Gretchen
@offgridteacher.bsky.social
•Edu MA • Teach Plus Fellow Alum • Peace Corps 🇸🇳 in Agro-Forestry • Veteran Wife + Caregiver • Stay At Home Mom
I talk about education, running, nature, caregiving, California, cats, and health.
I talk about education, running, nature, caregiving, California, cats, and health.
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a reach of stream this morning
change your focus
change your life
change your focus
change your life
November 17, 2025 at 2:24 AM
a reach of stream this morning
change your focus
change your life
change your focus
change your life
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Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
November 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
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Is "learning science" being appropriated by Big Tech to justify its expansion into education? Absolutely. Here's Microsoft calling the new "Teach" mode of Copilot "learning science" - which means of course an "advanced agent" it will push at schools like it or not.. www.microsoft.com/en-us/educat...
New AI experiences and academic offering for Microsoft 365 Copilot | Microsoft Education Blog
Explore new AI-powered experiences at no additional cost for educators and students—plus an academic offering for Microsoft 365 Copilot.
www.microsoft.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Is "learning science" being appropriated by Big Tech to justify its expansion into education? Absolutely. Here's Microsoft calling the new "Teach" mode of Copilot "learning science" - which means of course an "advanced agent" it will push at schools like it or not.. www.microsoft.com/en-us/educat...
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If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
Spotted during this morning’s run: Egret + a freshly chewed on tree trunk. Come out, come out wherever you are! A couple on the trail reported seeing the beaver 🦫 earlier this morning.
November 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Spotted during this morning’s run: Egret + a freshly chewed on tree trunk. Come out, come out wherever you are! A couple on the trail reported seeing the beaver 🦫 earlier this morning.
I’m worried too. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
November 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I’m worried too. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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find someone who will wear a big overcoat with you
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November 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
find someone who will wear a big overcoat with you
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NPR was reporting how 65% of Americans believe that professional sports players change their behavior depending on what's the bookies think the results will be
November 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
NPR was reporting how 65% of Americans believe that professional sports players change their behavior depending on what's the bookies think the results will be
Wait, there’s a new version of the Oregon Trail???
a computer screen shows the kansas river crossing may 5th 1848
Alt: a computer screen shows the kansas river crossing may 5th 1848
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November 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Wait, there’s a new version of the Oregon Trail???
🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Hey all, we're almost at the end of our Ed Books Against Hunger fund drive. It would mean a lot to me if you'd participate! Just donate to your local food shelf and then fill out the form below. It's my b-day next week, do this for my present 🥰 Please repost & share! #EduSky
bit.ly/EdBooksAgain...
bit.ly/EdBooksAgain...
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Hey all, we're almost at the end of our Ed Books Against Hunger fund drive. It would mean a lot to me if you'd participate! Just donate to your local food shelf and then fill out the form below. It's my b-day next week, do this for my present 🥰 Please repost & share! #EduSky
bit.ly/EdBooksAgain...
bit.ly/EdBooksAgain...
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SciAm: ''Mono' Virus May Also Cause Lupus'
'Early findings indicate that Epstein-Barr Virus may also cause the autoimmune disease lupus'
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
'Early findings indicate that Epstein-Barr Virus may also cause the autoimmune disease lupus'
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The Virus That Causes Mono May Also Cause Lupus
Early findings indicate that Epstein-Barr Virus may also cause the autoimmune disease lupus
www.scientificamerican.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
SciAm: ''Mono' Virus May Also Cause Lupus'
'Early findings indicate that Epstein-Barr Virus may also cause the autoimmune disease lupus'
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
'Early findings indicate that Epstein-Barr Virus may also cause the autoimmune disease lupus'
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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1/ What USDA is doing here is an attack on the core systems that keep the United States fed and economically stable. “Climate modeling” might sound like woke jargon but it's basic national security and has been since the 70s when the military started it. www.reuters.com/legal/litig...
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
1/ What USDA is doing here is an attack on the core systems that keep the United States fed and economically stable. “Climate modeling” might sound like woke jargon but it's basic national security and has been since the 70s when the military started it. www.reuters.com/legal/litig...
Idiocracy for the win again:
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Idiocracy for the win again:
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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World cold and hard
Cat warm and soft
Cat warm and soft
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
World cold and hard
Cat warm and soft
Cat warm and soft
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The world would be a better place if we all spent more time looking at cool stuff in the sky.
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The world would be a better place if we all spent more time looking at cool stuff in the sky.
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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This Veterans Day, I’m thinking of the millions of Americans who have served in uniform — and how our government is failing them right now.
Words aren’t enough, we need actions. Fund the VA. Fund mental healthcare. And end endless wars.
Words aren’t enough, we need actions. Fund the VA. Fund mental healthcare. And end endless wars.
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This Veterans Day, I’m thinking of the millions of Americans who have served in uniform — and how our government is failing them right now.
Words aren’t enough, we need actions. Fund the VA. Fund mental healthcare. And end endless wars.
Words aren’t enough, we need actions. Fund the VA. Fund mental healthcare. And end endless wars.
My husband and my dad are both veterans. They named the films closest to what they experienced. For my dad, it was When We Were Soldiers; in my husband’s case, Restrepo (he was providing air support). Ask the veteran in your life what film they relate to, you may learn something about their service.
a soldier in a helmet is talking to another soldier in a military uniform .
ALT: a soldier in a helmet is talking to another soldier in a military uniform .
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
My husband and my dad are both veterans. They named the films closest to what they experienced. For my dad, it was When We Were Soldiers; in my husband’s case, Restrepo (he was providing air support). Ask the veteran in your life what film they relate to, you may learn something about their service.
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” -Nelson Mandela
November 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” -Nelson Mandela
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Last year, Duffy "earned a $304,878 salary from the lobbying firm BGR Government Affairs, $705,462 in income from his consulting firm, and $563,788 as a Fox News contributor."
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Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Last year, Duffy "earned a $304,878 salary from the lobbying firm BGR Government Affairs, $705,462 in income from his consulting firm, and $563,788 as a Fox News contributor."
www.businessinsider.com/trump-admini...
www.businessinsider.com/trump-admini...
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ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy