Alex Shevrin Venet
@asv.bsky.social
Educator & author. Books: Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education & Becoming an Everyday Changemaker. Vermont explorer in the #251club. Working on a memoir!
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Alex Shevrin Venet
@asv.bsky.social
· Jul 28
Did you know that I wrote some books for teachers and you should read them? I wrote them as a call to take action and transform schools with mental health and wellbeing in mind. I'd love if you checked them out.
www.unconditionallearning.org/books
www.unconditionallearning.org/books
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Please listen to @heymrsbond.com and take a moment to affirm your kid’s teachers. Teaching has gotten so much harder under this administration. If you see a teacher showing up for your kid, show up for them, even in a small way.
Hey home adults,
If there’s a teacher in your students’ life who is making a positive impact on their learning, please send them an email, class dojo message, Remind, etc
It’s REALLY hard to keep going right now and a little kindness can go a long way.
If there’s a teacher in your students’ life who is making a positive impact on their learning, please send them an email, class dojo message, Remind, etc
It’s REALLY hard to keep going right now and a little kindness can go a long way.
January 16, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Please listen to @heymrsbond.com and take a moment to affirm your kid’s teachers. Teaching has gotten so much harder under this administration. If you see a teacher showing up for your kid, show up for them, even in a small way.
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I don't want to make doctor's appointments and schedule follow-ups. I want to be coaxed gently into a crate and taken to a vet.
January 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I don't want to make doctor's appointments and schedule follow-ups. I want to be coaxed gently into a crate and taken to a vet.
Free webinar starting in a few minutes on equity-centered trauma-informed education and youth mental health! thinkbiggerdogood.org/webinars/
thinkbiggerdogood.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Free webinar starting in a few minutes on equity-centered trauma-informed education and youth mental health! thinkbiggerdogood.org/webinars/
It's so rude to ask someone to speak at your event "because you're so influential in the field" but then the compensation is "exposure" and "growing your audience." So I'm well known enough for the ask but not enough to, you know, pay??
January 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM
It's so rude to ask someone to speak at your event "because you're so influential in the field" but then the compensation is "exposure" and "growing your audience." So I'm well known enough for the ask but not enough to, you know, pay??
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Equity-centered trauma-informed education (ECTIE), a model that evolved from trauma-informed care, recognizes that schools can either protect or inflict harm on minoritized students. Policy based on ECTIE principles have the potential to improve mental health outcomes for children. bit.ly/4h7dxSq
October 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Equity-centered trauma-informed education (ECTIE), a model that evolved from trauma-informed care, recognizes that schools can either protect or inflict harm on minoritized students. Policy based on ECTIE principles have the potential to improve mental health outcomes for children. bit.ly/4h7dxSq
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This. I’m sure all the academics & writers who are sounding the alarms over “pandemic learning loss”-the same ones who completely ignored all the death that surrounded kids & teachers and placed blamed all on school closures-will study the learning loss caused by ICE.
January 13, 2026 at 2:06 PM
This. I’m sure all the academics & writers who are sounding the alarms over “pandemic learning loss”-the same ones who completely ignored all the death that surrounded kids & teachers and placed blamed all on school closures-will study the learning loss caused by ICE.
It's very interesting to see how various education organizations/foundations/nonprofits are moving through this time in history. And that's what I'll say about that!
January 12, 2026 at 6:59 PM
It's very interesting to see how various education organizations/foundations/nonprofits are moving through this time in history. And that's what I'll say about that!
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Writing isn't easy and fun! It's more like a long drawn out death where the only positive thing anyone says is at least the will is still there! Sit up and write that book you were meant to! What are you even doing here? Doomscrolling for the answers? The answer is survive to tell the story.
January 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Writing isn't easy and fun! It's more like a long drawn out death where the only positive thing anyone says is at least the will is still there! Sit up and write that book you were meant to! What are you even doing here? Doomscrolling for the answers? The answer is survive to tell the story.
And what if I said there was a direct connection between shit like this and ICE killing people on the street? If your version of masculinity can't handle Cheerios what hope is there for you to unlearn violence?
January 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
And what if I said there was a direct connection between shit like this and ICE killing people on the street? If your version of masculinity can't handle Cheerios what hope is there for you to unlearn violence?
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Just a few spots left in this memoir workshop, which runs from February through November 2026 and is my favorite class to teach. Now holding off on new acceptances until the deadline so I can consider every application that comes in. Apply by Jan. 24! @thewriterscenter.bsky.social
Let's write together in 2026! If you're looking to jumpstart your memoir project—or are already underway & want some support to maintain momentum or figure out next steps—this @thewriterscenter.bsky.social workshop is for you. We'll meet twice a month, starting in February; learn more + apply here:
Memoir Year w/ Nicole Chung - The Writer's Center
Work on your memoir with bestselling author Nicole Chung! This intensive workshop is open to writers working on a memoir or memoir-in-essays. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in lively craft...
writer.org
January 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Just a few spots left in this memoir workshop, which runs from February through November 2026 and is my favorite class to teach. Now holding off on new acceptances until the deadline so I can consider every application that comes in. Apply by Jan. 24! @thewriterscenter.bsky.social
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Of all the pieces I've written, this is the one I find myself coming back to over & over again. Our trauma is never-ending ending & kids are in the midst of it. I don't see enough attention paid to how teachers navigate these times with students #EduSky
www.edutopia.org/article/maki...
www.edutopia.org/article/maki...
Making Space: Teaching After Trauma
Teachers sometimes feel a need to change their lesson plans when traumatic events occur, but that may not be the best strategy.
www.edutopia.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Of all the pieces I've written, this is the one I find myself coming back to over & over again. Our trauma is never-ending ending & kids are in the midst of it. I don't see enough attention paid to how teachers navigate these times with students #EduSky
www.edutopia.org/article/maki...
www.edutopia.org/article/maki...
If people actually stopped to feel their feelings, it would break society apart. I would love to see what we'd build from the rubble.
January 8, 2026 at 6:06 PM
If people actually stopped to feel their feelings, it would break society apart. I would love to see what we'd build from the rubble.
I wrote a book about making change in schools when the odds are stacked against you and you feel alone. Unfortunately I think it gets more and more relevant every day. If you're an educator (any level) and feeling unsure how to deal with *waves hands* all this, you're who I wrote this for.
January 7, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I wrote a book about making change in schools when the odds are stacked against you and you feel alone. Unfortunately I think it gets more and more relevant every day. If you're an educator (any level) and feeling unsure how to deal with *waves hands* all this, you're who I wrote this for.
it is really hard to stay motivated when living through full societal collapse
January 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
it is really hard to stay motivated when living through full societal collapse
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I'm only 20 pages into this but loving it already!
January 6, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I'm only 20 pages into this but loving it already!
It always amazes me how people assume I can see without my glasses. Like if I'm at a haircut or massage or something where I have to take my glasses off and then they ask me to look at something, walk across the room etc. I cannot see!!!
January 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM
It always amazes me how people assume I can see without my glasses. Like if I'm at a haircut or massage or something where I have to take my glasses off and then they ask me to look at something, walk across the room etc. I cannot see!!!
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Today we kicked off year 3 of Pastauary which is a holiday my husband and I invented. To celebrate Pastauary you just go out for pasta a bunch of times in January. 🤷♀️😅🍝 All are welcome to observe!
January 5, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Today we kicked off year 3 of Pastauary which is a holiday my husband and I invented. To celebrate Pastauary you just go out for pasta a bunch of times in January. 🤷♀️😅🍝 All are welcome to observe!
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This summer, I took myself to the beach for two days & wrote a letter to my fellow educators about “AI.”
My mom asked to read it; I told her, “Not yet. Let me get another draft done.”
Welp.
I should have let her read the first draft because she’s not here to read this one.
My mom asked to read it; I told her, “Not yet. Let me get another draft done.”
Welp.
I should have let her read the first draft because she’s not here to read this one.
“Human Beings! Human Beings!” An Open Letter to Educators on the Dangers of AI
A high school teacher and Rethinking Schools editor denounces AI as a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
rethinkingschools.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
This summer, I took myself to the beach for two days & wrote a letter to my fellow educators about “AI.”
My mom asked to read it; I told her, “Not yet. Let me get another draft done.”
Welp.
I should have let her read the first draft because she’s not here to read this one.
My mom asked to read it; I told her, “Not yet. Let me get another draft done.”
Welp.
I should have let her read the first draft because she’s not here to read this one.
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
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me: *eating goldfish* 🎶 I love goldfishes cuz they're so delicious...🎶
me: they don't make good jingles like they used to
nate: true
nate: except....🎶nothing is everything 🎶
me: they don't make good jingles like they used to
nate: true
nate: except....🎶nothing is everything 🎶
December 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
me: *eating goldfish* 🎶 I love goldfishes cuz they're so delicious...🎶
me: they don't make good jingles like they used to
nate: true
nate: except....🎶nothing is everything 🎶
me: they don't make good jingles like they used to
nate: true
nate: except....🎶nothing is everything 🎶
Most of what I wrote this year lives in my book draft but here's a roundup of what was published! Some education some creative:
December 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Most of what I wrote this year lives in my book draft but here's a roundup of what was published! Some education some creative: