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Heidi Echternacht

@hechternacht.bsky.social

Educator, Author, Creator Kinderchat.org Elementary and Early Childhood Community, culture & conversation

128 Followers  |  51 Following  |  76 Posts  |  Joined: 13.11.2024
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Liberty can actually die pretty quietly On life under authoritarianism

I've been thinking about this a lot lately: "Part of what makes it so easy for democracy to slip away" is that "there are a lot of features of daily life that continue to exist long after a country has stopped being a democracy": smotus.substack.com/p/liberty-ca...

01.04.2025 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Carie!! All set finally! So appreciated!! 🀍

02.04.2025 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Skillful dialogue doesn't magically occur. Too many teachers stop centering dialogue because protocols & activities don't go smoothly [at first]. Effective dialogue takes iteration, reflection & patience. But, when it is built, a culture of dialogue leads the way to transformational learning." πŸ”₯

01.04.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome Spring! Time to find some gold!

April! open.substack.com/pub/kinderch...

01.04.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Play in Schools This is a educational survey for a Penn State Master's project conducted by Heidi Echternacht. This survey is designed for school teachers of children ages 2-14 years old. This survey is anonymous, ...

Yes!! Here you go! pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

27.03.2025 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Play in Schools This is a educational survey for a Penn State Master's project conducted by Heidi Echternacht. This survey is designed for school teachers of children ages 2-14 years old. This survey is anonymous, ...

Sharing this survey again! If you are a teacher of children aged 4-14, it takes about 10 minutes! I would really appreciate your help if you can spare the time, I’d be so grateful! THANK YOU SO MUCH! pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #edusky #Kinderchat

25.03.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Play in Schools This is a educational survey for a Penn State Master's project conducted by Heidi Echternacht. This survey is designed for school teachers of children ages 2-14 years old. This survey is anonymous, ...

Hello! Looking for teachers of ages 4-14 to fill out an educational research survey! #edusky pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Would love your help and participation! Thank you so much!

16.03.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β™₯οΈπŸ’•β™₯️ I’m in love!! Your brood is beautiful!!

20.03.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@keeneelou.bsky.social Thanks so much for passing this on!! Am in need of more responses!!

17.03.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Play in Schools This is a educational survey for a Penn State Master's project conducted by Heidi Echternacht. This survey is designed for school teachers of children ages 2-14 years old. This survey is anonymous, ...

Hello! Looking for teachers of ages 4-14 to fill out an educational research survey! #edusky pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Would love your help and participation! Thank you so much!

16.03.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arrived last night after midnight!

15.03.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Little white terrier! 4 years old! I’m in love! πŸ˜ŠπŸ•

15.03.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I will!! πŸ˜ŠπŸ•πŸΎ

15.03.2025 04:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ya the travel part is tough- luckily I have good supports (plus don’t travel that much! πŸ˜‚)

15.03.2025 04:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ya! Excited! He’s coming in so late- waiting on word any minute!

15.03.2025 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you a dog person Michelle?

15.03.2025 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A little white terrier mutt- rescue dog!

15.03.2025 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans Pentagon leaders have ordered that their websites and social media pages remove articles and images that β€œpromote” DEI.

Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website, part of an effort across the Defense Department to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.

14.03.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2249    πŸ” 1436    πŸ’¬ 518    πŸ“Œ 712

Big news at the Heidi House- waiting in the arrival of my first ever own DOG. He’s supposed to arrive- at midnight πŸ™ƒ

15.03.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m on Spring Break and not sure it ever felt better to unplug! Hope everyone is doing well out there! I’ll plug back in end of March! XOXO

13.03.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Excerpt from Teaching Machines that includes quote "But we must bear in mind that while the product of industry is an automobile, a refrigerator, or a washing machine, the product of education is a human being." - Daniel Tanner, 1964

Excerpt from Teaching Machines that includes quote "But we must bear in mind that while the product of industry is an automobile, a refrigerator, or a washing machine, the product of education is a human being." - Daniel Tanner, 1964

"They want to see educational expenditures reduced dramatically [through automation]...But we must bear in mind that while the product of industry is an automobile, a refrigerator, or a washing machine, the product of education is a human being." - Daniel Tanner, 1964

08.03.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Play in Schools This is a educational survey for a Penn State Master's project conducted by Heidi Echternacht. This survey is designed for school teachers of children ages 2-14 years old. This survey is anonymous, ...

Hello! Looking for teachers of ages 4-14 to fill out an educational research survey! #edusky pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Would love your help and participation! Thank you so much!

01.03.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Professional Life Hello! Kinderchat discusses "professional life" this month!

New reflection and writing prompt for #Kinderchat this month is up! Take a look! open.substack.com/pub/kinderch...

04.03.2025 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

04.03.2025 04:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! Canada would be great!! Thank you Carrie!!

03.03.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Play in Schools This is a educational survey for a Penn State Master's project conducted by Heidi Echternacht. This survey is designed for school teachers of children ages 2-14 years old. This survey is anonymous, ...

Hello! Looking for teachers of ages 4-14 to fill out an educational research survey! #edusky pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Would love your help and participation! Thank you so much!

01.03.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Survey Says.... Two posts in two days? What's going on?!

Hello #EduSky #Kinderchat Looking for educators of 4-14 year olds to take part in a research project! Click here if you would consider filling out a survey regarding children’s play in school. THANK YOU SO MUCH open.substack.com/pub/kinderch...

25.02.2025 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️ THANK YOU!! That means the world!!

23.02.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my gosh (blushing), Christine! Thank you so much and thanks for spreading the good word!

23.02.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have known @hechternacht.bsky.social for over a decade and she lives and embodies best practices about teaching and learning every day! Please check out this podcast! #Kinderchat #PYPchat

22.02.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0