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David Theriault

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HS English teacher in CA. I love noticing, asking questions, making connections, learning, and sharing.

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I miss listening to The Windup Podcast

Hope all your lives are going well and The World Baseball Classic is what brings you back to record together. Safe travels.

@bymccullough.bsky.social @sammillerbb.bsky.social @grantbrisbee.bsky.social

28.02.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Julian. There were a bunch of great ones. I’m a lucky teacher.

28.02.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Always centering the arts in English Language ARTS as students do their work AI free. Respond to an idea in a podcast by @99pi.org

#edusky #ELA

27.02.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This non-AI #highschool #ELA creation focuses on the concept of sweat beads. From @99pi.org β€œUnderstanding Comics.”

27.02.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Students in high school listened to a 99% Invisible podcast featuring @romanmars.bsky.social and @scottmccloud.bsky.social then created a comic to express their understanding of a concept from β€œUnderstanding Comics.”

#NoAI #edusky @nsousanis.bsky.social
#comics

27.02.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

First 7 picks were πŸ’―.

I would have waited a few more rounds at C and just grabbed Adley or Carter Jan instead of Diaz, but decisions in round 7 won’t make/break a draft.

16.02.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just a lovely piece of writing that resonates in my soul. As a 30 year HS English teacher this rings true. #EduSky #ELA

29.01.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Stanton…. then πŸ€žπŸ»πŸ™πŸ»

luck, prayer… good health Judge&Harper

That’s it.

Although I’d love to be wrong about Trout’s chance.

23.01.2026 01:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Grich in 2026 or we riot. He was my favorite player in the 70s.

21.01.2026 06:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not created by GoogleAI

10.01.2026 01:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not created by CanvaAI

10.01.2026 01:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not created by AdobeAI

10.01.2026 01:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I don’t need a conference.

I just want a gathering of teachers where no one is trying to sell me on AI. #EduSky

10.01.2026 01:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Looking at Pedroia’s stats and then Bobby Grich’s WAR makes me big sad.

Thanks for voting and sharing Sam. It’s a good ballot sir.

10.01.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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When was the last time you saw a kid or teen helping or boosting another kid over a wall or fence?

I tried searching for an image to include with this post and I think I see at least one reason I never see this anymore.

30.12.2025 06:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t think they worded this survey correctly. This % is way too low.

05.11.2025 09:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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HS student fears/concerns #6

01.11.2025 21:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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HS student fears/concerns #5

01.11.2025 21:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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HS student fears/concerns #4

01.11.2025 21:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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HS student fears/concerns #3

01.11.2025 21:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Student fears/concerns example 2

01.11.2025 21:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
HS students drew a representation of things that demotivate them. They drew an octopus with tentacles labeled: burnout, sleep deprivation and competition.

HS students drew a representation of things that demotivate them. They drew an octopus with tentacles labeled: burnout, sleep deprivation and competition.

On Monday we explored the world of metaphor: complex, conceits, rhetorical, cognitive, analogies.

On Wednesday students worked in groups creating extended, or complex metaphors comparing their fears/worries to a scary setting. It was a pre-writing activity for student created scary stories.

01.11.2025 21:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This was the early 70s version of β€œI got a PS5 for my birthday.”

03.08.2025 17:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As you were talking about dugout touching it made me think of this Barbara Kruger piece.

@ewpod.bsky.social @megrowler.fangraphs.com @benlindbergh.bsky.social

03.08.2025 17:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@dvr.bsky.social @enosarris.bsky.social

Why have I never heard anyone talking about how hard it is to see the ball against the batter’s eye at SF with that 7pm sun light glaring off it.

Interesting park factor.

18.06.2025 02:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

This was fantastic. Can you please use whatever influence you have to convince @tigers.bsky.social to let javier baez play all 9 positions in a game?

Or at least just play catcher once.

06.05.2025 02:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My favorite presentation at #SpringCUE was a 20 min session on #conceptualthinking and #innovationmindset by Saba Ghole from #nuvustudio @cueinc.bsky.social

22.03.2025 16:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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What a β€œFriendly” experience watching @kelsbellsncourt.bsky.social help a jam-packed room of teachers figure out how to give timely feedback using @briskteaching.bsky.social and other tools.

Thanks @cueinc.bsky.social
#springcue #blueskyedu

21.03.2025 18:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey #springcue fam.

After a six year hiatus Mr. Z and I are here. Hope to see you soon.

21.03.2025 15:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dear humanities/art teachers,

How do you help students break the idea that 100% is the default grade for turning in something that "meets expectations?"

In my mind, the "very good grade" is somewhere between 88-94%, and getting above 95% requires an exceptional or beyond-expectations creation.

30.01.2025 07:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0