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mattneil.bsky.social @mattneil.bsky.social · 22h

Anyone have any recommendations for a light tv show that leaves you feeling better after watching it? #edchat #sschat

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Tim Smyth @historycomics.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

‪Teachers - we have so much on our plates right now. Please don’t forget that even our “small” successes have life-long impacts. One success at a time.‬

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mattneil.bsky.social @mattneil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Is there a way you can follow someone twice?

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Gretchen @offgridteacher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’m looking for recommendations on the best small air purifier that is very elderly-friendly/for a tech averse senior citizen that has simple buttons and is easy to maintain. Please send any suggestions my way.

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New American History @newamericanhistory.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Check out our latest project from @bunkhistory.bsky.social - Episodes!! www.bunkhistory.org/podcasts 🎧🎙️ #sschat

Collage of podcasts available on Bunk Episodes archives

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MaryEllen Wessels @teacher-wessels.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=dH4S... Seriously. Watch this. It will make your civics teacher heart swell. #sschat #ncss

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TEENAGE WASTELAND Trailer

YouTube video by Film Forum

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Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I have not taught this course, but I use @retroreport.org for Science resources & they have an AP Gov collection of short docs & lesson plans: retroreport.org/collection/a...

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AP U.S. Government and Politics Collection - Retro Report

Retro Report is an independent, nonprofit newsroom creating trusted documentary videos and classroom resources.

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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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Gondor Horn Call

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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Hey #educator colleages! 👀

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

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Gondor Horn Call

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Linda Monk @lindarmonkjd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Thanks so much! It was very hard to cover all of Article I in just one episode. Article II also got one episode, and it's only half the size of Article II. That's a great episode, too, btw. #sschat

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Cassandra Good @cgoodhistorian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

If you're thinking about how to cover 9/11 with your students this week, here's what I did with my Museum Studies students last week. It should be scalable to shorter or longer lessons and could be good in any history course. 🗃️ #sschat #historyteacher

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Teaching 9/11 to a New Generation

It’s truly hard to believe that it’s been 25 years since the 9/11 attacks. Having been in downtown DC that day, I still feel the emotional weight and recall the terror that shattered ou…

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mattneil.bsky.social @mattneil.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

See this post for back to school and ai use. Give them the details. #sschat

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Attention, teachers! Announcing our lesson series, "Presidential Leadership and Civic Virtue" Students read essays from In Pursuit on the leadership of presidents and first ladies, then reflect on how those virtues apply to their own lives. #sschat loom.ly/-0yct0o

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Lesson — How has the war with Iran impacted the global economy? What's likely in the future for the U.S. economy — and the world's? #sschat loom.ly/ib0e5oU

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Prolonged Iran war impacts global economy

Learn about the broad impact of the war in Iran on the economy in the U.S. and elsewhere

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mattneil.bsky.social @mattneil.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

See this post for back to school and ai use. Give them the details. #sschat

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My grandma died of pancreatic cancer and, as I recall, it's one of the swifter, more devastating forms of cancer. She was gone within a couple months of the diagnosis. This is absolutely incredible.

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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I don’t know who licked your spoon. If this conversation could result in disciplinary action I respectfully request that Jean be present before you start comparing my tongue to the lick marks

an orange cat is sitting politely but defiantly while someone holds a spoon up to his face as though to compare snoot size to lick marks. It’s possible the spoon has been licked, or it could just be a smudge

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Dave Thomer @davethomer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Back when I taught students US history, I used a reverse chronological approach, starting with examining the US in the present and then gradually moving further back in time. I talk about some of the reasons I tried this on my blog. #sschat

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Starting Where You End Up in US History – This Is Not News

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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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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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Sara Ziemnik @sziemnik2198.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

This is a TREASURE TROVE that would also work well with my #APUSH students! #iteachsocialstudies #sschat

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Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Really looking forward to this! Sharing w/ Social Studies colleagues. #sschat

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Glenn Wiebe @glennwiebe.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Ran across our @ditchthattextbook.bsky.social article from last year: bit.ly/dttssfg Thanks again Matt Miller! (Get the 25% discount at bit.ly/ssfg25) @madisonteacher.bsky.social #FIELDGuide #socialstudies #sschat #historicalthinking #edchat #edtech

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

School starts next week. I spent today re-building my Day One APAFAM lesson bc the prior iteration sucked-the-big-patoot. Ended up with a lesson plan that I am so excited about that I really want to skip over periods 1-4 and just start up with APAFAM 5/6. 🤓 #TeacherJoy #sschat

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Quinn Rollins @jedikermit.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

When your new @periodicprez.bsky.social posters arrive 🫡 #sschat

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mattneil.bsky.social @mattneil.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Curious about something, if you play tennis, what age did you pick it up? #tennis

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mattneil.bsky.social @mattneil.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Curious about something, if you play tennis, what age did you pick it up? #tennis

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Vic Pasquantonio @vicpasquantonio.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Educators/parents: This is going to be very helpful! Join us Friday at 12pm ET for a special PBS @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social News Classroom Educator Voices Zoom! #sschat #DigCit #medialiteracy #EduSky

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Rob Coughlan 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇲🇫🇪🇺🇱🇦🇬🇪 @landofrob.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Fate of the Felloship is a seriously good board game. Lots of fun, collaboration and repayability. #boardgames

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mattneil.bsky.social @mattneil.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This weird belief that some people have that Covid wasn’t really hurting that many people is so out of touch with reality and so disrespectful to the people who suffered, and who died and their families. The children who lost an adult to this disease will be forever impacted.

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mattneil.bsky.social @mattneil.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I think it’s important to keep this in mind. Nobody believes closing schools temporarily is good for kids in a vacuum. It’s an emergency measure that had to be done. Letting the disease kill and maim millions of more people wouldn’t have been good for kids either. Every death destroyed a family.

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mattneil.bsky.social @mattneil.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

This is absolutely true. When I served on technology teams in the past, we would often focus on how the technology could transform learning, and I would always go back to. When are we teaching kids how to type? It was waved away and I was told typing was no longer necessary. Big mistake.

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Amy Hoy @amyhoy.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

thread: intentionally under-skilling -> coping strategies -> ai adoption just like intentionally terrible interface/experience -> avoidance -> ai adoption web sites & apps are awful. the chatbox is clean and nice and ad-free (for now). it's really no wonder it's so appealing to many

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mattneil.bsky.social @mattneil.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

People who made the argument over the last decade that boils down to, "That problem you think is a big deal, really isn't a big deal. Everyone is overreacting." have been wrong almost every time.

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Rachel Gunter, Ph.D. 🗃️ @phdrachel.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The post goes through my effort to pair primary sources with secondary sources that use the primary source, contextualize it, or contradict it to help students work thru how historians use primary sources. At the bottom is the link to the google sheets doc w/ all my pairings in it. 🗃️ #sschat

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Rachel Michelle Gunter, Ph.D. - Pairing Primary and Secondary Sources

When choosing readings for assigned readings or class activities, I try to pair short excerpts of primary sources with secondary sources. There are 2 main ve...

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