Sybil
@ihaveabug.bsky.social
#fyw #tyc writing teacher in the upper Midwest. Uninvited settler. #OER #ungrading. Loves: books, bicycles, & blasphemy. Opinions are her own.🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸
Lately, beyond teaching online, I've been destroying toys and spray painting everything... also known as "crafting"? 🤓🦄📿 #ArtsAndCrafts #Unicorns
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A Different Sort of Summer.
I've compared this summer to last summer so many times that I should probably just let it all die, but it's wild what better mental health a...
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June 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Lately, beyond teaching online, I've been destroying toys and spray painting everything... also known as "crafting"? 🤓🦄📿 #ArtsAndCrafts #Unicorns
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Proposals for #TYCAMW25 are due today!
bit.ly/TYCAMW25
This year’s theme, “Who Are We (Now)? Reimagining English Department Identities,” offers an excellent opportunity to engage in a timely conversation taking place across the country.
We hope you’ll join us Oct. 16-18th !!
bit.ly/TYCAMW25
This year’s theme, “Who Are We (Now)? Reimagining English Department Identities,” offers an excellent opportunity to engage in a timely conversation taking place across the country.
We hope you’ll join us Oct. 16-18th !!
June 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Proposals for #TYCAMW25 are due today!
bit.ly/TYCAMW25
This year’s theme, “Who Are We (Now)? Reimagining English Department Identities,” offers an excellent opportunity to engage in a timely conversation taking place across the country.
We hope you’ll join us Oct. 16-18th !!
bit.ly/TYCAMW25
This year’s theme, “Who Are We (Now)? Reimagining English Department Identities,” offers an excellent opportunity to engage in a timely conversation taking place across the country.
We hope you’ll join us Oct. 16-18th !!
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"Memory" makes up just 8 pages of How People Learn II, or 2% of the total volume, and yet some in the #EduCogSci crowd think that 2% represents the sum total of how we should think about teaching, learning, and schooling. 🤷
May 23, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"Memory" makes up just 8 pages of How People Learn II, or 2% of the total volume, and yet some in the #EduCogSci crowd think that 2% represents the sum total of how we should think about teaching, learning, and schooling. 🤷
As the teaching gig quiets down, my new passion of crafting weird things is ramping up... I've been "destroying" toys, spray painting things, and generally creating items I would want to wear and use. 😜 😍 🤓 #DistractionFromEverything
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Sybil's Closet
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May 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
As the teaching gig quiets down, my new passion of crafting weird things is ramping up... I've been "destroying" toys, spray painting things, and generally creating items I would want to wear and use. 😜 😍 🤓 #DistractionFromEverything
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Join us Thursday May 29th at 7pm Cairo (4pm UTC, 12pm EDT) for a Taste of MYFest25 session. Join us to meet others from the community & learn more about what Mid-Year Festival is all about, share your hopes & expectations, and ask any questions. Register (free) here:
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Taste of #MYFest25. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Join us to get a taste of MYFest25 - meet community members, share your hopes and expectations, and get answers to your questions.
This is Equity Unbound’s fourth annual “Mid-Year Festival” (MYFest)....
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May 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Join us Thursday May 29th at 7pm Cairo (4pm UTC, 12pm EDT) for a Taste of MYFest25 session. Join us to meet others from the community & learn more about what Mid-Year Festival is all about, share your hopes & expectations, and ask any questions. Register (free) here:
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Another Midwest Messenger update is coming to you in the form of a VLOG! Yep… We connected w/a couple of our board members & got to hear a bit about who they are, their experiences w/#tyca, & what they are excited about as they take on their new roles! Check out the Vlog here: youtu.be/9UEouh9I_9k
TYCA Midwest--Meet the Board Members
YouTube video by Prof-R-Reiterates
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May 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Another Midwest Messenger update is coming to you in the form of a VLOG! Yep… We connected w/a couple of our board members & got to hear a bit about who they are, their experiences w/#tyca, & what they are excited about as they take on their new roles! Check out the Vlog here: youtu.be/9UEouh9I_9k
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#CFP for #TYCAMW25 is now live!
bit.ly/TYCAMW25
> College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, outside of Chicago, IL.
> "Who Are We (Now)? Reimagining English Department Identities."
> Oct. 16-18
Please consider submitting your proposals by June 1st if you would like feedback. The final due date is June 13th.
bit.ly/TYCAMW25
> College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, outside of Chicago, IL.
> "Who Are We (Now)? Reimagining English Department Identities."
> Oct. 16-18
Please consider submitting your proposals by June 1st if you would like feedback. The final due date is June 13th.
May 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
#CFP for #TYCAMW25 is now live!
bit.ly/TYCAMW25
> College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, outside of Chicago, IL.
> "Who Are We (Now)? Reimagining English Department Identities."
> Oct. 16-18
Please consider submitting your proposals by June 1st if you would like feedback. The final due date is June 13th.
bit.ly/TYCAMW25
> College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, outside of Chicago, IL.
> "Who Are We (Now)? Reimagining English Department Identities."
> Oct. 16-18
Please consider submitting your proposals by June 1st if you would like feedback. The final due date is June 13th.
Finishing up my first #QualityLearning @QMProgram course & here’s a draft of the Course Map I will use in order to tweak one of my classes: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
*QM, ENGL 110 Outcomes > Assessment > Learning Activities > Materials / Course Alignment Map
My current schedule, OER textbook, and LMS layout will change once I finalize this Course Alignment Map. + Module in LMS = Chapter in OER ORIGINAL OUTCOME MEASURABLE COURSE OUTCOME ASSESSMENT(S) LEARN...
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April 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Finishing up my first #QualityLearning @QMProgram course & here’s a draft of the Course Map I will use in order to tweak one of my classes: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
While listening to a webinar with people from @mitopencourseware.bsky.social, I found this helpful #syllabus #checklist: tll.mit.edu/syllabus-che... #OER #GoOpen
Syllabus Checklist to Support Student Belonging & Achievement | Teaching + Learning Lab
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March 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
While listening to a webinar with people from @mitopencourseware.bsky.social, I found this helpful #syllabus #checklist: tll.mit.edu/syllabus-che... #OER #GoOpen
Wherever you are, get a virtual front row seat to Canva Create 2025. 🌍 I’ll be tuning in live on April 10 to discover all the game-changing launches that will change the way we work. You coming? Register for free at canva.me/WatchingCreate #CanvaCreate #VirtualEvent
March 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Wherever you are, get a virtual front row seat to Canva Create 2025. 🌍 I’ll be tuning in live on April 10 to discover all the game-changing launches that will change the way we work. You coming? Register for free at canva.me/WatchingCreate #CanvaCreate #VirtualEvent
February 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
February 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
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A federal judge ruled in favor of the Trump administration, allowing it to proceed with mass terminations of probationary federal workers. The administration has already dismissed 6,700 employees from the IRS, with plans to lay off an additional 50,000 workers from the Defense Department next.
February 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
A federal judge ruled in favor of the Trump administration, allowing it to proceed with mass terminations of probationary federal workers. The administration has already dismissed 6,700 employees from the IRS, with plans to lay off an additional 50,000 workers from the Defense Department next.
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Today in National Parks News
There's a more recent WAPO article but it's pay per view and I didn't want to frustrate the readers.
From Vox
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
There's a more recent WAPO article but it's pay per view and I didn't want to frustrate the readers.
From Vox
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
The crisis coming for our national parks, explained in two charts
Parks were already facing a staffing problem. Then came the government purge.
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February 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Today in National Parks News
There's a more recent WAPO article but it's pay per view and I didn't want to frustrate the readers.
From Vox
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
There's a more recent WAPO article but it's pay per view and I didn't want to frustrate the readers.
From Vox
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
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Today needs more Bison
February 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Today needs more Bison
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very annoying how doomy bad things go viral and then folks don't see the stories of resistance
February 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
very annoying how doomy bad things go viral and then folks don't see the stories of resistance
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I want women, minorities, and poor white people in the US to know that our system of human economic organization was never built for you, it was built against you. You owe nothing to a racist, classist patriarchy that funds warlords and billionaires while keeping you poor, powerless, and obedient.
February 3, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I want women, minorities, and poor white people in the US to know that our system of human economic organization was never built for you, it was built against you. You owe nothing to a racist, classist patriarchy that funds warlords and billionaires while keeping you poor, powerless, and obedient.
"This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore.”
- Hannah Arendt
(14 Oct 1906 – 4 Dec 1975) German historian and philosopher
- Hannah Arendt
(14 Oct 1906 – 4 Dec 1975) German historian and philosopher
February 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
"This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore.”
- Hannah Arendt
(14 Oct 1906 – 4 Dec 1975) German historian and philosopher
- Hannah Arendt
(14 Oct 1906 – 4 Dec 1975) German historian and philosopher
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These 10 books featuring Black protagonists, recommended by @heymrsbond.com and other educators, can deepen the spectrum of lived experiences represented in your school or classroom library: https://buff.ly/4hA09FB
#TLSky #SchoolLibrarians #literacy
#TLSky #SchoolLibrarians #literacy
February 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
These 10 books featuring Black protagonists, recommended by @heymrsbond.com and other educators, can deepen the spectrum of lived experiences represented in your school or classroom library: https://buff.ly/4hA09FB
#TLSky #SchoolLibrarians #literacy
#TLSky #SchoolLibrarians #literacy
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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If it’s not important enough for a teacher to read it, why would it be important enough for a student to write it?
January 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
If it’s not important enough for a teacher to read it, why would it be important enough for a student to write it?
I don't like to gripe about #ungrading, or students in general, but it does bug me when I take late work and they want it assessed immediately. Like, um, you completed this when it worked for you, and I will do the same. #Patience goes both ways.
January 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I don't like to gripe about #ungrading, or students in general, but it does bug me when I take late work and they want it assessed immediately. Like, um, you completed this when it worked for you, and I will do the same. #Patience goes both ways.
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We should have some unprecedented events that are good for once
January 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
We should have some unprecedented events that are good for once
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Based on a wonderful suggestion from @jaustinedu.bsky.social, I've created a rough Starter Pack for those involved with #ungrading & alternative #assessment.
If I forgot someone (I'm sure I have!), please forgive me & let me know if you want to be added to the list. Thanks!
go.bsky.app/G6hA6Ru
If I forgot someone (I'm sure I have!), please forgive me & let me know if you want to be added to the list. Thanks!
go.bsky.app/G6hA6Ru
November 16, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Based on a wonderful suggestion from @jaustinedu.bsky.social, I've created a rough Starter Pack for those involved with #ungrading & alternative #assessment.
If I forgot someone (I'm sure I have!), please forgive me & let me know if you want to be added to the list. Thanks!
go.bsky.app/G6hA6Ru
If I forgot someone (I'm sure I have!), please forgive me & let me know if you want to be added to the list. Thanks!
go.bsky.app/G6hA6Ru