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@danvkoch.bsky.social

✍️🎨 Exploring the intersection of education, technology, and humanity. Former middle school teacher. Advocate for human rights and decency. Sharing ideas, inspiration, and the occasional take on life. #EduSky

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Here it is. A timetable of 100 days of corruption.

Breathtaking. Heartbreaking.

We cannot let this stand.

01.05.2025 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 14464    πŸ” 6810    πŸ’¬ 583    πŸ“Œ 373

Today we marchβ€”nationwide! Join us and make some good trouble!

05.04.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 23583    πŸ” 3504    πŸ’¬ 485    πŸ“Œ 119

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01.04.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Fight the Oligarchy Rally Poster with event details for: Las Vegas, NV, Tempe, AZ, Greeley, CO, Denver, CO, and Tucson, AZ

Fight the Oligarchy Rally Poster with event details for: Las Vegas, NV, Tempe, AZ, Greeley, CO, Denver, CO, and Tucson, AZ

⚑️FIGHT THE OLIGARCHY RALLY ⚑️
STARTING TOMORROW.

Nevada. Arizona. Colorado.
You, me, and Bernie.
Dem and GOP districts. β€οΈπŸ’™

See you there πŸ’ͺ🏽🌞

19.03.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 76271    πŸ” 14920    πŸ’¬ 2594    πŸ“Œ 1014
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β€œIf you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”

A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

22.02.2025 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 55211    πŸ” 16137    πŸ’¬ 563    πŸ“Œ 418
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The Worst and the Dimmest It's not a coincidence that we're being led by the least qualified monsters available; it's a deliberate strategy. Facing the Worst - a series about directional alignment.

I wrote about the worst people in the world, charting the depths of their depravity and vastness of their incompetence, and offered some thoughts about the opportunity presented by their failure to acknowledge reality and their refusal to access any form of human virtue.

www.the-reframe.com/the/

16.02.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2487    πŸ” 964    πŸ’¬ 114    πŸ“Œ 215
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2nd #Sketchnote from this week's #WOL25 is from a session by Dr Nigel Paine all about the importance of L&D getting out of our box and working on trust & empowerment across the organisation for learning to be effective.

06.02.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A3: Schools must build reflection into the process. Carve out and protect time specifically for reflection, not just during class/planning time, but in faculty meetings, PLCs, coaching sessions, etc. Going back to Q1 - encourage different methods of reflection. #EduSkyChat

29.01.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A2: There are lots of reasons to reflect: improving instructional practices, staying committed to growth, encouraging innovation. But reflection also helps us identify and embrace moments of joy in our work, which can be incredibly challenging. #EduSkyChat

29.01.2025 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

A3: Give. Them. Time. To. Do. It. #EduSkyChat

29.01.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

A2: if we’re going by the definition of β€œto think deeply or carefully about,” then it’s baked in to teaching as a practice. One quote I always liked is β€œyou deliver pizza. You don’t deliver instruction.” You participate in it, fine tune, amend. #EduSkyChat

29.01.2025 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A1: the best reflection usually comes from colleagues in the same 🚒 as you, which is why #EduSkyChat is great! It can be a combination of asking yourself what went right, bouncing ideas off of others, being honest about your impact.

29.01.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Darn, missed #EduSkyChat again! Here comes my #laterchat answers… πŸ˜…πŸ˜…

29.01.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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ALA to U. S. Department of Education: Book bans are real The American Library Association responds to the Department of Education's dismissal of complaints about censorship and discrimination: the "effort to terminate protections... advances the demonstrabl...

β€œEveryone, everywhere, regardless of their age, background, or political views, deserves access to information from a wide range of perspectives and books that reflect their lived experiences.” #TLSky #TLSkyChat #EduSky #KidLit #SkyBrarians

www.ala.org/news/2025/01...

26.01.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 170    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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My latest post on Substack: How to use audio stories for authentic assessment.
open.substack.com/pub/changing...
#education #edtech #assessment #podcast #podcasting

21.01.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy birthday to my wife who isn’t on @bsky.app but who deserves her 🌺 for selflessly giving so much of herself to our community, schools, and students.

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So, to recap:

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@pearlmania500.bsky.social

Day 1 πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

20.01.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

personally i think one should just ignore anti-anti-trump academics who have done nothing but obscure the reality of the situation facing the nation in favor of grinding axes against people they don’t like

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Dr. King spread a message of justice and persisted in the face of hatred.
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His legacy calls us to serve each other and to continue striving towards a more inclusive and united Minnesota.

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Kids’ dentist appointment and eating cookies

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Food for thought.

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A1: prompt generation writing is very helpful in understanding how specific you need to be to cultivate what you’re trying to get at. One of the best prompts I’ve come across is the β€œPENTA” method to create multiple brains to come at an issue in 5 different ways! #EduSkyAI

17.01.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dan here! Former MS teacher, currently education adjacent while coaching educators and leaders. Currently in Florida! #EduSkyAI

17.01.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If I was at FETC I’d have joined you immediately for this! For the horde! (Cool session title too)

17.01.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a white shirt and tie is holding a bunch of pencils in his hands . ALT: a man in a white shirt and tie is holding a bunch of pencils in his hands .

Chances I make #EduSkyAI TONIGHT?? we’ll see. Hopefully!

17.01.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
RealPlayer circa 1997

RealPlayer circa 1997

American teens are flocking to a new video app

15.01.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 17509    πŸ” 2393    πŸ’¬ 592    πŸ“Œ 289
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It’s non negotiable

#disneyworld #passholder @disneyparks.bsky.social

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