https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/45808/ Wisconsin DPI, lawmakers working on statewide plan to improve math education #Education #FederalPolicy #K12 #News #Policy #Politics
#k12 — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #k12, aggregated by home.social.
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working on a media center version of my #neoFlux #WindowManager. Will have built in game controller navigation, on-screen keyboard, dock apps (of course!), and full-screen & movie modes. Gives me a good reason to add full size flexibility to the #FluxDockApps. Also making fluxVolume to handle system volume.
Oh, and also adding a bunch of features to the #K12 apps. Next up is a spinner app, just for fun and then a geometry lines and angles app.
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Get our free discussion guide to enrich viewing experience and engagement of Greener Pastures. It's great for upper middle school, high school, higher education and adult education, plus film clubs and public screenings. 5/5
https://journeysinfilm.org/film/greener-pastures/
#Movies #Education #AcademicChatter #K12 #K16 #FilmClubs #PublicScreenings
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A teacher asked, so #Claude and I made a classroom scoreboard for #teachers to use in #k12 #education. It does not have a lot of graphics, but it does have many ways to display the scores for 2 to 10 teams. Numerals, roman numerals, Japanese sho kanji system, various non-English languages, and many more. I especially enjoy the (kind of, sort of) Egyption hieroglyphs and the Mayan systems.
https://spackman-chris.neocities.org/scoreboard/classroom-scoreboard
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Forgot to mention, I made a Timeline generator web page yesterday. It is at:
https://spackman-chris.neocities.org/timelines/timeline-maker
#ESOL #education #K12 #K12Education #ESL #history #HistoryTeaching
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I updated my "Google Sheets to Multilingual Google Forms" spreadsheet today with some pretty significant changes. In addition to several additional Form elements that are now supported, the sheet is overall much easier to use.
The script can also now create individual Forms, combined Forms, or both. Combined Forms have all the languages in one Form.
The "Google Sheets to Multilingual Google Forms" spreadsheet is at:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F5pcXscIMDD2KdeYfLB8pEosWhGzYqmGY8QeRCU6NT0/edit?usp=sharing -
I added Quiz Game Board Builder to my #NeoCities page. You enter the categories, questions, answers, and other information, and the page creates a single html file to play the game in class.
As with all my pages, both the builder page and the html page it creates can be used locally without any network access, so privacy and security are excellent.
As always, all feedback is most appreciated.
The link is https://spackman-chris.neocities.org/bingo-and-games/quiz-game-board-builder.
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Joined our HR Director Gabe Cappozzo on Beach Park District 3’s Beyond the Bell (S2 Ep. 4).
We covered:
• Why “innovation” in EdTech leadership means pedagogy first
• Active creation vs passive screen use (and why carts still matter)
• Guarded AI adoption in K–8 without cognitive offload
• The unseen work behind ~2,500–2,800 devicesListen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3txPagNXBBc0TFJmBhvb6m
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Cybersecurity incident affects local server at Indiana Area School District in Pennsylvania #CybersecurityIncident #Pennsylvania #K12 #SchoolDistrict #PowerSchool #ServerOutage https://dysruptionhub.com/indiana-area-district-cyber-incident/
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#Solar power now powers more than 10,800 #US #K12 #schools – that means 1 in 7 students goes to a school powered by the sun – but battery storage hasn’t quite caught on yet.
The number of solar-powered schools has nearly doubled from 5,450 in 2016, while their combined solar capacity has more than tripled to over 2.4 gigawatts. Generation180 says that’s enough solar to cover the annual #electricity use of more than 450,000 homes – roughly every household in Austin, Texas.
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Frontline Education notifies districts of data breach via third-party vuln. SSNs exposed. They still won't say which vendor or when attackers got in. Cool cool.
#DataBreach #Cybersecurity #SchoolSecurity #ThirdPartyRisk #K12
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https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/9720/ In Long Awaited Rules for Tax Credit Scholarships, Feds Stress Neediest Students – The 74 #Education #FederalPolicy #K12 #News #Policy #PrivateSchools #PublicSchools #Scholarship #SchoolChoice #TaxCredit #TreasuryDepartment #tutoring
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#AdultESOL did their Writing Final today. Went well, and now I get to spend tonight grading their paragraphs.
Then, two weekends off. Hoping to get a lot of work done on several projects, including #SolarExpats and #2076SengokuAmerica games, as well as the #InternationalDinner for my #k12 #education school district. I think also the #BasicReading pages need some work.
Oh, and I have a few #neoFlux bugs to fix and improvements to add.
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added a Syllable Practice page to my #BasicReading pages at #NeoCities.
While making the syllable page, I found and updated several issues at the other basic reading pages. So, all are updated.
All my teacher pages can be used locally without any network access after download, for security and privacy.
Feedback most welcome, of course.
https://spackman-chris.neocities.org/basic-reading/syllable-practice
#reading #k12Education #k12 #ESL #ESOL #StructuredLiteracy #OrtonGillingham
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Magdalen College School announces new head
Magdalen College School in Oxford has announced that it has appointed Alan Bird to succeed Helen Pike as…
#London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #CityofLondon #AlanBird #BobPrice #HelenPike #K12 #MagdalenCollegeSchool
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Teachers: The best educational puzzle- and game-making site just got even better:
Online puzzle maker — 29 activity types | Puzzel.org (beta)
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Check out Episode 381: Munchkins vs. Meta! (from Sept 2, 2026)
On Substack:
edtechsr.substack.com/p/edtechsr-e...
On YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMUO...
#EdTechSR #EdTech #AIinEducation #MetaSettlement #AIpolicy #K12 #MediaLiteracy #VibeCoding #CognitiveSurrender #AIauthorship -
Check out Episode 381: Munchkins vs. Meta! (from Sept 2, 2026)
On Substack:
https://edtechsr.substack.com/p/edtechsr-ep-381-munchkins-vs-metaOn YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMUONBI4l_k#EdTechSR #EdTech #AIinEducation #MetaSettlement #AIpolicy #K12 #MediaLiteracy #VibeCoding #CognitiveSurrender #AIauthorship #Meshtastic #AppleSilicon #Pangram #DeadInternet #AIethics #BigTech #EdTechPodcast #ArtificialIntelligence #Skitch #TwitterRevival
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No AI until high school: NYC schools announce major classroom technology overhaul:
https://abc7ny.com/post/new-york-city-public-schools-banning-ai-use-middle-school-year/19778716/
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Reimagining STEM Workforce Development As A Braided River
(A contemporary approach to today’s science careers looks less like a structured pipeline and more like a collection of paths that change and adapt to the needs of the individual.)
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https://eos.org/opinions/reimagining-stem-workforce-development-as-a-braided-river <-- shared technical article/commentary
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https://doi.org/10.17226/21900 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.17226/25568 <-- shared paper
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[disclaimer(s) – apart from a ‘stint’ covering a semester at MSU, I am not an education professional, with little knowledge of – say - K12. Further, I am not endorsing a specific approach, just sharing this paper and some of my personal thoughts from my professional experience(s).]
H/T @Letters To A Pre-Scientist
“The traditional “pipeline” model of workforce development - whereby an individual follows a fairly linear, predictable, and structured path through K–12, undergraduate, and graduate education into career-length government or academic positions - no longer captures the reality of a modern STEM [education and then] career. Nor does it represent the broad range of interdisciplinary and innovative opportunities that STEM professions now offer across a wide range of industries, nonprofits, and other organizations. The pipeline model has also contributed to the historical exclusion of individuals from minoritized ethnic, racial, sexual and gender identity, disability, and service status...
It is time for us to dismantle the pipeline. Instead, let’s take inspiration from the natural world we study and envision a new model that captures the opportunity, variability, and responsiveness of a modern STEM career; that embraces the diversity and experiences of the people who engage in it; that recognizes the many on-ramps, pathways, and career pivots that real life induces; and that provides a framework in which there is a place in STEM for everyone. This is the braided river model…”
#STEM #career #pipeline #workforce #workforcedevelopment #K12 #education #careerpath #learning #continuedlearning #braidedriver #professionaldevelopment #science #sciencecareers #structuredpathline #alternatives #change #adaption #STEMWorkforce #FutureOfWork #CareerPathways #TalentPipeline #STEMEducation #EducationInnovation #SkillsDevelopment #LearningEcosystems #ExperientialLearning #ReimaginingWorkforce
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ESA - Mars Research Rocket [playmobil]
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https://www.playmobil.com/en-us/esa%3A-mars-research-rocket/72011.html <-- shared link to product
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[this post should not be seen as an endorsement of a particular product]
Now I have to raid my nephews toy $$$$! 😉 😊
I am thinking you had a hand in this licensing @mark Drinkwater – kudos!
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“Developed in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA), PLAYMOBIL brings the excitement of space exploration straight into children’s rooms! Two astronauts have landed safely on the Red Planet with their research rocket – ready to collect soil samples and bring them back to Earth! The rocket features a modular design: it can be extended or shortened, depending on the mission, and docks onto a mobile landing platform that serves as a base station on Mars. Movable crane arms help collect the soil samples and securely store them inside the rocket – either in the front storage compartment or in the rocket-shaped nose cone, ready for launch. The rocket includes seats for both astronauts. Prepare for liftoff – the next PLAYMOBIL research mission is about to begin!..”
#ScienceIsFun #fridayfun #mars #exploration #space #solarsystem #planet #redplanet #ESA #research #sampling #soil #rocket #spacecraft #lander #planetarygeology #astrogeology #SpaceFriday #MarsMission #STEMToys #STEM #educational #K12#FutureExplorers #SpacePlaytime #FridayLearning #STEMFriday #EduPlay #LearnThroughPlay #FutureScientists
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If experts cannot tell if a story or a picture was created by an #AI (#GenerativeAI / #LLM), it seems odd to say that AI cannot be creative or that people can do things (mentally) that AI cannot do.
Sorry, but many #LLMs can already do almost any mental task faster and better than me, and I'm at least a little bit on the right (not left) side of the bell curve / normal distribution.
They need to be given a task; I can think up my own. After that ...
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🖥️📚 Educators facing the growing "techlash" against #classroom #technology are weighing #research, caregiver concerns, and expert opinions to balance #digital tools with screen-free #teaching.
Districts respond in different ways, from weekly #tech-free days and a return to #laptop carts to clearer explanations for families about why and how #devices are used. Both supporters and skeptics agree that purpose and teacher #training matter more than the device itself.
#edtech #screentime #learning #media #literacy #education #parenting #schools #children #k12
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Added a few new pages to my #NeoCities site. First, a new #accessibility #a11y page for teachers to create slides that have accessible colors and correct screen reader order.
https://spackman-chris.neocities.org/accessibility/contrast-tools
Added Enhanced Reading Creator at https://spackman-chris.neocities.org/enhanced-reading-builder/. "Enhanced" is better than "simplified" for EMEBs and everyone else.
#SolarExpats is now version 1.15. Also new tutorial and faction explainer pages. Many improvements, including water as a resource and a full trading system.
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Ransomware Attacks on K-12 Trend Down, Higher Ed Trend Up in 2026:
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Published a few new things on my #NeoCities site yesterday.
At https://spackman-chris.neocities.org/
* 2076: Sengoku America game --- reunite a fractured USA
* Solar Expats: Beyond The Cradle game --- expand across the solar system
* neojongg web version of the #mahjongg tile-removal game
* several new #k12 #education pages for teachers to support students
* two new technology-related pages, one for nftables and the the other for regex creation.
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submitted final assignment for my final #CyberSecurity course. Decided not to continue to finish the MS because the 5 courses I did are enough for me to teach for #Ohio #CollegeCreditPlus program. Not planning to leave #education anytime soon.
I suspect that cybersec training could use a dose of #k12 real-world pedagogy, though, and I will be doing some projects to help with that. Hope to start with school staff.
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https://www.europesays.com/ch/112048/ Wayne County Schools delays start of classes due to ongoing construction #BackToSchool #begin #Bern #date #FirstDay #K12 #Monticello #school #start #WayneCounty #WayneCountySchools
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Working on Week 11 lab write up. Need to add all the citations and references to my #CopyFail presentation slides (when did bibtex become biber???? God, I'm old.)
Also finishing up the course reflection for this, my final #CyberSecurity course. Five courses, 20 credit hours of master's level graduate courses over about 15 months.
So, ofc, I'm going to start a practicum for Orten Gillingham #reading instruction from next week. OG+#EnglishLearners = great?
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🏛️ 🚌 💵
A bipartisan bill targeting school cyberattacks highlights a bigger reality: phishing, robocalls, and spam are problems for schools, local governments, nonprofits, healthcare, and businesses alike.📰 Read more: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/bipartisan-bill-introduced-to-combat-school-cyber-attacks/
💻 We're digging into the bigger picture in our upcoming livestream: https://chat.broadbandbreakfast.com/c/broadbandlive-events/phishing-robocalls-and-spam
#CyberSecurity #InfoSec #K12 #Phishing #Spam #Robocalls #tech #technology #bipartisan #bill #law #policy #politics #education #school
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The bcndp says districts can pick up funding to protect and enhance vulnerable people's basic human rights.
Yeah. But we all know right now which districts absolutely will not.
Also, stop fucking downloading costs to lower levels of government, you right wing nasties.
#cdnpoli #canada #fascism #antifa #antifascist #elbowsup #bcpoli #vancouver #burnaby #canlab #bcgreens #bcndp #ecosocialism #bced #k12 #2slgbtqia #sogi #langford
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Langford parents call out B.C. funding cut for 2SLGBTQ+ anti-bullying program
https://goldstreamgazette.com/2026/07/24/langford-parents-call-out-b-c-funding-cut-for-2slgbtq-anti-bullying-program/The ministry...said ARC’s funding has been reduced over time as part of the province’s “commitment to responsible expenditure management.”
"Tough choices" - gordon campbell
"Responsible expenditure management" - bcndp 2026
#cdnpoli #canada #fascism #antifa #antifascist #elbowsup #bcpoli #vancouver #burnaby #canlab #bcgreens #bcndp #ecosocialism #sogi #k12 #bced #2SLGBTQIA #Langford
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wow. last week was busy. very. and then some.
also, tried to get as much done with #ClaudeCode as possible. Which is fine, but then this morning I see that they are not removing it after all. Which is great.
Anyhow, games are progressing; created a zenburn-ish theme for my #TeXAndLaTeX beamer slides; and fixed a few bugs in a couple of programs, including the #NeoFlux #WindowManager.
Now, I need to start prepping for the new #K12 school year.