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Laura Arrowsmith
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Boy mom, NBCT high school history teacher, enthusiastic gardener, avid reader, love to travel, ACFC fan, loving life in SoCal
A small piece of one of four corners in ThousandOaks, CA. Lots of music, cheers, horn honks, waves, flags, and positive energy. 🇺🇸
June 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Fun lesson on APUSH 6.2 today. Article on barbed wire, then a station rotation on farming, ranching, and mining. Discussed primary source images. Closed with a One-Word Summary. Can’t wait to read their writing! 🗺️
December 10, 2024 at 12:33 AM
A joyful moment tonight! ⛵️🎶
November 10, 2024 at 7:14 AM
They keep me company every evening. This is why I don’t get much grading done after dinner. 🗺️
November 9, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Uh oh, realized during the first minute of class that I had prepped Wednesday’s lesson for today. Made some quick changes and recovered. Sure didn’t need that adrenaline rush on a Monday. 🫤🗺️
August 26, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Arrowsmith 2024: Fries, Ranch, Lemonade
Freeman 2024: Want To Get A Mani Pedi?
Your campaign slogan is your last name and the last text you sent

Hartings: It's beautiful out here but I ate way too much last night, and now I have to drive home.
August 17, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Here we go! Year 35(?) Never gets old 🗺️
August 12, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Grades are due Monday and I’m not as behind as I usually am! Yay? 🗺️
February 8, 2024 at 3:02 AM
Excited about tomorrow’s #APUSH lesson using short excerpts from Ed Ayers - Promise of the New South. Happy Friday eve to all 🙂🗺️
January 26, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Super excited about tomorrow’s APUSH lesson on Gilded Age labor. 🙂 A lot less excited about Friday’s AP Macro lesson on comparative advantage and trade. 🫤 (33 years teaching history, 2nd semester teaching econ) 🗺️
January 10, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Road trip with my son took us through Tulsa, so we stopped here. Greenwood Rising Black Wall Street History Center’s multimedia exhibits are informative, moving, engaging, and compelling. My brain is swirling with ideas on how to improve my lessons next semester! 🗺️
January 5, 2024 at 1:35 AM
Great idea Gabe and Gabrielle! I’m Laura. 33rd year teaching high school history, 20 of those include PD and Instructional Coach. NBCT. I am into building relationships, using primary sources, and small group discussions. Served one term on a school board. Born and raised SoCal. 🗺️
Seconding Gabe...

I am Gabrielle. 19th year teaching and 5th teaching ss and English (humanities). I am into mindfulness, MBE, and gifted Ed. I teach 8th graders world history and global citizenship at a PBL independent school.

I am a Chicago, but live in the PNW now.
Ahem, wondering when we can get some introductions going on #edusky .

My name is Gabriel and #iteachsocialstudies well kind of.. I'm a K-12 Social Studies Coach in Texas. I also love to laugh, joke, think, read, question, challenge and collaborate.

Pleased to meet you!

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December 30, 2023 at 3:56 PM