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Cassie Brownell (she/her)
@brownellcassie.bsky.social
2024 NAEd/Spencer Postdoc Fellow | Associate Prof @ U. of Toronto | Playing the role of researcher across 🇺🇸 + 🇨🇦 through June 2025

www.cassiebrownell.com
Before heading to Helsinki for #ISLS25, I’m spending a few days w/ global youth, politicians, activists, organizers, NGO leaders, lawyers, judges, & practitioners to discuss moving from talk to action in meaningfully implementing the UNCRC (Art. 12) in ways that don’t deprive children of liberty
June 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Happiest of birthdays to the cutest Garbage fan I know, @tylerwmartin.bsky.social ! 🥳🥳🥳
May 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Also made some of my favorite #literacies men “hike” 🙄 down to Blue Agave for some mid-day #WargoRitas. Drinks, food, & company were all excellent! #AERAFoodie #AERA25 #AERA2025
April 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Swung into the Tremont Little Owl earlier today for an espresso tonic that I enjoyed outside with my mentee for the Qual SIG’s office hours! It was truly delightful, and I definitely recommend it! #AERAFoodie #AERA25 #AERA2025
April 23, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Y’all, don’t miss out on visiting Stellar Jay! It is both GORGEOUS & delightful in every way! You’ll need a res, but don’t fret if only the bar is avail bc you may get this view of the Capitol! s/o to my undergrad pal who introduced me to it! #AERAFoodie #AERA25 #AERA2025
April 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Truly giant! And fun fact: if you see the bear, you can walk right in to find registration up the escalator! #AERA25
April 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It was super fun! The kiddos rotated through three stations, & seemed to have a blast! I was in a room where they crafted & trialed different sails w/ box fans 🌬️⛵️
Def suggest to look for the invite email from
@aeraedresearch.bsky.social’s Div C next year, to join at #AERA26!
#AERA25 #AERA2025
April 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
If you’re at #AERA25 & looking for a quick, fairly cheap, & delicious lunch in the upcoming days, visit Three Sisters Cafe! It’s max 10 min walk from CC on 17th, fast, & fresh! Esp 👍🏻 for ☔️ day soup or if you need a vegetable🥗 (think Panera-ish). Best enjoyed w/ a (local) pal!
#AERAFoodie #AERA2025
April 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Pausing #AERAFoodie content for the AM to spend the morning with a crew of Denver kiddos as part of @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Division C’s Youth Conference! #AERA25 #AERA2025
April 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
An additional aside to give @aeraedresearch.bsky.social a s/o for the great signage that made registering & getting online super simple! #AERA25 #AERA2025 #AERAFoodie
April 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
…while I didn’t take a real #AERAFoodie pic, I did sorta get a pic of the happy hour menu & the chill patio that would be fab for the #AERA25 days w/out rain! #AERA2025
April 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
First up: Leven Deli! I had a fab (& massive!) chickpea smash sandwich here over lunch yesterday w/ a pal from uni who is local to the area. She said they’re known for their cookies, for any #AERA25 pals w/ a sweet tooth! #AERAFoodie #AERA2025

Visit:
eatleven.com/deli/
April 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Soooooo, you’re saying it’s okay to kidnap her again and take her on other field trips as long as I provide derpy photos once she’s worn out?? 🤞🏻
March 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
We then gathered our belongings and put our chairs for the day as we departed for the day with our heads filled with a few new facts and even more new “wonderings” that I’m sure we will seek the answers to tomorrow!

#TalesFromTheField
January 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
After a quick lunch (& fun/ny debates re: 👍🏻 or 👎🏻 that 🌭 = 🥪 & about whether 🥪 taste better if cut into 🟫 or 🔺), we made our way to a docent-led lesson on MI metals & minerals that included some hands-on engagement.

#TalesFromTheField
January 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
A highlight for many of these smartie 3rd graders on our quick tour of the space was, of course, the one room schoolhouse/classroom!

Not only was the idea of the space new, but EVERYONE wanted to see inside the piano & NOBODY could read “A big black bug…” with ease AND speed!

#TalesFromTheField
January 24, 2025 at 2:03 AM
After trudging through the snow, gasping at the living trees that greet all visitors who walk through the MI History Center doors, & dropping our coats & lunches in our learning lab room, we hopped on “the biggest elevator” of more than one kids’ life to tour the space…

#TalesFromTheField
January 24, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I was super tired when the kiddos boarded the bus back to school from the MI History Center (at only 1:45!) and was def wishing for a nap after a fun first day of learning with the #BigHistoryLesson

#TalesFromTheField
January 24, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I stumbled onto “10 Things I Hate About You” while flipping through channels tonight, and I STILL love this movie and soundtrack just as much as I did in middle school #MiddleSchoolMe
January 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Though he’s not here, it’s important for me to note that @wargojon.bsky.social is the plotter to my pantser when it comes to collaborative writing.

#NCTE24
November 22, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Hey #NCTE24! Don’t miss out on this great Scholastic book from @ascenzimoreno.bsky.social & Cecilia M. Espinosa which will be given away at 11:15 today!
November 22, 2024 at 3:56 PM
The opening keynote session for #NCTE24 with Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson feels a bit like the #ErasTour what with the long line to get in long before the doors opened and this little countdown.
November 21, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Having sat in many lockdown drills at my school sites this year, & knowing this cafe is literally across from where a shooter terrorized & killed MSU students less than 2 yrs ago, & w/ local news again reporting on sentencing of Oxford HS shooter—I just don’t get it.

2/2

#TalesFromTheField
November 20, 2024 at 8:03 PM
And, of course, all these little bits of noticing are just the “extra” jottings I’ve made in my #fieldnotes since my broader focus is on these kids #political understandings & their #civic #literacies

#TalesFromTheField
November 20, 2024 at 12:13 AM
And I’ve also loved watching all the ways a couple of middle school #SocialStudies teachers make space for fun and play, including this digital pumpkin “carving” competition on Halloween.

#TalesFromTheField
November 20, 2024 at 12:06 AM