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Olivia Wahl @olivia-wahl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

🧵2/5 @xochitlbentley.bsky.social's students didn't just learn about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, they wrote flash fiction about ghost fishing for their supper and finding human debris in the ocean. Small stories. Memorable. Theirs. That's environmental storytelling in action.

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Olivia Wahl @olivia-wahl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

🧵1/5 #schoolutionspodcast S5E37 (Part 2) Student Climate Advocacy In Action: From Classroom Stories to Civic Change 🎯 Part 2 with @xochitlbentley.bsky.social is LIVE! Make sure to listen to Part 1 of my conversation with Xochitl before listening to Part 2! youtu.be/V0Zru9y03xw

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Olivia Wahl @olivia-wahl.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

🧵1/3 Even the students most ready to problem-solve shut down when climate conversations lead with data. @xochitlbentley.bsky.social's fix? Stop parading statistics. Start wrapping the data in stories, especially ones rooted in communities students care about.

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Olivia Wahl @olivia-wahl.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

🧵1/2 "There is always a potential for a multiplying effect." @xochitlbentley.bsky.social's students visited an eco park → came back inspired → designed a community showcase → launched a postcard campaign to their city representatives for urban forestry funding.

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Olivia Wahl @olivia-wahl.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🧵1/3 #schoolutionspodcast S5E37 (Part 1) Want Students to Become Climate Stewards? Use These 6 Storytelling Stances! Students don't need more climate statistics. They need stories rooted in communities they care about.

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Olivia Wahl @olivia-wahl.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🧵2/3 @xochitlbentley.bsky.social's six storytelling stances (ranging from systemic responsiveness to collective mobilization) are among the most practical frameworks I've come across for climate education. 🎧🎙 Listen to Part 1: pod.fo/e/412c15 📺🎙 Watch Part 1: youtu.be/V0Zru9y03xw

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Schoolutions: Curious Educators. Evidence-Based Strategies. Classrooms Where Every Child Thrives.: Want Students to Become Climate Stewards? Use These 6 Storytelling Stances!

What if the most powerful climate tool we have isn't a statistic, it's a story?In Part 1 of my S5E37 @schoolutionspodcast conversation, I sit down with teacher Xochitl Bentley to unpack h...

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Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Oh wow, this poem, "Forever Plastics" by Ronald Carson! Definitely a keeper to share, annotate, and talk about with students during #poetrypauses. Rich possibilities for connections to science class too! @xochitlbentley.bsky.social @samillingworth.com poets.org/poem/forever...

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We were the dream of convenience, the permanent press. / We were the yogurt cup you spooned empty at dawn,

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Olivia Wahl @olivia-wahl.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

🧵4/5 Next Week: High school ELA teacher and climate educator @xochitlbentley.bsky.social proves that the English classroom might be the most powerful place to tackle the climate crisis, and she has the framework, the Fulbright, and the book to back it up.

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Olivia Wahl @olivia-wahl.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

🧵 1/2 This May on the podcast: → School Streets NYC (Sabina Sethi Unni from @openplans.org) → Storytelling + climate stewardship (@xochitlbentley.bsky.social) → Student-led schools (Rachael Thrash) → Experienced multilinguals + new book @bethskelton.bsky.social & Tan Huynh

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The Educator Collaborative @theedcollab.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Today! Join us at 10AM EST / 7AM PST as our 25th Gathering kicks off with @ichrislehman.bsky.social and an Opening Keynote by @sjeducate.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/ISDZ5Ph...

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Xochitl Bentley @xochitlbentley.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Tomorrow is the Spring 2026 Gathering! Join us online at gathering.theeducatorcollaborative.com and on YouTube. Angela Stockman and I are chatting about how we aim to humanize assessment through learning stories. @theedcollab.bsky.social @angelastockman.bsky.social

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Spring 2026 TheEdCollab Gathering

K-12 Literacy Conference. Free. Online.

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The Educator Collaborative @theedcollab.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Saturday’s schedule is LIVE! Plan your sessions now. Gathering.TheEducatorCollaborative.com Join us on May 2. Free. No registration. Learn with compelling educators. Clock Hours available, including CTLE and CPE.

Teaching Literacy in the Present Tense. Spring 2026 Gathering.

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The Educator Collaborative @theedcollab.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Online, Sat, May 2 Opening Keynote, Dr. Sawsan Jaber! @sjeducate.bsky.social She is a multi-award-winning educator, best selling author, community activist, and consultant. Her tireless fight for freedom of speech, civil rights, and equity for all serves as an invaluable example.

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Trevor Aleo @mraleosays.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Very excited to share my most recent episode of Conceptually Speaking! No matter where you’re situated in the English Studies penumbra, @manshel.bsky.social’s research on the history of English education is must-read scholarship. #literacies #edusky #academicsky open.substack.com/pub/trevoral...

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Dr. Alexander Manshel Talks High School English & the Making of American Readers

In this episode of Conceptually Speaking, I sit down with Dr.

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Xochitl Bentley @xochitlbentley.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Q: What is one way you would like to see picture books used in research investigation? 📚✨️ Slow chat with us! @theedcollab.bsky.social #TheEdCollab

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Xochitl Bentley @xochitlbentley.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Happening today! Join me at 4:30 PM Pacific Time.

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Trevor Aleo @mraleosays.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Excited to share my upcoming article! In some ways, it’s the culmination of work I’ve been wrestling with since I started my doc program (written with the #literacies scholars who inspired me to join it). In others, it’s a single, tiny step towards questions I’ll be exploring for a very long time.

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Xochitl Bentley @xochitlbentley.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Thank you, Trevor! Feeling chuffed 🙏

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Xochitl Bentley @xochitlbentley.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

THIS THURSDAY: Join me for a synchronous Climate Stewards Lesson Design Workshop on February 12, 5:00-6:15 pm Pacific Time on Zoom! #climate #sustainability #writing #ELA #education #edusky

Image of a flyer promoting a virtual workshop on climate stewards lesson design for educators that will be held on February 12th.

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csuerwc.bsky.social @csuerwc.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

📣 ERWC WEBINAR REMINDER Join us for "Helping Students Become Climate Stewards" @xochitlbentley.bsky.social will explore the role storytelling plays in climate stewardship. 📅 February 19, 2026 ⏰ 4:30–5:30 PM (PDT) 👉 Register Here: writing.csusuccess.org/webinars Tags: #ERWC #ERWCWebinar

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 06/01/2026

In this week’s Talking Climate, I unpack why recent cuts to scientific programs and data don’t only affect climate research in the U.S. They weaken the knowledge infrastructure we rely on to protect public health, manage risk, and make good decisions around the world. www.patreon.com/posts/how-si...

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How silencing science harms us | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 02/12/2025

The end of coal in California ⬇️

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JoEllenMcCarthy @joellenmccarthy.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Can’t wait for this session for all the #PDLove and learning with friends at #NCTE25!

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Trevor Aleo @mraleosays.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

What happens when we come to understand #literacies as cognitive, social, AND embodied practices? How might teaching shift if we accounted for the fact learning is inseparable from being & becoming? Come inquire with @angelastockman.bsky.social, Jennifer Fletcher, & I on Saturday! #NCTE25

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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 18/11/2025

My #NCTE25 experience is going to look a little different than last year. I’ve committed to two sessions and I believe in both of them with my whole heart. I’m excited to be in community with @sheathescholar, Scott, and anybody looking to tell the truth.

DARING TO DREAM WITH TA-NEHISI COATES'S
THE MESSAGE
ON TEACHING & TRUTH-TELLING
SCOTT BAYER & CHANEA BOND
SATURDAY, 11/22/25 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
MILE HIGH BALLROOM 3A

We Promise It's Possible:
Dreaming, Teaching, and Affirming LGBTQIA+ Youth in [Deep] South Literacy Classrooms
Join Chanea Bond and shea wesley martin for an interactive session in which they share lessons from the field, practical strategies, and resources for creating liberatory, LGBTO+ affirming classrooms in a sociopolitical landscape marred by restrictive legislation and violence.
Join us for a morning of dreaming, connection, and strategizing ways to navigate this moment in community.
Friday, 11/21
9:30 - 10:45 A.M.
Mile High Ballroom 3A
Colorado Convention Center
Chanea Bond
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Trevor Aleo @mraleosays.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

What do topic modeling, lack, Taylor Swift, oversized sunglasses, and Louis Althusser all have in common? They’re all key ingredients in @scottstorm.bsky.social’s and I’s #NCTE25 workshop on Theory, Theorists, & Theorizing! Come join us on Saturday at @ncte.org. #literacies

Theory, theorists, theorizing workshop. Saturday 11/22. 4:15-5:30 MST. Rm 507.

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Xochitl Bentley @xochitlbentley.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Thrilled to be part of this roundtable with the Educator Collaborative at NCTE in Denver this week. Looking forward to seeing new and familiar faces! @theedcollab.bsky.social #NCTE25 #NCTE2025

Image of a flyer for our roundtable session, Teaching for Engagement, at NCTE 2025 in Denver this Friday, 11/21.

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Trump administration to announce dismantling of much of Education Dept. wapo.st/4i6ZRr5 gift link

The Education Department plans to announce Tuesday that it will move multiple parts of the agency to other federal departments, an unprecedented and unilateral effort to dismantle an agency created by Congress to ensure all Americans have equal access to educational opportunity and better coordinate federal programs.

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Xochitl Bentley @xochitlbentley.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

The CSUN Writing Project is hosting a virtual book club discussion of my forthcoming book, Helping Students Become Climate Stewards (out in 5 days)! Register for the Zoom link: csun.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 07/11/2025

I had dinner with a colleague from @inaturalist.bsky.social yesterday and Jeanne shared that their users are discovering an average of one brand-new-previously-unknown-to-science species EACH MONTH!

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Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research, Study Suggests

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Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Last chance to grab this webinar before it goes back in the vault! May poetry be part of what sees us through the dark days 😊

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Xochitl Bentley @xochitlbentley.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

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Xochitl Bentley @xochitlbentley.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

My book, Helping Students Become Climate Stewards, is available for pre-ordering from @routledgebooks.bsky.social! How do we tackle barriers to participating in solutions? It begins with addressing underlying mindsets and interrogating narrative framing in the information landscape. #booksky

Image of the cover of my forthcoming book, Helping Students Become Climate Stewards.

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JoEllenMcCarthy @joellenmccarthy.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

“A writing voice is crafted by where you live your reading life.” Katie Wood Ray ♥️♥️♥️ @theedcollab.bsky.social #thedcollabgathering.

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Xochitl Bentley @xochitlbentley.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Katie Wood Ray speaks powerfully about the role of sonic evaluation in revision. Love this Gathering! #TheEdCollab @theedcollab.bsky.social

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The Educator Collaborative @theedcollab.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

🎉TOMORROW! Saturday, Sept 20. Our Fall 2025 Gathering kicks off at 10AM EST / 7AM PST Register: Gathering.TheEducatorCollaborative.com

Visit gathering.TheEdCollab.com to view the full schedule. This image has a shortened agenda listed.

Image of the keynote speakers, Katie Wood Ray and Stella Villalba

Image of the conference theme: For Students. Bold black text on a violet background with the date and time.

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JoEllenMcCarthy @joellenmccarthy.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Join us Sat for the Fall 2025 #TheEdCollabGathering with the *wonder-full* Stella Villalba and Katie Wood Ray. All are welcome: theeducatorcollaborative.com/wp-content/u... @jessicawalshedu.bsky.social @theedcollab.bsky.social

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Xochitl Bentley @xochitlbentley.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

I'm giving a book talk THIS Saturday (9 am PST/12 pm EST). Looking forward to conference keynotes KATIE WOOD RAY and STELLA VILLALBA. Join me at the 2025 Fall @TheEdCollab Gathering! Sat, Sept 20. Free, online literacy conference. Site: Gathering.TheEdCollab.com @TheEdCollab #TheEdCollab

Image of a conference poster promoting the Fall 2025 Gathering, a K-12 Literacy Conference taking place virtually this Saturday, 9/20.

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CathlineT @tanisleads.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Comfy blanket ✔ hot coffee, tea or similar ✔ laptop ✔ Ready for the @theedcollab.bsky.social Fall Gathering 9/20/2025 ✔ @ichrislehman.bsky.social

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 11/09/2025

Reminder that muting specific words on social media for a day, a week, a month, or even forever can be laudatory self-care.

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Trevor Aleo @mraleosays.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

I’m ambivalent on phone bans in schools, but it does irk me that much of the energy that could/should be spent addressing these foundational issues ⤵️ will now be spent arguing about phone policies & procedures. So kids will still feel bored/alienated but now they can’t DM about it. Cool I guess?

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John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

This person is a charlatan. Why is there so much uncritical coverage of this obvious nonsense? Where is the actual journalism?

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

On this day in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act, officially creating the National Park Service to protect and preserve America’s natural wonders and historic treasures “for the enjoyment of this and future generations.”

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

When you hear "Happy Monday!" but you haven't had your coffee. #MondayMotivation 📷 Peter Christian

A Peregrine Falcon stands with its back turned but glances over its shoulder with a fierce, unimpressed stare - as if someone just wished it a “Happy Monday” and it’s not having it. Its feathers are fluffed and its expression says: absolutely not.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 10/08/2025

And I have a YouTube series, Global Weirding, that explains how climate change affects extreme weather, what models can be used for, how CO2 is a pollutant, and more. This is a great opportunity to use your voice to advocate for accurate info we need to plan for a safer, better future for us all.

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Global Weirding: Climate, Politics, and Religion with Katharine Hayhoe is produced by KTTZ Texas Tech Public Media and distributed by PBS Digital Studios. New episodes every other Wednesday at 10 am c...

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