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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

2 Pleasanton Virtual Academy students just had their Guinness World Records application accepted, as part of their PBL work. They’re competitive travel hockey players in our hybrid program. The layers of learning in PBL are what keep me in awe of this work. @wevideo.bsky.social @bookcreator.com

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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Have to share....my middle schoolers had fun with this lesson I created after PD with awesome @adobeexpress.adobe.com for PUSD educators. Working to develop our voice in writing, and then using our voices to add another layer of realness. #TeachersGiveTeachers docs.google.com/presentation...

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Template Copy of Adobe Express Nickname Animation

What’s a nickname you’ve been given — and what’s the story behind it? Think: What nicknames have people called you — from friends, family, teammates, or even by accident? Which one has a fun, funny, o...

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Kimiko Shibata @eslfairy.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Society expects schools to fill in the gaps where our social safety net is failing families. Food. Clothing. Health, Vision, and Dental Care. Mental health. Transportation. Trauma recovery. The holes in the safety net keep getting bigger, and our resources are dwindling.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/10/2025

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

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Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Hey @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social (Trying to find you!) 👋 I’m in 8th gr, and taught a whole lesson correcting AI misinformation about you... It was fake info! 😅 You have to see this! docs.google.com/presentation... ...From Chloe (this is my teacher's account)

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Is it real or fake? Case File #2

Today we have our second case file and today I'm going to present it, instead of Mrs. HIghfill. The question for today is Does John Green have Tuberculosis? Is it real or is it fake? Case File #2: Doe...

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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Have you tried @figma.com FigJam templates? I made a bulletin board template and have already revised it with my class figma.com/community/file/1457074751016126412/digital-bulletin-board We changed it to 'Question of the Week' & they are into it! Love what they will share on these dynamic boards!

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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

'I read a book for breakfast' - overheard during reading club today... @pleasantonusd Pleasanton Virtual Academy #LoveMyJob

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Sean Sublette @subletteweather.com · 06/09/2025

Vouchers are a scam.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Sesame Street will be putting a huge collection of episodes on YouTube starting in January 2026 This is a fantastic way to educate children It’s a form of resistance. Shows like Sesame Street teach love, tolerance, acceptance & more. These lessons are crucial for the long fight ahead.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Phang: The judge notes that the MacArthur Park show of force was just sheer political theater. Major General Sherman, objected, expressing concern that there would be a large number of people because it was Father’s Day. To which Bovino criticized him, questioning his loyalty to the country.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet. The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year. Something has gone terribly wrong.

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

REMINDER: Netanyahu convinced Trump in 2018 to withdraw US from Iran nuclear deal that Obama and allies had negotiated. That Deal would've prevented Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. The death and destruction we're seeing now is 100% bc of Trump & Netanyahu www.timesofisrael.com/in-recording...

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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Just in time for #TeacherAppreciationWeek 🍎, I’m excited to help Mrs. Nava’s class get a boost with their DonorsChoose project—new headphones for focused, connected learning! 🎧 🎉 Thanks to @FigmaEdu for backing amazing educators like her. 🥰 @AlexFagundez

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Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

In an executive order, Trump targeted the Smithsonian and the National Museum of African American History & Culture suggesting that it is “divisive” and pedaling “improper ideology.” So, I took a trip back to the museum, and what I saw was a place trying to tell the unvarnished truth about America.

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What It Means to Tell the Truth About America

And what happens when empirical fact is labeled “improper ideology”

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

The Society for Historians of the Early American Republic is asking the public to help them track changes the Trump Admin is making to history-- in national parks, websites, wherever. Please share-- and please contribute! thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...

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The Early Republic Tracker

The Early Republic Tracker documents instances where the federal government is removing facts and stories essential to the public’s understanding American history from public historical sites, muse…

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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

For our reading club, my student talked me into reading Starfish by Lisa Fipps. It's heartbreaking, but her way of explaining what middle school is like for her. www.goodreads.com/book/show/54...

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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Have to say, I use this image so often with my middle schoolers...so helpful for frame of reference. It opens up a lot of curiosities and connections! infographicsite.com/infographic/... #HyperDocs #EduSky

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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I cant stop exploring this amazing site... a great share from @allpars.bsky.social timeline.carnegiehall.org How might you use this in your class lessons? #EduSky

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Timeline of African American Music — Timeline of African American Music

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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I admittedly gasped regarding the truth behind this. 😢

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/01/2025

In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers. See what changes are in store for your county. By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith

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New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States

According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North…

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Amy Hermon @slupodcast.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

What should be mandatory reading for all humans and esp those of us educating the next generation. Do not miss the author’s note!🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Best day ever! Started w/weekly writing clinic, went on virtual field trip to the Constitution Center in Philly, then ended w/ a walk downtown to hear author @devpetty at @townecenterbks with kids in person and online. It was quite a writing day!🥰 Virtual middle school is definitely my jam!

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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

So the pep talk lesson was so needed today…40+ 6-12th gr expressing their stress and functional freeze over Zoom. We all felt better with collective reflection. (My poster IS helping) Try it with your students! read.bookcreator.com/E6ZFR6HRA5Od... #edusky #executivefunctioning #virtuallearning

Motivate. Organize. Don’t overthink. You can…just get it done. A floral poster containing my motivating pep talk.

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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

It's the end of the semester...do you & your students need a pep talk? Try this @bookcreator.com + Canva lesson to get motivated! read.bookcreator.com/E6ZFR6HRA5Od... Included bonus video using ChatGPT to create a study schedule...my brain needs this as much as my students! #executivefunctioning

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PVA- Create Your Own Pep Talk

An end of the year celebration send off! | Find thousands of free educational ebooks for classroom use at read.bookcreator.com

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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 16/09/2023

October is coming fast, a perfect opportunity to try The Hollow, an awesome Gen-Z Media podcast + digital lessons w your students! This retelling of the classic Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a great updated version w/ mystery, drama, and lots of humor. 🎃 🐎 📱 www.gzmclassroom.com/classroom-re...

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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

1. Click the link below 2. Fill out the Google Form GZM Shows will be choosing 1 teacher at random to gift a $100 Amazon gift card! This is their way of saying thank you to the amazing educators who introduce students to the wonderful world of GZM Shows docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 07/08/2023

Join me, Vlad Gutkovich, CEO of Diffit.me, and David Hotler from Book Creator for a great discussion on AI and lesson design Tuesday, August 15, 12:30pm – 1:30pm PST Register here now--> share.hsforms.com/1rfPVHoUrSGSNNOUu…

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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 07/08/2023

So much can be solved through options in education...Im so happy to be one of those, where students can choose the pathway that works best for them to learn. ❤️ #BTS #YR30 Follow our adventures this year on Instagram www.instagram.com/pva_pusd

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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 29/07/2023

Super curious to try this Diffit integration with Google Forms this year tiktok.com/@msgreeneedu/video/72601…… Hoping that offering a variety of ways to know our learners' abilities will bring shifts to more accurate assessment/support.

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Ms. Greene Edu on TikTok

Create Google Form leveled readings and guiding questions in minutes with Diffit.Me! #teachersoftiktok #education #teacher #edtechteachers

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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 18/07/2023

Take a moment for this important read by Laurie Guyon yahoo.com/lifestyle/cybersecurity-c…… Thank you for including information about @themoviebutter and curriculum to go with...learning how to be an upstander can make the difference in a life!

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Cybersecurity in the Classroom: What Teachers Can Do

Teachers can boost classroom cybersecurity with these resources, best practices, and more

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Lisa Highfill @lisahighfill.bsky.social · 10/07/2023

Favorite thing about summer break...my to do list includes tackling the pile of books Ive been collecting! #EDUsky What are you reading?

Tsundoku (n) the act of buying a book and leaving it unread, often piled together with other unread books.

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