They are all so hungry. #caturday also if you are in SEPA come visit share.google/jJrw9vkBtJQG... and take one of these beauties home.

Peace.

Michelle and I had fun surprising the first group of visitors to the Obama Presidential Center on Juneteenth. Come check it out!

Dr. Patricia Bath overcame sexism, racism & poverty and saved the sight of millions of people. She invented the Laserphaco Probe for cataract treatment, 1986; it was patented in 1988. She co-founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness, 1976. She died #OTD in 2019. #WomenInSTEM

On this day 70 years ago-May 1, 1956-the polio vaccine was first made widely available to the public. The vaccine’s developer, Dr. Jonas Salk, did not patent the vaccine so that it would remain available to as many people as possible in the US and internationally. Image: Harvey Georges/AP.

1/2 Memorizing gets a bad name. So often educators are told get kids to analyze and evaluate. Those skills are really only done well when kids have foundational knowledge.

What an absolute violation on multiple levels. Men should be tested for genetic advantages too and excluded if they have genes that give an upper hand to their sport. This is nothing more than holding back WOMEN athletes.

NPR@npr.org · 5mo ago

The International Olympic Committee will require all athletes who want to participate in women's events to undergo genetic testing. The policy takes effect for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. n.pr/4uTapjL

The thing I love about cats is that you really need to earn their love and affection. When they decide they are worthy of your love it feels like such an achievement!

#caturday kitten cuteness in teenage son’s messy room.

US teacher commentary on edutainment. I told you it would make a comeback as we saw declining attention. Scaffolding disguised as support in a really interesting take, because actually he’s right. In too many instances it’s not because the pupils can’t 1/n

Arrest them all!!

Democrats:

We need to talk about this issue of patience WAY more often in education … and not only for students, but with novice teachers, pacing guides, roll outs of new tech, evaluating impact of new tech … just everyone needs to be more patient about just about everything.

Marcus Luther@marcusluther.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Few things cooler than a student who hadn't volunteered to speak all semester stepping up on the very last day of the semester and all of a sudden finding that confidence in front of the entire class. (Another reason why patience is important along with continuing to offer opportunities!)

The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says "The sweeping study includes focus groups and interviews with K-12 students, parents, educators and tech experts in 50 countries, as well as a literature review of hundreds of research articles." www.npr.org/2026/01/...

H/T Larry ferlazzo for clueing me in to this @npr.org summary of a @brookings.edu report - premortem - on AI and education. NPR: www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n... Report: www.brookings.edu/articles/a-n...

The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says

A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.

npr.org

There are few things in the world that can invoke intense horror laced with unbridle playground joy in teenagers than the first day of a fetal pig dissection. I wish I could bottle and sell it.

“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire

@michaelhobbes.bsky.social would love for you to do OutLive by Peter Attia either on @ifbookspod.bsky.social or Maintenance Phase

"Educators, educational leaders and unions must continually approach federal, state and local governments to secure funding for technology and training..." You want teachers to push electeds to give more money to tech corps instead of teachers? No. Forget "A.i." Just pay TEACHERS more.

Some specific points: The document says "When appropriate, educators and school systems can use technology to create and grade assessments, saving time and allowing immediate feedback." No. No one wants to be or deserves to be graded by "A.i."

Amen. To all of this. I totally understand how we got to this place and why tech seemed so promising. Yet it’s time to stop and reflect on the last … like … three decades and consider wtf we’ve done to ourselves in education and how to stop it.

Shell@risu.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I moved from teaching to tech jobs and back again and I will never not be angry about how fast the entire edtech boom, from mooc to apps and apple/google educator badges, to iPad schools etc.. all of it was ushered in. None of it with ethics, governance or safety ever done correctly

#amazonsucks Way to ruin Christmas.

Love this, and the name. On top of the retrieval goodness, students can momentarily 'hold forth' on academic content (and start to see and hear themselves as holder-forthers, I'd bet, which is an extra benefit).

Alison Stone@alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Checking for comprehension: The days leading up to a summative exam. Remove scaffolding. More open ended questions. Ask questions that encourage formation of connections between concepts. “Just a minute” is a great model for this… #teachingtips

I try to be intentional with retrieval practice in my classroom What is the purpose? Checking for attention: during direct instruction, whiteboards or cold call, lower difficulty questions that direct attention to the most important information. #teachertips

Alison Stone@alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Just teaching kids one time about retrieval isn’t enough. Repeat expectations before every retrieval attempt… No notes. No neighbors. Eyes on your own writing. And always “let’s acknowledge this is hard, judgement free, just try your best” low stakes or no stakes

This.

Anthony Moser@anthonymoser.com · 9mo ago

I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world And by design LLMs destroy shared context

Just teaching kids one time about retrieval isn’t enough. Repeat expectations before every retrieval attempt… No notes. No neighbors. Eyes on your own writing. And always “let’s acknowledge this is hard, judgement free, just try your best” low stakes or no stakes

Alison Stone@alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Making retrieval practice work in my classroom is built on solid classroom routines. This starts with explaining why retrieval works. Buy-in on retrieval is so important because retrieval is hard. When Ss have a clear “why”. They are less likely to “cheat” on retrieval tasks.

Making retrieval practice work in my classroom is built on solid classroom routines. This starts with explaining why retrieval works. Buy-in on retrieval is so important because retrieval is hard. When Ss have a clear “why”. They are less likely to “cheat” on retrieval tasks.

Alison Stone@alisonstonebio.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Retrieval practice has been a game changer in my classroom. Most days my classes start with a brief selection of retrieval questions. I like to start with retrieval because it gives me a good idea of what stuck from our previous lesson. #teachertips

Retrieval practice has been a game changer in my classroom. Most days my classes start with a brief selection of retrieval questions. I like to start with retrieval because it gives me a good idea of what stuck from our previous lesson. #teachertips

Not only is teacher pay far lower than it should be, educators spend their own 💰on their classrooms while billionaires and corporations get tax cuts. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...