Dorie
@doriec.bsky.social
Currently teaching: elementary Spanish, k-6 world lang methods, and qual research methods
PhD in Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies. Interested in how Spanish language education can perpetuate racism against Spanish speakers. Pronouns: any 🇵🇷 🏳️🌈
PhD in Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies. Interested in how Spanish language education can perpetuate racism against Spanish speakers. Pronouns: any 🇵🇷 🏳️🌈
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Dorie
@doriec.bsky.social
· Sep 24
All school lunches should be free. And it’s a complete societal failure that they’re not.
Próspero ano, amigos míos.
Just like every year, a friendly PSA:
“Feliz ano nuevo” means “happy new anus.”
“Feliz año nuevo” means “happy new year.”
Wishing folks either one is nice, but make sure you’re using the one you mean.
“Feliz ano nuevo” means “happy new anus.”
“Feliz año nuevo” means “happy new year.”
Wishing folks either one is nice, but make sure you’re using the one you mean.
January 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Próspero ano, amigos míos.
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One of my highlights of 2025 was befriending the chipmunk who lives at my stoop
His face at the end 🥹
His face at the end 🥹
December 31, 2025 at 1:31 AM
One of my highlights of 2025 was befriending the chipmunk who lives at my stoop
His face at the end 🥹
His face at the end 🥹
One of my highlights of 2025 was befriending the chipmunk who lives at my stoop
His face at the end 🥹
His face at the end 🥹
December 31, 2025 at 1:31 AM
One of my highlights of 2025 was befriending the chipmunk who lives at my stoop
His face at the end 🥹
His face at the end 🥹
Did they make it look like Tr*mp on purpose?
This is an artificial mouth created by Japanese researchers. It uses artificial vocal cords, a trachea system, and a flexible silicone mouth that moves and shapes sound in real time.
It sounds so human-like!
It sounds so human-like!
December 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Did they make it look like Tr*mp on purpose?
Keep antifascist Christ in Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Keep antifascist Christ in Christmas
Last elementary class taught. University class grades posted.
*slams laptop shut*
*slams laptop shut*
December 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Last elementary class taught. University class grades posted.
*slams laptop shut*
*slams laptop shut*
For those who still have to teach on Monday and Tuesday, we can all go to school wearing sweatpants, right?
December 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
For those who still have to teach on Monday and Tuesday, we can all go to school wearing sweatpants, right?
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Yes!! We do our students a disservice when we try to boil language learning down to one thing (input > output).
Our classes should be about much more than CI! #LangChat
Our classes should be about much more than CI! #LangChat
Comprehensible input (Krashen) and memory apps and tactics (Duo, Anki, flashcards, mnemonics, repetition, etc.), straight out of the box, are effective but only utilizes one category.
We're not machines with inputs:outputs. Learning is a complex system, messy, nonlinear, human.
#polyglot #LangSky
We're not machines with inputs:outputs. Learning is a complex system, messy, nonlinear, human.
#polyglot #LangSky
In Language Learning Strategies (1990) linguistics researcher Rebecca L. Oxford PhD provides an inventory of strategies language learners can use.
A. Memory
B. Cognitive
C. Compensation
D. Metacognitive
E. Affective
F. Social
R. L. Oxford's Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) #LangSky
A. Memory
B. Cognitive
C. Compensation
D. Metacognitive
E. Affective
F. Social
R. L. Oxford's Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) #LangSky
April 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Yes!! We do our students a disservice when we try to boil language learning down to one thing (input > output).
Our classes should be about much more than CI! #LangChat
Our classes should be about much more than CI! #LangChat
I’m excited to see all of the fashion in the Capitol for this event.
Trump has announced an "unprecedented four-day athletic event" with "one young man and one young woman from each state and territory."
December 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I’m excited to see all of the fashion in the Capitol for this event.
It’s not what she chooses to inject into her lips, but rather the bullshit she spews out of her lips that make her an ugly person
December 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It’s not what she chooses to inject into her lips, but rather the bullshit she spews out of her lips that make her an ugly person
December 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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I just overheard my 6th grader venting about middle school and he said…
Teachers only have to teach one lesson about one subject each day, but students have to learn about *everything*
And, teacher chat, I think he’s onto us 😅
Teachers only have to teach one lesson about one subject each day, but students have to learn about *everything*
And, teacher chat, I think he’s onto us 😅
December 17, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I just overheard my 6th grader venting about middle school and he said…
Teachers only have to teach one lesson about one subject each day, but students have to learn about *everything*
And, teacher chat, I think he’s onto us 😅
Teachers only have to teach one lesson about one subject each day, but students have to learn about *everything*
And, teacher chat, I think he’s onto us 😅
I just overheard my 6th grader venting about middle school and he said…
Teachers only have to teach one lesson about one subject each day, but students have to learn about *everything*
And, teacher chat, I think he’s onto us 😅
Teachers only have to teach one lesson about one subject each day, but students have to learn about *everything*
And, teacher chat, I think he’s onto us 😅
December 17, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I just overheard my 6th grader venting about middle school and he said…
Teachers only have to teach one lesson about one subject each day, but students have to learn about *everything*
And, teacher chat, I think he’s onto us 😅
Teachers only have to teach one lesson about one subject each day, but students have to learn about *everything*
And, teacher chat, I think he’s onto us 😅
Love the first snowfall of the year
December 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Love the first snowfall of the year
I’m doing the teacher walk of shame (aka running an errand out in public in my PJs since it’s comfy cozy day at school)
December 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I’m doing the teacher walk of shame (aka running an errand out in public in my PJs since it’s comfy cozy day at school)
Last night I got to present how I include nonbinary language in my Spanish classes to my state teachers’ union’s pride group. Felt really good to be in community with some truly amazing educators.
Feeling extra thankful for my union today! 🏳️🌈
Feeling extra thankful for my union today! 🏳️🌈
December 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Last night I got to present how I include nonbinary language in my Spanish classes to my state teachers’ union’s pride group. Felt really good to be in community with some truly amazing educators.
Feeling extra thankful for my union today! 🏳️🌈
Feeling extra thankful for my union today! 🏳️🌈
Scenes from the 67th day of school
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Scenes from the 67th day of school
It’s the 67th day of school. This shouldn’t be annoying at all….
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It’s the 67th day of school. This shouldn’t be annoying at all….
This is the only name I teach for it in my Spanish class
The plant many of us call poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima, is called Cuetlaxochitl by the people who first named it.
December 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This is the only name I teach for it in my Spanish class
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Pre covid I did this for a while, and my voice always shook when I spoke; thing is, they have to listen to you anyways.
You're not being graded, you don't have to be eloquent or charming, your contribution still counts just fine. Do it if you can.
You're not being graded, you don't have to be eloquent or charming, your contribution still counts just fine. Do it if you can.
I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
December 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Pre covid I did this for a while, and my voice always shook when I spoke; thing is, they have to listen to you anyways.
You're not being graded, you don't have to be eloquent or charming, your contribution still counts just fine. Do it if you can.
You're not being graded, you don't have to be eloquent or charming, your contribution still counts just fine. Do it if you can.
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Again: the Purpose of LLM- type "AI" bullshit engines is not to tell you the truth or to lie to you, but to tell you something you are statistically determined to be more likely to accept, irrespective of facts— which makes them perfect for accelerating dis- & misinformation & persuasive propaganda…
AI dialogues shifted political support by 2 to 3 points in trials, eclipsing standard ads. Roughly one-third of this effect persisted for a month. However, models optimized for persuasion proved more factually error-prone.
#MLSky
#MLSky
AI chatbots can persuade voters to change their minds
Conversations with AI can sway people’s political views. Concerningly, a chatbot’s facts are not always accurate, especially when it supports right-wing positions.
www.nature.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Again: the Purpose of LLM- type "AI" bullshit engines is not to tell you the truth or to lie to you, but to tell you something you are statistically determined to be more likely to accept, irrespective of facts— which makes them perfect for accelerating dis- & misinformation & persuasive propaganda…
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Teachers, a reminder as you decorate your room for the winter…
If you immediately take your decorations down after coming back from break, they were probably more Christmas-themed than winter themed.
If you immediately take your decorations down after coming back from break, they were probably more Christmas-themed than winter themed.
December 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Teachers, a reminder as you decorate your room for the winter…
If you immediately take your decorations down after coming back from break, they were probably more Christmas-themed than winter themed.
If you immediately take your decorations down after coming back from break, they were probably more Christmas-themed than winter themed.
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AI Is Not Inevitable
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join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
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December 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
AI Is Not Inevitable
join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Teachers, a reminder as you decorate your room for the winter…
If you immediately take your decorations down after coming back from break, they were probably more Christmas-themed than winter themed.
If you immediately take your decorations down after coming back from break, they were probably more Christmas-themed than winter themed.
December 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Teachers, a reminder as you decorate your room for the winter…
If you immediately take your decorations down after coming back from break, they were probably more Christmas-themed than winter themed.
If you immediately take your decorations down after coming back from break, they were probably more Christmas-themed than winter themed.