Alex Shevrin Venet
@asv.bsky.social
Educator & author. Books: Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education & Becoming an Everyday Changemaker. Vermont explorer in the #251club. Querying a memoir on grief, healthcare system fuckery, and a spine injury
It is wild to watch the internet comment on this after watching it all go down in my community
Amanda Mull@amandamull.bsky.social · yesterdayThey’re calling it the most theater kid story of all time
Safety and comfort are not the same thing. Feeling uncomfortable or unsettled is not the same as being unsafe (although it can feel the same). Self-awareness must include reflection on the difference.
Teacher educators, help me with some syllabus inspo! www.edutopia.org/teacher2teac... #Edusky
Teacher educators: what’s on your syllabus this fall?
This one’s for all of you who teach teachers! What’s your favorite reading on your syllabus this fall? Any classic articles that your students get excited about every year? Or new readings you’re goin...
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Starts in 2 weeks!
Alex Shevrin Venet@asv.bsky.social · 3w agoIf you know an educator (any level) looking for support to sustain their equity-centered trauma-informed work, please tell them about my changemaker cohort! Open for registration; it's going to be such a wonderful crew: www.tickettailor.com/events/uncon...
I'm teaching a writing workshop this summer and I challenged myself to come up with an SEL check-in each session that also serves as a wacky writing warmup that encourages a sense of play. They are getting more and more ridiculous and I'm having so much fun with it! Thread below of them so far...
"I know nothing about seven and sixpence." My official go-to response to any 6-7 references going forward in the classroom. Thanks Charles Dickens 🙏
I always leap to read a new @mrrablin.bsky.social piece in @edutopia.org !! Fantastic stuff as usual. 4 Questions That Spurred Real Innovation in My Grade Book www.edutopia.org/article/inno...
4 Questions That Spurred Real Innovation in My Grade Book
If you’ve ever wondered whether your grades really reflect student learning, these questions might help you get systematic about developing a new framework.
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If you know an educator (any level) looking for support to sustain their equity-centered trauma-informed work, please tell them about my changemaker cohort! Open for registration; it's going to be such a wonderful crew: www.tickettailor.com/events/uncon...
Register – Changemaker Community Cohort - summer/fall 2026 – Zoom
Changemaker Community Cohort - summer/fall 2026 – Zoom, Tue Aug 4, 2026 - The Changemaker Community Cohort is a space for educators to come together and share ideas, strategies, and solidarity connect...
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Whoa. This piece is beautifully written and kind of blew my mind on a couple of levels. One of my favorite things I've read about facilitating PD in recent memory. Leading Science PD with Genuine Wonder www.edutopia.org/article/lead...
Leading Science PD with Genuine Wonder
When teachers are invited to get curious during professional development, they are better able to inspire the same feeling in students.
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and lots of education leaders LEAPT at the chance 👀
Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social · 3w agoTrump doesn’t force people to do bad things. All he did was show people they could get away with being horrible if they really wanted to, and a lot of powerful people decided they didn’t need to pretend anymore. Especially those in influential positions who could push back but did not.
I think it's kinda funny that after all this right-wing investment into AI to undermine people's trust in photo evidence, now no one believes the photo evidence of Mitch doing well
If you know an educator (any level) looking for support to sustain their equity-centered trauma-informed work, please tell them about my changemaker cohort! Open for registration; it's going to be such a wonderful crew: www.tickettailor.com/events/uncon...
Register – Changemaker Community Cohort - summer/fall 2026 – Zoom
Changemaker Community Cohort - summer/fall 2026 – Zoom, Tue Aug 4, 2026 - The Changemaker Community Cohort is a space for educators to come together and share ideas, strategies, and solidarity connect...
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Max just chill-maxing on a Sunday at Merrymac ☀️💛
It's so exciting when you find someone on here you used to follow on Twitter! It's like seeing a long lost friend. (Today this was @librarian.bsky.social for me)
Rewatching Ted Lasso but I think we'll quit after season 2 because I cannot watch that Nate storyline again
Education research friends: tell me about a researcher who writes beautiful scholarly articles. I'm looking for beautiful writing that disrupts the idea that scholarly work is dense and boring and full of jargon. Thank you! (Self recs welcome!) #Edusky
A 41-year-old Maine woman has accused Graham Platner of rape. Her account is corroborated by contemporaneous emails to her therapist, by a boyfriend she confided in about the alleged assault, and by messages she sent to another woman warning her about Platner. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
Exclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her
The Maine Democrat denied the allegations and said, “Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically untrue.”
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excellent roundup of What Judging Is Like from @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social
Book Prizes Don't Work How You Think
all the beans that's fit to spill
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Something I've found deeply enjoyable about writing memoir is the gulf between what you think you're writing about and what you actually end up writing about. I thought I was writing a book about disability identity and it turns out I was writing a book about my complete inability to ask for help
End of the fiscal year has my inbox so dramatic. ACT NOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT!!!!
My Changemaker cohort is open for registration! Supportive community for teachers who feel like they're going it alone: www.tickettailor.com/events/uncon...
Register – Changemaker Community Cohort - summer/fall 2026 – Zoom
Changemaker Community Cohort - summer/fall 2026 – Zoom, Tue Aug 4, 2026 - The Changemaker Community Cohort is a space for educators to come together and share ideas, strategies, and solidarity connect...
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What books would you recommend to teachers— especially new teachers— as they prepare for next school year? www.edutopia.org/teacher2teac...
What books would you recommend to teachers— especially new teachers— as they prepare for next school year?
Teacher friends! I fully recommend taking full space away from our work to enjoy summer (I’m currently reading The Killing Spell by Shay Kauwe and The Correspondent by Virginia Evans). However, as som...
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"I feel like AI defeats the purpose of this class." I went into this past school year thinking that it might finally be the year where I had no choice but to begin integrating AI into our classroom as a tool and skill. Walking out of this year? Talking with students? I realized I was wrong.
what emoji are you into these days? 😭 is my evergreen fave but I'm using 🤪 a lot lately