Lisa Highfill
@lisahighfill.bsky.social
Middle school teacher • Pleasanton Virtual Academy, PUSD• Co-Creator & Author of The HyperDoc Handbook+@TsGiveTs• Reader #EDUsky
2 Pleasanton Virtual Academy students just had their Guinness World Records application accepted, as part of their PBL work. They’re competitive travel hockey players in our hybrid program. The layers of learning in PBL are what keep me in awe of this work. @wevideo.bsky.social @bookcreator.com
Have to share....my middle schoolers had fun with this lesson I created after PD with awesome @adobeexpress.adobe.com for PUSD educators. Working to develop our voice in writing, and then using our voices to add another layer of realness. #TeachersGiveTeachers docs.google.com/presentation...
Template Copy of Adobe Express Nickname Animation
What’s a nickname you’ve been given — and what’s the story behind it? Think: What nicknames have people called you — from friends, family, teammates, or even by accident? Which one has a fun, funny, o...
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Society expects schools to fill in the gaps where our social safety net is failing families. Food. Clothing. Health, Vision, and Dental Care. Mental health. Transportation. Trauma recovery. The holes in the safety net keep getting bigger, and our resources are dwindling.
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
Hey @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social (Trying to find you!) 👋 I’m in 8th gr, and taught a whole lesson correcting AI misinformation about you... It was fake info! 😅 You have to see this! docs.google.com/presentation... ...From Chloe (this is my teacher's account)
Is it real or fake? Case File #2
Today we have our second case file and today I'm going to present it, instead of Mrs. HIghfill. The question for today is Does John Green have Tuberculosis? Is it real or is it fake? Case File #2: Doe...
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Have you tried @figma.com FigJam templates? I made a bulletin board template and have already revised it with my class figma.com/community/file/1457074751016126412/digital-bulletin-board We changed it to 'Question of the Week' & they are into it! Love what they will share on these dynamic boards!
'I read a book for breakfast' - overheard during reading club today... @pleasantonusd Pleasanton Virtual Academy #LoveMyJob
Hey Educator friends...Im doing an informal straw poll...just curious, no judgement, and no names collected. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Thanks for sharing!
Educator Keenan Training Quizzes and AI
Keenan training is a specific online compliance and safety training programs. These online systems provide a library of courses on topics like emergency management, health and safety, human resources,...
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Hey Educator friends...Im doing an informal straw poll...just curious, no judgement, and no names collected. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Thanks for sharing!
Educator Keenan Training Quizzes and AI
Keenan training is a specific online compliance and safety training programs. These online systems provide a library of courses on topics like emergency management, health and safety, human resources,...
docs.google.com
Sesame Street will be putting a huge collection of episodes on YouTube starting in January 2026 This is a fantastic way to educate children It’s a form of resistance. Shows like Sesame Street teach love, tolerance, acceptance & more. These lessons are crucial for the long fight ahead.
Phang: The judge notes that the MacArthur Park show of force was just sheer political theater. Major General Sherman, objected, expressing concern that there would be a large number of people because it was Father’s Day. To which Bovino criticized him, questioning his loyalty to the country.
We had so much fun talking with @lisahighfill.bsky.social about #hyperdocs. We learned so much! Blessings #edusky #edtech #docs
Ep.21 You're Still Not Using Hyperdocs?! Ditch Worksheets for This!
YouTube video by EdTechUnpacked
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94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet. The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year. Something has gone terribly wrong.
REMINDER: Netanyahu convinced Trump in 2018 to withdraw US from Iran nuclear deal that Obama and allies had negotiated. That Deal would've prevented Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. The death and destruction we're seeing now is 100% bc of Trump & Netanyahu www.timesofisrael.com/in-recording...
Just in time for #TeacherAppreciationWeek 🍎, I’m excited to help Mrs. Nava’s class get a boost with their DonorsChoose project—new headphones for focused, connected learning! 🎧 🎉 Thanks to @FigmaEdu for backing amazing educators like her. 🥰 @AlexFagundez
In an executive order, Trump targeted the Smithsonian and the National Museum of African American History & Culture suggesting that it is “divisive” and pedaling “improper ideology.” So, I took a trip back to the museum, and what I saw was a place trying to tell the unvarnished truth about America.
What It Means to Tell the Truth About America
And what happens when empirical fact is labeled “improper ideology”
theatlantic.com
The Society for Historians of the Early American Republic is asking the public to help them track changes the Trump Admin is making to history-- in national parks, websites, wherever. Please share-- and please contribute! thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
The Early Republic Tracker
The Early Republic Tracker documents instances where the federal government is removing facts and stories essential to the public’s understanding American history from public historical sites, muse…
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For our reading club, my student talked me into reading Starfish by Lisa Fipps. It's heartbreaking, but her way of explaining what middle school is like for her. www.goodreads.com/book/show/54...
Have to say, I use this image so often with my middle schoolers...so helpful for frame of reference. It opens up a lot of curiosities and connections! infographicsite.com/infographic/... #HyperDocs #EduSky
Want accessible, classroom-friendly highlights of 2024’s must-read studies? We’ve got you covered. ✔️ #EduSky #EdResearch
The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2024
It’s that time again—our yearly review of the research you should read, from the sneaky ways that inattention can spread in your classroom to the promises and perils of AI.
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I cant stop exploring this amazing site... a great share from @allpars.bsky.social timeline.carnegiehall.org How might you use this in your class lessons? #EduSky
Timeline of African American Music — Timeline of African American Music
timeline.carnegiehall.org
I admittedly gasped regarding the truth behind this. 😢
In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers. See what changes are in store for your county. By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith
New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States
According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North…
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What should be mandatory reading for all humans and esp those of us educating the next generation. Do not miss the author’s note!🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Best day ever! Started w/weekly writing clinic, went on virtual field trip to the Constitution Center in Philly, then ended w/ a walk downtown to hear author @devpetty at @townecenterbks with kids in person and online. It was quite a writing day!🥰 Virtual middle school is definitely my jam!
So the pep talk lesson was so needed today…40+ 6-12th gr expressing their stress and functional freeze over Zoom. We all felt better with collective reflection. (My poster IS helping) Try it with your students! read.bookcreator.com/E6ZFR6HRA5Od... #edusky #executivefunctioning #virtuallearning
