It is a little rainy out, but it’s still a wonderful day at the The University of Akron! And apparently the perfect date.

Have a great day and wonderful weekend everyone.

Happy Birthday to the one and only William Shakespeare! Celebrate by reading one of his plays or watching a modern adaptation or an adaptation pop culture twist. Either way, celebrate the day! #shakespearesbirthday #theshake @shakespearesglobe.bsky.social

A wonderful turn out for Peter Hayes, a speaker in our “Dollars & Difference: The Economics of Hate & Compassion Speaker Series.” Fascinating conversations around the normalization of barbarianism and anticipatory compliance in Nazi Germany. @uakronpress.bsky.social

The School of Education is developing the Akron Professional Pop-culture Library and Education Studio (APPLES). You can help this endeavor by purchasing a shirt or sweatshirt to support educators. 50% of every purchase gets donated to this new studio on campus.

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Myself and some students were at #octela25 this weekend. I presented and my students heard from leaders in the field, experienced 2 days of professional development, and won a ton of books. Thank you OCTELA for your generosity and for putting on such an amazing event!

The new semester has started off terrific. As #TedLasso says, we have to Believe! The world can be a crazy place, but we have to #Believe it’s going to be all right in the end. I hope my pre-service teachers know how much I believe they are going to be amazing educators in the future.

A wonderful day celebrating the Barberton High and University of Akron collaboration. Such a tremendous learning experience for all involved helping develop better prepared pre-service teachers taking their next steps toward becoming educators.

@cityofbarberton @AkronBeacon @uakronbcas

Thank you #NCTE24 for an amazing time. So many wonderful speakers, so many fantastic sessions, and getting to meet with so many terrific educators. Plus…books, sooo many books. I love bringing them back to help students start their classroom libraries on the right foot!

Thank you to everyone at #NCTE24 who came out to my session on Pop Culture in the ELA classroom today. I am so happy you all enjoyed it. If you ever need any of my slides or handouts or just some advice about Pop culture and ELA content email me anytime via my Akron email!

It’s time! #ncte

Room 156A

Everyone at #ncte24 today, come to my session on connecting #popculture to content, building positive relationships with students, and developing a SEL environment.

1:15-2:30 Room 156A

Today is the day! #NCTE24

Take the time to come to my session on using #popculture to promote active engagement, build positive relationships, and promote SEL. You may even win a few pop culture prizes!

1:15-2:30 Room 156A