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 270167424730
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 · 31/05/2025Abe, I would LOVE to visit and spend a day with you. I want to experience those learning spaces. I believe in the work you are leading. 110
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. 883262817909
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 30/03/2025My audio-processing challenged brain sure appreciates everything you shared here, Ira. Thanks for the recommended reads, too. 🧠 110
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
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 26/03/2025From a slightly different lens than the classroom, as a member of our district level Career & Technical Education dept. I look for opportunities to engage students w/ possible barriers to CTE programming, in addition career-focused learning experiences - like our CTE summer academy. #CareerEducation 110
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Life can change in an instant. Really powerful, Carla. The message and filmmaking are so well done. Please share my congratulations with your students. 🎥🎬 110
Reposted by Abby FrenchJulian Simpson @juliansimpson.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Watching Joffrey and Reek trying to bully Jon Snow was quite a thing. 17999411578
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. 33193511651
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 05/02/2025We had 150 rising 8th and 9th graders enroll for the 3 wk academy. We provided transportation and meals. Currently planning year 2! 010
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 · 05/02/2025Hi Dustin! I saw your name and I joined the chat! So good to reconnect. 110
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... 482169855603
Abby French @awf1.bsky.social · 28/01/2025It’s reflective of so much happening outside of our classrooms. 010
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) 1154312157679
