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Denise Coffin

@denisecoffin.bsky.social

(She/her) I wonder. 🦊 Love is love. Black Lives Matter. I’m a Quaker, a teacher, & (always) a learner. Doing my best… Adventures Teaching at a Quaker School: https://quakered.blogspot.com/?m=1 QuakerEd Adventures: https://quakeredadventures.etsy.com

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Donate - Chicago Friends School

Dear friends, join me in making sure that children in Chicago have the opportunity to attend the city’s only Quaker school. Chicago Friends School is an amazing independent school committed to academic engagement, service, peace, justice, and community. Donate here (my deepest gratitude):

08.11.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Marigolds and Dandelions in #kindergarten... Why my class is named after two flowers. #QuakerEd #Quaker

Adventures Teaching in a Quaker School quakered.blogspot.com/2025/10/marigo…

13.10.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We did some close looking at #Archimboldo Autumn in #kindergarten and then we created our own versions using watercolors and stickers (yay fine motor control bonus) denverartmuseum.org/en/object/2009…

12.10.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Once a Marigold & Dandelion, always a Marigold & Dandelion (my kindergarten class name)! I received a hand stitched gift from a former marigold. (Our school mascot)

11.10.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How are you feeling at the start of kindergarten? #paintedreflections #visiblethinking #kindergarten

08.09.2025 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meeting for Worship 101

Quaker School - getting ready for Meeting for Worship 101 #QuakerEd #Quaker
quakered.blogspot.com/2025/07/meet...

29.07.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | JosΓ© AndrΓ©s: The World Cannot Stand By With Gaza on the Brink of Famine

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...

28.07.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A walk can be an opening...

Reflections on my journey to 1652 Country and the birthplace of #quakerism #quakered #friendscouncil
quakered.blogspot.com/2025/07/a-wa...

21.07.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I highly recommend this summit. Mark your calendars now. Inspiring ideas. Inspiring educators. Inspiring location. #kindergarten #quakered #aimschat

15.05.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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People packed the streets across the U.S. on Saturday to protest against President Trump, his administration's cutbacks, financial turmoil and more. nyti.ms/43GRvS7

06.04.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2531    πŸ” 495    πŸ’¬ 159    πŸ“Œ 45
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Found an old treasure that belonged to my mother. It’s her autograph book from the 1950’s. Lesson here is don’t bother Raymond. #springcleaning

06.04.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Quaker Parents Were Ahead of Their Time The nearly 375-year-old religion’s principles line up surprisingly well with modern parenting research.

β€œInfused in all of these practices is the conviction that children are not lesser proto-adults, but fellow beings worthy of respect and agency regardless of their behavior.” Gail Cornwall #quaker #quakered www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

03.04.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book

03.03.2025 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 42693    πŸ” 8584    πŸ’¬ 326    πŸ“Œ 198
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Snow day vibe

12.02.2025 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great questions to reflect on at the starting the school year - our classroom expectations too often have a narrow focus.

09.02.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: Thank you! Follow @casieonline.bsky.social and @ronritchhart.bsky.social so that you don’t miss the summit next year. (If you’re on other social media spaces, find Jim Reese as well ☺️)

09.02.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*I’m not going to give you anything I don’t think you’re capable of doing.
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*I’m not going to give you anything I don’t think you’re capable of grappling with?
#culturesofthinking

09.02.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: something I’m wondering… in my planning for thinking, are these two ideas the same? Does one matter more? Who might it matter to or for? (or am I just too deep into my February teacher brain πŸ˜‰)

09.02.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And ask yourself why that might be…

09.02.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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7. Challenge can feel/be practically inefficient and we only have so much time πŸ˜‰
10. We mistake compliance with engagement… β€œJust because they are happily doing the task, doesn’t mean they are engaged and learning deeply.” @ronritchhart.bsky.social

09.02.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2. We want everyone to be successful. This idea is still something I’m unpacking in my own practice around scaffolding, differentiation, engagement, productive struggle, rescuing, etc.

09.02.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Some of the ideas that were presented and explored: 1. We don’t see the benefits of our mistakes.

09.02.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: Learning occurs at the point of challenge (this plenary from @ronritchhart.bsky.social really sang for me - make sure you join next year’s summit to get the whole story/research/learning because it’s powerful) Why do we avoid challenge?

09.02.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

A culture of thinking isn’t something to be done, it’s something we become… we work on it… it’s ongoing… #culturesofthinking

09.02.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWhat kind of thinking moves do we wish students to become so good at that they routinely bring it their learning and use to build understanding?” #culturesofthinking

09.02.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: what are the messages we send to our learners about learning? About thinking? About what learning is and how it happens? Great questions for reflection from #MarkChurch

09.02.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

#DanielPink & @ronritchhart.bsky.social Agency & Belonging… When people have more agency, they tend to feel a stronger sense of belonging.

09.02.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: belonging & agency… students learn best when they feel valued. When we feel a sense of belonging, we have entered a space where we are more likely to take risks & try things out. @ronritchhart.bsky.social

09.02.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: What was one of the moments that was key in deepening and developing a culture of thinking? (For me, it involves making the way open for my young (and small) learners to be big.

09.02.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#culturesofthinking Leading a Culture of Thinking Summit: the most beautiful setting & weather for thinking and talking about thinking Del Mar, San Diego, Pacific Sky Elementary School

09.02.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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