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Dr. Joan McGettigan

@drmcgettigan.bsky.social

Learner. Dreamer. Doer. Director of Ed Tech #curriculum #libraries #ISTECommunityLeader #ISTECertified #MIEE #AppleDistinguishedEducator #BookCreatorAmbassador #EDUsky #EdTech

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Levanchik (@levania7345) on Threads Los Angeles' Angel City Chorale performs Toto's Africa a cappella with rain and thundershowers mimicked liteally by hand.

Posted by @levania7345 on Threads β€œLos Angeles' Angel City Chorale performs Toto's Africa a cappella with rain and thundershowers mimicked literally by hand.” youtu.be/-c9-poC5HGw?...

06.02.2026 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

John, did you attend Saxe MS by any chance?

31.01.2026 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The name of the game is Money Mine - but I believe there are several varieties of it. If you could remove the gambling games, that would be wonderful.

10.12.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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POV: The new singer of the Reading Rainbow theme song and the new host of Reading Rainbow meet for the first time in Canada πŸ₯ΉπŸ“šπŸŒˆ

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Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨

youtube.com/@kidzuko?feature=shared

25.10.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3564    πŸ” 1023    πŸ’¬ 95    πŸ“Œ 139
More Than Peach πŸ‘πŸŽ¨ | Reading Rainbow πŸ“– 🌈 | Full Episode | @Kidzuko
YouTube video by Kidzuko More Than Peach πŸ‘πŸŽ¨ | Reading Rainbow πŸ“– 🌈 | Full Episode | @Kidzuko

Reading Rainbow episode 3 is live now on KidZuko on YouTube! πŸŒˆπŸŽ‰πŸ“š

Let's read "More Than Peach" by Bellen Woodard, who was just 9 years old when she wrote this inspiring story celebrating every beautiful shade of who we are βœ¨πŸ’–πŸ˜Š

youtu.be/e4VIV48ZB0M?feature=shared

20.10.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 526    πŸ” 152    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4
YouTube KidZuko clips of the first two episodes of the revival of Reading Rainbow. Both of the clips have over 400,000 views each

YouTube KidZuko clips of the first two episodes of the revival of Reading Rainbow. Both of the clips have over 400,000 views each

The first two episodes of the revival of Reading Rainbow have nearly 500,000 views each 🀯

Do you know how cool that is for literacy, for book joy?! We are all worthy of reading, we are all readers πŸ’š

And NOW episode three is out! Take a look, it’s in a book πŸ“šπŸŒˆπŸ¦‹

youtu.be/e4VIV48ZB0M?feature=shared

20.10.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6883    πŸ” 2197    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 54
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🎢 Take a look, it's in a book 🎢

πŸ₯Ή After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow πŸ“šπŸŒˆ

#FollowTheRainbow

29.09.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5058    πŸ” 1988    πŸ’¬ 235    πŸ“Œ 602
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Is his new album, Trombone Shorty pays tribute to his hometown of New Orleans Trombone Shorty releases new album from New Orleans, a tribute to the city's soul, marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

Trombone Shorty releases new album from New Orleans, a tribute to the city's soul, marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

28.08.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 321    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 9
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Did you not get enough learning at the @ISTEofficial @ASCD conf.? Register for next week's #Literacy Inst.! 1/2, full, or virtual - come for all 4 days or 1! (But don’t miss my AI Powered Literacy Instruction: Engaging All Students with Complex Text) tinyurl.com/Complex-text

10.07.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
πŸŽ™οΈ AI Insights in EdTech: Leading Voices with Trevor Goertzen of SchoolAI
YouTube video by The Windward Institute πŸŽ™οΈ AI Insights in EdTech: Leading Voices with Trevor Goertzen of SchoolAI

youtu.be/9s43l-j-a34?...

06.07.2025 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@mikemadrid.bsky.social 🐿️ thought you would appreciate this youthful wisdom.

05.07.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The time has comeβ€”first anti-malaria pill down the hatch as @librarianjones.com, @captainlibrary.bsky.social & I prepare for our adventure to Kenya to build a library. Learn more about this work and get updates for our journey at buildinglibraries.org. TY to all who helped make this happen! #TLsky

05.07.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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In anticipation of the @ISTEofficial @ASCD Conference coming up, check out our #AI Insights in #EdTech vodcast with the fab Jon Laven from @SnorklApp! youtu.be/ePsisCDKSb4 #ISTELive25 #ISTELive #ASCDAnnual @ISTEcommunity

23.06.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In celebration of the @ISTEofficial @ASCD Conference, check out our #AI Insights in #EdTech vodcast with the fab Michelle Cummings from @briskteaching ! #ISTELive25 #ISTELive #ASCDAnnual @ISTEcommunity #notatiste

30.06.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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FlintAI on air! Tune in to hear Sohan Choudary drop some knowledge. @ISTEofficial @ASCD Check out our #AI Insights in #EdTech vodcast ! #ISTELive25 #ISTELive #ASCDAnnual @ISTEcommunity #notatiste youtu.be/sMVslyr0V6o

02.07.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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LOVE @GetSchoolAI ? Tune in to hear Trevor Goertzen drop some knowledge. @ISTEofficial @ASCD
Check out our #AI Insights in #EdTech vodcast !
! #ISTELive25 #ISTELive #ASCDAnnual
@ISTEcommunity #notatiste

30.06.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In celebration of the @ISTEofficial @ASCD Conference, check out our #AI Insights in #EdTech vodcast with the fab Michelle Cummings from @briskteaching ! #ISTELive25 #ISTELive #ASCDAnnual @ISTEcommunity #notatiste

30.06.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In anticipation of the @ISTEofficial @ASCD Conference coming up, check out our #AI Insights in #EdTech vodcast with the fab Jon Laven from @SnorklApp! youtu.be/ePsisCDKSb4 #ISTELive25 #ISTELive #ASCDAnnual @ISTEcommunity

23.06.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are heartbroken to share the news of Kylene Beers' passing. Our thoughts are with her family at this time. Kylene's legacy lives on in her words and the impact she made on education. Kylene was dedicated to teachers and to students. We'll share more in the coming days:

21.06.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
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How Does This Book Make Me Better? Using the Book, Head, Heart strategy, a guest post by Amy Brownlee I had been a school librarian and middle-grade reading teacher for 25 years when I read Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters, a professional title by Kylene Beers and Robert Probst, and it com...

"I had been a school librarian and middle-grade reading teacher for 25 years when I read Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters, a professional title by Kylene Beers and Robert Probst, and it completely changed the way I framed the task of reading for my students."

04.05.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Kylene Beers on X: "After a three month battle with a glioblastoma, Kylene passed away yesterday. A brief obituary is on her Facebook page. https://t.co/5jeZttcOxj" / X After a three month battle with a glioblastoma, Kylene passed away yesterday. A brief obituary is on her Facebook page. https://t.co/5jeZttcOxj

#RIPKyleneBeers x.com/kylenebeers/...

22.06.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Rolling Stones Play Zydeco How the legendary rock band discovered the music of Clifton Chenier

Clifton Chenier changed music history. On the centennial of his birth, musicians from across genres are paying homage to the King of Zydeco, Reya Hart writes:

16.06.2025 06:45 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
God Only Knows - BBC Music
YouTube video by BBC Music God Only Knows - BBC Music

#RIPBrianWilson ❀️
youtu.be/XqLTe8h0-jo

12.06.2025 05:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Or . . . Rethink assessment.

17.05.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Love this idea of helping students understand the importance of bias in #AI & machine learning @DayofAI_USA @EducateCT

29.04.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to learn more at CT Day of #AI Leadership Summit - kicked off today by @GovNedLamont

29.04.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to learn more at CT Day of ##AI Leadership Summit - kicked off today by @GovNedLamont

29.04.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ATLIS @theatlis provides so many pathways for learning, networking & growing - it was an honor (& a lot of fun!) to join this brain trust on this podcast!
Thanks @cuevashπŸ‘ @christinaATLIS πŸ‘@wstites πŸ‘ linkedin.com/posts/associat… @ISTEcommunity @ALDSchools

22.04.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0