Such a great time at #NCSS2025 in Washington DC this year. Our presentation went great, and yes, @coachshawb.bsky.social and I did have matching TR socks and shoes for our presentation.

In DC with @coachshawb.bsky.social putting final touches on our #NCSS2025 presentation for tomorrow!

It’s truly official when you see it on the conference schedule! I am so excited to present with @coachshawb.bsky.social at #NCSS2025 in a couple weeks.

We got our time and now it's truly official, @coachshawb.bsky.social and I are presenting: "Centering Inquiry: Teaching and Sustaining Democracy Through Student-Driven Projects" at #NCSS2025 next month!

I do NOT recommend reading Fed Paper 10 with your 12th grade Gov’t students when in a boot. I got so excited about what Madison was saying that I tried to skip/jump around, causing significant pain to my already damaged foot.
However, I definitely had my students attention!

Celebrating Constitution day at work and with my favorite guy, @coachshawb.bsky.social, who always helps me be the best version of myself.

Time with my team, a visit to Middle College High School at @SantaAnaCollege, sunset at the beach, and great networking.
Thank you CCEMC Dual Enrollment Summit for a great conference!
#dualenrollment
#ccemc2025

Travel day yesterday to attend the CCEMC Dual Enrollment Summit.

One of my favorite days — Pocket Constitution Day for my senior Government students, followed by a Constitution Challenge complete with a playlist!
Thank you
@repmarkdesaulnier.bsky.social
for the Constitutions!

Today was the first day our whole team was healthy enough to make it to school this year!
The kids are all together again in middle school in 6th and 7th grades.
@coachshawb.bsky.social

So honored to work with these amazing California educators this week at the Center for Civic Education's Project Citizen: Integrated Civic Competencies Pilot Teacher training this week in Louisville, KY.
Plus, exploring new cities with @coachshawb.bsky.social is my favorite!

End of summer Erica here checking in! I’ve been in this spot a lot working with KQED to train teachers on curriculum I worked on, and working alongside my favorite guy, @coachshawb.bsky.social, as we take a class on the Civil Rights Movement for grad school.

It’s official, @thebluedevils.bsky.social C corps tour is much better with @coachshawb.bsky.social!
We are home & celebrating the amazing work that our kids did! 2 parades then 7 shows in 9 days throughout CA, & a day at Disneyland. All while sleeping on a gym floor and 3 hour morning rehearsals.

A belated happy Father’s Day due to a trip to the mountains to the best man we know. A man who loves us more than he hates camping, even when the trailer has no power which means no shower for any of the people. @coachshawb.bsky.social , you are the perfect everything for us.

Year 17 is complete.

Senior celebration with the best team is done, grades are submitted, classroom is packed because we are moving to a new building!

Side note — if any educator has suggestions for how to accurately detect or prevent student AI use, I would love to hear about it.

Some exhibits and details from our Displaying America’s Rise to Power Museum.
Every year my students come up with great ideas to teach people about their chosen topics!

Displaying America’s Rise to Power Museum exhibit construction has started!
Students chose topics within the theme, conducted research, and are now building exhibits to teach visitors about their topics. They will also write a paper analyzing how their topic contributed to America’s rise to power.

Submission day for my seniors who participated in KQED's Call for Change: Econ Edition!
#youthmediachallenge

You can check out @MDUSD_DVC senior projects here: youthmedia.kqed.org/showcase?tea...