Suzie Boss
@suzieboss.bsky.social
I'm an author and global education consultant from the U.S., on the lookout for stories of students tackling real-world challenges.
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New on WWB: @jaybossrubin.bsky.social’s translation of “Rare Goods” by Esther Karin Mngodo. This excerpt depicts the lives of albino children who start a secret society to protect themselves from trafficking in body parts in Tanzania. Read Here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New on WWB: @jaybossrubin.bsky.social’s translation of “Rare Goods” by Esther Karin Mngodo. This excerpt depicts the lives of albino children who start a secret society to protect themselves from trafficking in body parts in Tanzania. Read Here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
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How did a community of creative educators come together to flip the script on AP Bio? As science teacher Noel Pauller explains, it’s a long story—involving a pet hamster, YouTube videos, & inquiry strategies more commonly found in #PBL. 🐹
@suzieboss.bsky.social breaks down his innovative approach:
@suzieboss.bsky.social breaks down his innovative approach:
Boosting Engagement in Biology With Storylines
Organizing curriculum around a central story motivates students to advance the narrative while mastering advanced material.
edut.to
October 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
How did a community of creative educators come together to flip the script on AP Bio? As science teacher Noel Pauller explains, it’s a long story—involving a pet hamster, YouTube videos, & inquiry strategies more commonly found in #PBL. 🐹
@suzieboss.bsky.social breaks down his innovative approach:
@suzieboss.bsky.social breaks down his innovative approach:
New @edutopia.org Using storylines to boost engagement in AP Bio www.edutopia.org/article/usin...
Boosting Engagement in Biology With Storylines
Organizing curriculum around a central story motivates students to advance the narrative while mastering advanced material.
www.edutopia.org
October 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
New @edutopia.org Using storylines to boost engagement in AP Bio www.edutopia.org/article/usin...
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Connecting with colleagues is best part of ISTE-ASCD conference this week
July 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Connecting with colleagues is best part of ISTE-ASCD conference this week
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Rosa Mistika is atop @wwborders.bsky.social's June Watchlist wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
The Watchlist: June 2025 - Words Without Borders
Tobias Carroll on the June titles in translation you won't want to miss, from Peru, Tanzania, Tibet, and more.
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June 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Rosa Mistika is atop @wwborders.bsky.social's June Watchlist wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
July 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Favorite part of ISTE/ASCD is catching up with friends (& making new ones) @scottmcleod.bsky.social #iste25
June 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Favorite part of ISTE/ASCD is catching up with friends (& making new ones) @scottmcleod.bsky.social #iste25
Looking forward to upcoming ASCD-ISTE conference in San Antonio. Join me for my session on Tuesday to hear how students are tackling problems to improve their communities #PBL
June 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Looking forward to upcoming ASCD-ISTE conference in San Antonio. Join me for my session on Tuesday to hear how students are tackling problems to improve their communities #PBL
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World Swahili Language Day is coming up on July 7th. I'll be reading from my English translation of Rosa Mistika at this wonderful event put together by @soasuni.bsky.social. Karibuni wote! www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
World Swahili Language Day
To mark World Kiswahili Language day 2025, we are bringing together an international panel of poets, writers and researchers to celebrate Swahili and all its varieties.
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June 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
World Swahili Language Day is coming up on July 7th. I'll be reading from my English translation of Rosa Mistika at this wonderful event put together by @soasuni.bsky.social. Karibuni wote! www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
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Honored to see a mini-review of Rosa Mistika in this week's issue of The New Yorker. "Playing in the space between social realism and fabulist storytelling" is a wonderfully apt description! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Briefly Noted Book Reviews
Short reviews of recent releases.
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June 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Honored to see a mini-review of Rosa Mistika in this week's issue of The New Yorker. "Playing in the space between social realism and fabulist storytelling" is a wonderfully apt description! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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It's pub day for Rosa Mistika—and here is a lengthy interview about the novel (and much else!) with @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social chireviewofbooks.com/2025/06/17/t...
The Translator’s Voice — Jay Boss Rubin on Translating Euphrase Kezilahabi’s “Rosa Mistika” - Chicago Review of Books
The Translator’s Voice is a column from editor Ian J. Battaglia, dedicated to global literature and the translators who work tirelessly and too often thanklessly to bring these books to the English-re...
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June 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It's pub day for Rosa Mistika—and here is a lengthy interview about the novel (and much else!) with @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social chireviewofbooks.com/2025/06/17/t...
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Finding Community Partners for PBL | @suzieboss.bsky.social
www.edutopia.org/article/wher...
#edchat #k12 #edusky #pblchat #deeperlearning
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#edchat #k12 #edusky #pblchat #deeperlearning
Finding Community Partners for PBL
Here’s how to locate experts willing and eager to share their expertise and bring real-life experience to project-based learning.
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April 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Finding Community Partners for PBL | @suzieboss.bsky.social
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#edchat #k12 #edusky #pblchat #deeperlearning
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#edchat #k12 #edusky #pblchat #deeperlearning
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Connecting with community partners is a powerful way to design real-world PBL—but it’s easier said than done. That’s where this nonprofit comes in.
@suzieboss.bsky.social explains how CommunityShare supports teachers across the country in designing community-engaged projects. 🤝
#PBL #EduSky
@suzieboss.bsky.social explains how CommunityShare supports teachers across the country in designing community-engaged projects. 🤝
#PBL #EduSky
Finding Community Partners for PBL
Here’s how to locate experts willing and eager to share their expertise and bring real-life experience to project-based learning.
edut.to
April 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Connecting with community partners is a powerful way to design real-world PBL—but it’s easier said than done. That’s where this nonprofit comes in.
@suzieboss.bsky.social explains how CommunityShare supports teachers across the country in designing community-engaged projects. 🤝
#PBL #EduSky
@suzieboss.bsky.social explains how CommunityShare supports teachers across the country in designing community-engaged projects. 🤝
#PBL #EduSky
New @edutopia: How to connect with experts and partners for authentic PBL www.edutopia.org/article/wher...
@communityshare.bsky.social
@communityshare.bsky.social
Finding Community Partners for PBL
Here’s how to locate experts willing and eager to share their expertise and bring real-life experience to project-based learning.
www.edutopia.org
April 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
New @edutopia: How to connect with experts and partners for authentic PBL www.edutopia.org/article/wher...
@communityshare.bsky.social
@communityshare.bsky.social
Loss of funding for National History Day hurts international students, too #NHD
April 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Loss of funding for National History Day hurts international students, too #NHD
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History Day. Half a million kids participate. Cancelled before national competition.
Trump cancels thousands of 'under the radar' humanities grants
As part of his effort to shrink government, Trump cut humanities grants that have been used to record and share history for a half century
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
As part of his effort to shrink government, Trump cut humanities grants that have been used to record and share history for a half century
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
States scramble after Trump's 'devastating' cuts to humanities grants
As part of his effort to shrink government, Trump cut humanities grants that have been used to record and share history for a half century
www.usatoday.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
History Day. Half a million kids participate. Cancelled before national competition.
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I’ve served as National History Day judge for 10 years. It’s been inspiring to see junior & high school students so excited about learning. More senseless destruction of (cheap!) programs that enrich people’s lives. And for what? To fund taxes cuts for those who are already wealthy. 😡 #NHD
April 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I’ve served as National History Day judge for 10 years. It’s been inspiring to see junior & high school students so excited about learning. More senseless destruction of (cheap!) programs that enrich people’s lives. And for what? To fund taxes cuts for those who are already wealthy. 😡 #NHD
Horrified to hear that this awesome program has been cut #NHD www.edutopia.org/article/nati...
Setting Up PBL for National History Day
Middle and high school teachers can boost engagement in social studies with project-based learning units for National History Day.
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April 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Horrified to hear that this awesome program has been cut #NHD www.edutopia.org/article/nati...
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I just got confirmation that National History Day, a program that does more to ignite K-12 students' love of history, learning, and yes, even the United States than anything else I've ever seen, had all its funding cut yesterday by the DOGE-axe at the NEH - including for this year's ongoing contest.
April 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I just got confirmation that National History Day, a program that does more to ignite K-12 students' love of history, learning, and yes, even the United States than anything else I've ever seen, had all its funding cut yesterday by the DOGE-axe at the NEH - including for this year's ongoing contest.
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The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is deeply disappointed in the recent decision to eliminate funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for the National History Day (NHD) program.
➡️ Full statement here: hubs.li/Q03g6D4r0
➡️ Full statement here: hubs.li/Q03g6D4r0
April 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is deeply disappointed in the recent decision to eliminate funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for the National History Day (NHD) program.
➡️ Full statement here: hubs.li/Q03g6D4r0
➡️ Full statement here: hubs.li/Q03g6D4r0
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"When someone hurts you, you’re obliged to write your grievances in the sand, so they’ll scatter as soon as the winds of forgiveness begin to blow." #SwahiliFiction by Fadhy Mtanga in the new issue of #LivinginLanguages. Karibuni hadithi scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/liljournal/v...
“Two Friends” by Fadhy Mtanga, Translated by Jay Boss Rubin
By Jay B. Rubin, Published on 01/08/25
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January 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"When someone hurts you, you’re obliged to write your grievances in the sand, so they’ll scatter as soon as the winds of forgiveness begin to blow." #SwahiliFiction by Fadhy Mtanga in the new issue of #LivinginLanguages. Karibuni hadithi scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/liljournal/v...