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Sam Parker

@spark202

Writer, humanities teacher, pottery enthusiast, knitter/crocheter. Working on my EdD. You can find me wandering Lake Michigan beaches on gloomy days.

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I didn’t hear bleeping. Doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. His message was unity. My bilingual friends said there’s no controversy. I haven’t researched it beyond this thread though.

10.02.2026 12:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I am sure it was the non explicit as 45 million people speak Spanish.

09.02.2026 23:21 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Like many artists today- there are explicit versions and non-explicit versions of his songs.

09.02.2026 22:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The image is a colorful, illustrated cover for “Hyperlink Slides Choice Board” by Alice Keeler. At the top, the title “CHOICE BOARD” is written in bold black letters, with a yellow icon of a chain link in the center. To the left, there’s a stack of books and a pen, and to the right, a cartoon character of a smiling person holding a pencil and pointing upward with a lit lightbulb above their finger, suggesting an idea. At the bottom left, the Google Slides logo appears with the text “works with Google Slides.”

The image is a colorful, illustrated cover for “Hyperlink Slides Choice Board” by Alice Keeler. At the top, the title “CHOICE BOARD” is written in bold black letters, with a yellow icon of a chain link in the center. To the left, there’s a stack of books and a pen, and to the right, a cartoon character of a smiling person holding a pencil and pointing upward with a lit lightbulb above their finger, suggesting an idea. At the bottom left, the Google Slides logo appears with the text “works with Google Slides.”

Turning Google Slides into an interactive choice board is easier with smart hyperlinks. Add-on lets students move smoothly between slides, reset choices, and reuse the same deck for multiple activities by swapping content.

workspace.google.com/marketplace/...

#EduSky #GoogleEDU #GoogleWorkspace

03.01.2026 15:02 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

In the process myself. Reading this as I’m taking a break from coding interviews and stupid memos. 😆😟😭

15.11.2025 00:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

💯

11.10.2025 17:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The true size of Africa?

When scaled proportionately to true land area, Africa can fit the United States, China, India and most of Europe within the continent — comparisons that conventional maps like Mercator’s obscure

www.reuters.com/graphics/AFR...

05.09.2025 02:25 👍 22 🔁 5 💬 3 📌 0
Covers of new books by ASU faculty Gregory Castle, Devoney Looser, Nnedi Okorafor, and Laura Turchi.

Covers of new books by ASU faculty Gregory Castle, Devoney Looser, Nnedi Okorafor, and Laura Turchi.

New books from ASU English faculty! Just out or forthcoming soon are works on Irish literature (G. Castle), Jane Austen (@devoney.bsky.social), space cats ‪(@nnedi.bsky.social) and Shakespeare (L. Turchi).

Learn more: ow.ly/IV6X50WByRC #ASUHumanities CC: @acmrs.bsky.social

11.08.2025 20:34 👍 22 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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The Headache \"Required reading for anyone with a head.\"—Mary Roach, New York Times bestselling author of Stiff and Fuzz For the many millions of headache suf...

A shout out to my colleague @tomzellerjr.com on the launch of his smart, funny, surprising, entirely readable book about headaches. As @maryroach.bsky.social says, "required reading for anyone with a head."

21.07.2025 11:42 👍 38 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 2
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I'm going to try and communicate with my Republican colleagues in a new way.

26.06.2025 21:44 👍 20016 🔁 4425 💬 1020 📌 556

I love @marcusluther.bsky.social as a teacher, but I also enjoying reading his writing. This blog gets at the heart of why interrogating the root of our jobs with intentionality is a part of THE JOB.

25.06.2025 13:14 👍 16 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1

A little surpriserd to have not seen a single post saying HEY... we're not actually at war with Iran, and only congress can declare war so... how is it we are considering air strikes?

18.06.2025 19:40 👍 61 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 1

Juneteenth calls us to understand the realities of our past, celebrate the resilience and achievements of Black Americans, and align the course of our country toward its founding creed of liberty and justice for all. Wishing everyone a meaningful Juneteenth!

19.06.2025 12:59 👍 29615 🔁 5415 💬 333 📌 196
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Get Help Get immediate help 24/7/365. The Trevor Project's crisis counselors are just a text, chat, or phone call away. Completely confidential and free LGBTQ hotline.

Today is a good day to support the Trevor Project. Trained counselors who understand the challenges LGBTQ+ young people face are available for support 24/7.

www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/

18.06.2025 23:09 👍 40 🔁 21 💬 2 📌 1
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Teaching Students How to Have an Academic Discussion This teacher-created scaffolding tool can elevate classroom dialogue, empowering students to express themselves while learning from the ideas of others.

“Building off the work of: Katy Wishow, Shana Frazin, Donna Santman, & Gaby Layden.”

Read Gwen’s article for Edutopia here: edut.to/4jz9uy4

15.06.2025 22:11 👍 12 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1
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Joe Biden at Union Station in 1972 and Joe Biden at Union Station yesterday.
He took the train as a 29-year-old senator-elect.
He still takes the train as a former president.
No motorcade. No spectacle. Just Joe.
Steady. Humble. Still showing up.
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14.06.2025 14:16 👍 111 🔁 22 💬 4 📌 1
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“Trump is using military forces to stop a protest — I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us.”

Doechii at the #BETAwards

10.06.2025 01:01 👍 22638 🔁 7298 💬 200 📌 509
05.06.2025 18:15 👍 1639 🔁 248 💬 52 📌 12
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AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse A new analysis of AI hardware being produced and how it is being used attempts to estimate the vast amount of electricity being consumed by AI.

A researcher calculates that, without increased production, AI will consume up to 82 terrawatt-hours of electricity this year—around the same as the annual electricity consumption of Switzerland.

26.05.2025 21:45 👍 914 🔁 491 💬 65 📌 88
Science-Backed Studying Techniques
If high school students were never taught how to study, they’re going to keep being frustrated by using ineffective studying methods. Here’s how to help change that.

Science-Backed Studying Techniques If high school students were never taught how to study, they’re going to keep being frustrated by using ineffective studying methods. Here’s how to help change that.

“Many educators assume that at some point, students have been taught how to study effectively,” writes #ScienceTeacher Alison Stone.

But her 20 years of experience teaching high schoolers has taught her that “this is typically not the case.”

🧵 1/9 #EduSky #HighSchoolTeacher

25.05.2025 19:34 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
NEW YORK TIMES (2020): U.S. DEATHS NEAR 100,000, AN INCALCULABLE LOSS

NEW YORK TIMES (2020): U.S. DEATHS NEAR 100,000, AN INCALCULABLE LOSS

5 years ago: “An incalculable loss”

Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access

25.05.2025 18:36 👍 10637 🔁 4140 💬 257 📌 207

undefeated

21.05.2025 12:55 👍 428 🔁 117 💬 6 📌 6

And if you care about managing cognitive load, you should also know that recruiting student engagement and interest actually decreases cognitive load and makes learning easier. 😅

30.03.2025 14:51 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

This definitely intersects with Bandura’s ideas on self-efficacy. I like the specific research on cognitive load.

21.05.2025 12:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Enjoying immensely as well.

16.05.2025 18:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Is it? Most schools that I am aware of are AP or the course is through the university but taught at the high school.

11.05.2025 17:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The students at my school take courses directly from the college.

11.05.2025 17:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Curious- this seems mostly about AP type courses. What about high schoolers taking courses directly through the college/university? Same issues?

11.05.2025 15:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Immunogenicity and Safety of Influenza and COVID-19 Multicomponent Vaccine This study examines the immunogenicity and safety of an investigational mRNA-based vaccine against seasonal influenza and SARS-CoV-2 in adults 50 years and older.

Moderna’s combined Covid and flu shot outperformed the existing standalone vaccines for both viruses, according to the results of a phase 3 clinical trial published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

10.05.2025 22:17 👍 244 🔁 89 💬 3 📌 4

Maybe at one time. I know so many that are now racist MAGAs.

09.05.2025 16:47 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0