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Kate Baker

@katebaker.bsky.social
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🎓 M.Ed, MAIT | #Edtech Strategist & Leader| 📚20+ yrs HS #ELA Teacher | AdjunctProf supporting preservice Ts| Swim Coach |Head of Community Engagement #BookWidgets | Pedagogy, InstructionalDesign, #SEL, DesignThinking 🌟 ✍️ bookwidgets.com/blog #EduSky

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BookWidgets @bookwidgets.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Thank you to everyone who stopped by our poster session at #ISTELive26 to chat about digital exit tickets! Great connecting with you all. Attending today or tomorrow? Be sure to say hi to @katebaker.bsky.social ! 👋 #EdTech #Assessment
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
I recently contributed to a new BookWidgets post featuring film study routines I’ve used with students—now rebuilt as flexible, digital activities for any movie 🎬 👉 www.bookwidgets.com/blog/2025/12... #FilmStudy #Teachers #EdTech #EduSky
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Film Study Made Easy: Interactive Movie Activities for the Classroom
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Excited to join amazing educators for #EduProtocolsWorldwide 7 🎉 I’ll be leading Fast & Curious: 31 Auto-Scored Ways to Spark Learning — a hands-on dive into instant feedback + engagement. 🗓 Nov 15 📍Session 3 · Room 2 🔗 Full schedule: tinyurl.com/EPWW7 #EduProtocols #EduSky #BookWidgets #EdTech
Promotional graphic for Kate Baker’s session at EduProtocols Worldwide 7. The top text reads, “I’m sharing… 31 Auto-Scored Ways to Spark Learning!” Centered are two logos — the Fast & Curious EduProtocol logo on the left and the EduProtocols Worldwide 7 circular logo on the right. Below the Fast & Curious logo is Kate Baker’s headshot in a circular frame wearing a BookWidgets shirt, with her name in bold orange text. Beneath her name are links to her LinkedIn profile and the BookWidgets website. On the right side, bold black text says “FREE FREE FREE NOV 15” and “tinyurl.com/EPWW7.” The color scheme includes blue, yellow, black, and white.
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Boo-kWidgets, anyone? 👻 I made a #Halloween joke flashcard set your students will howl over! 🧛‍♀️ Flip the cards, guess the punchlines, and get your giggles on. 🧠 Perfect for a brain break or Do Now! 🕸️ Try it here: www.bookwidgets.com/play/t:QaZ1z... #BookWidgets #EduSky
Digital flashcard with an orange spiderweb background and the question, ‘What kind of music do mummies listen to?’ displayed in orange text as part of a Halloween-themed BookWidgets activity.
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Big news — I’ll be in Sacramento on October 25 for Vibe Shift! Marlena Hebern & I are sharing 2 sessions packed w practical ways to level up feedback: ⚡ Digital & personalized feedback loops ⚡ Dynamic exit tickets that keep learning moving We’d love to see you there! 👉 Sign up: www.ourvibeshift.com
Promotional graphic for the Vibe Shift 2025 event. At the top, the Vibe Shift logo and website URL (https://www.ourvibeshift.com
). Below, text reads “October 25, 2025 — Sacramento, CA. Register & Join Our Sessions!” Two session titles appear in pink boxes: “4 Steps to Create Digital & Personalized Feedback Loops” next to a photo of Kate Baker, and “Feedback in a Flash: Exit Tickets for Dynamic Learning” next to a photo of Marlena Hebern. The BookWidgets logo appears at the bottom.
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BookWidgets @bookwidgets.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
⏳ Stop recreating lessons from scratch! With BookWidgets, import your Word, PDF, or CSV files & turn them into Quizzes, Worksheets, Flashcards, games & more! 🚀 Save time, teach smarter. 👉 www.bookwidgets.com/blog/2025/09... #EdTech #BookWidgets #TeacherTips #EduSky
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How Teachers Can Save Time by Importing Existing Lessons into BookWidgets
Are you tired of spending countless hours recreating lesson content you already have? At BookWidgets, we understand that your time is precious. That's why we've made it easier than ever to import your existing materials and transform them into engaging digital exercises.
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BookWidgets @bookwidgets.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Teachers don’t need more work — they need smarter tools. ✅ Lesson frames that save time ✅ Digital templates you can adapt in minutes ✅ Feedback tools that close the learning loop www.bookwidgets.com/blog/2025/09... #EdTech #EduProtocols #BookWidgets #Feedback #StudentEngagement #EduSky
Header image with the title "10 EduProtocols in BookWidgets to Boost Engagement and Feedback" in bold blue, black, and yellow text.
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BookWidgets @bookwidgets.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
🕊️ Looking for a thoughtful way to help students explore the themes of heroism, leadership & legacy tied to 9/11? This free BookWidgets activity by educator Kate Baker includes videos, a virtual museum tour, & reflective prompts. 🔗 www.bookwidgets.com/play/t:eozPC... #September11 #EdTech #EduSky
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
🐛 Current events bugging you out? 🪲 I turned the discovery of a new stick bug in Australia into a quick, ready-to-use #BookWidgets activity—students read, answer Qs, then invent their own. 🐞https://www.bookwidgets.com/play/t:PDAHRvKQ_OYkyVcZhu_6S64d-5P1OW4gYQxQ4CmctDFERzJEU0RK #EduSky
Screenshot of a BookWidgets activity titled Stick Insects from Around the World. The left side shows an informational passage with sections on Southeast Asia and Australia, along with a flashcard image labeled ‘Indian Stick Insect (Carausius morosus).’ The right side displays Question 10: ‘Create Your Own Stick Insect,’ with directions for students to draw and describe an imaginary stick insect. Below the instructions is a graphic organizer with a box for ‘Name of Insect,’ a large drawing area, and two smaller boxes labeled ‘Region & Habitat’ and ‘Special Adaptations.’
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Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
And for a cynical look at heroism, check out @ruthaylett's "Great-hearted Odysseus", also in the current issue of Forgotten Ground Regained. alliteration.net/poetry/great... #epic #hero #Odysseus #Odyssey #poem #alliterative #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #alliterativeverse
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Great-hearted Odysseus: An alliterative free verse poem by Ruth Aylett
Such a stupid war for a start: / all bruised male egos over / poor pass-the-parcel Helen...
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Make thinking visible! 🧠✨ I built a hexagonal thinking activity template in @bookwidgets.bsky.social —students explore, connect, & show their ideas in color. Try it here: www.bookwidgets.com/play/t:Kxdlf... #EduSky #edtech
"Hexagonal thinking map showing cause and effect. A blue hexagon labeled 'Causes' connects to a green hexagon labeled 'Positive Effects,' a yellow hexagon labeled 'Neutral Effects,' and a red hexagon labeled 'Negative Effects,' with more green and yellow hexagons branching outward."

"Hexagonal thinking map titled 'Odysseus' Leadership Skills during the journey home.' Central hexagon is surrounded by larger hexagons for 'Controlling / Delegating the group,' 'Communication & Persuasion,' 'Knowing the Group’s Resources,' 'Representing the Group,' and 'Setting the example.' Smaller hexagons give examples, such as 'Lotus Eaters: sends small team,' 'Scylla: convinced men to sail past,' and 'Doesn’t explain the Bag of winds.'"
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Chris Hopper Accessibility Consulting @chrishopper.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Playing games for SEL with @bookwidgets.bsky.social and @katebaker.bsky.social!
Screenshot of a spiral gameboard titled Journey to CalmA diagram illustrating of how Social Emotional Learning is supported by gaming
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Here we go! Kicking off #ISTElive25 presenting a virtual session from my hotel room. Here's my resources on exit tickets: www.bookwidgets.com/play/u7GCJ1K... #EduSky
Image of computer w iPad and title slide "feedback in a flash: digital exit tickets for dynamic learning "
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Great day at PA STEELS Summit! Feel free to play along & learn abt #ecopoetry! bit.ly/STEELSpoet #EduSky
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BookWidgets @bookwidgets.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
📣 Don’t miss this free webinar cohosted with ISTE! 🎯 Learn how to use digital feedback tools aligned with ISTE Standards. 🗓 Tuesday, June 24 at 3pm ET 💡 Register now! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #ISTE #EdTech #DigitalFeedback #BookWidgets #EduSky
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Tired of spending hours reviewing student work? 🕒💬 This post shares smart ways to speed things up without cutting corners on feedback. 👉 www.bookwidgets.com/blog/2021/01... #EdTech #TeacherTips #FeedbackThatMatters #EduSky
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The Best Way Teachers Can Efficiently Review Digital Student Assignments
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
📚 Building my summer reading list + a new BookWidgets blog post! Got any favorites that inspire professional growth or offer a bit of escapism? Bonus points if you tell me why you loved it. 🙌 Your rec might get featured! 🌞📖 #SummerReading #BookRecommendations #BookWidgets #EduSky #BookSky
Pop art-style illustration of anthropomorphic books enjoying summer activities. One book lounges on a beach towel with sunglasses and lemonade, another floats in a pool, a third reads under a beach umbrella, and two books play with a happy dog on a grassy area. A kite flies in the sky under a bright sun with dotted comic-style patterns throughout.
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Oona Marie Abrams @oonziela.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Here's a #PairedText on a beautiful Sunday! See links to each text below. "Ribollita" by Donna Hilbert and "Perfect Ribollita Soup Recipe" by Gino D'Acampo @katebaker.bsky.social @mraleosays.bsky.social 1/3
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Poetry meets science standards. Explore how ecopoetry aligns with NGSS, STEELS, and climate change education—plus free interactive activities to try. 🌿✍️ www.bookwidgets.com/blog/2024/09... #EduSky #Ecopoetry #NGSS #STEELS #ClimateEd #BookWidgets @bookwidgets.bsky.social
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15+ Free Lesson Activities For Teaching Ecopoetry & Climate Change Education
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BookWidgets @bookwidgets.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Final exams are near! 🎓 Worried about online cheating? 🔒 Use BookWidgets + Safe Exam Browser to lock students into a secure test environment—no tab switching, no distractions. 👉 Learn how to set it up: www.bookwidgets.com/blog/2020/11/ho…... #DigitalExams #SEB #BookWidgets
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How to take secure digital student exams with BookWidgets and Safe Exam Browser
Administering exams digitally can be challenging—especially when students are hidden behind screens. With computers, tablets, and laptops offering instant access to the internet, it’s crucial to find effective ways to avoid students from cheating during online tests.
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BookWidgets @bookwidgets.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
🎉 Finish the school year strong! Here are 10+ free & fun digital activities for your last day of school—escape rooms, memory games, AI songs & more! Made with BookWidgets, easy to use & adapt. 👉 www.bookwidgets.com/blog/2024/06... #EduSky #LastDayOfSchool #BookWidgets #FunLessons
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10+ Fun Digital Last Day of School Activities to Finish the Year in Style
That’s another school year almost in the books. Isn’t it incredible how fast time flies? In this blog post, we provide 10+ ready-to-use digital lesson activities for your last lessons of the school year, making them both meaningful and enjoyable.
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
☕️ Ready to test your recall & refill your cup? This memory game has both. Match the daily affirmations! www.bookwidgets.com/play/t:caNPp... Curious about what other games & activity types are in BookWidgets? Visit www.bookwidgets.com/widget-library #EduSky #SEL #EdTech
Digital memory game interface showing tiles with hidden daily affirmations, including illustrated backgrounds. One matching pair & another card are revealed, each featuring a different positive message.
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
#EduSky #iteachEnglish #ELA
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Helping students write resumes, prep for a job interview, or research jobs? Check out these activities that align with SDG 8. www.bookwidgets.com/blog/2025/05... #EduSky #TeachSDGs
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8 Digital Lessons to Teach Students about SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Oooh i LOVE THIS !!! 🤩🤩🤩 There have to be others out there! #EduSky ##iteachEnglish
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
I’m honored to be presenting two sessions at the 2025 Compassionate Action Conference! 💜 Join me online May 15 to explore SEL, tech, and climate action through poetry. → Register now bit.ly/CACregistrat... #CAC2025 #EdTech #SEL #ClimateEducation #EcoPoetry #CompassionateLearning #EduSky
Kate Baker promotional graphic for the 2025 Compassionate Action Conference. Highlights her two sessions on May 15: “Compassionate Learning: SEL Routines Powered by EdTech” and “EcoExpressions: Inspiring Climate Action through Ecopoetry.” Features Kate’s headshot, event date (May 14–15), and call to register at https://ringcentr.al/4j4Jknn.
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Oona Marie Abrams @oonziela.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Happy Sweet Day 16 of #NationalPoetryMonth! Today's poem, "Living Will" is #Ecopoetry & TBH didn't realize it at first. But that's what working with @katebaker.bsky.social can do for a gal! #WriteBesideThem #PoetryasPractice #AmWriting #WriteforYourLife poetryaspractice.blogspot.com/2025/04/apri...
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April 16: Living Will
Let there be  burnt relics of me  to compost, to rake  into the earth. Mingle these ashes in milkweed. Let worms burrow through (not in) m...
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Celebrate Earth Day with me by composing some ecopoems! #EduSky #iTeachELA
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
🎭 I had so much fun putting this together! If you’re looking for ways to make Shakespeare more engaging, accessible, & fun for your students, I’ve got you covered. Shout outs to @folgerlibrary.bsky.social & @oonziela.bsky.social !!! #EduSky #ELA
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BookWidgets @bookwidgets.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Part 6 of sharing 2 ready-to-use digital whiteboard activities! Visit the blog post with all the activities through this link: bit.ly/4atZFNG #EduSky #iTeachMath #edtech
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BookWidgets @bookwidgets.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Engage your students with creative interactive activities for the language lesson! From role-plays to TikTok interactions, interactive grammar drills, to vocabulary games, short-film activities & much more. Make language learning fun & dynamic! ➡️ www.bookwidgets.com/blog/2025/04... #EduSky
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25 Creative Ideas To Make Your Students Fall In Love With Learning Languages
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
🎭 Poetry invites us to pause, reflect, and connect—with ourselves, with others, & with the world. Can you match the poet with the poem? 📚 Try it: www.bookwidgets.com/play/t:46kDE... #EduSky #Poetry #iTeachEnglish
Screenshot of a purple BookWidgets pair matching activity titled ‘Famous Poems and Poets,’ showing names of poets (like Emily Dickinson, Maya Angelou, William Shakespeare) and lines from their iconic poems.
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Veganelle @veganelle.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
And this was just one side of the road! Lol💙💙
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Veganelle @veganelle.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
It was cold and rainy but we were “having a party! Everybody singing!” Way to go Jersey! “We got the fever, oh we got the fever”! I think Galloway is turning BLUE!!! 💙😁
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Protesting in Galloway, NJ!! #handsoff #protest
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Despite the weather, we are protesting! #handsoff #protest
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Right now in Galloway, NJ #handsoff #protest
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BookWidgets @bookwidgets.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
📣 It’s National Poetry Month! 🎉 Check out this post featuring 30 creative #poetry activities to inspire your students & ignite their imaginations. 💡✍️🎤 👉 www.bookwidgets.com/blog/2024/03... Thanks to @katebaker.bsky.social for this collection! #EduSky #iteachEnglish
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Verse in the Virtual World: 30+ creative poetry classroom activities
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
I created a game made with @bookwidgets.bsky.social where the goal isn’t to win—it’s to feel calm. 🎲 Journey to Calm guides students through reflection, gratitude, kindness, & confidence—one gentle step at a time. www.bookwidgets.com/play/t:mgRXV... Low-stress. High intention. #SEL #EduSky
A spiral-shaped digital board game titled Journey to Calm with soft pastel colors and nature-themed background. The path includes 30 numbered circles grouped into five color-coded zones, each representing a different stage of social-emotional learning. The game begins at a large circle labeled "I am ready to begin" and ends at the center with a green circle that reads "I am calm." Dice icons appear at transition points between zones, with the phrase "I am willing to continue."
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Well done @booker.senate.gov !!!!! Proud to have you represent our state!!!
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Go @booker.senate.gov !!! Amazing and awesome filibuster!
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BookWidgets @bookwidgets.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
🚨Teachers, get ready to prank your students! 🚨 April Fool’s Day is almost here, and we’ve got 7 hilarious lesson ideas to trick your class while keeping them engaged! 😆🎉 Check it out 👉 www.bookwidgets.com/blog/2025/03... #EduSky #AprilFools #ClassroomPranks
Yellow background with bold white text at the top reading "April Fool’s Day." Below, a white box with green text says "7 Lesson Ideas to Trick Your Students." On the left side, there is a small potted plant placed on wooden calendar blocks showing "01 April.
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BookWidgets @bookwidgets.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Teachers! Need to create secure, interactive exams? 🖥️ Learn how to build digital assessments with AI-generated practice tests, automated grading, & live progress tracking—all with BookWidgets. 📘 www.bookwidgets.com/blog/2025/03... #EduSky #iTeachEnglish #ITeachMath #iTeachScience
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How to Create Secure, AI-Enhanced Digital Exams with BookWidgets
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Help students navigate democracy, rights, & responsibilities with these 10 interactive lessons that make civics engaging & relevant. 🗳️📖 Read more: www.bookwidgets.com/blog/2023/12... #BookWidgets #EduSky
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Civics In Action: 10 Interactive Lessons For Young Citizens
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
It might feel like its a drop in the ocean right now, but take a moment and breathe as you solve this Daily Affirmation jigsaw puzzle. These moments matter. www.bookwidgets.com/play/t:Bjuq0... #EduSky #SEL #Mindfulness
A digital jigsaw puzzle titled "Daily Affirmation" with an instruction overlay in a box. The instructions guide users to solve the puzzle to reveal an affirmation, reflect on its meaning, and write about how it applies to their day.
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Check out this blog post #EduSky
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Don’t buy today. Give the greedheads a taste of their own medicine.
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.” I encourage you to join. robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
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Kate Baker @katebaker.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
I'm participating in Blackout Friday! ✅️ shopped this week for what i needed ✅️ deleted Facebook from my phone
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