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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Reminder-to-self for the new school year: Our answer to "why are we learning this?" has to be more/better than career-related skills. So much more, so much better.

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Ms Ballard @iheart6ela.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

"It would be easy to be a princess if I were dressed in cloth of gold, but it is a great deal more of a triumph to be one all the time when no one knows it" This is the space I am hoping my students can see themselves as we start this year off with our Fables, Folktales, Myths and Legends unit!

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Teach Plus @teachplus.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

What do birdwatchers and teachers with strong classroom management have in common? They've both mastered the art of noticing. Tips for early-career educators to improve via Teach Plus Senior Writing Fellow Ronak: www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2025...

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What birdwatching taught me about classroom management

Birding reminds me of a few simple ways we can better prepare our early-career teachers.

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Kentucky Democrats @kydemocrats.org · 08/04/2025

Celebrating a true champion for Kentucky today! Happy Birthday to our Democratic Caucus Floor Leader Rep. @colpamstevenson.bsky.social. Your dedication to justice, equality, and opportunity for all Kentuckians makes our state stronger.

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Naim Kapucu @nkapucu.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

The #Fulbright freeze is immoral and self-destructive… The program has always followed US foreign policy. Leaving people in the lurch is an incomprehensible new frontier. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/fulb...

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The Fulbright freeze is immoral and self-destructive

The program has always followed US foreign policy. Leaving people in the lurch is an incomprehensible new frontier, say Marisa Lally and Gerardo Blanco

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Ms Ballard @iheart6ela.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

3 students texted me over spring break:one bc she broke her wrist during soccer but that she had managed to stop the ball,one to tell me she was at the Holocaust museum (we just finished our Black & Jewish voices of the Holocaust unit) &one who texted at 12 am to ask if I was okay during the storm

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Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Q6. Shout out a favorite way to celebrate your students’ progress! #T2Tchat #EduSky

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Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Q4. Share one piece of advice about giving a student a fresh start in the new semester. #T2Tchat #EduSky

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Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Q5. What might you say to a student who needs some motivation as they work toward their goals? #T2Tchat #EduSky

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Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Q3. What’s your top tip for making planning feel manageable during a busy time? #T2Tchat #EduSky

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Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Q2. Fill in the blank! When I’m feeling that late-winter slump, ________ always helps. #T2Tchat #EduSky

Q2. When I’m feeling that late-winter slump, __________ always helps.

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Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Q1. New year, new inspo! What’s one January #TeacherHack you’d offer a new teacher? #T2Tchat #EduSky

Q1. What’s one January #TeacherHack you’d offer a new teacher?

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Ms Ballard @iheart6ela.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I teach at a public school for Brown and Black girls. We teach the stories, histories and achievements of Brown & Black peoples. I don't know how much longer my school will exist but so long as it does I will teach. Joyfully. And there's nothing that can take that away.

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Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

What are you up to tonight, teachers? We hope you'll join our first #T2Tchat on Bluesky, all about your mid-year reflections, goals and fresh starts. We're looking forward to a lively conversation moderated by @iheart6ela.bsky.social and @cheycheney.bsky.social #EduSky

Join this week's #T2Tchat tonight at 7 p.m. ET!

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Ms Ballard @iheart6ela.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

I have long maintained that it's not just about accessibility to teacher ed programs; the programs themselves need to change. We can't push deeper learning and culturally responsive ped in the classrooms but not prepare teachers for how to implement those systems.

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Lo @justloriliving.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

This serves as my almost daily reminder that a free, appropriate education is also a human right. The demonizing of public education is a plan that snatches the gift of an education from the poor...and that is the goal. #teachers #savepubliceducation #saveourschools #righttoread #literacyforall

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Ms Ballard @iheart6ela.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

I'm ready to get back to sharing from and about my classroom now that I'm on @bsky.app 🤗

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