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The EPA’s Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators 2022. #epa
🤗 What an honor to be among all the recipients of this year's #PIAEE award!
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I’m re-posting this because I used Nano Banana to make the photo look more professional. ☺️
Why We Opt Our Kids Out of Online Photos
"Social media companies, and in particular Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and a growing host of AI tools, are notoriously cavalier about users’ privacy."
leonfurze.com/2026/10/23/why…
Happy Halloween!
“Halloween generates more than $13B in annual spending in the US, driving industries from candy to haunted attractions, while also serving as a cultural event for both children and adults.”
Links to more: join1440.com/t/halloween
Teacher Workflow No. 06: you gave that lecture once, and it's already gone
"One phone recording becomes the study guide, the quiz, the catch-up brief, and a note to next-year-you. About forty minutes after class, verifying included."
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Spotlight: Why AI Intuition Is The Most Important Skill To Learn In 2026
"AI intuition is the most important skill of this decade, knowing which tasks to hand to AI, and this is the perfect example. Use agents everywhere, except on people"
forbes.com/video/75d374ec-ff…
Here is one big concern about cell phone bans
"Students' biggest concern about cell phone bans isn't being disconnected from texting or social media—it's fear of emergencies, a new survey finds."
districtadministration.com/h…
Define the Relationship
"locking phones away made students feel better, which is real and worth having, but it did almost nothing for attention or learning. Removing the thing is not the same as understanding it"
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5 Ways to Cultivate Deep Curiosity in Science Class
"Teacher-tested strategies for sparking authentic curiosity in middle and high school science class—even when the curriculum is challenging and abstract."
edutopia.org/article/5-curio…
5 changes you can make to keep teacher morale high
"As the new school year hype winds down, districts will soon enter the 'disillusionment phase'—the mid-fall period when teacher morale starts to dip"
districtadministration.com/5…
An Audit Finds Serious Flaws in Research on AI in Education
"it appears that the studies synthesizing that evidence are themselves unreliable — and the peer-review process failed to catch the problems. 'This is not trustworthy evidence'"
kqed.org/mindshift/66723/an-…
We're streaming our Esports game on Twitch playing Minecraft!
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How To Get Students To Focus Longer Than A TikTok Video Smart Classroom Management
"a five-step strategy that actually trains students to concentrate for extended periods of time"
smartclassroommanagement.com…
The keynote for #WSTA26 was Dr. Mary Brunkow, 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner! Her work back in 2001 paved the way for current interventions for autoimmune disease, cancer, & more!
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Had a great time this weekend at the #WSTA26! I shared a cool combo using Snorkl for students to show their thinking using Page Keeley Uncovering Student Ideas probes! I'll be doing it again online in Jan via WSTA if you're a member.
Here are the slides:
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One big AI challenge schools aren't solving
"The report urges teachers to stop policing misuse and instead coach students through decisions about AI. That doesn't require technical expertise. The skills that matter most are relational"
districtadministration.com/o…
Your Brain on ChatGPT 2.0: Now With More Colourful Scans and the Same Missing Control Group
"There was no group of children completing the same task without ChatGPT.
Not one."
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Tech Could Redefine Learning. Many Schools Settled for Substitution.
"Tech’s promise is larger than moving familiar schoolwork onto a screen. It can help students connect across distance, find people who share their interests, & publish work for audiences"
linkedin.com/pulse/technolog…
Without Standardized Tests, How Would We Know Students Are Learning?
"Students can document their work in authentic digital portfolios. I don’t mean a collection of grades, letters, or percentages. I mean a body of work"
linkedin.com/pulse/without-s…
A whole new high school experience is taking shape
"The strongest pathways are built collaboratively, she added. Leaders must work closely with colleges, local employers & community organizations to establish partnerships"
districtadministration.com/a…
How do I give feedback to 100+ students?
FIVE ways to make student feedback more manageable:
✳️Big picture feedback for the whole class
✳️Triaged individual feedback
✳️Student self-provided feedback
✳️Peer feedback
✳️AI-generated feedback
ditchthattextbook.com/feedba…
We're streaming our Esports game on Twitch playing Minecraft!
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