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Really happy with the progress I made on the web dev course platform I started last year.
It's got a JSON API endpoint, which is pretty straightforward. I added a static site deploy endpoint which will take student .zip uploads, unpackage assets, and the serve live. This is going to make grading SO MUCH easier.
Sløyd in Class 9: Five Past Jake — or Nearly O'boy
https://www.steinerskolen-norge.no/display/edecf743-206a-f87c-bbc7-cc0565377875
I love teaching The Giver
Well, as long as I can keep myself from nitpicking the little things, I didn’t notice the first ten times I read it. I’m not going to go into them here, bc they truly aren’t important to the overall story.
Students, as per usual, freaked out at the dystopian classroom. I wore nothing but black, white, and gray for six days. Then yesterday, RED day. I wore a red shirt, red scrunchie in my hair, red leaf earrings (it is fall after all), the pictures in the back of the room that had previously been grayscale now had red elements, and my agenda had a red background.
Immediately, students asked about all the red. We celebrated Jonas starting to see color with red starburst and jolly ranchers.
Today the room is back to full color, though they still have no pillows or rugs, sit in rows, and using overhead lights. Again they took notice immediately. I love the immersive experience
#dystopia #dystopianSociety #education #readingDystopia #teacher #teachers #teaching #teachingDystopia
There's no getting around people. Tools can't use themselves.
Today in the classroom:
Most of my classes are on a field trip to the Museum of Science and Industry today. I would be going, but instead, my principal is letting me use today as a full on work day to do some stuff for my comp sci class, which is amazing.
All classes are either reading an article of their choice and summarizing the text or working on things they're behind on. We'll be back at atoms next week.
#teaching :cupofcoffee:
New on our website
Coasts and coastal areas books for children and teens.
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/coasts-and-coastal-areas-books-for-children-and-teens/
#education #teaching #kidlit
New on our website
Natural disaster books for children and teens.
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/natural-disaster-books-for-children-and-teens/
#education #teaching #kidlit
New on our website
Diary books for children and teens.
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/diary-books-for-children-and-teens/
#education #teaching #kidlit
New on our website
Moon landing books for children and teens.
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/moon-landing-books-for-children-and-teens/
#education #teaching #kidlit
New on our website
USA books for children and teens.
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/usa-books-for-children-and-teens/
#education #teaching #kidlit
Ofsted’s menacing inspections are still disastrous. Schools should answer to the communities they serve | Simon Jenkins
By Simon Jenkins
For all the supposed improvements, inspectors still obsess over statistics and adjectives, but surely school success depends on teachers and parents
#Ofsted #Educationpolicy #Schools #Educationincrisis #Teachersworkload #Teachershortages #England #UKnews #Politics #Teaching #Education #TheGuardian #SimonJenkins
Ofsted’s menacing inspections are still disastrous. Schools should answer to the communities they serve | Simon Jenkins https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/nov/13/ofsted-inspections-schools-communities-statistics-teachers-parents #Ofsted #EducationPolicy #Schools #EducationInCrisis #TeachersWorkload #TeacherShortages #England #UkNews #Politics #Teaching #Education
The Open Gate
For years, you’ve followed photography tutorials and Youtube videos. You know the exposure triangle, you know the difference between spot and evaluative metering for all your cameras. You probably a preset pack. Or two. You master the technique.
Yet, when you’re on location looking at a scene
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I've been quite busy this year. I bugged out a bit and tried to #homestead and then was driven from that land, so now I'm trying to eke out a living in #Portland. That said, I always want to make time to find new connections. A lot of my usual avenues seem to be turning to #slop, so just hit me up if you wanna pick my brain Mastodon. I might have to charge if you want teaching or advising, though.
On a similar note, I'd like to run a course online at some point and have been kicking around some ideas, but I need to get a bit more stable financially and get enough interest first.
#math #mathematics #PortlandOR #Oregon #research #academia #teaching #Cascadia #NoAI
Check out the RECORDING of our fantastic Nov 2nd webinar for the MediaEd Club of the Media Education Lab, “Voices Beyond the Textbook”
https://mediaeducationlab.com/events/voices-beyond-textbook
Direct YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHVoiRKTFL8
This is pretty cool! Map-making software for researchers and academics.
Map the past.
Keep the evidence in view.
Marches is a mapmaking workspace for historical research and teaching. Bring your places, draw the borders your sources describe, and show where the evidence is uncertain.
https://marchesapp.com/
#Maps #MapMaking #Teaching #HistoricalResearch
New element murals are rolling in today.
Lean Grimoire: a proof-crafting game. ~ Terence Tao.
Lean Grimoire. ~ Terence Tao.
Today in the classroom:
I'm feeling better than yesterday. Not 100%, but improving.
First year chem is finishing up their murals. I'll blog & post pictures later. Here's last year's [1].
Web dev is finishing their CSS basics project. Most look pretty good from what I've seen so far.
AP Chem is starting bonding today. We'll do some notes on atoms, ions, and electronegativity and then they'll work for a while.
1. https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2025/11/adopt-an-atom
#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee:
Chronicle of Higher Education: When Technology Harms Learning. “As concerns about digital distraction grow, professors like [Lisa] Silvestri are asking whether technologies that once seemed so promising for education are instead undermining students. We know about the dangers of smartphones and social media, they say. But what about course-management software that organizes lessons into a […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/11/12/chronicle-of-higher-education-when-technology-harms-learning/