now in my new role, I know without a doubt that designing open-ended learning experiences that promote self-direction and creativity is where we find magic. Allowing Ss to show their learning in their own way is it! 150
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 03/12/2024#EduSkyChat A1: In my role as CTE Pathways Coach, I designed and implemented a 3 week summer program for middle school students to explore career related interests through hands-on, experiential learning opportunities. Our community partners played a crucial role! 380
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Good evening #EduSkyChat community! I’m part of our district CTE Department. I have the coolest job supporting our CTE students, faculty, programs, and community around career pathways. Happy to be here tonight! 260
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Dismantling the Department of Education is dangerous & threatens the future of our society. Privatization breeds inequality. Protect our schools and students, not our profits. #PublicEducation 110
Reposted by Abby FrenchPam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 01/12/2024so glad @vste has moved into the community—- #vste24 @jaysonrichardson.bsky.social @kswilkens.bsky.social @awf1.bsky.social @tannenbaumtech.bsky.social @katiefielding.com @jilliande.bsky.social @alicekeeler #edtech #udl #EduSky 262
Reposted by Abby FrenchSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 24/11/2024From THE VIEW FROM FLYOVER COUNTRY: 281074379
Reposted by Abby FrenchCharles Hansen ♾️ 🗳️🏛️ 🧮 @loudounvateacher.bsky.social · 24/11/2024go.bsky.app/RVYQ4PF 011
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Please repost! Roll call Virginia educators! Please reply to connect with others! Share something about your corner of education. #VaEduBlueSkymedia.tenor.comZyuranger Super Sentai GIFALT: Zyuranger Super Sentai GIF 1384
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 18/11/2024www.whatschoolcouldbe.org/blog/a-manda...whatschoolcouldbe.orgA Mandate and A Framework for Action — What School Could Beby: Tony Wagner 011
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Knowledge is power! Hey, check out this event: 2025 Legislative Prep Session: Education Challenges and Solutions on 12/03/2024 @03:00(EST), interested? events.zoom.us/ev/AvD0AHwPZ...events.zoom.us2025 Legislative Prep Session: Education Challenges and Solutions 020
Reposted by Abby FrenchPaul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · 14/08/2024Where are all the #geographyteacher at? 061
