Chinón Maria
@chinonmaria.bsky.social
Artist. Educator. Mama. Creator of Art World Explorer Kids!
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The Trump administration's erasure of federal data has put the Internet Archive in the spotlight. The organization, with its small but mighty team, is working to help save the world's digital history.
As the Trump administration purges web pages, this group is rushing to save them
The Trump administration's erasure of federal data has put the Internet Archive in the spotlight. The organization, with its small but mighty team, is working to help save the world's digital history.
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March 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The Trump administration's erasure of federal data has put the Internet Archive in the spotlight. The organization, with its small but mighty team, is working to help save the world's digital history.
My little VT standing strong against the bullies in our government. So proud.
Brave little Vermont leading the way! I have friends who attended yesterday and I’m so grateful it remained peaceful.
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Pro-Ukraine protests across US after Trump-Zelensky clash
Hundreds of people gather in US cities to express their support for Ukraine after the Oval Office row.
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March 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
My little VT standing strong against the bullies in our government. So proud.
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Fortitude. Because you know you need it! By Sandro Botticelli in 1470.
March 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Fortitude. Because you know you need it! By Sandro Botticelli in 1470.
For every male artist I teach in my Art Legends curriculum, my students will also learn about a female artist.
Katherine Johnson in math, Dolores Huerta in social studies, Faith Ringgold in art—here’s how to connect with women’s history in any subject! ➗🎨
Celebrating Women’s History Month in Middle School
Teachers can share the achievements of important women in lessons across the curriculum—during March and all year long.
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March 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
For every male artist I teach in my Art Legends curriculum, my students will also learn about a female artist.
The more we know, the more powerful we can become. This was a great presentation, so passing it along in hopes more people can access it too!
Powerful conversation with @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social tonight! Here is my presentation on how I teach with the March Trilogy comics - docs.google.com/presentation...
February 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The more we know, the more powerful we can become. This was a great presentation, so passing it along in hopes more people can access it too!
Was such a great discussion. Uplifting and inspiring!!!
So excited that I won a book by Alice Faye Duncan from the book giveaway!
So excited that I won a book by Alice Faye Duncan from the book giveaway!
Come join this positive, smart, caring community of educators (and yes, a chance for book giveaways📚)!💫 sharing stories about teaching #BlackHistoryMonth
RSVP: bit.ly/NewsHourZoom...
Share a lesson or just listen in to this PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom zoom chat #professionaldevelopment #EduSky #PD
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Share a lesson or just listen in to this PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom zoom chat #professionaldevelopment #EduSky #PD
February 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Was such a great discussion. Uplifting and inspiring!!!
So excited that I won a book by Alice Faye Duncan from the book giveaway!
So excited that I won a book by Alice Faye Duncan from the book giveaway!
Let me be very clear, education in America is under attack by our own national government.
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U.S. Department of Education Launches “End DEI” Portal
The U.S. Department of Education launched EndDEI.Ed.Gov, a public portal for parents, students, teachers, and the broader community to submit reports of discrimination based on race or sex in publicly...
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February 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Let me be very clear, education in America is under attack by our own national government.
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
A bit more about me….
February 26, 2025 at 2:48 AM
A bit more about me….
What is your opinion?
It’s as though the Trump admin. is running FDR’s first 100 days in reverse: Instead of rebuilding institutions and public trust at a moment of national peril, it seems to be trying to unravel both—and is creating a moment of national peril.
(@ebharrington.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
(@ebharrington.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
Opinion | Trust Was Once an American Superpower (Gift Article)
Undermining one of our country’s greatest and least-appreciated assets.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
What is your opinion?
Very interesting read… something to think about as we take a look at power and what people do when they have it….
Remember last month, when you didn’t have to worry about the safety of the US nuclear arsenal? Or when you could get on a plane pretty sure you'd survive the flight?
Those were the days.
My @nytimes.com Guest Essay on DOGE, the wrecking ball crushing Americans' last remaining trust in government.
Those were the days.
My @nytimes.com Guest Essay on DOGE, the wrecking ball crushing Americans' last remaining trust in government.
It’s as though the Trump admin. is running FDR’s first 100 days in reverse: Instead of rebuilding institutions and public trust at a moment of national peril, it seems to be trying to unravel both—and is creating a moment of national peril.
(@ebharrington.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
(@ebharrington.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
February 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Very interesting read… something to think about as we take a look at power and what people do when they have it….
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Raymond Santana was wrongly imprisoned. Now, he wants to join Yusef Salaam, also wrongfully accused in the rape of a Central Park jogger, on the City Council.
Raymond Santana of ‘Central Park Five’ Will Run for Office in New York
Raymond Santana was wrongly imprisoned. Now, he wants to join Yusef Salaam, also wrongfully accused in the rape of a Central Park jogger, on the City Council.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Raymond Santana was wrongly imprisoned. Now, he wants to join Yusef Salaam, also wrongfully accused in the rape of a Central Park jogger, on the City Council.
News that makes my heart full. As an ex alpine skier, this headline has even greater meaning to me.
Breaking News from @theathletic.bsky.social: Mikaela Shiffrin won the 100th World Cup race of her storied career, becoming the first alpine skier to reach that milestone.
Mikaela Shiffrin gets historic 100th World Cup win one month after return to skiing
Shiffrin became the first Alpine skier to hit 100 career World Cup wins, topping the podium in a slalom race Sunday in Italy.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
News that makes my heart full. As an ex alpine skier, this headline has even greater meaning to me.
The West African Tale of Anansi the 🕷️ and Kente Cloth was the inspiration behind these great paper weavings made by 4th graders!
February 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The West African Tale of Anansi the 🕷️ and Kente Cloth was the inspiration behind these great paper weavings made by 4th graders!
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Today (Feb 22) in 1943, three courageous young people in the group White Rose were executed for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets in Germany. Sophie Scholl: "The greatest damage is caused by the silent majority that just wants to survive, submit and go along with everything."
February 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Look at these great beaded works by 5th graders inspired by the Bamileke People of Cameroon who create intricate beaded “Elephant Masks”. A great opportunity to examine symmetry, pattern, color and help develop fine motor skills!
February 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Look at these great beaded works by 5th graders inspired by the Bamileke People of Cameroon who create intricate beaded “Elephant Masks”. A great opportunity to examine symmetry, pattern, color and help develop fine motor skills!
Know your history. What is happening now may make a lot more sense if you know about the past.
After the Brown v. Board decision, white people across the South opened hundreds of private schools. 70 years later, most of the ones still open in Alabama’s Black Belt remain overwhelmingly white.
In this town, one school keeps kids divided.
(Published May 2024)
In this town, one school keeps kids divided.
(Published May 2024)
Segregation Academies Still Operate Across the South. One Town Grapples With Its Divided Schools.
Seventy years after Brown v. Board, Black and white residents, in Camden, Alabama, say they would like to see their children schooled together. But after so long apart, they aren’t sure how to make…
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February 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Know your history. What is happening now may make a lot more sense if you know about the past.
Stuck home for Feb break with the kiddos? Need some ideas with what to do to keep those little hands busy? Try these great 3-D sculptures made with paper plates and markers inspired by Yayoi Kusama’s “Flowers that Bloom at Midnight”
February 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Stuck home for Feb break with the kiddos? Need some ideas with what to do to keep those little hands busy? Try these great 3-D sculptures made with paper plates and markers inspired by Yayoi Kusama’s “Flowers that Bloom at Midnight”