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
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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.”
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Teachers, I hope you’ll be sharing Amanda Gorman’s poem with your students. Here’s a lesson plan.
pbs.org/newshour/extra/lesso…
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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
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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…
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We stand with our current, former, and future students in our commitment to antiracism work.
We look forward to our school board's response to the Winooski Students for Antiracism's demands.
Our students are the future.
burlingtonfreepress.com/stor…
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Let's be clear. COVID-19 provides the opportunity to destroy (or let be destroyed) the public education system, or to develop public education as humanities saviour. It is going to be one hell of a battle!
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"Our only hope for our collective liberation is a politics of deep solidarity rooted in love."
What an essay by Michelle Alexander.
nytimes.com/2020/06/08/opini…
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This. This. This. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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#art inspired by @goldsworthy_art ! A great group effort in our #woods today. #cpsmith #optoutside #teachbtv #bsdvt
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Sending best wishes to Senator Sanders for a speedy recovery, and thoughts of support to him and his family.
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We talk about #placebaseded on the daily around here and now we're breaking it down for you step-by-step in this MEGA post. Trust us, you're going to want to bookmark this one! tetonscience.org/getting-sta…
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We learned about bike safety today and practiced riding around our neighborhood as a class! We are ready to bike around #BTV #OptOutside #cpsmith #bsdvt #teachbtv
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Please help spread the word! Hoping for news magazine subscriptions for my students. Check out my classroom on @DonorsChoose! I'd love your help to bring my project to life: donorschoo.se/e/rvyUWFEW5Y
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Asked my son how his history tour of Calgary was today.
Son: Our “tour guide” had really curly hair and he knew everything.
Me: was his name Harry
Son: Yes - do you know him
Me - Yes
Son - that is cool dad
Thanks @harry_historian for making a big impression @connectcharter
