Nick Covington
@covingtonedu.bsky.social
Dad. Iowan. Former HS social studies teacher.
Creative Director @ Human Restoration Project 🛸 www.humanrestorationproject.org
Creative Director @ Human Restoration Project 🛸 www.humanrestorationproject.org
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As a former public school teacher & current public school parent, I want our schools to be able to do more with more.
That's why I'm fighting back with Iowa CCI's Public School Strong campaign and working between now and Dec. 5th to raise $500 to support this important work headed into 2026. 👇
That's why I'm fighting back with Iowa CCI's Public School Strong campaign and working between now and Dec. 5th to raise $500 to support this important work headed into 2026. 👇
I had my first and last flight on Frontier like two months ago that I swear my back *still* hurts from.
December 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I had my first and last flight on Frontier like two months ago that I swear my back *still* hurts from.
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TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
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Finding joy, inspiration, curiosity in the material you are bringing to students is an underrated aspect of teaching. As someone responsible for curriculum for secondary teachers, I have found these to be near zero on a consistent basis in the scripted curricula I’ve inherited.
And, necessarily connected to this, we should relentlessly advocate for the kinds of systems where teachers feel joy and inspiration in the material they bring to students bc there is no greater force for learning than a curious instructor excited about the topic they are teaching.
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Finding joy, inspiration, curiosity in the material you are bringing to students is an underrated aspect of teaching. As someone responsible for curriculum for secondary teachers, I have found these to be near zero on a consistent basis in the scripted curricula I’ve inherited.
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I'm grateful every day for my editorial independence. No corporate executive or shareholder will ever be able to pull the plug on my reporting.
The flip side is I have to cover all of my operating costs. This weekend I kicked off my year-end fundraiser:
laurabelin.substack.com/p/why-i-writ...
The flip side is I have to cover all of my operating costs. This weekend I kicked off my year-end fundraiser:
laurabelin.substack.com/p/why-i-writ...
Why I write about Iowa politics
and why your support matters
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December 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I'm grateful every day for my editorial independence. No corporate executive or shareholder will ever be able to pull the plug on my reporting.
The flip side is I have to cover all of my operating costs. This weekend I kicked off my year-end fundraiser:
laurabelin.substack.com/p/why-i-writ...
The flip side is I have to cover all of my operating costs. This weekend I kicked off my year-end fundraiser:
laurabelin.substack.com/p/why-i-writ...
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This study lists policy recommendations for creating inclusive environments. Good stuff.
"Inclusion must begin where exclusion has been the deepest.”
stimpunks.org/philosophy/i...
"Inclusion must begin where exclusion has been the deepest.”
stimpunks.org/philosophy/i...
Inclusion Must Be Global, Decolonized, Culturally And Linguistically Diverse, And Anti-Normative
Inclusion must begin where exclusion has been the deepest. This means centering those who have been least served, least studied, and most structurally excluded, specifically, minimally speaking and…
stimpunks.org
November 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This study lists policy recommendations for creating inclusive environments. Good stuff.
"Inclusion must begin where exclusion has been the deepest.”
stimpunks.org/philosophy/i...
"Inclusion must begin where exclusion has been the deepest.”
stimpunks.org/philosophy/i...
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I think it’s really uneven & depends on a lot of factors. It’s my first year teaching rhet comp and it’s striking how many kids describe their HS experience (writing especially) as mindless test prep, rigid rule following, & generally useless. Lots of learning/unlearning happening.
November 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I think it’s really uneven & depends on a lot of factors. It’s my first year teaching rhet comp and it’s striking how many kids describe their HS experience (writing especially) as mindless test prep, rigid rule following, & generally useless. Lots of learning/unlearning happening.
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Unlearning Ableism: The Ultimate, No-Nonsense Guide to Understanding Disability and Unlearning Ableism
by Celia Chartres-Aris and Jamie Shields Nov 2025
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by Celia Chartres-Aris and Jamie Shields Nov 2025
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Unlearning Ableism
"Ableism is everywhere, and we cannot continue just burying our heads in the sand. To not stand up to ableism is to contribute to the exclusion and discrimination of Disabled People."Think you know wh...
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November 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Unlearning Ableism: The Ultimate, No-Nonsense Guide to Understanding Disability and Unlearning Ableism
by Celia Chartres-Aris and Jamie Shields Nov 2025
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by Celia Chartres-Aris and Jamie Shields Nov 2025
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What values should be driving the EdTech of the future?
New podcast episode - listen to my conversation with @arathings.bsky.social about what digital education might look like if reimagined around principles of reparation, sovereignty, care and democratisation
www.buzzsprout.com/1301377/epis...
New podcast episode - listen to my conversation with @arathings.bsky.social about what digital education might look like if reimagined around principles of reparation, sovereignty, care and democratisation
www.buzzsprout.com/1301377/epis...
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
What values should be driving the EdTech of the future?
New podcast episode - listen to my conversation with @arathings.bsky.social about what digital education might look like if reimagined around principles of reparation, sovereignty, care and democratisation
www.buzzsprout.com/1301377/epis...
New podcast episode - listen to my conversation with @arathings.bsky.social about what digital education might look like if reimagined around principles of reparation, sovereignty, care and democratisation
www.buzzsprout.com/1301377/epis...
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We have to turn impostor syndrome into a pill and give it to every prominent person in this country. They should constantly be worrying that they're stupid
November 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We have to turn impostor syndrome into a pill and give it to every prominent person in this country. They should constantly be worrying that they're stupid
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
I don't know what it is about the inverse relationship between the quality of the coffeeshop and quality of seating options, but if you want me to hang out for longer than 10 minutes you gotta do better than a half dozen medieval torture devices:
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I don't know what it is about the inverse relationship between the quality of the coffeeshop and quality of seating options, but if you want me to hang out for longer than 10 minutes you gotta do better than a half dozen medieval torture devices:
Call it. Nov 2025, the pinnacle of white guy culture. We're not doing better than this:
youtu.be/CLVdWyNljP8?...
youtu.be/CLVdWyNljP8?...
Brennan Lee Mulligan Eats His Last Meal
YouTube video by Mythical Kitchen
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November 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Call it. Nov 2025, the pinnacle of white guy culture. We're not doing better than this:
youtu.be/CLVdWyNljP8?...
youtu.be/CLVdWyNljP8?...
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars 2025 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Finally print-and-played Galdor's Grip over the weekend and I'm kicking myself for not doing it earlier. 🤦🏼 I've already played it in the car waiting for my kids at gymnastics, in bed, on the couch. Won 1 out of about 12 games so far. Absolutely brilliant.
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Finally print-and-played Galdor's Grip over the weekend and I'm kicking myself for not doing it earlier. 🤦🏼 I've already played it in the car waiting for my kids at gymnastics, in bed, on the couch. Won 1 out of about 12 games so far. Absolutely brilliant.
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I wrote about why it matters that K-12 education is now moving to the 'Department of the Boss' open.substack.com/pub/educatio...
RIP Department of Education
Why it matters that K-12 education will now be housed within the 'Department of the Boss'
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I wrote about why it matters that K-12 education is now moving to the 'Department of the Boss' open.substack.com/pub/educatio...
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This is why I tell people not to feel embarrassed if they fall for fake images. These are extremely realistic.
Silicon Valley has built a world where creating countless realistic fakes is just two clicks away. You literally can't believe your eyes anymore. And it's only going to get worse.
Silicon Valley has built a world where creating countless realistic fakes is just two clicks away. You literally can't believe your eyes anymore. And it's only going to get worse.
Content should come with some kind of certificate of authenticity, so that with one click I can know what was modified. Half of what we see is fake, and it's getting harder to decide. My default now is to assume something's fake unless there's objective reason to believe it.
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
This is why I tell people not to feel embarrassed if they fall for fake images. These are extremely realistic.
Silicon Valley has built a world where creating countless realistic fakes is just two clicks away. You literally can't believe your eyes anymore. And it's only going to get worse.
Silicon Valley has built a world where creating countless realistic fakes is just two clicks away. You literally can't believe your eyes anymore. And it's only going to get worse.
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The great trumph of EduCognitivists has been convincing everyone that there is only one cognitive science in town.
Classical cognitive science may be all the talk in education, but it isn't in the field of cogsci.
Instead, teachers need to hear more about enactive cognitive science.
Classical cognitive science may be all the talk in education, but it isn't in the field of cogsci.
Instead, teachers need to hear more about enactive cognitive science.
November 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The great trumph of EduCognitivists has been convincing everyone that there is only one cognitive science in town.
Classical cognitive science may be all the talk in education, but it isn't in the field of cogsci.
Instead, teachers need to hear more about enactive cognitive science.
Classical cognitive science may be all the talk in education, but it isn't in the field of cogsci.
Instead, teachers need to hear more about enactive cognitive science.
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Top tier podcast episode title: “Are we readers or are we players?” 😂
Today's guests argue that the narratives & themes of English class are everywhere for those equipped to see them. 👇
@karismjones.bsky.social
@mraleosays.bsky.social
@virginiak.bsky.social
@nashb.bsky.social
www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/are... #literacies #NCTE2025 #edchat
@karismjones.bsky.social
@mraleosays.bsky.social
@virginiak.bsky.social
@nashb.bsky.social
www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/are... #literacies #NCTE2025 #edchat
November 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Top tier podcast episode title: “Are we readers or are we players?” 😂
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Today's guests argue that the narratives & themes of English class are everywhere for those equipped to see them. 👇
@karismjones.bsky.social
@mraleosays.bsky.social
@virginiak.bsky.social
@nashb.bsky.social
www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/are... #literacies #NCTE2025 #edchat
@karismjones.bsky.social
@mraleosays.bsky.social
@virginiak.bsky.social
@nashb.bsky.social
www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/are... #literacies #NCTE2025 #edchat
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Today's guests argue that the narratives & themes of English class are everywhere for those equipped to see them. 👇
@karismjones.bsky.social
@mraleosays.bsky.social
@virginiak.bsky.social
@nashb.bsky.social
www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/are... #literacies #NCTE2025 #edchat
@karismjones.bsky.social
@mraleosays.bsky.social
@virginiak.bsky.social
@nashb.bsky.social
www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/are... #literacies #NCTE2025 #edchat
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Very Extra broadsides are my favorite letterpress genre to make. You can tell this one isn't done yet from there still being significant white space. (Uses my recent acrylic PC & wood skeleton lasercut blocks, which both came out well, as well as my wood Luddite lasercut block) #DHmakes
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Very Extra broadsides are my favorite letterpress genre to make. You can tell this one isn't done yet from there still being significant white space. (Uses my recent acrylic PC & wood skeleton lasercut blocks, which both came out well, as well as my wood Luddite lasercut block) #DHmakes
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I am writing about the things that bring me delight as a teacher, but these are also the elements of my teaching practice that I hope teach my students to delight in their writing and the writing of others.
Teaching Delight : Metawriting
This is the sweet spot of the semester where I know my students as people and I have trained them...
metawriting.deannamascle.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I am writing about the things that bring me delight as a teacher, but these are also the elements of my teaching practice that I hope teach my students to delight in their writing and the writing of others.
"...public education has increasingly come to be perceived as a private good that is harnessed to the pursuit of personal advantage; and, on the whole, the consequences of this for both school and society have been profoundly negative." 👀
A ⭐ on your sticker chart if you can guess the year:
"...we have complained that schools have abandoned academic standards, schools have undermined American economic competitiveness, schools are disorderly places that breed social disorder, schools waste massive sums of money..."
"...we have complained that schools have abandoned academic standards, schools have undermined American economic competitiveness, schools are disorderly places that breed social disorder, schools waste massive sums of money..."
November 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"...public education has increasingly come to be perceived as a private good that is harnessed to the pursuit of personal advantage; and, on the whole, the consequences of this for both school and society have been profoundly negative." 👀
A ⭐ on your sticker chart if you can guess the year:
"...we have complained that schools have abandoned academic standards, schools have undermined American economic competitiveness, schools are disorderly places that breed social disorder, schools waste massive sums of money..."
"...we have complained that schools have abandoned academic standards, schools have undermined American economic competitiveness, schools are disorderly places that breed social disorder, schools waste massive sums of money..."
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A ⭐ on your sticker chart if you can guess the year:
"...we have complained that schools have abandoned academic standards, schools have undermined American economic competitiveness, schools are disorderly places that breed social disorder, schools waste massive sums of money..."
"...we have complained that schools have abandoned academic standards, schools have undermined American economic competitiveness, schools are disorderly places that breed social disorder, schools waste massive sums of money..."
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Tapping the chart once again, the conventional wisdom that the SAT is the most equitable aspect of college admissions is completely wrong
November 20, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Tapping the chart once again, the conventional wisdom that the SAT is the most equitable aspect of college admissions is completely wrong
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Members of the Critical Gaming #Literacies study group will be leading a game breakout tomorrow at #NCTE2025! You’ll have the opportunity to create a complex and capable “troublemaker” with us. One of my favorite sessions every year, organized by #MakersInTheMiddle by @alexcorbitt.bsky.social !
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Members of the Critical Gaming #Literacies study group will be leading a game breakout tomorrow at #NCTE2025! You’ll have the opportunity to create a complex and capable “troublemaker” with us. One of my favorite sessions every year, organized by #MakersInTheMiddle by @alexcorbitt.bsky.social !