@codyjohk
codyjohk.bsky.social
@codyjohk
@codyjohk.bsky.social
Been teaching high school English since 1993, hoping to go to 2028. Mom of two launching adults and two pups. Local education union secretary. Reader. Nature lover. Questioner. Daily working to stay hopeful and present.
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers gave guidance to Wisconsin agencies to have legal counsel if ICE comes. Tony Evers, standing up for due process (and always trying to do right by kids.) <3
USA - More Fascist By The Day!

Trump admin has threatened to arrest Gov Evers, who has done nothing wrong!

Border Czar Homan: Wait until you see what's coming!

In America, we have a right to legal counsel & a moral obligation to inform others of THEIR rights.

🚨 They're coming for our FREEDOM!
May 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Reposted by @codyjohk
What we're seeing at #handsoff protests nationwide today and what we saw at the ballot box on Tuesday are not unrelated. The public is furious. It will not be silenced. And those who side with Trump and Musk—or refuse to fight back—will be swept out of office.
April 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"Being forced essentially to read a book made me realize how much i enjoy them and how important they are for me"--> back to grading/responding after a two-week start of semester hiatus and loving reading this in reflections repeatedly
February 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
And last post of gratitude is @melaltersmith.bsky.social whose years of dedication changed how I approach, value, teach poetry. Year after year I hear exiting students talk about how they value poetry now, and part of that is her modelling.
February 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
And grateful to @sarahmzerwin.bsky.social for her book POINTLESS-- which helped fuel me as I structured my AP Lit class to be "ungraded". I just gave her book to a visiting practice teacher and it was lovely to pass on a different vision of how class can be. docs.google.com/presentation...
#ungrading feedback
2022 Ungrading How did #ungrading go in Cody’s AP Lit
docs.google.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
And for gratitude, thanks @joelrgarza.bsky.social, for sharing this format years ago. As the kids recover independent reading stamina, it has been an excellent way to build classroom conversations. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Independent Reading How and Why 2024 Template
Using this model from Joel (hō•ÉL) Garza, a teacher in Greenhill Schools in Texas, compile a list of books we all read On finishing a book, add a book cover to this list. Then add commentary, signing ...
docs.google.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
First post here! I missed the Twitter educators I followed and celebrated finding them here; looking forward to ed posts soon. My current daily habit is one act of resistance, write down three gratitudes, and one of my colleagues shares her daily acts of resistance-- follow and support and enact
February 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Reposted by @codyjohk
We are calling for a nationwide and international boycott of all Elon Musk-related products and services. Sell your Tesla shares, avoid buying Tesla vehicles, cancel Starlink, and delete your X accounts.
February 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM