Curriculum Coach at Our Curriculum Matters--Author of Place-based Curriculum Design: Exceeding Standards Through Local Investigations (Routledge/2015)
Burlington Vermont
Joined March 2011
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Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, has died at 90. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, Tutu worked tirelessly, though non-violently, for its downfall. apne.ws/1kD8IAC
Amy B Demarest retweeted
Tell me again how important all those learning gaps are if we are not taking care of the socio-emotional + mental health needs of all of the kids. Room for connection, joy, rest, creativity, fun. We can't do anything w/o this, and we see the consequences if we don't. (we=schools)
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I think the most frustrating part for me about being a teacher right now is that the school system is like, “You need to change everything about what you do.”
And when we’re like, “Can you maybe change a little bit to help us?”
They’re like, “Lol. Don’t be stupid.”
There is lots to be learned and appreciated from @mrsweishaar ‘s 2nd grade class spreading more love into the world 20 years after 9/11 via our memorial tree at C.P. Smith Elementary School. #cpsmith #btvschools #vted burlingtonfreepress.com/vide…
How Flint closed the gap between Black and white suffering under COVID motherjones.com/politics/202… via @MotherJones This article would pair well 4 discussion with previously posted article on CRT (Mother Jones Sept-Oct issue "Forbidden Knowledge" - Anthony Conwright) A story of hope!
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Today it's critical race theory. 200 years ago it was abolitionist literature. motherjones.com/politics/202… via @MotherJones Great article! Explains the power and weight of history and gives insight to the intricacies of institutional racism.
‘Legend of the movement’: The story of civil rights activist Bob Moses msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris… via @msnbc
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Join us for a virtual WORLD WATER DAY celebration! @vted World Water Day 2021
March 23, 2021 10-11am
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Measuring Equity Through City Trees - YES! Magazine yesmagazine.org/environment/…
Amy B Demarest retweeted
Teachers, I hope you’ll be sharing Amanda Gorman’s poem with your students. Here’s a lesson plan.
pbs.org/newshour/extra/lesso…
Good idea! "We should take a page from the Japanese tidying expert Marie Kondo the curriculum, discarding the many topics that have accumulated like old souvenirs, while retaining essential knowledge ..topics that spark joy." nytimes.com/2020/12/23/opini…
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Amy B Demarest retweeted
Students raised the Black Lives Matter flag at three of our @BTVSchools today. All of our schools will raise the flag by early Dec. We are raising the flag so our students of color know that the district stands with them and is committed to fighting systemic racism. #bsdvt
Systems Under Stress and Opportunities for Change btvcityandlake.org/2020/10/0… via @BTVCityandLake
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Amy B Demarest retweeted
This coming Sunday is @OSleisure #nationalgetoutsideday. It doesn't matter what you do; hiking, running, biking, riding, kayaking, canoeing, bushcraft, park walking, wildlife watching, historic site exploring, fishing, bushcrafting... just join in! getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co…
