Katy Swalwell
@katyswalwell.bsky.social
social studies lover. anti-oppressive educator. consultant. author. publisher. podcaster. Iowan who isn’t having any of it.
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https://www.ppf-publishing.com/
www.ourdirtylaundrypodcast.com
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… interviewed in the 2nd edition of Social Studies for A Better World who also refused to comply with authoritarian orders and have no regrets. www.routledge.com/Social-Studi...
Social Studies for a Better World: A Guide for Elementary Educators
Giving young people opportunities to grapple with injustices and complex social problems can inspire them to build a better world. In this bestselling book, two experienced social studies educators la...
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March 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
… interviewed in the 2nd edition of Social Studies for A Better World who also refused to comply with authoritarian orders and have no regrets. www.routledge.com/Social-Studi...
so now we all have to suffer not just the loss of vaccines but the drain of medical professionals away from a state that is backpedaling so hard and fast away from progress it's giving me whiplash.
STOP. IMPOSING. YOUR. IGNORANCE. ON. EVERYONE. ELSE.
STOP. IMPOSING. YOUR. IGNORANCE. ON. EVERYONE. ELSE.
March 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
so now we all have to suffer not just the loss of vaccines but the drain of medical professionals away from a state that is backpedaling so hard and fast away from progress it's giving me whiplash.
STOP. IMPOSING. YOUR. IGNORANCE. ON. EVERYONE. ELSE.
STOP. IMPOSING. YOUR. IGNORANCE. ON. EVERYONE. ELSE.
Not sure how punishing doctors for using their tools to save lives and prevent pandemics is in any way promoting public health ... but apparently someone emailed a state senator about how she thinks an mRNA vaccine injured her ...
March 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Not sure how punishing doctors for using their tools to save lives and prevent pandemics is in any way promoting public health ... but apparently someone emailed a state senator about how she thinks an mRNA vaccine injured her ...
No victory is ever final, but neither is any defeat.
February 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
No victory is ever final, but neither is any defeat.
I’m sick with grief … I’m worried about loved ones targeted by this and other xenophobic, racist laws who will likely leave and worried even more about them if they stay … I’m furious and disgusted and sad. I’m also resolved and grateful for being in community today with so many others who care.
February 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I’m sick with grief … I’m worried about loved ones targeted by this and other xenophobic, racist laws who will likely leave and worried even more about them if they stay … I’m furious and disgusted and sad. I’m also resolved and grateful for being in community today with so many others who care.
To disrupt dominant, hegemonic, settler-colonial cultural norms, we need pedagogies that forward love, compassion, empathy, and a new conceptualizing of culture as alive and constantly in construction." —Timothy San Pedro (2018) 💗
February 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
To disrupt dominant, hegemonic, settler-colonial cultural norms, we need pedagogies that forward love, compassion, empathy, and a new conceptualizing of culture as alive and constantly in construction." —Timothy San Pedro (2018) 💗
It requires a pedagogy that helps students see how Whiteness operates as a race and opens up conversations about the systemic racism in the United States. ...
February 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It requires a pedagogy that helps students see how Whiteness operates as a race and opens up conversations about the systemic racism in the United States. ...
It may mean seeing the humanity in those who
have long dehumanized us by easing others’ eyes while adjusting to a new reality inclusive of a more complete story of us. ...
have long dehumanized us by easing others’ eyes while adjusting to a new reality inclusive of a more complete story of us. ...
February 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It may mean seeing the humanity in those who
have long dehumanized us by easing others’ eyes while adjusting to a new reality inclusive of a more complete story of us. ...
have long dehumanized us by easing others’ eyes while adjusting to a new reality inclusive of a more complete story of us. ...
scream for the lights to be turned back off. [Culturally sustaining pedagogy] requires that we acknowledge this process as painful, and as necessary, to see that our
liberation is tied together. ...
liberation is tied together. ...
February 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
scream for the lights to be turned back off. [Culturally sustaining pedagogy] requires that we acknowledge this process as painful, and as necessary, to see that our
liberation is tied together. ...
liberation is tied together. ...
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