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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

What does healing look like for a refugee child? That's the question educational leader Erum Mariam asked when her team built the humanitarian "play labs": small, welcoming spaces where children displaced from their homes can play and reconnect with what they lost. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Inside the "play labs" helping refugee kids heal | Erum Mariam

Podcast Episode · TED Talks Daily · September 24 · 14m

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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“play-based learning is not a reward for work done. play-based learning is the foundation of learning itself” -a very smart teacher

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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

currently at the play-in with an amazing group of dedicated parents, educators, and families who want to bring play back into our schools. @caylabam.bsky.social thank you for this article www.nydailynews.com/2026/09/25/l...

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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

teachers supplement instruction with youtube videos because the DOE doesn’t provide us with with video-based content. it makes no sense to ban youtube without giving us an equivalent or better option

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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Buying a US map for my classroom and I have to zoom in on each image to make sure it says Gulf of Mexico. Unreal

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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

it's not enough to simply know what’s happening in the world outside our classrooms, we should be able to speak to if & how systemic racism, structural inequality, political & religious oppression directly impact our students. politics aren’t separate from education, ever

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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Miles of Aisles by Joni Mitchell Bought it at Sam Goody in the Village

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NYC Educators for Palestine @nycedpalestine.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Art-Making for Gaza Sunday, August 30 Brooklyn (RSVP for location)

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Can't say gay and bisexual people were killed in the Holocaust in the core curriculum *at an American university* www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/u...

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Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hey, here's a wild idea. What if some of the decision-makers *were* teachers?

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Jenn Borgioli Binis @jennbinis.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Teaching "about" is not the same as teaching "how to" - adults absolutely get the difference when it comes to sex ed but so many conflate the two approaches when it come to AI.

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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

We have a school culture crisis acastellano.substack.com/p/we-have-a-...

image of an empty classroom with a bunch of long tables and stools

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Mychal sits & shares that Ms. Rachel posted, “Black boys deserve to grow up.” This is not controversial, it is hope. Black library kids deserve to grow up to become Black library grown-ups. Black boys deserve to live in a world where that has not always felt true. Black boys deserve joy ✨

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

it’s depressing how many dems turn to gutter racism when their backs are against the wall

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I remember when teachers were warning of this and pundits pooh-poohed it

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Education Week @edweek.org · 28/07/2026

Most Kids Use AI Chatbots, Some Seeking Advice on Sensitive Topics: A new survey of young people highlights how they use AI chatbots and their experience with deepfakes.

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Most Kids Use AI Chatbots, Some Seeking Advice on Sensitive Topics

A new survey of young people highlights how they use AI chatbots and their experience with deepfakes.

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 28/07/2026

Let's keep our eyes on Nolan Wells. This young man deserves our remembrance & his family deserves our support. It seems only Black people nationally, Mississippi, & Ms Rachel care. But you all should know hearts hurt over this. If you want to know what's on the minds of Black America, it's this.

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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

This summer feels like teachers everywhere are trying to escape awful school conditions. Everyone is looking. Everyone is hiring. Sign of the times

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lesterryan.bsky.social @lesterryan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

They want to get rid of teachers for everyone but their own children.

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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

There are some ways teaching doesn’t change no matter how much time passes. Kids are kids. School is school. And yet, teaching in the last 5-10 years has become so dramatically different that it’s hard to believe it’s even the same (one) job.

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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

For the “AI is not going anywhere” crowd:

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 03/07/2026

Incredible moment where Fox News puts up a graphic with all the reasons it opposes the DSA and why people should be afraid of them

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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Kindergarten has become first grade. Children are expected to leave K reading basic texts and writing sentences. If success is strictly defined as such, there is no reason to expect K teachers to offer play, art, social interaction. But 3rd grade teacher like me are dealing with the fallout.

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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Providing information about a student’s background—their race, gender, language, disability status, achievement level, or even motivation—can significantly change the kind and quality of writing feedback the AI tool provides www.edweek.org/technology/a...

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AI Changes Its Feedback on Students' Writing When It Knows Their Race, Gender

AI makes judgments based on the writer's characteristics—a problem if teachers use it as a writing coach.

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Jennifer Gonzalez @cultofpedagogy.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

What are they doing in Danish schools that makes them such a great experience for teachers and students? And is it possible we could make a few changes to be more like them? @pernille.bsky.social and I do a deep, deep dive on this episode of the podcast. www.cultofpedagogy.com/danish-school/

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What Makes School in Denmark Better (and What We Can Learn from Them) | Cult of Pedagogy

More freedom and autonomy for teachers and students and a "less is more" approach to curriculum. Is it possible in the U.S.?

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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

This summer is going to be Very Outside

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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Our next contract better have a significant cost of living pay increase @uft.org

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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Potential controversial take: Struggling students should be left back as soon as possible. Once they leave the early grades far behind it’s really really hard to catch up

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

UPDATE: After loud backlash, @KnoxSchools has put ‘ROOTS’, a Pulitzer-prize winning state book, back in schools. tennesseelookout.com/2026/05/26/k...

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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 20/05/2026

NEW: Together with students, parents, faith leaders, civil rights advocates and more, we rallied today to celebrate defeating 175-B - and to stand firm against any other dangerous iteration of this no-speech bill. Thank you to everyone who used their voice to stand against censorship.

Several dozen New Yorkers stand on the steps of the Tweed Courthouse holding signs that say "We want Safety not Censorship"

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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Teachers who insist on avoiding, denying, or downplaying sociopolitical issues are doing their students a disservice. Events outside the classroom affect our work inside the classroom.

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Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

NYC has an anti-Muslim problem. We finally have a Muslim mayor, an historic win for sure, but the reality is Muslims in this city are struggling. Hate speech is inescapable, both online and in the streets. Council members incite violence against their own constituents.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

If you are a teacher who your students don't feel comfortable asking for help, get out of education. If you are a union who thinks it's great that students do not feel they can talk to their teachers, shut down.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

If any historians want to suffer through the Florida Man Version of AP History, here's the document:

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Matt Busch @mattbusch.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Well none of those are facts.

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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 06/05/2026

New York City has a proud history of serving a beacon of protest, dissent, and speaking out — not operating as a militarized site of censorship. The city cannot waver from its commitments to the First Amendment. Tell the NYC Council to hold the line against no-speech zones 👇

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Tell the NYC Council to Say “NO” to No-Speech Zones

Please take action!

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Jeffrey Austin @jaustinedu.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

It’s always interesting whose knowledge, references, and alienation seems to matter and whose doesn’t.

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AI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

A MASSIVE organizing effort - which we're going to build on!

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 22/02/2026

Visualizing what students are reading and writing strengthens their ability to recall what they learn in literacy lessons! 📖✏️👀 Edutopia’s @andreatamayo.bsky.social gathered a few fun and engaging ways to improve writing and reading comprehension. #literacy #EduSky

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6 Cool Visual Thinking Activities That Strengthen Student Writing

Visual activities like mapping, sketching, sculpting, and writing comic strips can help students clarify ideas, strengthen drafts, and deepen literary analysis.

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