#edutooters — Public Fediverse posts

Our book was just released on July 14 by Rutgers University Press. The book gathers scholars whose work deepens our understanding of Black educational traditions, intellectual history, and liberatory practice.

Please check it out if interested!
https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/liberation-and-education/9781978829985

#LiberationAndEducation #NewBook #Nonfiction #AfricanAmericanEducation #AfricanAmericanHistory #BlackEducationalThought #BlackHistory #BlackThought #EducationalHistory #IntellectualHistory #BlackMastodon #edutooters #histodons

Preparations are underway for our July New Teacher Academy! 🍎📚

While our training materials are fully funded, budget limitations mean we need help with welcoming decor, prizes, or treats.

If you would like to help us shower our incoming educators with community love, we would appreciate your help clearing the last few items on our wishlist!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1GA9IUTVOAZRA?ref_=wl_share

#EduTooter #EduTooters

Interesting Edutopia article by Cathleen Beachboard, 'Why Students Give Up on a Task—and What Teachers Can Do About It'

I guess not really anything new, but I found it a helpful reminder and clear statement of strategies to use in the classroom:

"Students today are often described as unmotivated when they struggle with challenging work. But motivation is not always the issue. Students begin the task—they open the laptop, pick up the pencil, and start thinking. They are ready to try. The challenge appears when the path forward becomes uncertain and the work becomes uncomfortable.

Persistence is the skill that carries students through that moment.

When teachers normalize struggle, encourage students to talk about strategies, and structure tasks into manageable steps, students stop seeing difficulty as a sign that they’re failing and begin to see it as evidence that they’re doing the kind of thinking that leads to learning."

https://www.edutopia.org/article/guiding-students-persist-work-gets-difficult?utm_content=linkpos1&utm_campaign=weekly-2026-04-08&utm_medium=email&utm_source=edu-newsletter

#Education #Teaching #StudentEngagement #Persistence #EduTooters #Edutopia

Looking for service learning lessons and community service projects? We’ve rounded up some of our best service activities in our recent film guides for classrooms, workplaces, and service clubs.

These resources show that positive change is possible and that we all have the power to make an impact on the world around us.

These service activities are great for Volunteer Month in April and Volunteer Week April 19-25. 💕

Several of these lessons and activities have an environmental theme that also makes them great choices for Earth Month. 🌍

📢 We've updated this collection with our newest 2026 community service materials.

Check out the link to learn more about these resources and boost student engagement with service learning! 👇

https://journeysinfilm.org/get-students-excited-about-service-learning-with-film/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=social+media&utm_campaign=volunteer+month&utm_id=April+26&utm_term=service+learning&utm_content=link

#NationalVolunteerMonth #VolunteerMonth #Volunteering #NationalVolunteerWeek #VolunteerWeek #CommunityService #ServiceLearning #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #EarthMonth #EarthWeek #EarthDay

🖤 In honor of Black History Month, we're highlighting Just Mercy. This award-winning film is based on the true story of world-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson working to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.

Our Just Mercy lesson plans ground students in the historical context of US racial segregation and the Civil Rights movement. They can help you education yourself and your learning community about Criminal Justice, Media Literacy, the US Court System, and US History. For grades 9-12 and adult/higher ed.

Check out the link to learn where to watch, get free lesson plans and more. 👇

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/just-mercy/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social+media&utm_campaign=bhm&utm_content=link

@histodons

#BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #History #USHistory #Histodons #BlackVoices #Education #CriminalJustice #CriminalJusticeReform #Movies #Edutooters #Homeschooling

If you want to talk with your students about what it means to stand up for your neighbors and community during scary times, we have a classroom-ready lesson plan for that! (You might also find it helpful just to read yourself.) 💙

👉 https://hcommons.social/@JourneysInFilm/115972287542935772

#Upstanders #CurrentEvents #CivicEngagement #SocioEmotionalLearning #HolocaustEducation #SocilSkills #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #Parenting

If you want to talk with your students about what it means to stand up for your neighbors and community during scary times, we have a classroom-ready lesson plan for that! (You might also find it helpful just to read yourself.) 💙

👉 https://hcommons.social/@JourneysInFilm/115972287542935772

#Upstanders #CurrentEvents #CivicEngagement #SocioEmotionalLearning #HolocaustEducation #SocilSkills #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #Parenting

If you want to talk with your students about what it means to stand up for your neighbors and community during scary times, we have a classroom-ready lesson plan for that! (You might also find it helpful just to read yourself.) 💙

👉 https://hcommons.social/@JourneysInFilm/115972287542935772

#Upstanders #CurrentEvents #CivicEngagement #SocioEmotionalLearning #HolocaustEducation #SocilSkills #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #Parenting

If you want to talk with your students about what it means to stand up for your neighbors and community during scary times, we have a classroom-ready lesson plan for that! (You might also find it helpful just to read yourself.) 💙

👉 https://hcommons.social/@JourneysInFilm/115972287542935772

#Upstanders #CurrentEvents #CivicEngagement #SocioEmotionalLearning #HolocaustEducation #SocilSkills #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #Parenting

Our group discussion facilitation guidelines support you in leading productive conversations that broaden perspectives, encourage empathy, and create safe spaces for student engagement. It's a great tool for discussing sensitive topics and issues in any context. 3/9

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/group-discussion-facilitation-guidelines/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=Jan26&utm_term=Mental+Health&utm_content=link

#MentalHealth #MentalWellness #Education #Homeschooling #SelfCare #Edutooters #Parenting #ClassroomManagement #Communication #CommunicationSkills

Looking for ways to create safe spaces for engagement with difficult topics? We've got you covered. 💬💕

Our Group Discussion Facilitation Guidelines can help you lead productive conversations on sensitive subjects to encourage empathy and broaden perspectives. This guide is adaptable, flexible and useful for a variety of settings. Plus it's free for everyone!

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/group-discussion-facilitation-guidelines/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=Dec25&utm_content=link

#GroupDiscussion #CommunicationSkills #ClassroomManagement #Education #Edutooters

For International Day of Persons with Disabilities, celebrate and educate with Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution! Get our free Crip Camp lesson plans to teach about ableism, disability rights history, and the connection to disability justice.

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/crip-camp/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=IDPwD&utm_content=Link

@histodons

#DisabilityDay #IDPD #DisabilityPride #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityHistory #Activism #DisabledVoices #History #Education #Homeschooling #Edutooters #Movies

A plea: If anyone knows of a Secondary English position at a school around Hampshire/Surrey/West Sussex, I am looking for a new position. But I am fussy - needs to be a great headteacher and a culture of collaboration. I bring great results, a genuine love of the subject and Whimsy. Lots of Whimsy. #GetFediHired #Teaching #Education #UKTeaching #SecondarySchool #edutoot #edutooters #Job #JobSearch @edutooters

@Grupetto @lloydlemons We agree! Heroes and role models (of all genders and backgrounds) are important for children -- and for all of us.

We have a whole collection of films with young heroes that you might enjoy.

https://journeysinfilm.org/12-films-that-celebrate-young-heroes/

#RoleModels #Heroes #Movies #Education #Edutooters #Parenting #Families #Homeschooling

Happy International Literacy Day. We're celebrate with film-book pairings!

Pairing books & films together can be a powerful way to boost student engagement and get hesitant readers excited about books. We've got suggestions for films to pair with books including Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story The Yellow Wallpaper.

https://journeysinfilm.org/boost-student-engagement-with-film-book-pairings/

#InternationalLiteracyDay #Literacy #Education #Edutooters #Books #Teachers #Homeschooling #Film #StudentEngagement

Inspire public service in your classroom and community with Resisterhood! Today we're highlighting Luis and Soraida Gutierrez, subjects of our new documentary Resisterhood from director Cheryl Jacobs Crim. Luis Gutierrez, a longtime Congressman from Chicago, led the charge to boycott the 2017 Inauguration, and his wife Soraida inspired their participation in the first Women’s March. Luis's story also highlights the Puerto Rican community and speaks broadly to the modern American immigrant experience.

The section on the Gutierrez Family in the Resisterhood Learning Guide explores the different ways elected officials can work inside a system or challenge it from the outside. It includes great extension activities to pursue civic engagement. For grades 10-12, higher ed and adult learning. It's great for campus screenings and community education, too!

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/resisterhood/

#Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #PublicService #CivicParticipation #ServiceLearning #Democracy #History

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a "direct final rule" that would eliminate the requirement that new buildings constructed with federal funds must be accessible to people with disabilities. This move would weaken the civil rights protections guaranteed by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

We want to recommend an outstanding resource for teaching about the 504 Regulations: Crip Camp. 1/2

#USNews #USpol #DisabilityRights #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityHistory #DisabilityPride #Accessibility #Netflix #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #HumanRights @disability @disabilityjustice @disabilityhistory @education @edutooters

Looking for service learning lessons? We've put together some of our best service activities and community service projects for Volunteer Week April 20-26 and Volunteer Month. Teach service learning with award-winning films like The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind and He Named Me Malala. This collection also includes six Environment and Climate Service Projects that are great for Earth Month!

https://journeysinfilm.org/articles/get-students-excited-about-service-learning-with-film/

#ServiceLearning #EarthMonth #Education #Edutooters #Volunteering #VolunteerMonth #VolunteerWork #Homeschooling @education @edutooters

Looking for more ways to celebrate women with film in your classroom? Check out this round up of free resources for teaching with women-led films. 2/2

https://journeysinfilm.org/articles/free-resources-for-womens-history-month/

#InternationalWomensDay #IWD #IWD2025 #WomensHistoryMonth #GenderEqualityMonth #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling @education @edutooters @film

Women's History Month isn’t just for history classes! We've created a brand new Women's History Resource Collection to help you teach across the curriculum with films about amazing women. Get classroom-ready resources for grades 5-12 plus higher education.

https://journeysinfilm.org/product/womens-history/

#WomensHistoryMonth #InternationalWomensDay #GenderEqualityMonth #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #Histodons @education @edutooters @histodons @stemed

Celebrate Digital Citizenship Week October 14–18 with The Post. Pair this award-winning Steve Spielberg film with our classroom-ready lesson plans to teach about Freedom of the Press, Journalism Ethics and Fake News.

https://journeysinfilm.org/product/the-post/

#DigitalCitizenship #SocialStudies #EnglishTeacher #Education #Homeschooling #Edutooters #Journalism #MediaEthics #FakeNews @education @edutooters

#DearTeachers,

We received #complaints for not recognizing the Christian holiday of Yom Saint Francis Ha’Kadosh in our #holiday greetings. Last we checked, this holiday was on Tishrei 19th but in fact the holiday does NOT follow normal dates and follows a #Christian #religious #calendar...

https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/christians-are-rigid-about-color-coding-religions-and-providing-a-whole-paint-set-may-cause-7754067a36cf

#diversity #inclusivity
#FreedomOfReligion #FreedomFromReligion
#Holidays #TheHolidays #TheHolidaySeason
#PublicSchool #School #TotallySecular
#EduTooters

#MedinatAmerica = #Satire

Teach about Civic Engagement with Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution! This classroom-ready lesson about The Strategic Use of Power explores power and civic engagement in the context of activism. It's great for teaching Social Emotional Learning and English Literacy Skills. It works well for grades 11-12 civics, government, history and social studies classes.

https://journeysinfilm.org/product/civics-civic-engagement-lessons/

#CivicEngagement #Activism #Disability #DisabilityRights #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityHistory #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #Teachers #Teaching #HighScool @education @edutooters

We recommend Landfill Harmonic for Classical Music Month. Follow the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, a Paraguayan youth group that plays instruments made entirely out of upcycled garbage, in a true story that combines the power of music and the power of recycling!

Our Landfill Harmonic Curriculum Guide is great for collaborative project-based learning, with lessons for elementary and middle/high school that span Community Service, Environmental Science, Language Arts, Music, and Social Studies,

Landfill Harmonic is a great choice to teach for Classical Music Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Earth Month, and all year round.

https://journeysinfilm.org/product/landfill-harmonic/

#ClassicalMusicMonth #HispanicHeritageMonth #EarthMonth #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #ServiceLearning #EnvironmentalStudies #LanguageArts #MusicEducation #Music #SocialStudies #Documentary #Recycling #Upcycling #ClimateChange @edutooters @education

Happy International Literacy Day! Pairing books & films together can be a powerful way to boost student engagement and get hesitant readers excited about books.

We've compiled our favorite film-book pairings for K16 use. Check out our suggestions for films to pair with Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men, Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story The Yellow Wallpaper and more!

https://journeysinfilm.org/articles/boost-student-engagement-with-film-book-pairings/

#InternationalLiteracyDay #EnglishTeacher #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #EnglishLiterature
@education @edutooters @libraries

Lift the mood in your classroom with this round-up of calming tools & techniques from our Executive Director Jen Fischer. https://sharemylesson.com/blog/calm-classroom-tools-supporting-students-positive-response

#Education #Edutooters #MentalHealth #MentalWellness #SocialEmotionalLearning #ClassroomManagement @education @edutooters

Foster productive conversations around pressing issues that broaden perspectives & encourage empathy in the classroom or any setting. Get our free Facilitation Guidelines for Group Discussions.https://journeysinfilm.org/product/facilitation-guidelines/

Like all our resources, these materials are free for everyone.

#Edutooters #Education #CommunicationSkills #ClassroomManagement #StudentEngagement @edutooters

Happy Disability Pride Month! If you haven't yet watched Oscar-nominated documentary Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution about one of the most important human rights movements of the 20th century, now is the time.

We offer a curriculum guide with classroom-ready lesson plans and a discussion guide for this film Our curriculum guide includes a powerful lesson on language, power and ableism. Like all of our materials, these resources are free.

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/XRrIs22plz0

Learn more: https://journeysinfilm.org/product/crip-camp-guides/

@edutooters @disability @disabilityjustice @disabilityhistory @film #Activism #Protest #Education #Edutooters #DisabilityPride #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityHistory #Documetary #HighScool #HigherEd #History #USHistory #Language #Ableism #HumanRights #SocialJustice #SDG10

Happy Disability Pride Month! If you haven't watched the Oscar-nominated documentary
Crip Camp Film yet about one of the most important human rights movements of the 20th century, now is the time.

We offer a curriculum guide with classroom-ready lesson plans and a discussion guide for this film Our curriculum guide includes a powerful lesson on language, power and ableism. Like all of our materials, these resources are free.

Learn more: https://journeysinfilm.org/product/crip-camp-guides/

https://youtu.be/XRrIs22plz0

@edutooters @disability @disabilityjustice @disabilityhistory @film #Education #Edutooters #DisabilityPride #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityHistory #Documetary #HighScool #HigherEd #History #USHistory #Language #Ableism #HumanRights #SocialJustice

#DearTeachers,

As you may know if you have any students in your class who identify as Christian, they may ask to be excused from school to observe the #Christian #holiday of “Christmas,” more popularly referred to as Yom Christmas.

https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/it-is-a-common-misconception-to-think-of-yom-christmas-as-a-christian-chanukkah-96feccafbeba

#diversity #inclusivity #inclusive
#PublicSchool #School
#EduTooters
#TheHolidays #Holidays #HolidaySeason #HoHoHo
#WinterHolidays
#MedinatAmerica = #Satire

Dear Bartenura Elementary School students and parents,

We understand that some of you were #offended by our “Winter Lights” bonfire.

https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/we-had-no-way-of-knowing-that-would-be-offensive-or-shocking-64b63cfee350

#diversity #inclusivity
#TheHolidays #holiday #holidays
#PublicSchool #School
#DearParents
#EduTooters #EduSky #Educators
#MedinatAmerica

Dear Geveret Collins,

Your son failed to complete the #homework assigned this past Thirdday…

https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/there-is-no-christian-mitzvah-associated-with-extorting-candy-from-homeowners-537f66adbf53

#PublicSchool #School #TotallySecular
#DearParents
#EduTwitter #EduTooters #EduSky #Educators
#FreedomOfReligion #FreedomFromReligion
#MedinatAmerica = #Satire

Dear Geveret Collins,

Your son failed to complete the #homework assigned this past Thirdday…

https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/there-is-no-christian-mitzvah-associated-with-extorting-candy-from-homeowners-537f66adbf53

#PublicSchool #School #TotallySecular
#DearParents
#EduTwitter #EduTooters #EduSky #Educators
#FreedomOfReligion #FreedomFromReligion
#MedinatAmerica = #Satire

Dear Geveret Collins,

Your son failed to complete the #homework assigned this past Thirdday…

https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/there-is-no-christian-mitzvah-associated-with-extorting-candy-from-homeowners-537f66adbf53

#PublicSchool #School #TotallySecular
#DearParents
#EduTwitter #EduTooters #EduSky #Educators
#FreedomOfReligion #FreedomFromReligion
#MedinatAmerica = #Satire

Dear Geveret Collins,

Your son failed to complete the #homework assigned this past Thirdday…

https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/there-is-no-christian-mitzvah-associated-with-extorting-candy-from-homeowners-537f66adbf53

#PublicSchool #School #TotallySecular
#DearParents
#EduTwitter #EduTooters #EduSky #Educators
#FreedomOfReligion #FreedomFromReligion
#MedinatAmerica = #Satire

Dear Geveret Collins,

Your son failed to complete the #homework assigned this past Thirdday…

https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/there-is-no-christian-mitzvah-associated-with-extorting-candy-from-homeowners-537f66adbf53

#PublicSchool #School #TotallySecular
#DearParents
#EduTwitter #EduTooters #EduSky #Educators
#FreedomOfReligion #FreedomFromReligion
#MedinatAmerica = #Satire

#DearTeachers,
Shavua tov!

We hope you are settling back into your routine after the end of #TheHolidaySeason! However... if any of your students identify as Christian...

https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/if-any-of-your-students-identify-as-christian-e602ab6866d2

#PublicSchool #School #TotallySecular
#EduTwitter #EduTooters #EduSky #Educators
#MedinatAmerica

#DearTeachers,
Shavua tov!

We hope you are settling back into your routine after the end of #TheHolidaySeason! However... if any of your students identify as Christian...

https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/if-any-of-your-students-identify-as-christian-e602ab6866d2

#PublicSchool #School #TotallySecular
#EduTwitter #EduTooters #EduSky #Educators
#MedinatAmerica

#DearTeachers,
Shavua tov!

We hope you are settling back into your routine after the end of #TheHolidaySeason! However... if any of your students identify as Christian...

https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/if-any-of-your-students-identify-as-christian-e602ab6866d2

#PublicSchool #School #TotallySecular
#EduTwitter #EduTooters #EduSky #Educators
#MedinatAmerica

#DearTeachers,
Shavua tov!

We hope you are settling back into your routine after the end of #TheHolidaySeason! However... if any of your students identify as Christian...

https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/if-any-of-your-students-identify-as-christian-e602ab6866d2

#PublicSchool #School #TotallySecular
#EduTwitter #EduTooters #EduSky #Educators
#MedinatAmerica

#DearTeachers,
Shavua tov!

We hope you are settling back into your routine after the end of #TheHolidaySeason! However... if any of your students identify as Christian...

https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/if-any-of-your-students-identify-as-christian-e602ab6866d2

#PublicSchool #School #TotallySecular
#EduTwitter #EduTooters #EduSky #Educators
#MedinatAmerica

Thanks so much for writing, and I look forward to visiting your holiday booth next year!

Moadim l’simcha!
Principal Gedalia Altschul
Abulafia Elementary School

#Public #School #TotallySecular
#DearParents
#EduTwitter #EduTooters #Educators
#MedinatAmerica

14/14

Thanks so much for writing, and I look forward to visiting your holiday booth next year!

Moadim l’simcha!
Principal Gedalia Altschul
Abulafia Elementary School

#Public #School #TotallySecular
#DearParents
#EduTwitter #EduTooters #Educators
#MedinatAmerica

14/14

Thanks so much for writing, and I look forward to visiting your holiday booth next year!

Moadim l’simcha!
Principal Gedalia Altschul
Abulafia Elementary School

#Public #School #TotallySecular
#DearParents
#EduTwitter #EduTooters #Educators
#MedinatAmerica

14/14

Thanks so much for writing, and I look forward to visiting your holiday booth next year!

Moadim l’simcha!
Principal Gedalia Altschul
Abulafia Elementary School

#Public #School #TotallySecular
#DearParents
#EduTwitter #EduTooters #Educators
#MedinatAmerica

14/14

Thanks so much for writing, and I look forward to visiting your holiday booth next year!

Moadim l’simcha!
Principal Gedalia Altschul
Abulafia Elementary School

#Public #School #TotallySecular
#DearParents
#EduTwitter #EduTooters #Educators
#MedinatAmerica

14/14

Families staying in town during Fall Break are welcome to use the school sukkah. Please enjoy a joyous and restful #chag.

#Chagim u'zmanim l'sasson to EVERYONE!
Principal Devorah Pomeranz

#PublicSchool #School #TotallySecular
#EduTwitter #EduTooters #Educators
#MedinatAmerica

8/8

Families staying in town during Fall Break are welcome to use the school sukkah. Please enjoy a joyous and restful #chag.

#Chagim u'zmanim l'sasson to EVERYONE!
Principal Devorah Pomeranz

#PublicSchool #School #TotallySecular
#EduTwitter #EduTooters #Educators
#MedinatAmerica

8/8

Docent @redegelde waarschuwt voor de negatieve effecten van te sterke ouderlijke controle én laat zien hoe scholen zelf de stress bij leerlingen kunnen verminderen: door formatief handelend het leren te bevorderen. Minder registreren, meer leren.

https://redegeld-e.nl/2023/09/12/de-schaduw-van-ouderlijke-controle/

@Lodewijk @edutooters

#Opvoeding #Ouders #Onderwijs #FormatiefHandelen #Leren #Registreren #Magister
#Edutooters

Docent @redegelde waarschuwt voor de negatieve effecten van te sterke ouderlijke controle én laat zien hoe scholen zelf de stress bij leerlingen kunnen verminderen: door formatief handelend het leren te bevorderen. Minder registreren, meer leren.

https://redegeld-e.nl/2023/09/12/de-schaduw-van-ouderlijke-controle/

@Lodewijk @edutooters

#Opvoeding #Ouders #Onderwijs #FormatiefHandelen #Leren #Registreren #Magister
#Edutooters