I’m having a hard time putting into words my feelings over the past couple of days. I work in education but I’m also a parent. I worry about the kids and teachers whom I work with but I also worry about sending my daughter to school. Note: she just finished 4th grade, which has struck …
27 school shootings have taken place so far in 2022. https://www.npr.org/2022/05/24/1101050970/2022-school-shootings-so-far What we know about the terrorist attack in Uvalde, TX on May 24, 2022: At least 21 dead; 19 students and 2 adults Uvalde is “the kind of place where ‘interconnections are thick’ and no one would have expected a mass shooting at the …
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Feeling overwhelmed as the end of the school year approaches? I prescribe this video to bring you some smiles. Thanks to @Pandamoanimum for creating this awesomeness. If you feel so inclined, buy her a cup of coffee. You can also view the video on YouTube:
Colorado chemistry teacher Eddie Taylor has something new to add to his resume: He’s reached the peak of Mt. Everest. And he did it with the first team of Black climbers While other Black climbers have previously climbed Mount Everest, this was the first summit by a team of Black climbers. The other Full Circle …
Today’s Links The Trials of Academic Publishing Teachers are Leaving, Here’s Why Colophon The Trials of Academic Publishing (Permalink) First things first: I appreciate the need for peer review and understand why we have academic journals. I’m not the person you need to convince that any work any scientist or academic publishes needs to be …
As I’ve mentioned previously, this site in one form or another has existed since 2006. Through multiple platform changes and changes in focus, I’ve shared thoughts and insights here for the past decade and a half. As we all know, change is the only constant. With my job responsibilities and beginning my doctoral work, I …
Free sound effects for you to use in school projects from the fine folks at the BBC Explordle – watch a video clip and guess where the video was taken. Great for identifying context clues and environments Relationship Building with Dialogue Journals Three videos about the black hole at the center of the Milky Way
This Is Spinal Tap Will Get a Sequel 40 Years Later, Reuniting Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest & Harry Shearer The Rolling Stones released Paint it Black on May 13, 1966 How to Enter a ‘Flow State’ on Command: Peak Performance Mind Hack Explained in 7 Minutes Smithsonian, with first exhibition, previews planned National Latino …
In one demo, a Google product manager tells someone wearing the glasses, “You should be seeing what I’m saying, just transcribed for you in real time — kind of like subtitles for the world.” Later, the video shows what you might see if you’re wearing the glasses: with the speaker in front of you, the …
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