Brandon McCann

YouTube video by PoliticsJOE Artists absolutely destroy Donald Trump and ICE at Grammy Awards

So much truth was spoken at the Grammy Awards this year! We are truly not alone in the fight for love instead of hatred youtu.be/6BLaTCnErQ0?...

The Future of the African American Past – AHA The AHA and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture co-hosted The Future of the African American Past, a landmark conference to celebrate the opening of the NMAAHC.

Looking for classroom resources for courses in African American history? Check out these videos from The Future of the African American Past, a landmark 2016 conference co-hosted by the AHA & the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture that brought together 60+ scholars. 🗃️

Minnesotans take care of each other. 
 
Volunteers are putting together care packages —  filled with toys, games, art supplies, and heartfelt notes— for refugee and immigrant children who are staying home to avoid ICE.

The paper-folding method explained in the article is a great way to reach fractions for kinesthetic learners as an example. #math #pedagogy #education

Debates Over Math Teaching Are Heating Up. They Could Affect Classrooms A controversial new movement promoting the "science of math" has come into the math establishment's crosshairs.

Very valid debates on how to sustain mathematical teaching going forward. Hoping it results in expanding learning method variety for students to fully encompass VARK (Visual, Auditory, Reading/Writing, and Kinesthetic).
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Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.

Universities increase oversight of cheating using AI Some of the country's largest universities have increased their oversight of academic cheating in response to the rise of generative AI.

Some of the country's largest universities have increased their oversight of academic cheating in response to the rise of generative AI rte.ie/b/1556159

Contemporary painting by Denys Golden. www.goldengallery.ca

Touch of Night, acrylic on canvas, 24x24in.

TEA moves to fix 4,200 errors in Bible-infused curriculum State Board of Education members criticized the publishing errors and postponed their vote on the agency’s request until their next meeting.

New: The Texas Education Agency has to correct roughly 4,200 errors in a Bible-infused elementary school curriculum that was approved by the state two years ago, the State Board of Education said Friday.

My first remarks since being arrested last night.

Such sad news, Catherine was an absolute icon.

If journalism becomes a crime, fascism isn’t coming. It’s already here.

'Conversion therapy' survivors share their traumatic experiences Survivors of so-called 'conversion therapy' have opened up about how the harmful practices has impacted their lives.

'Conversion therapy did nothing to get rid of my transness,' survivors say

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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

How to help the resistance to ICE in Minnesota — and beyond What Minnesota’s immigrant communities need from you now.

Link: www.vox.com/future-perfe...

Jan. 29, 1834: Federal Troops Suppress Labor Protest President Andrew Jackson used federal troops to suppress worker organizing.

#tdih 1834, Pres. Andrew Jackson used federal troops to suppress organizing about deadly working conditions & low pay at C&O Canal.

Students should explore why gov't chose side of management and learn it was a choice.

More ⬇️ & article by @jrothman.bsky.social
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Why are educators and healthcare workers showing up for No Kings on March 28?

@rweingarten.bsky.social lays out what’s at stake, and why Americans across the country are refusing to be intimidated and standing up for their communities.

Learn more: www.nokings.org/news/no-king...

ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.

We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.

Academic journals across Ukraine are continuing to publish despite staff departures, power cuts and the daily uncertainties of war https://ow.ly/ZFFG50Y3NqU

Absolutely the right call 👍

If you use Chrome or Safari, please be careful.

Apple’s Critical iPhone Update Warning: Hundreds Of Millions Must Act Now If you haven’t updated your iPhone to iOS 26, a new report explains why you should do so — and quickly.

Apple’s Critical iPhone Update Warning: Hundreds Of Millions Must Act Now

Children in Ireland missing more days of school The level of school absence has grown since the pandemic and is showing little sign of improvement, according to new research.

The level of school absence has grown since the pandemic and is showing little sign of improvement, according to new research

Student Apathy Is a Big Classroom Challenge, Teachers Say. Cellphones Aren’t Helping The distractions of cellphones compound a general lack of interest in learning, a new national survey of teachers shows.

A 2023 survey by the Pew Research Center found that nearly half of teachers say that students showing little-to-no interest in learning is a “major problem” in their classrooms. I wonder what feedback educators would provide for this year. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

A message from Greenland 🇬🇱

She warned us all. Nobody wanted to listen. She was right about all of it. He’s even more unhinged than we imagined. We could be just living our peaceful lives right now.

But, no.

ICE shot a mother in the face.
ICE kidnapped a 5 year-old boy.
ICE executed a man on the street.

It’s time to tear down this secret police force.

‘We’re not going anywhere.’ Rally at the Utah State Capitol protests anti-transgender bills On Thursday, transgender and queer Utahns, alongside family, friends, and allies, protested at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, confronting a wave of l

'We're not going anywhere.' Rally at the Utah State Capitol protests anti-transgender bills

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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Being queer comes with a built-in community.

We know how to look out for each other — especially in hard times.

Organizations like Queermunity are SHOWING UP for their neighbors right now. Explore their mutual aid resources and ways to support Minnesotans: www.queermunitymn.com

If you’re LGBTQ+ and still using TikTok, you need to be aware of this

‘Elves and Fairies’ by Matthias Egeler review

In Elves and Fairies: A Short History of the Otherworld, Matthias Egeler follows the huldufólk from the wild places of Iceland, Britain, and Ireland to the domesticity of the bedtime story.

✍️ Francis Young reviews the recent #historybook

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