Teaching With Magic
@teachingwithmagic.bsky.social
Educator and Podcaster
Examining intersectionality of fantasy literature, pop culture, and education.
We talk to teachers in the real world and analyze mentor figures in the fantasy world.
Learn more at:
https://linktr.ee/TeachingW.Magic
Examining intersectionality of fantasy literature, pop culture, and education.
We talk to teachers in the real world and analyze mentor figures in the fantasy world.
Learn more at:
https://linktr.ee/TeachingW.Magic
I’ve been tutoring a 4th grade student in the morning, and so far, I’ve learned the following:
- he wants to be a tattoo artist when he grows up,
- he 3D printed me a pickle fidget,
- he plays Magic the Gathering & has some of the LotR cards and he’s going to show tomorrow.
I love my job.
- he wants to be a tattoo artist when he grows up,
- he 3D printed me a pickle fidget,
- he plays Magic the Gathering & has some of the LotR cards and he’s going to show tomorrow.
I love my job.
July 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I’ve been tutoring a 4th grade student in the morning, and so far, I’ve learned the following:
- he wants to be a tattoo artist when he grows up,
- he 3D printed me a pickle fidget,
- he plays Magic the Gathering & has some of the LotR cards and he’s going to show tomorrow.
I love my job.
- he wants to be a tattoo artist when he grows up,
- he 3D printed me a pickle fidget,
- he plays Magic the Gathering & has some of the LotR cards and he’s going to show tomorrow.
I love my job.
So I’m teaching an academic “camp” right now and a 4th grader noticed my One Ring to Rule Them All sticker “I like it because it sounds like a poem or a prophecy” and I was like “WELL LET ME TELL YOU CHILD” now she wants to read the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit and this is why I do what I do 🥰
July 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
So I’m teaching an academic “camp” right now and a 4th grader noticed my One Ring to Rule Them All sticker “I like it because it sounds like a poem or a prophecy” and I was like “WELL LET ME TELL YOU CHILD” now she wants to read the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit and this is why I do what I do 🥰
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When they accidentally tell the truth... (Pt. 2)
(also try to avoid swimming in sewage)
(also try to avoid swimming in sewage)
May 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
When they accidentally tell the truth... (Pt. 2)
(also try to avoid swimming in sewage)
(also try to avoid swimming in sewage)
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It’s gonna be May…. Be sure to visit your local comics shop this Saturday! A wonderful and exciting day for reading! Comics = literacy! #freecomicbookday
April 30, 2025 at 10:28 AM
It’s gonna be May…. Be sure to visit your local comics shop this Saturday! A wonderful and exciting day for reading! Comics = literacy! #freecomicbookday
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"The Imperial Senate will no longer be of any concern to us. I've just received word that the Emperor has dissolved the council permanently. The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.”
Coming soon to a former democracy.
Coming soon to a former democracy.
April 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
"The Imperial Senate will no longer be of any concern to us. I've just received word that the Emperor has dissolved the council permanently. The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.”
Coming soon to a former democracy.
Coming soon to a former democracy.
Hi everyone.
This is Patricia.
Patricia really enjoyed spring break.
This is Patricia.
Patricia really enjoyed spring break.
April 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Hi everyone.
This is Patricia.
Patricia really enjoyed spring break.
This is Patricia.
Patricia really enjoyed spring break.
I’m really happy that I got to hang out with Kali and @knewbettadobetta.bsky.social on the Voices of Arda. I got to talk about how I bring Tolkien to my classes, ways that Tolkien inspired me to become a dyslexia educator, and some of my favorite teachers in the Legendarium.
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Voices of Arda Episode 60: The Magic of Teaching
YouTube video by Voices of Arda
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March 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I’m really happy that I got to hang out with Kali and @knewbettadobetta.bsky.social on the Voices of Arda. I got to talk about how I bring Tolkien to my classes, ways that Tolkien inspired me to become a dyslexia educator, and some of my favorite teachers in the Legendarium.
youtu.be/0rpAi0yzeZk?...
youtu.be/0rpAi0yzeZk?...
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This Tolkien Reading Day (Tuesday March 25th) Season 1 of the PPP will be rereleased over at youtube.com/@prancingpon...! Be sure to subscribe so you're notified when the episodes drop.
March 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This Tolkien Reading Day (Tuesday March 25th) Season 1 of the PPP will be rereleased over at youtube.com/@prancingpon...! Be sure to subscribe so you're notified when the episodes drop.
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Join the Tolkien community — along with The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark — for the PPP's 10th annual Tolkien Reading Day, observed every March 25th. This year's theme, as chosen by @tolkiensociety.org is Fellowship and Community. dcs-spotify.megaphone.fm/GLSS34260950...
March 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Join the Tolkien community — along with The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark — for the PPP's 10th annual Tolkien Reading Day, observed every March 25th. This year's theme, as chosen by @tolkiensociety.org is Fellowship and Community. dcs-spotify.megaphone.fm/GLSS34260950...
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On this episode of Tolkien on Tap, @the-neej.bsky.social continues his talk with @teachingwithmagic.bsky.social , Jen, and @guiamonster.bsky.social about the #LOTR musical, the #harfoots, and more!
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#jrrtolkien #tolkien #middleearth #podcast #podcastersofbluesky
open.spotify.com/episode/6Tuq...
#jrrtolkien #tolkien #middleearth #podcast #podcastersofbluesky
Tolkien on Tap - Of The Meade Episode (Part 2)
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March 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
On this episode of Tolkien on Tap, @the-neej.bsky.social continues his talk with @teachingwithmagic.bsky.social , Jen, and @guiamonster.bsky.social about the #LOTR musical, the #harfoots, and more!
open.spotify.com/episode/6Tuq...
#jrrtolkien #tolkien #middleearth #podcast #podcastersofbluesky
open.spotify.com/episode/6Tuq...
#jrrtolkien #tolkien #middleearth #podcast #podcastersofbluesky
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Educators -We do not give up. We do not give in. As John Lewis said -we find a way to get in the way, to get into good trouble. Welcome to the resistance. Regardless of dismantling of the federal education department, as horrendous as this is, we go back to work tomorrow. So much is depending on it.
March 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Educators -We do not give up. We do not give in. As John Lewis said -we find a way to get in the way, to get into good trouble. Welcome to the resistance. Regardless of dismantling of the federal education department, as horrendous as this is, we go back to work tomorrow. So much is depending on it.
I’m so excited! And I’m so happy to be part of such an amazing community 💜
We’ve got quite a line up planned!
Hope to see you there #tolkien fans!
#lordoftherings #jrrtolkien
www.youtube.com/live/QsZ8UNe...
Hope to see you there #tolkien fans!
#lordoftherings #jrrtolkien
www.youtube.com/live/QsZ8UNe...
March 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I’m so excited! And I’m so happy to be part of such an amazing community 💜
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“It’s all part of the same thing. It is Censorship or Repression, or Dictatorship, or Reaction, or whatever you want to call it. It’s is the stuff Fascism fattens on.”
- Shirley Jackson, when a student at Syracuse University in the 1939-1950 school year, writing in defense of #freespeech on […]
- Shirley Jackson, when a student at Syracuse University in the 1939-1950 school year, writing in defense of #freespeech on […]
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March 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“It’s all part of the same thing. It is Censorship or Repression, or Dictatorship, or Reaction, or whatever you want to call it. It’s is the stuff Fascism fattens on.”
- Shirley Jackson, when a student at Syracuse University in the 1939-1950 school year, writing in defense of #freespeech on […]
- Shirley Jackson, when a student at Syracuse University in the 1939-1950 school year, writing in defense of #freespeech on […]
One of my students was gushing about Marvel today and we landed on the earlier Captain America movies and she said with a straight face “I feel like Captain America is just Straight White Male propaganda”
Reader I HOWLED
Reader I HOWLED
March 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
One of my students was gushing about Marvel today and we landed on the earlier Captain America movies and she said with a straight face “I feel like Captain America is just Straight White Male propaganda”
Reader I HOWLED
Reader I HOWLED
There’s nothing better than getting together with good friends to talk about your favorite stories ❤️
March 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
There’s nothing better than getting together with good friends to talk about your favorite stories ❤️
When I started research for “Part of a Legacy,” I wanted to understand how trauma manifests. That’s when I found @asv.bsky.social “Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education.” Band aid practices don’t work unless the entire system is devoted to meeting our students’ needs
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When I started researching for “Part of a Legacy,” I really wanted to understand how trauma can manifest itself in the classroom. I saw it happening daily- my class of 4th graders struggled to perform...
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March 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
When I started research for “Part of a Legacy,” I wanted to understand how trauma manifests. That’s when I found @asv.bsky.social “Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education.” Band aid practices don’t work unless the entire system is devoted to meeting our students’ needs
substack.com/@teachingwit...
substack.com/@teachingwit...
Have you listened to “Part of a Legacy” yet? Listen closely for a secret code for a prize at the end! Go to linktr.ee/TeachingW.Ma... to listen! It’s available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music! #StarWars #Teaching #Ahsoka #Jedi #Mandalorian #CloneWars
March 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Have you listened to “Part of a Legacy” yet? Listen closely for a secret code for a prize at the end! Go to linktr.ee/TeachingW.Ma... to listen! It’s available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music! #StarWars #Teaching #Ahsoka #Jedi #Mandalorian #CloneWars
I had SO MUCH FUN with TJ! Talking all things Tolkien.. and TJ was kind enough to ask me about my Signum U thesis!
Wanna talk ents? @guiamonster.bsky.social @elvish-groves.bsky.social and @teachingwithmagic.bsky.social Also @davidthengoldo.bsky.social has a special surprise in this one. open.spotify.com/episode/6cPr...
Of The Meade Episode (Part 1)
Tolkien on Tap · Episode
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March 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I had SO MUCH FUN with TJ! Talking all things Tolkien.. and TJ was kind enough to ask me about my Signum U thesis!
8th grade boys are hilarious.
They spend half their time acting up and showing off how cool and tough they are.
They spend the other half telling me all about their lives like I’m a therapist.
I love ‘em.
They spend half their time acting up and showing off how cool and tough they are.
They spend the other half telling me all about their lives like I’m a therapist.
I love ‘em.
February 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
8th grade boys are hilarious.
They spend half their time acting up and showing off how cool and tough they are.
They spend the other half telling me all about their lives like I’m a therapist.
I love ‘em.
They spend half their time acting up and showing off how cool and tough they are.
They spend the other half telling me all about their lives like I’m a therapist.
I love ‘em.
Part of a Legacy- now in audio and video format! Listen to the full episode for the secret code... and a prize at the end!
Part of a Legacy: Master and Apprentice Relationships in Ahsoka and Trauma Responsive Education
The recent release of Ahsoka in live-action has been a delight to fans of The Clone Wars series, the Prequel films, and Star Wars: Rebels. But, while this sh...
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February 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Part of a Legacy- now in audio and video format! Listen to the full episode for the secret code... and a prize at the end!
Today, I told a student “no is a complete sentence” when tried to badger me into sitting next to his best friend.
Another student piped up “actually Ms C, it’s a fragment!”
Touché child. I’ve never been more proud to be corrected.
Another student piped up “actually Ms C, it’s a fragment!”
Touché child. I’ve never been more proud to be corrected.
February 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Today, I told a student “no is a complete sentence” when tried to badger me into sitting next to his best friend.
Another student piped up “actually Ms C, it’s a fragment!”
Touché child. I’ve never been more proud to be corrected.
Another student piped up “actually Ms C, it’s a fragment!”
Touché child. I’ve never been more proud to be corrected.
Yesterday’s #flashbackfriday post on Substack: Teacher Feature of Master Yoda. Yoda’s path to exile and letting go of his Hubris allows him to fully understand and eventually teach Luke the intricacies and true meaning of the Force.
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Teacher Feature: Master Yoda
A Flashback Friday Post
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February 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Yesterday’s #flashbackfriday post on Substack: Teacher Feature of Master Yoda. Yoda’s path to exile and letting go of his Hubris allows him to fully understand and eventually teach Luke the intricacies and true meaning of the Force.
open.substack.com/pub/teaching...
open.substack.com/pub/teaching...
Student’s Dad: “your bag is looking a bit heavy, do you want to put some things in your locker?”
Student: No, those are my books.”
“Do you need five books at a time?”
“Well, yea, those are my backup books. I need them in case I get bored with the book I’m reading.”
Naturally, I was very proud
Student: No, those are my books.”
“Do you need five books at a time?”
“Well, yea, those are my backup books. I need them in case I get bored with the book I’m reading.”
Naturally, I was very proud
February 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Student’s Dad: “your bag is looking a bit heavy, do you want to put some things in your locker?”
Student: No, those are my books.”
“Do you need five books at a time?”
“Well, yea, those are my backup books. I need them in case I get bored with the book I’m reading.”
Naturally, I was very proud
Student: No, those are my books.”
“Do you need five books at a time?”
“Well, yea, those are my backup books. I need them in case I get bored with the book I’m reading.”
Naturally, I was very proud
Hello #Pratchett fans! I’ve never read Discworld, but I’ve heard great things, especially about Tiffany Aching and Granny Weatherwax. Their names have popped up in the education sphere, so I’d like to tackle them soon for a Teacher Feature. Is there a specific book or order that I should read?
February 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Hello #Pratchett fans! I’ve never read Discworld, but I’ve heard great things, especially about Tiffany Aching and Granny Weatherwax. Their names have popped up in the education sphere, so I’d like to tackle them soon for a Teacher Feature. Is there a specific book or order that I should read?
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A Ph.D. Read that again. Most people can’t endure what it takes to complete a bachelor’s degree under the best circumstances. #BlackHerStory #KnowHerName Anna Julia Cooper nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...
February 19, 2025 at 2:25 AM
A Ph.D. Read that again. Most people can’t endure what it takes to complete a bachelor’s degree under the best circumstances. #BlackHerStory #KnowHerName Anna Julia Cooper nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...