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Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My ELA teacher mom ❤️ is so happy. I handed my middle school-aged daughter the copy of Age of Innocence that I "borrowed" from my older sister when I was 16--a beautiful cloth bound copy with cotton soft pages--and she loves this novel. 💕💘📚

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Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Does anyone else remember how when you brought a class to the computer lab to type an essay, you had to check the keyboards to make sure the high schoolers hadn't switched the keys around on the keyboards? High school hijinks from the past! 🍎 #edusky #iteachenglish #iteachsocialstudies

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Vintage Macintosh Duo Computer Setup

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Nebraska CYFS @unlcyfs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#UNL Ed Psychology and CYFS are co-hosting a colloquium exploring how schools & parents can support twice-exceptional learners. This talk will be presented by psychologist Jon Goodwin, @ucggse.bsky.social. 📅 Join us Oct. 1 | 1 p.m. CDT Learn more & register: conta.cc/4ijzY9I @unlcehs.bsky.social

Educational Psychology Colloquium: "Supporting Twice-Exceptional Learners: What Educators and Caregivers of Bright Students with Disabilities Should Know." Featuring Jon Goodwin, Ph.D. Oct. 1, 1 p.m. CDT, CPEH 227. Photo of Dr. Goodwin.

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Human Restoration Project @humanrestorationproject.org · 28/09/2026

Our first gathering is Tuesday, October 13, 5:00–6:00 PM ET, online. Come share what you’re working on and what you’ve been learning! Learn more & RSVP: www.humanrestorationproject.org/gatherings

HRP Gatherings
Our first gathering is Tuesday, October 13, 5:00–6:00 PM ET, online. Come share what you’re working on and what you’ve been learning.
RSVP @ humanrestorationproject.org/gatherings

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Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🗃 #historians #history #iteachsocialstudies If anyone can help Kate Milford, please do! She makes the world better for children who love to read and their parents.

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Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#iteachsocialstudies There are a lot of blended history/English classes, and I co-planned and English/Math class, but a history/science course would be an amazing senior elective. I'd do a whole unit on astronomy. What about you?

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Melissa Stewart @mstewartscience.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just a few days left to submit a proposal for this virtual conference. www.childrensliteratureassembly.org/conference @ncte.org @nctecla.bsky.social #edusky

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National Council of Teachers of English @ncte.org · 25/09/2026

NCTE initiates ELA standards update for grades 6-12, inaugural standards for K-5 These standards will work together and integrate modern instructional needs concerning media and data literacy across K–12. Teachers, teacher educators, and researchers may apply to contribute: bit.ly/4dzScAA

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Michael W. Twitty @koshersoul.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#NewBook announcement I am editing an anthology of Black Food writing

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Lee Ann Jung @leeannjung.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🏫 Inclusive school leaders structure the master schedule for co-planning, and include special educators in grade-level or content-area meetings. All students benefit from special education strategies when we do. #LeadInclusion #UDL #InclusiveEd #EdLeaders #EduSky

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Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A good test of this (for classroom teachers) is if at the beginning of the school year, you feel how little the students know how to do compared to the students you had in the spring. You should notice how much more you have to guide and scaffold in the fall than in the spring.

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Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Little Big Truths is so spot on accurate about what it is like to parent a preteen or teen right now.

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Maria is Writing @mariakidlit.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#kidlit #YA #MG #authors #readers I need #recommendations for really well written, character driven, engaging early YA romcoms (12-18 as opposed to 14+) We loved On Again, Awkward Again by @erinentrada.bsky.social and @kwamembalia.bsky.social 📚👍

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Cindy Schwind @cindyschwind1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What a fun & spooky new release graphic novel by #SaadiaFaruqi & #ShadiaAmin I also learned some ghost stories from other cultures! Great addition for school & classroom libraries!! #bookposse

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JewWhoHasItAll @jewwhohasitall.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'm back, Bubbelehs!

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mattneil.bsky.social @mattneil.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Friends, I’m teaching AP Gov for the first time. Has anyone taught the course before? I could use some advice. Please share and tag and if you can help I’d appreciate it. If you have some resources to share, please do as well. #sschat #hsgov #apgov #edusky

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John Downes-Angus @johndownesangus.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

@mattseybold.bsky.social was kind enough to share some ideas for my HS curriculum, among them this fascinating account of the Twain/Douglass relationship. My kids will definitely be interested—we did a Douglass deep dive last year. And this reads like a sort of historical sleuthing piece.

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Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Hypothetically, what if you had a new book coming out in Nov. & hadn’t really announced it yet, but B&N launched a *25% off* pre-order sale today and tomorrow? Maybe you’d provide this link & ask everyone to act surprised down the line? 😅 Fair, right? www.barnesandnoble.com/w/team-up-wi...

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mattneil.bsky.social @mattneil.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Heads up social studies teachers #sschat

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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The English classroom: everything from practical writing skills to helping young people refine their rough-hewn souls

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New Hampshire Council of Teachers of English (NHCTE) 📖 @nhcte.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

High school teachers; Need a perfect icebreaker for class. Free, printable, ready to go. Download our "Getting to Know You" book quote scavenger hunt here: drive.google.com/file/d/1b1hN... #EduSky #iTeachEnglish

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Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Try out teacher @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social's One Word Wall! "I asked each student to choose one word they hope people will use to describe them someday... Throughout the semester, I’ll collect evidence whenever I see them becoming that person." Read more about her idea: edut.to/46uZ2mY

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DrAnnD @drannd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

As a mom of two (almost 3) teenage boys, I wanted to pick a book that gives voice to the emotional inner life of a boy. This is a huge book (400+ pgs), and there are points where the deaths feel excessive, but it's about the sometimes *too much* of being a teen. The women are pretty absent, fwiw.

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Lisa Feldman Barrett @lisafeldmanbarrett.com · 25/08/2026

How does your #brain turn light waves, air pressure, and racing hearts into sights, sounds, and emotions? By generating categories. @quantamagazine.org explains our recent @nature.com paper and why it matters. With @earlkmiller.bsky.social. www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-framew...

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A New Framework for How the Brain Compresses Our Noisy World | Quanta Magazine

An updated view of categorization reflects the modern understanding that the nervous system is more of a prediction engine than a filing cabinet.

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Cynthia Leitich Smith (Native Books for Young Readers & More) @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Bestselling children’s and young adult author Cynthia Leitich Smith is the recipient of the American Indian Writers Award: www.tulsalibrary.org/2027-america... Smith will speak and sign books at 10:30 a.m., March 6 at Hardesty Regional Library in Tulsa. #BookSky @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social

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Nicholas A. Emmanuele, PhD (he/him/his) @naemmanuele.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Berkeley Law’s Artificial Intelligence policy thrills me. Yes, AI *can* be integrated into instruction, but I appreciate the grounding here in developing human thought and reasoning.

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mattneil.bsky.social @mattneil.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Anyone here teach AP Government? If so how long and what do you like about it? #sschat

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