At the NJ PTA Conference. Having great convos w/ folks who didn't know NJ has lost ~30% of their #SchoolLibrarians in the past 10 yrs, or that 1 in 4 schools in NJ do not have school libraries. Some are not sure if their school has a library/ian - but they're planning to check! #TLSky #EduSky

Bear In The Big Blue House: We Should Go Find Out

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Don't be one of those trolls in the comments who's trying to argue with the dictionary. Learn about words that didn't originate where you may have thought they did, courtesy of @merriam-webster.com.

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Upcoming #StetChat dates and topics: Aug. 5: Worldbuilding Aug. 19: Editorial Certificates & Courses Sept. 2: Style Sheets Sept. 16: Red Flag Roulette #amediting #editorsky #editing

Here's my latest over on #KnowledgeQuest - "The Easiest Gifts to Give School Librarians (May Be the Hardest to Give Ourselves)" knowledgequest.aasl.org/the-easiest-...

Want us to tag you when the #StetSprint starts? Leave a comment with, tell us if you want the reminder on Tuesday or Friday (or both!), and we’ll add you to our list.

#IntellectualFreedom

That Librarian: Amanda Jones@librarianjones.com · 4w ago

“What can nearly 90 years of book challenges in Louisiana tell us about today's debates over censorship?” Check out this article by Louisiana librarian Janelle Zetty. scholarshub.louisiana.edu/ul_fac_schol...

Join our upcoming #StetChats on Bluesky: July 15: The Value of Editing August 5: Worldbuilding August 19: Editorial Certificates and Courses September 2: Style Sheets September 16: Red Flag Roulette #amediting #freelanceeditor #edibuddies

Please join me- Reimagining Media Literacy Through Neurodivergent Cognitive Pathways #TLSky #EduSky #AcademicSky #MediaLiteracy Free registration mediaeducationlab.com/index.php/ev...

Any time you have the chance to learn from Annie, you should take it!

ThriveLib Reclaiming Joy, Balance, and Boundaries in Libraries@thrivelib.bsky.social · 4w ago

Masking Isn’t a Leadership Skill: Neurodivergent Leadership, Identity, and Sustainable Well‑Being, A Talk by Annie Bélanger and @angelapashia.com thrivelib-2026.heysummit.com/talks/maskin... #neurodivergentleadership #leadership #neurodiverence

Join us for our next #StetChat about managing distractions on Wednesday, July 1, 4–5 p.m. ET | 1–2 p.m. PT #amediting #freelanceeditor #editorsky

✨ "Teaching #NewsLiteracy is essential to restoring public confidence. People have to believe that facts do exist, & truth can be found." Read more from Tracie Potts, who is the host of the foundational Checkology lesson, "InfoZones" ⤵️

Tracie Potts on combating polarization through news literacy

Tracie Potts, veteran journalist and News Literacy Project board member, talks about overcoming polarization by teaching young peoples news literacy skills.

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Science matters

Laurie Loves Data@laurelann.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Dept of Interior claims that the algae in the reflecting pool is left over from rarely used pipes No. Painting the pool dark blue means that it absorbs heat much faster than if it were a light color. Warmer = faster algae growth That's why you don't see black swimming pools Science!

#editing Working with a client and starting to spot red flags? Share your stories & get some advice ⬇️⬇️⬇️

#StetChat@stetchat.com · 2mo ago

Join us for #StetChat 🚩 Red Flag Roulette 🚩 on Wednesday, June 17 4–5 p.m. ET | 1–2 p.m. PT In Red Flag Roulette, we'll post questions about hypothetical red flag clients and #editing situations, then we’ll all discuss how we’d deal with them! 👀 #amediting #editingcommunity #editor #freelanceeditor

For editors (and all the writers who work with editors) ⬇️⬇️⬇️

#StetChat@stetchat.com · 2mo ago

Missed #StetChat and want to catch up on the convo? We reposted a bunch of replies on our profile! And if you want to see the list of questions we asked throughout the chat, you can go to our Media tab on our @stetchat.com account to see just the questions.

Support literacy skills and emotional wellbeing. 🤝 In an article for Reading Research Quarterly, a study found that reading anxiety may reduce children's reading engagement over time—highlighting the need for early support. 📍Read more: buff.ly/cX5l0a0 📍Subscribe for full access: buff.ly/2nSezBQ

Top-viewed articles from ILA's journals to fill your #TBR list: 📍"Enhancing Reading and Writing Skills through Systematically Integrated Instruction," TRT: buff.ly/qqVlaes 📍"Critical Posthumanist Literacy," RRQ: buff.ly/faGJSvo 📍"Read STOP Write: Teaching foundational skills," JAAL: buff.ly/XLtBFEW

I'm really hoping that #StetChat will encourage more editors to come to Bluesky, and for existing users to use the platform more frequently for publishing-related content.

#StetChat@stetchat.com · 3mo ago

#StetChat is founded and hosted by @carolinavonkampen.com. @raqueledits.bsky.social is our brilliant creative director, and @editrix-rachel.bsky.social is our brainstormer extraordinaire! #StetChat is not affiliated with an #editing organization. Read more about #StetChat here: stetchat.com/about/

"Good bookstores should be running author events, and one of the roles of bookstores is to bring readers and authors together." James Daunt (CEO, Barnes & Noble) #publishing #PublicSpeaking

Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities have played an integral role in the history and culture of our nation. Please join me in honoring and celebrating AANHPI Heritage throughout the month of May.

How can literacy classrooms help students imagine more just futures? 💡 In an article for Literacy Today magazine, Michael Manderino and Jill Castek explore digital literacies, futures thinking, and student agency through storytelling, inquiry, and action: buff.ly/s1Cgs9a

Excerpt: “My deaf and hard-of-hearing college students frequently encounter news that is inaccessible, poorly captioned or lacking authentic Deaf perspectives, which can limit the range of viewpoints they are able to engage with”

News Literacy Project@newslit.org · 3mo ago

✨ "One simple step I encourage is curating social media feeds with purpose." A great tip educator Bonnie Bastian shares with her students. Bonnie teaches digital literacy courses for deaf & hard-of-hearing college students in Rochester, NY. Read more ⤵️ #EduSky #AcademicSky

Excerpt: "Health and wellness influencers claim a wide range of backgrounds from inside and outside the world of medicine: 41% describe themselves as some sort of health care professional, and around three-in-ten each say they are coaches (31%) or entrepreneurs (28%)" #MediaCoverage #SocialMedia

Pew Research Center@pewresearch.org · 3mo ago

Find more on health and wellness influencers here:

This #TeacherAppreciationWeek, we celebrate the incredible educators who encourage, support, and inspire students every single day. 🍎❤️ We asked ILA staff to share stories about their favorite teachers—the ones who inspired the paths they took professionally. #ThankATeacher today!

Happy Birthday David Attenborough! From the earliest days of television, to controller of BBC2, to bringing the wonders, beauty and fragility of the natural world to our eyes & attention - you’re a legend! www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Keep learning #media #news #literacy @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social

News Literacy Project@newslit.org · 3mo ago

📢 We're 5 months away from NLP's first National News Literacy Conference in Salt Lake City Oct. 8-10! Don't miss out on this opportunity to: - Learn from dozens of others teaching news & media literacy - Hear from big-name keynote speakers in education & journalism - Connect with other #educators!

Shapiro admin alleges company’s AI chatbots illegally pose as doctors https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/05/ai-chatbot-character-technologies-commonwealth-court-economy/

AI chatbots illegally posed as doctors, alleges PA lawsuit

The lawsuit asks Commonwealth Court to order Character Technologies Inc. to stop its chatbots “from engaging in the unlawful practice of medicine and surgery.”

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Media Training 101 ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Gary Gibbon #C4News says that Labour have briefed activists telling them not to cry on camera if the results are bad

“Knowledge is no guarantee of good behavior, but ignorance is a virtual guarantee of bad behavior.” -American thinker and author Martha Nussbaum, born on this day in 1947 #WriterSky #BookSky #Ethicist #Law #Philosophy #BOTD

#journalism #democracy

News Literacy Project@newslit.org · 3mo ago

The U.S. is 64th in the @rsf.org World Press Freedom Index, the nation's worst ranking ever. More than half of the 180 countries included have poor levels of press freedom - & less than 1% of the world's population lives in a place with a "good" ranking. Why does this matter? Our explainer ⤵️

Excerpt: “Unionized workers are employed on a huge number of massive data center projects and scrambling to recruit new apprentices to feed the explosive demand. They’ve also become an ally of tech giants and tech-friendly government officials”

Spotlight PA@spotlightpa.org · 3mo ago

Data center demand is making bedfellows of construction unions, tech industry https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/05/data-centers-construction-building-trades-unions-pipefitters-tech-industry-environment/