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Suzie Boss

@suzieboss.bsky.social
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I'm an author and global education consultant from the U.S., on the lookout for stories of students tackling real-world challenges.

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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Happy to share that my new book is now available from ISTE+ASCD. So grateful to the many teachers and students who shared inspiring examples of problem solving. Many thanks to Scott McLeod for his generous foreword. Details here: www.ascd.org/books/unleas...
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
New! Borrow teaching strategies from Alex Campbell & his crime-solving students featured in ‘Murder 101’ docuseries www.ascd.org/blogs/10-str...
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10 Strategies from the ‘Murder 101’ Documentary to Replicate in Your Classroom
Behind the popular documentary series is a teacher whose project-based learning strategies hold lessons for any classroom.
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
hechingerreport.org/principal-vo... Yes!
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PRINCIPAL VOICE: Our off-track high school students weren’t terribly interested in school until we dug into hands-on learning
We discovered it wasn’t the students who were failing; the model was failing the students
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Today on Sunset Blvd! Starring Alex Campbell and his crime-solving students from TN
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Join Alex Campbell & me tomorrow—Sunday—1-2 pm for Teaching with True Crime. Alex will share strategies that have empowered his students to crack cold cases, give voice to victims. And…find out about the soon-to-release documentary ‘Murder 101’ filmed in his TN classroom. Real-world PBL! #ISTELive26
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Now available for pre-order from ISTE+ASCD bookstore! my.iste-ascd.org/s/store#/sto...
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
New @edutopia.org How to help students turn climate anxiety into community action www.edutopia.org/article/cros...
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A Cross-Age Environmental Education Project
Inspired by Jane Goodall, elementary and high school students are participating in the revitalization of lands impacted by wildfires.
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Excited to see my newest book moving toward publication. Watch for summer release updates from ISTE+ASCD
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Delighted to share the great work of Tennessee teacher Alex Campbell & his students—some solve crimes, others write ballads #realworldlearning www.pblworks.org/blog/pbl-goe...
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PBL Goes Hollywood
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Jay Boss Rubin @jaybossrubin.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
THE WITNESS OF NINA MVUNGI AND OTHER STORIES made @hfr.bsky.social 's year-end list. Honored to be among the weirdos heavyfeatherreview.org/2025/12/29/w...
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“Cheers to the Weirdos!”: Jesi Bender Presents a Heavy Feather Favorites List for 2025
Here we go again! Putting together this year brings me such joy and I hope you find something beautiful here, too. Sometimes, it can seem as if no one reads anymore but making this list reassures m…
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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
New on WWB: @jaybossrubin.bsky.social’s translation of “Rare Goods” by Esther Karin Mngodo. This excerpt depicts the lives of albino children who start a secret society to protect themselves from trafficking in body parts in Tanzania. Read Here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
Rare Goods By Esther Karin Mngodo, translated from Kiswahili by Jay Boss Rubin “Every part of my body can help
someone get rich. It’s as if God created a living mine—made of flesh and blood—that can lead to an actual mine, one in the earth that spits out gold and makes people get rich quick. Come to think of it, we albinos are many here in the shadow of the mine.” New Kiswahili Writing. Image: Black and white drawing of a knife.
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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 31/10/2025
How did a community of creative educators come together to flip the script on AP Bio? As science teacher Noel Pauller explains, it’s a long story—involving a pet hamster, YouTube videos, & inquiry strategies more commonly found in #PBL. 🐹 @suzieboss.bsky.social breaks down his innovative approach:
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Boosting Engagement in Biology With Storylines
Organizing curriculum around a central story motivates students to advance the narrative while mastering advanced material.
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
New @edutopia.org Using storylines to boost engagement in AP Bio www.edutopia.org/article/usin...
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Boosting Engagement in Biology With Storylines
Organizing curriculum around a central story motivates students to advance the narrative while mastering advanced material.
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David W. Deeds @dwdeeds.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
The 2025 GLOW Conference #edusky #eduskyai
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The 2025 GLOW Conference
Get tickets to The 2025 GLOW Conference, taking place 19/11/2025 to 20/11/2025. RingCentral Events is your source for engaging events and experiences.
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Connecting with colleagues is best part of ISTE-ASCD conference this week
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Jay Boss Rubin @jaybossrubin.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Rosa Mistika is atop @wwborders.bsky.social's June Watchlist wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
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The Watchlist: June 2025 - Words Without Borders
Tobias Carroll on the June titles in translation you won't want to miss, from Peru, Tanzania, Tibet, and more.
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Eager to learn more about Maine Solutionaries Project from Julie Meltzer #istelive #ascd25 #pbl
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Today at 2:30 pm, join me for Students to the Rescue in Stars at Night Ballroom. Let's dig into strategies for authentic problem solving, engaged learning #ISTElive #ASCD25
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Impressive examples of student design/problem solving from Highlands School in El Salvador. Check out their posters! #istelive #pbl
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Favorite part of ISTE/ASCD is catching up with friends (& making new ones) @scottmcleod.bsky.social #iste25
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Looking forward to upcoming ASCD-ISTE conference in San Antonio. Join me for my session on Tuesday to hear how students are tackling problems to improve their communities #PBL
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Jay Boss Rubin @jaybossrubin.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
World Swahili Language Day is coming up on July 7th. I'll be reading from my English translation of Rosa Mistika at this wonderful event put together by @soasuni.bsky.social. Karibuni wote! www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
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World Swahili Language Day
To mark World Kiswahili Language day 2025, we are bringing together an international panel of poets, writers and researchers to celebrate Swahili and all its varieties.
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Jay Boss Rubin @jaybossrubin.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Honored to see a mini-review of Rosa Mistika in this week's issue of The New Yorker. "Playing in the space between social realism and fabulist storytelling" is a wonderfully apt description! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Briefly Noted Book Reviews
Short reviews of recent releases.
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Jay Boss Rubin @jaybossrubin.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
It's pub day for Rosa Mistika—and here is a lengthy interview about the novel (and much else!) with @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social chireviewofbooks.com/2025/06/17/t...
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The Translator’s Voice — Jay Boss Rubin on Translating Euphrase Kezilahabi’s “Rosa Mistika” - Chicago Review of Books
The Translator’s Voice is a column from editor Ian J. Battaglia, dedicated to global literature and the translators who work tirelessly and too often thanklessly to bring these books to the English-re...
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Finding Community Partners for PBL | @suzieboss.bsky.social www.edutopia.org/article/wher... #edchat #k12 #edusky #pblchat #deeperlearning
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Finding Community Partners for PBL
Here’s how to locate experts willing and eager to share their expertise and bring real-life experience to project-based learning.
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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 17/04/2025
Connecting with community partners is a powerful way to design real-world PBL—but it’s easier said than done. That’s where this nonprofit comes in. @suzieboss.bsky.social explains how CommunityShare supports teachers across the country in designing community-engaged projects. 🤝 #PBL #EduSky
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Finding Community Partners for PBL
Here’s how to locate experts willing and eager to share their expertise and bring real-life experience to project-based learning.
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
New @edutopia: How to connect with experts and partners for authentic PBL www.edutopia.org/article/wher... @communityshare.bsky.social
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Finding Community Partners for PBL
Here’s how to locate experts willing and eager to share their expertise and bring real-life experience to project-based learning.
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Loss of funding for National History Day hurts international students, too #NHD
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Elizabeth Joh @elizabethjoh.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
History Day. Half a million kids participate. Cancelled before national competition.
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Brenden W. Rensink 📚🏃‍♂️⛰ @brendenwrensink.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
I’ve served as National History Day judge for 10 years. It’s been inspiring to see junior & high school students so excited about learning. More senseless destruction of (cheap!) programs that enrich people’s lives. And for what? To fund taxes cuts for those who are already wealthy. 😡 #NHD
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Horrified to hear that this awesome program has been cut #NHD www.edutopia.org/article/nati...
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Setting Up PBL for National History Day
Middle and high school teachers can boost engagement in social studies with project-based learning units for National History Day.
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Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I just got confirmation that National History Day, a program that does more to ignite K-12 students' love of history, learning, and yes, even the United States than anything else I've ever seen, had all its funding cut yesterday by the DOGE-axe at the NEH - including for this year's ongoing contest.
A National History Day display: "Alice Paul: How She Rocked the Vote," from the 2020 contest.A National History Day display: "D-Day: How the Allies Broke Hitler's Atlantic Barrier, from March 2020, SW Michigan regional competition.
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National Council for the Social Studies @socialstudies.org · 07/04/2025
The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is deeply disappointed in the recent decision to eliminate funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for the National History Day (NHD) program. ➡️ Full statement here: hubs.li/Q03g6D4r0
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
In new issue of EARCOS Journal, I talk with international educator Matt Elms about his award-winning work to teach students to think like historians through National History Day Projects #EduSky #PBL
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Jay Boss Rubin @jaybossrubin.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
"When someone hurts you, you’re obliged to write your grievances in the sand, so they’ll scatter as soon as the winds of forgiveness begin to blow." #SwahiliFiction by Fadhy Mtanga in the new issue of #LivinginLanguages. Karibuni hadithi scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/liljournal/v...
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“Two Friends” by Fadhy Mtanga, Translated by Jay Boss Rubin
By Jay B. Rubin, Published on 01/08/25
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Look forward to presenting at ASCD/ISTE combined conference in July. My session--Students to the Rescue--will offer strategies for student-centered projects with real-world impact #edusky
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Last gig of 2024 in the books--an early morning webinar with teachers from a network of 10 schools in Chile who are embracing #PBL and student-centered learning. Looking forward to seeing how they engage with their communities on authentic problem solving in 2025
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Tom Berger @tfberger.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
All you @edutopia.org readers out there, we put together a compilation of what you had to say on the biggest issues and debates raised by our content this year: www.edutopia.org/article/2024.... What a great community we have!
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2024 in Review, From Your Point of View
The inspiring debates and powerful ideas that energized, worried, and motivated you—our readers—this year.
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Staying up late to talk about #PBL with educators from Saudi Arabia, India, & beyond. Eager to hear their ideas for real-world projects #edusky
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Tom Berger @tfberger.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Here are 16 ways to spice up the old favorite Think-Pair-Share (which is also great without extra spice!) from @toddfinley.bsky.social : www.edutopia.org/article/thin...
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16 Variations on Think-Pair-Share to Keep Students Engaged
Teachers and students use this classic learning strategy often. To keep it from getting stale, try these tweaks.
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Kristy Lathrop @kristylathrop.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Assessing individuals in team PBL projects always comes up as a wonder when we coach teachers in Project based learning, so my colleagues at @appliedcoaching.bsky.social asked me to write a blog post with some ideas. I hope it's helpful! #PBL #edusky www.appliedcoaching.org/post/how-to-...
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How to Assess Individual Students in PBL
Philosophies and strategies for assessing individuals in a team project.
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
@elemenous.bsky.social Congrats on another inspiring #globaled conference. Looking forward to catching up with recordings on sessions I missed #edusky
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
In his Atlantic piece, David Brooks crafts a solid argument in favor of project-based learning, portfolios, cultivation of curiosity. Music to ears of those who have been pushing in this direction for years #edusky www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
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Lucy Gray @elemenous.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
🌟 Happy #IEW2024! #GLOWedu kicks off tomorrow! 🌟 Join our 160+ incredible presenters online as they deliver over 135+ thought-provoking online sessions, all designed to prepare students and educators for success in a globalized world. mailchi.mp/actionablein... #GlobalEducation #passiton #edusky
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Calling All Global Educators and Organizations!
Join us at the Global Learning for an Open World (GLOW) Conference to explore innovative teaching practices and connect with educators worldwide. Be part of a vibrant community dedicated to inspiring ...
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Pam Moran @pammoran1.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
recalling early days of T - an article I wrote for @edsurge.bsky.social in 2013 “how Twitter tore down my District’s Walls” - I still was a supt & valued social media because of sharing, connectivity, learning across boundaries www.edsurge.com/news/2013-09... #edusky #eduskychat #rethinklearning
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How Twitter Tore Down My District's Walls - EdSurge News
District hierarchy gets flattened when educators venture outside the walls of their district
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Thanks @alicekeeler.com for building community #EduSky
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Karly Moura @karlymoura.com · 17/11/2024
📢💙 Just a quick shout-out of appreciation to @alicekeeler.com tonight. She has gone above and beyond working so hard to connect us all on #EduSky Thank you Alice! This spreadsheet and all of the social content that goes with it is a ton of work and so, so appreciated! tinyurl.com/edusky
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Bluesky Educators #EduSky be added at tinyurl.com/edusky
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Suzie Boss @suzieboss.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Joining the conversation, looking for folks to follow who care about future of education
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