digitalteacher
@digitalteacher.bsky.social
Equity Educator, Teacher, Digital Designer, Historian, Apple Distinguished Educator, C-SPAN Teacher Fellow, Google Innovator, TPS Teachers Network Mentor
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When veterans are erased from government website content because of their race or gender, we will need books, libraries, and brave writers more than ever. #sschat #libraries
March 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
When veterans are erased from government website content because of their race or gender, we will need books, libraries, and brave writers more than ever. #sschat #libraries
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“Toys in Nature”
Telling stories through 1 photo of toys, a great outdoor iPad project for 4/5 yo students. Working on macro photography skills on #iPad
What story does your scene tell?
#AppleEDUsky #Edusky #EYFS #earlyyears #everyonecancreate #creativity #photography #nature #edtech #digital
Telling stories through 1 photo of toys, a great outdoor iPad project for 4/5 yo students. Working on macro photography skills on #iPad
What story does your scene tell?
#AppleEDUsky #Edusky #EYFS #earlyyears #everyonecancreate #creativity #photography #nature #edtech #digital
March 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“Toys in Nature”
Telling stories through 1 photo of toys, a great outdoor iPad project for 4/5 yo students. Working on macro photography skills on #iPad
What story does your scene tell?
#AppleEDUsky #Edusky #EYFS #earlyyears #everyonecancreate #creativity #photography #nature #edtech #digital
Telling stories through 1 photo of toys, a great outdoor iPad project for 4/5 yo students. Working on macro photography skills on #iPad
What story does your scene tell?
#AppleEDUsky #Edusky #EYFS #earlyyears #everyonecancreate #creativity #photography #nature #edtech #digital
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Honored to do my semi-annual TPS Teachers Network talk to Library of Congress TPS interns tomorrow. Know a student or recent grad who might be interested in a life-changing experience? Astonishing breadth of remote & onsite internships! www.loc.gov/internships-... #sschat #archives #libraries
Overview | Internships and Fellowships | Library of Congress
Fellowships, internships, residencies, and volunteer opportunities open the doors of America's library to life-long learners from teens to retirees, providing unprecedented access to the Library of Co...
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February 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Honored to do my semi-annual TPS Teachers Network talk to Library of Congress TPS interns tomorrow. Know a student or recent grad who might be interested in a life-changing experience? Astonishing breadth of remote & onsite internships! www.loc.gov/internships-... #sschat #archives #libraries
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Check out the first episode of Music of US - "Far Away Blues" www.musicofus.org/episodes/far... #sschat #socialstudies #ushistory #historyteacher #music
Far Away Blues — Music of US
Explore a 1920s blues song about leaving home to find a better life, and the Great Migration. Sung by Clara Smith and Bessie Smith, two of the biggest singing stars of their era.
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February 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Check out the first episode of Music of US - "Far Away Blues" www.musicofus.org/episodes/far... #sschat #socialstudies #ushistory #historyteacher #music
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I am loving these 30 High School Learning Activities! Great for any teacher using Apple products, they have iPad and Mac activities across a variety of subject areas. #EDUsky #AppleEDUsky #AppleEducationCommunity
High School Learning with Apple: The Book
After working together to collect lessons using a variety of tools in each department of a high school, we wrote a book to share those 30 lessons with you. Each lesson features the use of Apple techno...
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February 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I am loving these 30 High School Learning Activities! Great for any teacher using Apple products, they have iPad and Mac activities across a variety of subject areas. #EDUsky #AppleEDUsky #AppleEducationCommunity
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The February 2025 TPS Consortium Update is out! It is chock full of new resources and opportunities for #educators and #students. mailchi.mp/tpsteachersn... #Teaching with #PrimarySources #historyteacher #sschat #engchat #literacy #STEM #professionaldevelopment
February 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The February 2025 TPS Consortium Update is out! It is chock full of new resources and opportunities for #educators and #students. mailchi.mp/tpsteachersn... #Teaching with #PrimarySources #historyteacher #sschat #engchat #literacy #STEM #professionaldevelopment
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Do you need recertification credits or a little shot in the professional arm? Check out all the opportunities in the February 2025 TPS Consortium Update! #sschat
The February 2025 TPS Consortium Update is out! It is chock full of new resources and opportunities for #educators and #students. mailchi.mp/tpsteachersn... #Teaching with #PrimarySources #historyteacher #sschat #engchat #literacy #STEM #professionaldevelopment
February 14, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Do you need recertification credits or a little shot in the professional arm? Check out all the opportunities in the February 2025 TPS Consortium Update! #sschat
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Important news literacy & civil discourse reminders from @newslit.org. For all of us.
#newsliteracyweek #sschat #edusky
#newsliteracyweek #sschat #edusky
👀 Today's news literacy standard: Expressing & exercising civic responsibility by seeking, sharing & producing credible info as effective participants in a democracy.
🔗 Resources & tips: newsliteracyweek.org
Download the poster: bit.ly/SpeakUpNLP
#NewsLiteracyWeek
🔗 Resources & tips: newsliteracyweek.org
Download the poster: bit.ly/SpeakUpNLP
#NewsLiteracyWeek
February 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Important news literacy & civil discourse reminders from @newslit.org. For all of us.
#newsliteracyweek #sschat #edusky
#newsliteracyweek #sschat #edusky
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Mark your calendars! The next Teacher Resource Share-out will be Feb 27. education.apple.com/story/250014... #EDUsky #AppleEDUsky #AppleEducationCommunity #ADE #ALC @morgancave.bsky.social
Join us for the Apple Education Community Teacher Resource
In this hour-long session, hear from Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) as they showcase innovative ways to use Apple technology in the classroom and beyond to support teaching and learning.
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February 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Mark your calendars! The next Teacher Resource Share-out will be Feb 27. education.apple.com/story/250014... #EDUsky #AppleEDUsky #AppleEducationCommunity #ADE #ALC @morgancave.bsky.social
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My lesson exploring how systemic inequality has shaped communities, using redlining maps and the 1940 Census. A powerful way for students to connect history with personal narratives and understand the impact of policy on people's lives. #edusky #history peterpappas.com/2020/11/mapp...
January 19, 2025 at 6:10 AM
My lesson exploring how systemic inequality has shaped communities, using redlining maps and the 1940 Census. A powerful way for students to connect history with personal narratives and understand the impact of policy on people's lives. #edusky #history peterpappas.com/2020/11/mapp...
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NCSS President Jennifer Morgan and Interim Executive Director Anton Schulzki have issued a statement on the January 29 Executive Order Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling: hubs.li/Q035dq8Y0
February 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
NCSS President Jennifer Morgan and Interim Executive Director Anton Schulzki have issued a statement on the January 29 Executive Order Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling: hubs.li/Q035dq8Y0
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Forget where I heard this...
"Slavery is White history. How [Blacks] survived it is Black history.”
“Learning [Black] history is about truth. But it is also about reconciliation: making amends for the pain caused to generations of Black Americans.”
#sschat #edusky #blackhistorymonth
"Slavery is White history. How [Blacks] survived it is Black history.”
“Learning [Black] history is about truth. But it is also about reconciliation: making amends for the pain caused to generations of Black Americans.”
#sschat #edusky #blackhistorymonth
Exploring African American History with Library of Congress Teacher Resources | Teaching with the Library
A sampling of Library of Congress teacher resources related to the study of African American history, which have been developed and published over the past year.
blogs.loc.gov
February 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Forget where I heard this...
"Slavery is White history. How [Blacks] survived it is Black history.”
“Learning [Black] history is about truth. But it is also about reconciliation: making amends for the pain caused to generations of Black Americans.”
#sschat #edusky #blackhistorymonth
"Slavery is White history. How [Blacks] survived it is Black history.”
“Learning [Black] history is about truth. But it is also about reconciliation: making amends for the pain caused to generations of Black Americans.”
#sschat #edusky #blackhistorymonth
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You can make whatever silly EO you want. History is still history!
Exploring African American History with Library of Congress Teacher Resources 👇
blogs.loc.gov/teachers/202...
#edusky #sschat #blackhistorymonth
Exploring African American History with Library of Congress Teacher Resources 👇
blogs.loc.gov/teachers/202...
#edusky #sschat #blackhistorymonth
Exploring African American History with Library of Congress Teacher Resources | Teaching with the Library
A sampling of Library of Congress teacher resources related to the study of African American history, which have been developed and published over the past year.
blogs.loc.gov
February 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
You can make whatever silly EO you want. History is still history!
Exploring African American History with Library of Congress Teacher Resources 👇
blogs.loc.gov/teachers/202...
#edusky #sschat #blackhistorymonth
Exploring African American History with Library of Congress Teacher Resources 👇
blogs.loc.gov/teachers/202...
#edusky #sschat #blackhistorymonth
Open the door to history - commemorating Black History Month with classroom door story design #AppleEducationCommunity #AppleEDU #SSChat #EDUSky #AppleEduSky
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education.apple.com/resource/250...
Black History Month Classroom Door Commemoration using Pages
I was just visiting one of our Advanced Placement African American History classes as they were making posters and door art to commemorate Black History Month...
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February 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Open the door to history - commemorating Black History Month with classroom door story design #AppleEducationCommunity #AppleEDU #SSChat #EDUSky #AppleEduSky
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We did it again!
Took 100 kids and everyone’s iPad to the Zoo to work on a our #Pages excursion portfolio #EDUSky #AppleEDUSky
Took 100 kids and everyone’s iPad to the Zoo to work on a our #Pages excursion portfolio #EDUSky #AppleEDUSky
January 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We did it again!
Took 100 kids and everyone’s iPad to the Zoo to work on a our #Pages excursion portfolio #EDUSky #AppleEDUSky
Took 100 kids and everyone’s iPad to the Zoo to work on a our #Pages excursion portfolio #EDUSky #AppleEDUSky
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Did you miss this month's Teacher Resource Share-out? Don't worry, the recording is now available to view: education.apple.com/story/250014...
Join us for the Apple Education Community Teacher Resource
In this hour-long session, hear from Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) as they showcase innovative ways to use Apple technology in the classroom and beyond to support teaching and learning.
education.apple.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Did you miss this month's Teacher Resource Share-out? Don't worry, the recording is now available to view: education.apple.com/story/250014...
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What if we could rethink #assessment to emphasize skills like creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking? Help your students recognize the value of the learning process—not just the product—with these small shifts to instruction. 💫
Encouraging Exploration and Innovation in the Classroom
Small instructional shifts can guide students to use technology in ways that develop their critical thinking and creativity.
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January 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
What if we could rethink #assessment to emphasize skills like creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking? Help your students recognize the value of the learning process—not just the product—with these small shifts to instruction. 💫
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My latest post on Substack: How to use audio stories for authentic assessment.
open.substack.com/pub/changing...
#education #edtech #assessment #podcast #podcasting
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#education #edtech #assessment #podcast #podcasting
January 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
My latest post on Substack: How to use audio stories for authentic assessment.
open.substack.com/pub/changing...
#education #edtech #assessment #podcast #podcasting
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#education #edtech #assessment #podcast #podcasting
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I love this quick and easy class activity for Valentine's Day!
education.apple.com/resource/250... #EDUsky #AppleEDUsky #AppleEducationCommunity #ValentinesDay
education.apple.com/resource/250... #EDUsky #AppleEDUsky #AppleEducationCommunity #ValentinesDay
Make a "Punny" Valentine Card
A sticker collage and markup activity using clever Valentine word play -- combined with images, drawings, emoji, and lettering.
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January 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I love this quick and easy class activity for Valentine's Day!
education.apple.com/resource/250... #EDUsky #AppleEDUsky #AppleEducationCommunity #ValentinesDay
education.apple.com/resource/250... #EDUsky #AppleEDUsky #AppleEducationCommunity #ValentinesDay
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For the Martin Luther King Day of Service (or upon returning to classes after the holiday), consider using the primary sources in this TPS Teachers Network album to discuss what students can do and have done for their communities. tpsteachersnetwork.org/single-group... #sschat #servicelearning
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Funded by a grant from the Library of Congress and housed at the Metropolitan State University of Denver, the TPS Teachers Network promotes educators professional development and learning.
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January 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
For the Martin Luther King Day of Service (or upon returning to classes after the holiday), consider using the primary sources in this TPS Teachers Network album to discuss what students can do and have done for their communities. tpsteachersnetwork.org/single-group... #sschat #servicelearning
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Working on end-of-year charitable contributions for 2024. I always give to the Right Question Institute because they have made such a difference in empowering students and educators! And democracy. givebutter.com/RQI2022
Donate today to build a more just and equitable democracy!
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December 28, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Working on end-of-year charitable contributions for 2024. I always give to the Right Question Institute because they have made such a difference in empowering students and educators! And democracy. givebutter.com/RQI2022
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The Will Rogers Ranch was one of many cultural heritage sites destroyed in the LA fires. This TPS Teachers Network album brings together Library of Congress primary sources about Will Rogers, the ranch, and two entertaining recordings of Will Rogers himself. tpsteachersnetwork.org/single-group...
Shareable AlbumWill Rogers Ranch Lost to 2025 Los Angeles Fire
Funded by a grant from the Library of Congress and housed at the Metropolitan State University of Denver, the TPS Teachers Network promotes educators professional development and learning.
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January 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The Will Rogers Ranch was one of many cultural heritage sites destroyed in the LA fires. This TPS Teachers Network album brings together Library of Congress primary sources about Will Rogers, the ranch, and two entertaining recordings of Will Rogers himself. tpsteachersnetwork.org/single-group...
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Cool webinar next week - Reimagining W.E.B. Dubois’s Data Portraits with Will Villalongo: Using Data Visualizations in the Classroom. Sign up: ucdavis.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?... #Teaching with #PrimarySources #SSchat #HistoryTeacher #Civics #STEM #STEAM
January 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Cool webinar next week - Reimagining W.E.B. Dubois’s Data Portraits with Will Villalongo: Using Data Visualizations in the Classroom. Sign up: ucdavis.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?... #Teaching with #PrimarySources #SSchat #HistoryTeacher #Civics #STEM #STEAM
Word Art for Day of Service created on Keynote slide emulating Letter Press Art of Amos Paul Kennedy Jr Library of Congress. Quote is from Martin Luther King Jr.
#AppleEducationCommunity #AppleEdu #AppleEdusky #sschat education.apple.com/resource/250...
#AppleEducationCommunity #AppleEdu #AppleEdusky #sschat education.apple.com/resource/250...
January 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Word Art for Day of Service created on Keynote slide emulating Letter Press Art of Amos Paul Kennedy Jr Library of Congress. Quote is from Martin Luther King Jr.
#AppleEducationCommunity #AppleEdu #AppleEdusky #sschat education.apple.com/resource/250...
#AppleEducationCommunity #AppleEdu #AppleEdusky #sschat education.apple.com/resource/250...