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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

or possibly people are no longer reporting employment and we are going through a period of under employment…

Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

There are so many ways to invites kids' curiosities, nurture their learning, and still hit standards. I do agree w/ author, we need to eliminate the stronghold standardized assessment has on public education (and US education in general). Otherwise we cede joy& play to conformity and compliance. (4)

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Curricula tells kids their curiosities don't matter, emphasizing non-fiction text comprehension. Then there is so much boring kid-ified non-fiction text; when they could be reading news, magazines, listening to podcasts, watching films, interpreting maps, biographies, narratives, and more (3)

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The writers' illustration of sucking the joy out of reading re: reading a para from Amelia Bedelia versus the book, is spot on. Instead of nurturing reading for the sake of reading; they are obsessed with comprehension. There is no acknowledgement that literacies are social practices. (2)

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

When reading time is called 'focus', when the books are BORING (I'm looking at you Orton gillingham, jack jumps up, jack jumps down), or when there isn't time to explore books that are interesting to them ... of course reading would feel onerous, boring, and connected to assessment (1)

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

If I was a middle or HS teacher I would have my students design components of a multimodal science curriculum focused on climate change to send to friends & family in Florida that was experiential, embodied and critical. Then make it free and send physical copies to anyone who signed up.

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

haha yep. It’s so sad the way we have to follow the $$ … can’t wait for this bubble to burst.

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

yeeeep. ugh. it's going to take me twice as long. b/c I'll be rolling my eyes the whole time. haha.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 18/07/2026

Trump's Administration is all about one question: does it make President Trump or his Wall Street buddies richer?

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Just sharing this one more time. Join us for Public Study — an exploration of alternative schools and learning communities across NYC — this fall; applications are due August 7! crc.metro.org/apply/

A card featuring an illustration of cubist forms making art; text: Fall 2026: Public Study: Applications due Aug 7 11:59pm ET; Cross-Reference Coalition"

Green card with text reading; Public Study, led by Dr. Shannon Mattern, Wednesdays 3:30 to 6pm, Sept 23 - Dec 9; As institutional higher education faces proliferating threats, and as formal learning becomes ever-more instrumental and ever-less convivial, we’ve observed the propagation of alternative schools, study groups, and intentional learning communities. These collectives offer opportunities for liberatory, mutualistic education; for acknowledging the world’s brokenness and imagining its repair or reinvention. This recent activity builds on a long and multifarious legacy of para- or anti-institutional schools. Our Fall 2026 CRC course, “Public Study,” will examine the past, present, and future of popular, alternative, and radical education — particularly as they shape the intellectual, political, and cultural landscape of New York City; and as they’ve intersected with established cultural heritage and educational institutions. We’ll index local resources and address the roles that libraries and archives — both formal and informal — have played, do play, and could play within this pedagogical ecology.

In the months following our final session we’ll work together on a collaborative project — one shaped by our course theme; by our communities’ (particularly METRO members’!) needs; and by your interests, skills, and bandwidth. We’ll consider potential formats: a field guide, atlas, or card catalog of local experimental schools; a speculative curriculum; or some other pedagogical form. From January through June, we’ll meet periodically — individually and as a collective — to plan, refine, produce, and release our project.

Another card with photos from previous classes: we're making a book at Parsons, we're exploring the herbarium stacks at the NYBG, we're foraging at Brower Park; text: "The Cross-Reference Coalition is an experimental school tracing exuberantly interdisciplinary links among New York City’s libraries, archives, and other knowledge institutions."

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Metro NY Library Council's Cross-Reference Coalition — an experimental school connecting librarians, archivists, grad students, artists, designers — is accepting applications for our fall class exploring PUBLIC STUDY: alternative/radical/progressive schools, lrng communities... crc.metro.org/apply/

Screenshot of the website featuring a cubist image of three figures engaging in art experiments; title: Fall 2026: Public Study; text Our Fall course, “Public Study,” will examine the past, present, and future of popular, alternative, and radical education — particularly as they shape the intellectual, political, and cultural landscape of New York City; and as they’ve intersected with established cultural heritage and educational institutions. Applications are due August 7 at 11:59pm ET.

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

et tu @nymag.com do we really need to shill for a company who does so much bad? and has incentivized the production and consumption of even more junk than ever before?

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Arsenal FC @arsenalfc.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

LIFT IT UP ©️

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Arsenal FC @arsenalfc.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

The Arsenal. Back where we belong 👑

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

An unfortunate part of the over-personalization/AI-fication of tech is that we lost the randomness that comes from listening to whatever was on the radio. #Spotify does 'made for you' which is so boring: great! you mined songs I already know to suggest a playlist that leaves nothing to chance?

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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Crafting #literacies is one way to take care of yourself, take a breathe, and make real connections with people at #AERA2026. We hope to see you there!

This flyer reads:
Hosted by Writing & Literacies SIG
Crafting #Literacies Crafting Community
Los Angeles Convention Center, Level 1 South Lobby near Compass Cafe
Thursday, April 9, 2-4 pm
Come take a break, work on your craft, and connect with others!

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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

What are you bringing to Crafting #Literacies at #AERA2026?

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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Join us during #AERA2026 for Crafting #Literacies, Crafting Community once again! 🎨🧶🧵

This is a flyer reading: Crafting #Literacies, Crafting Community, hosted by Writing & Literacies SIG. | Los Angeles Convention Center, Level 1 South Lobby near Compass Cafe | Thursday, April 9, 2-4 pm.

Come take a break, work on your craft, and connect with others!

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

We got to our 10-donor goal, but we are hoping to add more to our fund. Please consider a gift today, $5 or $10 makes a difference in the kinds of programming we can provide students and faculty. #PlayforAll #playinhighered pittdayofgiving.com/campaigns/im...

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Imagination PLAYce - Pitt Day of Giving

Imagination PLAYce is a community and classroom space that brings playful, embodied learning to higher education students and faculty. Since launching in fall 2022, we've partnered with faculty across...

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

We are more than halfway to unlocking a gift (from me!), if we get to 10 donors, I will add $150 to the funds. Please consider a gift today. Thanks to all the lovely friends of our space who have given to date.

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

As part of Pitt's Annual Day of Giving, I am asking you to consider a gift to Imagination PLAYce, a community classroom I founded that facilitates playful learning for higher education students and faculty. Your gift can continue to center play in higher ed! pittdayofgiving.com/campaigns/im...

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Thrilled to share new article in Critical Social Educator - a true labor of love because it features my sons! I examine the critical literacies young children enact through play within their digitally mediated worlds through everyday moments. Please read and share. (Open access). lnkd.in/eTenwy9M

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www.tcsejournal.com - Featherwands Can Freeze You

Featherwands Can Freeze You: How Young Children Compose Ephemeral Texts Through Digitally Mediated Play Veena Vasudevan, University of Pittsburgh School of Education Abstract: In this auto-ethnograp...

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Lesley Bartlett @lesleybartlett.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

The Educational Policy Studies Department at UW-Madison is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor with a focus on climate, sustainability, and education. Please share with folks you think would be interested! #climatepolicy #edpolicy #EduSky jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

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Assistant or Associate Professor in Educational Policy Studies - Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Thank you! I just tried your suggestion but it throws an error and then refreshes to the original 'accept' button! so frustrating. Which is clear that they know people will want to delete their memberships.

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Not sure if others are experiencing this but when I went in to try and delete my account, they require you to 'accept' the terms and conditions and I can't get to my account. I've emailed them but haven't heard back.

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Our second substack blog is live! I look at children's biographies as windows into others' worlds, & the way human stories inspired my sons and I, and hopefully you too! Shout out to @carnegielibrary.bsky.social for their collection of biographies. imaginationplayce.substack.com/p/picture-bo...

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Picture Book biographies: windows into others' worlds

Human stories matter

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Just donated…please consider doing the same.

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Adi Magazine @adimagazine.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

"There is no end to the horror, no fade to black. The children here continue to age without ever growing up. The elderly speak of bread the way others speak of lost lovers." —Alaa Alqaisi for @arablit.bsky.social Read: arablit.org/2025/07/21/b...

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Beneath the Howl of Hunger

“And though the world may have looked away, let this much be remembered: we named the hunger. We bore it. We endured. Let that remain.” – Alaa Alqaisi

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Starvation is Spreading in Gaza www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/b...

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The Starvation Spreading in Gaza

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Wahoooo! Thank you for letting me know! ❤️

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

@aeraedresearch.bsky.social Any chance there will be a slight deadline extension this year? Asking for a friend (me!).

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

And I appreciated how much the first grade wiggles were simply part and parcel of the day…. Expertly navigated around with routines and rhythms that are practiced this late in the year.

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Spent morning observing 1st grade class- joy & movement on the playground, the excitement & play during choice, the earnest responses to the teacher’s questions & provocations; singing along in Spanish… & music, song, gentle words to move the day along. As I left - they were crafting stories. ❤️

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I miss the taxi line at JFK ( the whistle!), browsing for dresses at a department store, paper menus, little hardware shops where the owner scales a ladder to find you mosquito coils…

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

it may be the only way 🤔😂

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

you think we should write her a group letter? 😬

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Remarkable from WaPo poll: Trump sinking fast on immigration among independents. 56% disapprove of handling of issue 62% oppose removing foreign students 52% oppose renditions to El Salvador Only 21% want Abrego Garcia left there Engage, Dems. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/1944...

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Trump Is Suddenly Bleeding Independents. A Brutal New Poll Shows Why.

Immigration was his best issue in the polls. But now he's sinking on it. Maybe Americans care about the rule of law after all.

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Veena Vasudevan @veenav.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

I love my public library. The main branch of @carnegielibrary.bsky.social is just across from our campus. I bring my kids here often- they have an amazing children's section where they can play, do art, read, and hang out. I'm here right now. The fact that libraries are controversial....<sigh>

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