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"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." -Viktor Frankl
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“A destruction only man can provoke, only man can prevent. Mankind must remember that peace is...our gift to each other.” ~Elie Wiesel
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The podcast, "Courageous Conversations about Our Schools," brings people together for respectful conversations about today’s most contentious issues affecting schools. Learn more about this popular and acclaimed podcast here: www.schoolconversations.org. #courage #strength #EduSky #civildiscourse

To spur agency and critical thinking, educators can take steps to position students as knowledge builders rather than just consumers. Shane Safir explores a pedagogy of student voice that fosters critical thinking via ASCD: www.ascd.org/el/articles/.... #studentvoice #criticalthinking #EduSky

Truth-telling is essential to healing and justice. The 2025 NEA Conference on Social and Racial Justice equipped educators with the tools and inspiration needed to confront systemic inequities and fight for a more just future: www.nea.org/nea-today/al.... #truth #justice #schools

Strong adult/student relationships are the heart of a culturally inclusive classroom community. This piece from Edutopia provides six strategies that can strengthen these relationships: www.edutopia.org/article/clas.... #relationships #inclusion #culturalinclusion #teachers #EduSky

Community service improves social skills and helps students become better citizens. By helping students see beyond extra points and a better resume, they might realize the full benefits of community service: files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1.... #EduSky #communityservice #students

"Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness."
~Leonardo da Vinci
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"Truth and, by consequence, liberty, will always be the chief power of honest men."
~Anne Louise Germaine de Staël
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Common Sense Media offers a collection of quick lessons (20 minutes or less) on AI literacy for secondary students that provide an introduction to AI and help address its social and ethical impacts:
www.commonsense.org/education/co.... #students #teachers #digitalcitizenship #AIliteracy #EduSky

Experts are warning of unhealthy attachment and genuine harm as more people turn to AI chatbots for comfort. This piece from The Greater Good Science Center explores emotional dependency and ChatGPT: greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item.... #GenerativeAI #AISafety #ChatGPT #EduSky #wellbeing

"While AI use is rapidly expanding in classrooms, most schools lack the policies and guidance needed to ensure that it is used responsibly." This piece from Child Trends explores this issue using recent US Department of Ed data: www.childtrends.org/publications.... #AI #edpolicy #students #EduSky

By helping students understand the benefits and the shortcomings of generative AI, teachers build a proactive foundation for academic honesty in the classroom. This piece from @Edutopia.org provides ways to do so: www.edutopia.org/article/addr.... #generativeAI #academichonesty #transparency #EduSky

AI-generated "deep fakes" have accelerated the harms of sexual harassment, cyberbullying, and sexting, where students are both harming others and being harmed. Schools need to be better prepared. Via Ed Week: www.edweek.org/technology/w.... #bullyingpreventionmonth #cyberbullying #AISafety #EduSky

"Sooner or later...one has to take sides — if one is to remain human."
~Graham Greene
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“It's time for greatness -- not for greed. It's a time for idealism -- not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate action.”
~Marian Wright Edelman
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Bullying cannot flourish in a safe and supportive school environment. Edutopia offers four "tried and true" ways that principals can strengthen school culture: www.edutopia.org/video/4-trie.... #bullying #bullyingpreventionmonth #schoolculture #EduSky

If we reward people for speaking their truth, we can create better and more productive workplaces that discourage bullying. Learn more from The Greater Good Science Center: greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item.... #bullying #workplacebullying #speakupcultures #EduSky

Parents, ConnectSafely has a growing collection of clearly written guidebooks that demystify apps, services and platforms popular with kids and teens. To view and download: connectsafely.org/parentguides.... #onlinesafety #bullying #bullyingpreventionmonth #EduSky

School counselors play a critical role in bullying prevention and intervention. This article from the Cyberbullying Research Center provides important considerations when responding to cyberbullying: cyberbullying.org/responding-t.... #cyberbullying #bullying #bullyingpreventionmonth #EduSky

Did you know that bullying is among parents’ top concerns for their children? Learn more facts about bullying and cyberbullying behavior from the Pew Research Center: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/.... #bullying #bullyingpreventionmonth #antibullying #parents #EduSky

"We might be learning slowly, but change is coming fast." -adrienne maree brown
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"Our children and their children will ask us, 'What did you do? What did you say?' We have a mission and a mandate to be on the right side of history." -John Lewis
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Can Kindness Overcome Bullying? Yes, but to make this imagined world a reality, we need to teach, model, and reward kindness. Read more from stopbullying.gov: www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2017/07.... #bullying #bullyingpreventionmonth #kindness #EduSky

Learn ways to address and reduce bullying in schools while also helping students feel more connected to one another. Explore these research- and evidence-based practices via KQED MindShift: www.kqed.org/mindshift/44.... #bullying #bullyingpreventionmonth #EduSky

When school staff take a proactive stance to LGBT+-related issues, such as bullying and discrimination, they better understand the impact of school culture on LGBT+ students. Learn more from this study from the University of Reading: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... #bullying #EduSky

Research-based conflict-resolution and restorative practices, especially as part of a comprehensive preK-12 effort, can reduce bullying. Via @Edutopia.org: www.edutopia.org/article/how-.... #bullying #bullyingpreventionmonth #leadership #EduSky

National Bullying Prevention Month is a time to acknowledge that bullying has devastating effects on children and families such as school avoidance, loss of self-esteem, increased anxiety, and depression. Learn more from NCTSN: www.nctsn.org/resources/pu... #bullying #bullyingpreventionmonth #EduSky

"I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up." -Rosa Parks
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"The most fearless hearts, the audacious dreamers, have always maintained a sense of optimism that often flies in the face of the available evidence." -Martin O'Malley
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