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Mario Mabrucco

@m-mabrucco.bsky.social
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educator || oise m.ed: critical studies in curriculum & pedagogy, specialist in educational policy || occasional writer || general nerd

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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
@cfr.org has so many great resources for #IBGloPo. Today we examined their backgrounder on the UNSC, then chose different UN agencies to profile. Only in this class could a 17 year old speak passionately about the International Maritime Organization! 🚢 🌍 #iteachsocialstudies
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Pro-life advocates on school property made for a pretty interesting Global Politics class today! 😬
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty six, I overheard my students talking about how much they love Deftones and Soundgarden, and I cannot describe the lightness that came into my heart ❤️ 🎸👩🏽‍🎤
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Today #IBGloPo played with the World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators to compare & contrast Canada's input & output legitimacy indicators with those of other countries. Really interesting tool & visual data source. #EduSky #iteachsocialstuides www.worldbank.org/en/publicati...
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Interactive Data Access | Worldwide Governance Indicators
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
For our review of sovereignty, #IBGloPo examined the case study of Kiribati, Tuvalu, Nauru, and how rising sea levels were forcing them to consider digital statehood on Meta. Class was not impressed - or surprised - to learn about Meta's fate. #EduSky #iteachsocialstudies
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Every day in #IBGloPo, we start with a visual prompt and 5 mins of focused writing based on one of the core themes. Slowly building confidence with focused, succinct writing. Then they share answers to self-critique and discuss. They love it! #EduSky #iteachsocialstudies
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#IBGloPo started their review by looking at the definitions of, and interplay between, actors and stakeholders using the @amnesty.org report on the Wet'suwet'en Land Defenders. #iteachsocialstudies #Edusky amnesty.ca/activism-gui...
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"Removed from our Land for Defending it" Amnesty International's Report Launched
Background Amnesty International's new research report, "Removed from our land for defending it: Criminalization, Intimidation and Harassment of
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Been away for awhile because, due to significant restructuring, I'm out of English for the first time in almost a decade 😢 But now I'm doing IB Global Politics? Which is nuts? Lots of opinions and work to share. #EduSky
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Tricia Black & Robyn: Mix Things Up
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Josh Eyler @josheyler.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Major kudos to MIT, who just put out a report about AI on their campus that lucidly explains the threat posed by AI to cognition and the student experience, while at the same time prioritizes learning, students, and the value of education. 1/x aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/
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Report – AI and Education
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Cameron Paterson @cpaterso.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
If AI can ace the exam, the exam is the problem. It's time to move beyond assessing recall and speed toward judgment, creativity, collaboration, and authentic problem-solving. blog.tieonline.com/if-ai-can-pa...
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If AI Can Pass the Exam, the Exam Is the Problem - TIE BLOG : Teaching Your Way Around the World
Recent meta-analyses and research have shown that reasoning-focused models (OpenAI's o1 and GPT-4) outperform medical students on examinations, clearly and systematically beating the median score and,...
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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
finally, we are going to get the full story of the red wheelbarrow and how much depends upon it
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Threads like this are a big reason why I enjoy Bluesky. I chafed at Matt Damon's "Let's go!" from the trailer, but this provides expert context and nuance. #EduSky #iteachEnglish📚
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
There are multiple insane implications of this article, but to me the most telling is: "Realbotix...rebranded after acquiring the hyperrealistic sex doll company RealDoll in 2024." #edusky #iteachEnglish📚 mashable.com/tech/new-yor...
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New York school district is testing lifelike robot teachers
AI company Realbotix is piloting STEM robots for rural schools.
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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
getting rid of grades entirely would be much more effective at curbing surreptitious use of genAI than any amount of surveillance, would do vastly less harm to the pedagogical relationship at the heart of education, and wouldn't be another massive economic windfall for the creepiest people you know
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waldokanto.bsky.social @waldokanto.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Marjane Satrapi 1969-2026
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
"Often overlooked in the rush to purchase products is the fact that the Right to Read report also called for improving the conditions that make effective instruction possible: sustained professional learning, specialist support and adequate funding." #iteachEnglish📚 #edusky #onted
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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Schools are like "hey lock up your cell phones they're too damaging to the learning process. now please open up your lying plagiarism machine and start generating content"
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Today after classes my school hosted a pierogi making workshop, a table tennis tournament, and an amateur film club all right next to each other. Schools are weird, wonderful community spaces. #EduSky #iteachEnglish📚
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Alexander Manshel @manshel.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
As some of you may know, I’m writing a book on the history of high school English in the United States, and I’m excited to share a new article from that project—“High School English and the Making of American Readers”—out today in American Literary History! 🧵 academic.oup.com/alh/article/...
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High School English and the Making of American Readers
Abstract. The high school English classroom is the most influential literary institution in the United States, and the most overlooked by literary scholars
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The transition to a new semester always brings a new appreciation from your former students. Big smiles and waves, "we miss you, please teach this class next year", sharing all their new adventures. It is heartwarming. #edusky #iteachEnglish📚
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Excellent PD and resources from our Indigenous Ed. department yesterday, particularly around appropriation in light of Thomas King. Collaborating with colleagues is so professionally refreshing! @elanontario.bsky.social #onted #EduSky #iteachEnglish📚
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
"Peer observation fills a gap in teachers’ professional development" - research regularly shows educators learn best when working with other educators. Did anyone ever use pineapple days?🍍Invitations for colleagues to informally observe? @elanontario.bsky.social #iteachEnglish📚 #EduSky #onted
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Exams are here, which means it's time to share my #markingmusic ! 🎶 📝 I learned about this opera as a piano student decades ago, but never listened until recently. So began my descent into minimalism. open.spotify.com/track/5TYFw3...
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Adams: Nixon in China: Act I, Scene 1 - Landing of the Spirit of '76
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Really interesting multimodal PD opportunity for English teachers at the AGO this weekend! @elanontario.bsky.social #EduSky #onted #iteachEnglish📚 ago.ca/events/teach...
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Teacher Workshop: Art and Language Arts | Art Gallery of Ontario
Boost Literacy with Storytelling, Visual Thinking, and Creative Expression.
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Tried something new with "Maus" in ENG3U - turning response journals into POV character letters. Students wrote to each other from different POVs as they discussed inner thoughts on themes. @elanontario.bsky.social #iteachEnglish📚 #EduSky #onted
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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
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Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
I actually think "Literacy" is a more accurate title for the content and practices, but it's such a clunky, uninspired word. "English" does have gravitas.
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Me: There is no such thing as the perfect Christmas gift for me. My students:
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
There is nothing like this scene from Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo + Juliet" to elicit screams of RAGE from a Gr. 9 English class 😂 💔 @elanontario.bsky.social #EduSky #iteachEnglish📚
The ending of "Romeo & Juliet", where Juliet awakens and finds Romeo dead.
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Gr 11s developing their multimodal skills by creating graphic novel one pagers on "Maus". Graphic novel features used to communicate relationships between image, theme, and plot. @elanontario.bsky.social #iteachEnglish📖 #EduSky
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John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
The five-paragraph essay is the most common and obvious example of an intervention that actually discourages thinking, but there's many others, many of which I once employed because I thought I was helping students get better grades. bookshop.org/a/1793/97814...
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Why They Can't Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities
Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities
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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
I will add the following: our students lack the research skills required to audit an LLM essay for errors. They don’t arrive on campus with these skills; we teach it to them over four long years. So throwing freshmen in the deep end and saying “swim your way to a shore of rectitude” is folly.
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
For the 9s, I've seen lots of success with: Eleanor & Park; every day; All American Boys; The Kite Runner; The Boy in the Black Suit; and Walking in Two Worlds. Haven't read but have heard good things about: Darius the Great Is Not OK; The Sun is Also A Star; and American Born Chinese.
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
We were inspired by the work of @amnesty.org in defending Indigenous rights, specifically with the Sami people of Norway. Fantastic mentor text! www.amnesty.ie/fighting-to-...
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Write For Rights 2025: Norway- FIGHTING TO PROTECT THEIR ANCESTRAL LANDS AND CULTURE - Amnesty International Ireland
Indigenous Sámi leader Ellinor Guttorm Utsi defends reindeer herding, culture, and land from destructive wind projects.
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
I wanted an authentic writing task for my destreamed Gr 9s that mimicked the skills required in an essay. We came up with writing letters to the federal government asking for movement on the 94 Calls to Action, based on evidence from "The Marrow Thieves". @elanontario.bsky.social #iteachEnglish📖
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Best compliment I got at parent-teacher interviews: "Sir, I tried to use ChatGPT for your assignments but they're just too weird. The results were nonsense. I had to do it myself." *yesssss* @elanontario.bsky.social #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖
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@Shamlet @shamlet.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Working to get English class into a position where it can ask as much of students as STEM courses do
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Gr 11s are starting Maus by examining the modalities of the graphic novel form. We began by examining this selection from the Toronto Public Library. I take for granted that I can just walk in, grab a bunch of high quality texts, and walk out 📚 ❤️ @elanontario.bsky.social #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Gr. 9s used mind maps to develop a better understanding of themes in "The Marrow Thieves" 🧠🗺️ I was surprised that mind mapping was a new concept for some of them. Took more direct instruction than I had planned for, but the results were worth it! @elanontario.bsky.social #EduSky #iteachEnglish📚
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Absolutely - analysis for the sake of analysis is stifling. I've been trying to incorporate reflection, multimodalities, and trying to emphasise that (IMHO) we should be teaching communication more than "English".
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Voice in writing is hard to develop, and harder to justify as a fungible skill in our STEM-crazed society. I've always thought our voice as a writer is our inner voice to ourselves. I hate that we are subcontracting the challenge, and joy, of navigating our human experience to inhuman tech. 🧵/end
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Anecdotally, I've noticed the following consistancies in the samples I've worked with over 3+ years of reading this slop: - Always lists qualities in groups of 3 - Forces connections w/out evidence - Qualifies with "may", "might", "could" (coward) - Overuse of complex-compound sentences 🧵/6
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
"ChatGPT is informationally dense and uses content words more often." It is a torrent of content over contexts or connections. It values technocratic lists data points over an actual iterative thinking process - because it doesn't think or feel! Only we can do that! Remember? 🧵/5
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
"ChatGPT texts are characterized by a maximization of nouns and adjectives over all other word classes [...] ChatGPT also avoids the use of adverbs and passives." Not only is its syntax more limited, but it opts for blunt "formal English" even in contexts where that tone is inappropriate. 🧵/4
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
"We clearly see that all AI-written texts are much more similar to each other [...] than they are to human texts, which show far more pronounced patterns of register variation." Human (aka real!) language embraces variation; AI embraces standaridzation and sterilization of content and form. 🧵/3
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
First - the assertion that language is what defines humanity, for, as Bertrand Russell quipped, "no matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents were poor but honest". AI is not human and does not have language; only simulacra of the two. 🧵/2
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
I've read so much AI writing lately that its "voice" is clearer to me than that of my students 🤮 This paper is a fascinating look at whether or not AI has an idolect, and how it can be discerned. My key takeaways in the🧵 below: #EduSky #iteachEnglish📚 www.arxiv.org/pdf/2508.16385
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Great examples of hexagonal thinking from #NBE3U and The Rez Sisters. They were struggling with connecting overarching ideas to textual specifics...so why not make literal connections? @jcasatodd.bsky.social , this is always such an eye-opener! @elanontario.bsky.social #iteachEnglish📖 #EduSky
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Mario Mabrucco @m-mabrucco.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Yes, this is a #writing prompt. #ENG3U students brought in a mix of in/organic materials and will brainstorm tactile, haptic connections between the item and our play. Can't wait to see how they rise to the challenge. @elanontario.bsky.social #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖
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