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✊Fair pay
✊Safe working conditions
✊Affordable healthcare
✊A dignified & secure retirement
✊Fully funded public schools
✊The right to join strong unions
✊A democracy where every voice is heard & every vote counts!

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PanelPicker | SXSW Conference & Festivals PanelPicker® is the official SXSW user-generated session proposal platform. Enter ideas and vote to help shape Conference programming for SXSW and SXSW EDU.

This year, I’ve been working closely with @rweingarten.bsky.social and @aft.org to ensure their 2 million + members have access to accurate, trusted health information

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Betsy Ross: History or legend?
This 4–12 lesson plan explores her story and the hidden contributions of Black seamstresses in Revolutionary Philadelphia 🧵Teach myth vs. memory
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Immigration enforcement affects our school communities.

@aft.org's new checklist helps families build a Family Immigration Emergency Plan—before a crisis hits.

🛡️ Reduce stress
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Protect loved ones
📝 Stay prepared

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Managing a classroom = part art, part science 🎨🔬
This collection has:
✅ Behavior management tips
✅ Inclusive classroom strategies
✅ PD for teachers
✅ Tools for every grade level

Start here! sharemylesson.com/collections/... @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @ucaft.bsky.social @aftwa.bsky.social

Public schools = opportunity for all.
They’re under attack: cuts, vouchers, dismantling the Dept. of Ed.

@aft.org’s blueprint strengthens schools w:
📚 Literacy support
🏫 Community schools
🔧 Career & tech ed
🤖 Safe AI use
Read more: sharemylesson.com/blog/strengt... @rweingarten.bsky.social

Exciting news… We've thrown our hat into the ring for #SXSWEDU 2026! With your help, we could grace the stage in March. Head to bit.ly/4frKybp and cast your vote for our session! The deadline is August 24! #PanelPicker @sari.bsky.social @kellycbooz.bsky.social @rweingarten.bsky.social @aft.org

Tired of typing the same feedback 50 times? 😩
Try AI text expanders, smarter assessments & visual tools to save time and boost learning.
Check out these 3 strategies teachers can use with AI — the right way.
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📅 Save the Date! @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social & @rweingarten.bsky.social discuss The Anxious Generation 📱 — how childhood changed, why anxiety rose, & what works: phone-free days, more play, better sleep, family-school teamwork. REGISTER NOW: sharemylesson.com/webinars/aft... @aft.org

At its 54th National Education Conference, the A. Philip Randolph Institute honored @rweingarten.bsky.social for her leadership and unwavering dedication to the labor movement.

Gender bias has no place in our classrooms. Join the #MisogynyFreeSchools movement and help build safer, more respectful schools for all students. 🏫✊
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Teach the history—and importance—of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Students use primary sources to learn its origins & why protecting the right to vote is vital.
Includes 3 ready-to-use activities: sharemylesson.com/teaching-res... @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @aftwa.bsky.social @aftpa.bsky.social

Redistricting in Texas is more than lines on a map — it’s about representation. 🗺️ Ask students: Why might leaders push for changes to congressional districts? Find this lesson plan from @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social here: sharemylesson.com/todays-news-... @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

AFT Book Club: A Conversation with Jonathan Haidt Smartphones, social media, less free play—more stress. In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out how childhood changed in the 2010s and why teen anxiety and depression spi...

Smartphones, social media and less free play have reshaped childhood—and fueled rising rates of teen anxiety and depression. Join author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt and @rweingarten.bsky.social on Sunday, Aug. 24, at 6 p.m. EDT for an AFT Book Club webinar on The Anxious Generation.

🌫️ Wildfires, traffic, factories—what’s in the air we breathe?

Amanda Eisenberg’s blog explains air quality, health impacts & discussion questions for your students.
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On #HiroshimaDay, hear Tomiko Morimoto West’s story—13 years old when the atomic bomb fell.
In The Silent Witness, she speaks out for the first time: No More Wars.
Free guide for HS & college classrooms sharemylesson.com/teaching-res... @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

Check this out! Would community schools work in your district too?

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Eliseo’s walk Last summer, 17-year-old high schooler Eliseo Jimenez came to Washington, D.C., but he didn’t take a plane, bus or train — he walked. Over…

Last summer, 17-year-old high schooler Eliseo Jimenez walked over 1,600 miles from Lubbock, Texas, to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness of two little-known Social Security provisions. Read his story in our latest from AFT Voices.

📚 Back to school = time to get clear on vaccines. Register for a practical PreK–12 vaccine update:
✔️ What’s required/recommended
✔️ How to explain safety
✔️ Cost/coverage options
✔️ Fact-based tips for families
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Kindness matters. Small moments matter. CommUNITY matters.

At #TEACH25, we learned that AI is here to stay (but so are teachers 💪), that growing our own educators works, & that a simple “right here” can change a day.

Share your takeaways! sharemylesson.com/blog/teach-2... @aft.org

YouTube video by AFT Red Hawk Rising program invests in students' pathways to becoming a teacher

Students at the Red Hawks Rising Teacher Academy can enter a no-cost, dual-enrollment program in partnership with Montclair State University & Newark Public Schools. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQI4...

You can learn more about our work on CTE here. www.aft.org/education/ca...

In the Swiss vocational education training system, “Those choosing an apprenticeship are not ruling out higher education.” The system is flexible to allow meaningful lifelong learning and professional growth.

More from Mira Wecker in the Summer 2025 #AmericanEducator: aft.org/ae/summer2025/wecker

Opinion | Does Artificial Intelligence Belong In Schools? Teachers unions are embracing AI in classrooms. What does that mean for students?

In a letter to the editor of @wsj.com, AFT President Randi Weingarten acknowledges the role of artificial intelligence in the classroom and explains that the AFT’s new National Academy for AI Instruction is meant to empower educators to use the tools thoughtfully and ethically in the classroom.

🍎 The first week of school sets the tone for the year.

Read this blog from @twinklusa.bsky.social and find engaging, classroom-ready resources for Pre-K–8: crafts, icebreakers & activities to build routines & community.
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💻 No time for tech training? Amber Chandler’s latest blog has teacher tools that just work—rubric creation, PD tracking, 90+ free resources & more.

Read her blog here: sharemylesson.com/blog/tech-to...
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Get ready for back-to-school with Share My Lesson’s professional development webinars!

Great post! AFT's @sharemylesson.bsky.social is a tremendous partner to SSAIS. SSAIS has presented two webinars for virtual conferences and they've published several SSAIS blogs. With your help, @coopmike48.bsky.social, we'll bring urgently-needed resources to a wide audience.

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This Labor Day, AFT will be standing up for what #WorkersDeserve. Join us to show the strength we have when we come together in a union! go.aft.org/labordayaction