Gabrielle Plastrik

Before I go digging for one, do any educators out there have a blank map of the Middle East?

Prepping for current events Friday & would like to begin by mapping to:

1. Situate us in place

2. Allow time to breathe/color in the maps to create a bit of a pause/processing moment

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Media Literacy in Practice: Teacher-Created Lessons Using the Library of Congress Join us to hear from local teacher leaders who have written and integrated a media literacy lesson into their curriculum....Continue Reading Media Literacy in Practice: Teacher-Created Lessons Using t...

Teaching #MediaLiteracy or interested in doing so? Register and attend our virtual sessions Feb 26 (!) and March 5-hear from secondary educators abt lessons they’ve taught & learn about digital Library of Congress resources! #sschat historyandcivicsproject.sites.ucsc.edu/2026/02/05/m...

Is A.I. Changing the Way You Teach Writing? Tell Us.

The NY Times is looking for teachers to share how they’re adjusting to teaching writing in a world with AI. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/u...

Yay!!!! I had so much fun writing a middle-grade novel with Newbery Honor author Jasmine Warga!!!!

Analyzing the Messages of the State of the Union Address

Teachers: Will you be showing the #SOTU to your students? How will you approach it? If not, why not? In these dangerous times for democracy, important to help students be analytical. I wrote this about it years ago with my friend Mark Kissling. #edusky #sschat www.socialstudies.org/social-educa...

This article is spot on about the right approaches/framework for supporting 2e students who are gifted ADHDers.
It is a short read and worth the time!
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Those are my favorite wb markers!

A black background image with text announcing a deadline extension to March 1, 2026, for two NCTE programs: "2026 Achievement Awards in Writing" and "2026 Promising Young Writers." The NCTE logo features a stylized pencil design with colorful circles.

After receiving many requests from teachers, NCTE is extending the nomination deadline for two 2026 Student Writing Awards programs for middle and high school students.

Teachers can revisit the writing prompts and encourage their students to participate by March 1: https://bit.ly/4kIodJ5

This story guts me every time. The students tend to dislike Dee in a first read. For me, Mama and the way she has made choices is more central. Your analysis through the lens of intergenerational trauma makes a lot of sense.

I think about this story almost daily. We have quilts on our walls.

ELA/book folks: what is your Mt. Rushmore of classic/popular texts that, for whatever reason, do NOT work for you? 🤓📚

Catcher

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The Case for Reparations- Full Text The Case for Reparations A Rhetorical Analysis Activity

I used it in a scaffolded rhetorical analysis lesson set up on pear deck.
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The Ritchie Boys: America’s Secret Weapon Against the Nazis As the United States fought the Nazis across Europe during World War II, it was bolstered by a small, specialized team whose role wasn’t…

Do you know if he interacted with/was one of the Ritchie Boys?
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Are they shooting off fireworks by you, too? Tacoma went bonkers.

Just because you can set off fireworks does not mean you should.

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A table listing the best ranked universities in the world according to Time Magazine. The University of Michigan is 9th. University names are in blue.

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#9 Go Blue!

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Disclosure: I am always wary of these rankings, but... also not going to complain about top 10 🫶

This song and Beethoven's Vth are among my favorite protest songs. What a treat to share it with students?!?!?

What will all of the Model UN rep do??????
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Not a rellic!!! I had several students do this for final exams this year.

Awareness of colorblind, non-seeing, dyslexic, & dysgraphic needs sometimes falls to the wayside in larger cconversations. Some Ss are also embarrassed to use a device wwhen few else are, so they say paper is okay. Each child is different.

I am pretty pro-paper. ✏️ Strategies only work if they work for the child. Experimenting is great!