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avid reader | lifelong learner | passionate educator | elementary math consultant

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hey everybody lifelong tech expert here

> "system crashโ€ deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility

that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps

25.01.2026 17:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 15375 ๐Ÿ” 6116 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 253 ๐Ÿ“Œ 120
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How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota Last edited January 22, 2026 Iโ€™m going to assume that if youโ€™re reading this, you more or less understand the situation in Minnesota and I donโ€™t have to explain it to you! That saโ€ฆ

If youโ€™re outside of Minnesota and youโ€™re wondering how to help, this guide is excellent.

And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.

24.01.2026 17:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 3429 ๐Ÿ” 3048 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 41

I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.

The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.

24.01.2026 16:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 47118 ๐Ÿ” 13479 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6108 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1901
Brain Power Strategy Card handout. It's separated into three zones: the frustration zone, the growth zone, and the independent growth zone. Below each zone are steps to guide the student through independent problem-solving.

Brain Power Strategy Card handout. It's separated into three zones: the frustration zone, the growth zone, and the independent growth zone. Below each zone are steps to guide the student through independent problem-solving.

Brain Power Strategy Card handout. It's separated into three zones: the frustration zone, the growth zone, and the independent growth zone. Below each zone is a space where students can organize their work into each section, and a space for them to write out a plan for tackling their work.

Brain Power Strategy Card handout. It's separated into three zones: the frustration zone, the growth zone, and the independent growth zone. Below each zone is a space where students can organize their work into each section, and a space for them to write out a plan for tackling their work.

An infographic showing two balance-scale diagrams comparing brain states. The top section is titled โ€œBrain Power in Zone 1 & Zone 2: Growth Zoneโ€ and shows a balanced scale labeled โ€œBalanced,โ€ with arrows indicating working memory, information coming in, and brain power/energy (cognitive load) in equilibrium. The bottom section is titled โ€œCognitive Overload Zone 3: Brain is Frozenโ€ and shows a tilted, imbalanced scale labeled โ€œImbalanced,โ€ with notes indicating too much information coming in, working memory overloaded, and the brain overloaded or frozen due to cognitive overload. Made by Teacher Katherine Effremkin and shared by Edutopia.

An infographic showing two balance-scale diagrams comparing brain states. The top section is titled โ€œBrain Power in Zone 1 & Zone 2: Growth Zoneโ€ and shows a balanced scale labeled โ€œBalanced,โ€ with arrows indicating working memory, information coming in, and brain power/energy (cognitive load) in equilibrium. The bottom section is titled โ€œCognitive Overload Zone 3: Brain is Frozenโ€ and shows a tilted, imbalanced scale labeled โ€œImbalanced,โ€ with notes indicating too much information coming in, working memory overloaded, and the brain overloaded or frozen due to cognitive overload. Made by Teacher Katherine Effremkin and shared by Edutopia.

Use these free handouts to help students deal with cognitive overload: https://edut.to/3YVQPEN

#ElementaryTeacher #metacognition

23.01.2026 11:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws including the nationโ€™s first explicit ban on abortion pills.

BREAKING: Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws, including the first U.S. ban on pill abortions.

06.01.2026 17:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 5474 ๐Ÿ” 1538 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 74 ๐Ÿ“Œ 116
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Here is one of my favorite budget friendly tips for learning stations in math! Itโ€™s easy, affordable, and really gets the job done!

Iโ€™m curious, what are your learning station tips! Share them in the comments ๐Ÿ™‚

09.09.2025 21:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
41 Elementary Classroom Jobs to Build Shared Responsibility and Community
Classroom jobs help students feel seen, trusted, and excited to contribute to their classroom community.

41 Elementary Classroom Jobs to Build Shared Responsibility and Community Classroom jobs help students feel seen, trusted, and excited to contribute to their classroom community.

Looking for meaningful ways to teach responsibility and build belonging?

Elementary teacher Donna Paul has *41* creative classroom jobs that help students feel seen, trusted, & excited to contribute ๐Ÿ˜€

Letโ€™s get to work!

๐Ÿงต1/8 #EduSky

17.08.2025 21:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What are your favorite tips to help you remember a whole new slew of studentsโ€™ names? Here are some of ours! ๐Ÿง 

#BackToSchool #EduSky

08.08.2025 20:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Letโ€™s pause and reflect ๐Ÿ’ญย The end of the year can feel like a sprintโ€ฆ but what if we slowed down + honored what worked? What made you feel proud as a math teacher this year? โœจย Youโ€™ve grown โ€” your students have too. That matters. ๐Ÿงก
#teacherreflection #mathcoach

04.06.2025 20:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A Costco shopping cart full of pineapples.

A Costco shopping cart full of pineapples.

I found the person from the word problem.

08.06.2025 20:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 66 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I love my free breakfast this morning but what I really want is to be paid reasonably for someone with a masterโ€™s degreeโ€ฆ

05.05.2025 14:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 96 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
"My tip for boosting student engagement is to NEVER respond 'yes' or 'no' to any student answer. ALWAYS ask the rest of the students, 'What do you think of _____'s answer?' It works every time." โ€”Educator T.J. Jemison

"My tip for boosting student engagement is to NEVER respond 'yes' or 'no' to any student answer. ALWAYS ask the rest of the students, 'What do you think of _____'s answer?' It works every time." โ€”Educator T.J. Jemison

๐Ÿ "Yes" or "no" can end a line of inquiry โ€“ so here's how educator @tjmath.bsky.social tosses the ball back into Ss' court!

#EduSky

29.04.2025 23:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The IRS finalizes a deal to share tax information with immigration authorities The Internal Revenue Service reached a deal to share tax information about some immigrants without legal status, marking a major change in how tax records can be used.

The Internal Revenue Service has reached an agreement with immigration authorities to share tax information about some immigrants without legal status, marking a major change in how tax records can be used.

08.04.2025 22:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 2398 ๐Ÿ” 1119 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 440 ๐Ÿ“Œ 211
The American Bar Association has grave concerns about todayโ€™s decision to immediately end most of the government-funded legal services program for unaccompanied children. This program provides legal representation to more than 26,000 migrant children, who are in or have been released from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement custody. Providing services to these children helps them navigate complex immigration court proceedings and allows them to understand their legal options, while also protecting them from being trafficked, abused, or exploited in the United States.

The American Bar Association has grave concerns about todayโ€™s decision to immediately end most of the government-funded legal services program for unaccompanied children. This program provides legal representation to more than 26,000 migrant children, who are in or have been released from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement custody. Providing services to these children helps them navigate complex immigration court proceedings and allows them to understand their legal options, while also protecting them from being trafficked, abused, or exploited in the United States.

The ABA is concerned by the U.S. government's cutoff of legal services for unaccompanied children. Read the full statement here: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

22.03.2025 02:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1756 ๐Ÿ” 667 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 114 ๐Ÿ“Œ 37

Looking forward to seeing some familiar friendly faces at ATMIM tomorrow! @mrkitmath.bsky.social and I will be presenting Modeling Matters at 8:30 in Suite B/C, and we'll be joining @misssklar.bsky.social for Authentic Choices in an Elementary Class at 10:50 in room 402/403.

See you soon! ๐Ÿ’œ

19.03.2025 16:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

We have choice in where we put our money. Iโ€™m participating in this boycott and I hope you consider it too!

05.03.2025 13:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In #MathsToday we were multiplying and dividing by powers of 10 - using plastic wallets to write the numbers on so we could move the digits up and down on the place value grid.

04.03.2025 11:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

+1 on depending how theyโ€™re used! Also the age of students and what other study / organization skills you might want to build. In grades 3 and 4, I loved a notebook. Parents knew there was one place to see all the learning happening and kids could go back to review previous concepts quite easily.

28.02.2025 20:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

hahahaha I am glad someone saw it because it made me happy to type!

27.02.2025 20:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Short white female, Sam Sklar, standing excitedly in front of her presentation on Counting Collections.

Short white female, Sam Sklar, standing excitedly in front of her presentation on Counting Collections.

Iโ€™ve arrived! Very ready to keeping learning and collaborating with the amazing educator community here!

27.02.2025 19:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0