Dana Huff
@danahuff.bsky.social
Nerd. Teach for social justice. Instructional Coach, English Dept. Co-Chair, writer, reader, book & education blogger. EdD from Northeastern. #BlackLivesMatter. She/Her. Blog at huffenglish.com. #ITeachEnglish #EduSky
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Dana Huff
@danahuff.bsky.social
· Feb 21
Let's get some discussion going among AP Lit and AP Lang teachers here on Bluesky. If you're interested, let me know, and I'll add you to the list!
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For Indigenous Peoples' Day I wanted to highlight a sampling of recent(ish) work that has really shaped my understandings and informed my practice as an ELA educator. First is Daniel Heath Justice's Why Indigenous Literatures Matter:
www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Books/W/Why-...
www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Books/W/Why-...
Why Indigenous Literatures Matter
Wilfrid Laurier University Press - Transforming Ideas
www.wlupress.wlu.ca
October 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
For Indigenous Peoples' Day I wanted to highlight a sampling of recent(ish) work that has really shaped my understandings and informed my practice as an ELA educator. First is Daniel Heath Justice's Why Indigenous Literatures Matter:
www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Books/W/Why-...
www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Books/W/Why-...
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Roy is easily the most unqualified person in a sea of questionably qualified electeds in Worcester
She needs to lose
Make it happen and
Vote for Nelly: nelly4worcester.com
Donate to Nelly: secure.actblue.com/donate/commi...
She needs to lose
Make it happen and
Vote for Nelly: nelly4worcester.com
Donate to Nelly: secure.actblue.com/donate/commi...
October 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Roy is easily the most unqualified person in a sea of questionably qualified electeds in Worcester
She needs to lose
Make it happen and
Vote for Nelly: nelly4worcester.com
Donate to Nelly: secure.actblue.com/donate/commi...
She needs to lose
Make it happen and
Vote for Nelly: nelly4worcester.com
Donate to Nelly: secure.actblue.com/donate/commi...
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"Being respectful of our history" means not lying about it.
There are not, actually, "a lot of questions" about this grisly massacre
You should put your "confidence and trust" in the nonpartisan scholars who have studied this extensively instead of a right-wing Fox & Friends propagandist
There are not, actually, "a lot of questions" about this grisly massacre
You should put your "confidence and trust" in the nonpartisan scholars who have studied this extensively instead of a right-wing Fox & Friends propagandist
September 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
"Being respectful of our history" means not lying about it.
There are not, actually, "a lot of questions" about this grisly massacre
You should put your "confidence and trust" in the nonpartisan scholars who have studied this extensively instead of a right-wing Fox & Friends propagandist
There are not, actually, "a lot of questions" about this grisly massacre
You should put your "confidence and trust" in the nonpartisan scholars who have studied this extensively instead of a right-wing Fox & Friends propagandist
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Read as much James Baldwin as you can
September 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Read as much James Baldwin as you can
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The backlash against the essential 1619 Project was a canary in the coal mine for the censorship of curriculum, books, and Black academics happening with increasing frequency today. Importance weekend listening.
My friend and colleague Wesley Morris and I had a very sobering conversation about America since the 1619 Project published and how it feels to be falling back under the veil that W.E.B. Du Bois so mournfully wrote about. I hope you’ll listen to this episode of Cannonball @nytimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The backlash against the essential 1619 Project was a canary in the coal mine for the censorship of curriculum, books, and Black academics happening with increasing frequency today. Importance weekend listening.
My classes are so good this year. I’m proud of them. 🥰
September 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
My classes are so good this year. I’m proud of them. 🥰
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South Africa has reopened the investigation into the death of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko — 48 years after he was killed in police custody.
South Africa reopens inquest into death of Steve Biko
South Africa has reopened the investigation into the death of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko — 48 years after he was killed in police custody.
n.pr
September 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
South Africa has reopened the investigation into the death of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko — 48 years after he was killed in police custody.
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May the work I’ve done… speak for me
September 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
May the work I’ve done… speak for me
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Still don't think any poet has ever gone harder than Emily Brontë.
September 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Still don't think any poet has ever gone harder than Emily Brontë.
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New Post: Beware Self-Care
Why does "self-care" advice for teachers ring so hollow? Because it misses the point entirely.
What if instead of telling teachers to care for themselves, we created schools where we all care for each other?
Why does "self-care" advice for teachers ring so hollow? Because it misses the point entirely.
What if instead of telling teachers to care for themselves, we created schools where we all care for each other?
Beware Self-Care
I know that sounds like a strange title for a blog entry, but go with me for a minute here. I worry a little bit about how many educational organizations are preaching that educators have to engage in self-care, and the reason that I worry about that is because it feels to me that there is some organizational abdication of the need to take care of our educators when that is the message.
practicaltheory.org
August 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New Post: Beware Self-Care
Why does "self-care" advice for teachers ring so hollow? Because it misses the point entirely.
What if instead of telling teachers to care for themselves, we created schools where we all care for each other?
Why does "self-care" advice for teachers ring so hollow? Because it misses the point entirely.
What if instead of telling teachers to care for themselves, we created schools where we all care for each other?
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I took PragerU's Oklahoma Teacher Certification Exam so you don't have to. Question highlights in this thread:
I'm struck that, as a certification exam for teachers, there are zero questions about actual teaching and learning and by how fundamentally weird some questions are?
Why are there so many questions prompting would-be educators about the reproductive anatomy of children?
Why are there so many questions prompting would-be educators about the reproductive anatomy of children?
August 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I took PragerU's Oklahoma Teacher Certification Exam so you don't have to. Question highlights in this thread:
A little bit of a mini-rant: Yesterday, an author whose work I respect posted a snarky comment about people with doctorates who insist on being called "Dr." (Full disclosure, I am one of the people she was complaining about.)
![A meme with a woman wearing glasses and short blond hair and a bearded man in a blue-striped shirt. The text says "When your PhD is in: Education, Social Sciences, Honorary... Excuse me! It's Doctor!" next to the woman. Next to the man it says, "When your PhD is in: Astrophysics, Bio-Medical Engineering, Aplied [sic] Mathematics... Call me Bob."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:57cmhx5rwcq5qk35x3tgpfqn/bafkreidzepa2felua73h5arlg4b5u6rxjfvfdpj2wznsgldonnwjzaxmgy@jpeg)
August 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A little bit of a mini-rant: Yesterday, an author whose work I respect posted a snarky comment about people with doctorates who insist on being called "Dr." (Full disclosure, I am one of the people she was complaining about.)
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People reallye ynto Gen AI summaryes seeme to thynke of bookes as annoyinge litel labyrinths whose onlye benefit ys that thei leade to a tastye magical glowing orb called "informacioun" that when consumed doth turne you into a man wyth a bow tie and the righte to talke over everyone else.
July 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
People reallye ynto Gen AI summaryes seeme to thynke of bookes as annoyinge litel labyrinths whose onlye benefit ys that thei leade to a tastye magical glowing orb called "informacioun" that when consumed doth turne you into a man wyth a bow tie and the righte to talke over everyone else.
For those who have read Demon Copperhead: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
‘The damage is terrifying’: Barbara Kingsolver on Trump, rural America and the recovery home funded by her hit novel
Demon Copperhead, the author’s retelling of Dickens during Virginia’s opioid crisis, was a global success. Now she has used royalties from the novel to open a recovery residence
www.theguardian.com
July 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
For those who have read Demon Copperhead: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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July 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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I like this a lot and it resonates with what I've seen/experienced: if we can build a teaching culture in which as teachers we are naming and actively pursuing our own growth priorities, it gives us agency and helps create space where feedback feels both authentic and purposeful
In my teacher coaching role, most of the work I did was identifying strengths and building on those. The "critical feedback" we worked on was almost always self-identified as an area the teacher wanted to work on.
June 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I like this a lot and it resonates with what I've seen/experienced: if we can build a teaching culture in which as teachers we are naming and actively pursuing our own growth priorities, it gives us agency and helps create space where feedback feels both authentic and purposeful
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My Statement on the Supreme Court's Ruling in United States v. Skrmetti to Restrict Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth.
June 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My Statement on the Supreme Court's Ruling in United States v. Skrmetti to Restrict Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth.
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Spoiler alert: The semicolon isn't dead.
June 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Spoiler alert: The semicolon isn't dead.
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It's Teacher Appreciation Week. Here's how to appreciate teachers: pay them better.
Yes, What We Pay Teachers Matters
Paying teachers well is an essential part of a healthier public education system
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May 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It's Teacher Appreciation Week. Here's how to appreciate teachers: pay them better.
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There’s no silver bullet to keeping students on track and disruptions at bay—a 2021 study notes that being an effective teacher “requires the adaptive application of a repertoire of different classroom management strategies.”
Check out my latest on @edutopia.org:
www.edutopia.org/article/smal...
Check out my latest on @edutopia.org:
www.edutopia.org/article/smal...
8 Small But Impactful Classroom Management Shifts
How using subtle gestures, spatial awareness, and tone of voice can nudge your classroom toward smoother operations.
www.edutopia.org
May 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
There’s no silver bullet to keeping students on track and disruptions at bay—a 2021 study notes that being an effective teacher “requires the adaptive application of a repertoire of different classroom management strategies.”
Check out my latest on @edutopia.org:
www.edutopia.org/article/smal...
Check out my latest on @edutopia.org:
www.edutopia.org/article/smal...
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This. So much this. My children have autism, and this anti-vax nonsense enrages me for so many reasons.
It's considered uncouth to say this but the entire impetus of the antivaxx movement is the idea that having an autistic child is worse than a dead child
RFK Jr: "By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we will be able to eliminate those exposures."
April 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This. So much this. My children have autism, and this anti-vax nonsense enrages me for so many reasons.
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This applies to everyone but I especially need teachers to hear this.
You can’t properly serve communities that you look down on.
April 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This applies to everyone but I especially need teachers to hear this.