Pete V
@pvermy.bsky.social
Analyst/Educator/EdD Student trying his best to work through the noise of several leaf blowers
Posting education, #highered admin, unhinged data takes, and the joy of being a dad. Coastal Connecticut.
#IRWaterCooler
#academicsky
#edusky
Posting education, #highered admin, unhinged data takes, and the joy of being a dad. Coastal Connecticut.
#IRWaterCooler
#academicsky
#edusky
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Pete V
@pvermy.bsky.social
· Sep 16
#SQL IS USUALLY FORMATTED IN CAPITAL LETTERS BECAUSE DATABASES ARE HARD OF HEARING
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I was impressed w/the thoughtful design of this meta-analysis of teacher professional development intervention effects on student achievement. Overall effect was pretty small (Hedges g = .09); the moderators suggest the effect was present only in optimal conditions. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
(When) Do Teacher Professional Development Interventions Improve Student Achievement? A Meta-analysis of 128 High-Quality Studies
Enormous sums of money are spent worldwide on teacher professional development (TPD), seeking to optimize the quality of in-service teachers’ teaching…
doi.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I was impressed w/the thoughtful design of this meta-analysis of teacher professional development intervention effects on student achievement. Overall effect was pretty small (Hedges g = .09); the moderators suggest the effect was present only in optimal conditions. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
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I really need to get to bed, but I just poked my head out the back door again. This is the view from my deck. All of this is looking south. When the geomagnetic storms are like this, the oval overshoots me and stretches into the US, which is why so many are seeing it tonight. #aurora
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I really need to get to bed, but I just poked my head out the back door again. This is the view from my deck. All of this is looking south. When the geomagnetic storms are like this, the oval overshoots me and stretches into the US, which is why so many are seeing it tonight. #aurora
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That unsounded ocean you gasp in, is Life; those sharks, your foes; those spades, your friends
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
That unsounded ocean you gasp in, is Life; those sharks, your foes; those spades, your friends
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“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft."
-- Anne Lamott
#AcWri #GetYourManuscriptOut #AmWriting #WritingSky #AcademicSky
-- Anne Lamott
#AcWri #GetYourManuscriptOut #AmWriting #WritingSky #AcademicSky
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft."
-- Anne Lamott
#AcWri #GetYourManuscriptOut #AmWriting #WritingSky #AcademicSky
-- Anne Lamott
#AcWri #GetYourManuscriptOut #AmWriting #WritingSky #AcademicSky
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This DJ just flipped TWO ‘80s classics with Sade crazy work 😮💨🔥
YouTube video by Gl0bal
youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It bothers me to no end that I can’t use DB as shorthand for dashboard because then the data engineers will be all “DB is shorthand for Database”and they’re right.
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It bothers me to no end that I can’t use DB as shorthand for dashboard because then the data engineers will be all “DB is shorthand for Database”and they’re right.
#academicsky
Have you seen any good comparisons in the lit of formal/traditional education vs. education/learning that happens in other non-traditional spaces?
Have you seen any good comparisons in the lit of formal/traditional education vs. education/learning that happens in other non-traditional spaces?
November 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
#academicsky
Have you seen any good comparisons in the lit of formal/traditional education vs. education/learning that happens in other non-traditional spaces?
Have you seen any good comparisons in the lit of formal/traditional education vs. education/learning that happens in other non-traditional spaces?
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Modern Life (digital, 2025)
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Modern Life (digital, 2025)
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Comfortably Numb is my favorite “no fuckin duh” class rock song.
Which is your favorite?
Which is your favorite?
November 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Comfortably Numb is my favorite “no fuckin duh” class rock song.
Which is your favorite?
Which is your favorite?
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Most US schools are banning phones. Early data shows it's working:
• Test scores and attendance improved.
• Class distractions dropped.
• Cyberbullying fell.
But suspensions spiked mostly for Black students.
Want better focus? Lock up the phones. But track the impact. #EduSky
• Test scores and attendance improved.
• Class distractions dropped.
• Cyberbullying fell.
But suspensions spiked mostly for Black students.
Want better focus? Lock up the phones. But track the impact. #EduSky
November 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Most US schools are banning phones. Early data shows it's working:
• Test scores and attendance improved.
• Class distractions dropped.
• Cyberbullying fell.
But suspensions spiked mostly for Black students.
Want better focus? Lock up the phones. But track the impact. #EduSky
• Test scores and attendance improved.
• Class distractions dropped.
• Cyberbullying fell.
But suspensions spiked mostly for Black students.
Want better focus? Lock up the phones. But track the impact. #EduSky
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This furloughed IRS lawyer is living out his dream of being a hot dog vendor www.npr.org/2025/10/29/n...
This furloughed IRS lawyer is living out his dream of being a hot dog vendor
While on furlough, Isaac Stein is fulfilling a childhood dream and passion project as a hot dog vendor.
www.npr.org
November 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This furloughed IRS lawyer is living out his dream of being a hot dog vendor www.npr.org/2025/10/29/n...
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Attention-getters can help students focus and retain information. Here are 6 ideas, supported by neuroscience. 💡
#EduSky #StudentEngagement
#EduSky #StudentEngagement
6 Ways to Capture Students’ Attention
Teachers can use insights from neuroscience to help ensure that learners stay engaged during class and are more likely to retain information.
www.edutopia.org
October 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Attention-getters can help students focus and retain information. Here are 6 ideas, supported by neuroscience. 💡
#EduSky #StudentEngagement
#EduSky #StudentEngagement
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I went into the office recently and I realized that the depth of my answer to a question a generally related to my proximity to a whiteboard. Anyone else? #statistis #statssky
October 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I went into the office recently and I realized that the depth of my answer to a question a generally related to my proximity to a whiteboard. Anyone else? #statistis #statssky
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Do you have any handy resources to share with the #LearnHigher community around gamification or AI? There's loads of eager practitioners out there. If you have some great, reusable resources, share them with us! #LTHEChat #LoveLD #HE https://aldinhe.ac.uk/learnhigher
October 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Do you have any handy resources to share with the #LearnHigher community around gamification or AI? There's loads of eager practitioners out there. If you have some great, reusable resources, share them with us! #LTHEChat #LoveLD #HE https://aldinhe.ac.uk/learnhigher
That moment when you’re 44 and you remember the point of all that unhealthy striving in your 20s and 30s was so that at some future moment you could reorient your life around partying again.
The time is nigh folks.
The time is nigh folks.
August 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
That moment when you’re 44 and you remember the point of all that unhealthy striving in your 20s and 30s was so that at some future moment you could reorient your life around partying again.
The time is nigh folks.
The time is nigh folks.
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Take
me down
to the
parabolic city
where the
section is
conic and
y is ax²+bx+c
me down
to the
parabolic city
where the
section is
conic and
y is ax²+bx+c
August 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Take
me down
to the
parabolic city
where the
section is
conic and
y is ax²+bx+c
me down
to the
parabolic city
where the
section is
conic and
y is ax²+bx+c
My best advice for you is to just get the money and move to another country.
July 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
My best advice for you is to just get the money and move to another country.
I miss Arizona asia plum green tea so much.
July 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I miss Arizona asia plum green tea so much.
I will not apologize for using minced garlic from a jar.
July 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I will not apologize for using minced garlic from a jar.
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New #OER Network Hub! The National Geographic Society has launched a hub on OERCommons.org with resources developed in partnership with National Geographic Explorers. Check out the collections and featured resources here oercommons.org/hubs/nationa...
July 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
New #OER Network Hub! The National Geographic Society has launched a hub on OERCommons.org with resources developed in partnership with National Geographic Explorers. Check out the collections and featured resources here oercommons.org/hubs/nationa...
Bluesky labeling its own posts with “potential brand account” is so pure
July 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Bluesky labeling its own posts with “potential brand account” is so pure
This is a picture of my Mom protecting me from public transit in 1996:
July 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This is a picture of my Mom protecting me from public transit in 1996:
I’m no longer an embryo, so I’m sad to have missed my opportunity to have a mesh array implanted in my brain. Yet I see a bright future for my progeny who will undoubtedly benefit from this technology which I assume will be used in measured and appropriate ways for the betterment of humanity.
This is WILD! 😲 Brain implantation of soft bioelectronics via embryonic development www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Brain implantation of soft bioelectronics via embryonic development - Nature
A soft mesh microelectrode array can seamlessly integrate in developing brains, enabling long-term, stable mapping of how single-neuron activity and population dynamics emerge and evolve during brain ...
www.nature.com
June 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I’m no longer an embryo, so I’m sad to have missed my opportunity to have a mesh array implanted in my brain. Yet I see a bright future for my progeny who will undoubtedly benefit from this technology which I assume will be used in measured and appropriate ways for the betterment of humanity.