Nicole Vickerman

I will be headed back to school soon. I teach 1st grade at a title one school in the Metro Detroit area.

I would love this contact paper to cover up some rust on my desk.

Any help would be amazing🥹

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Chelsea participated in our #TEACH25 conference and shared her experience learning about AI and other tools to help students in special education programs. Get free lesson plans and professional development resources through @sharemylesson.bsky.social

Introducing the Digital Library of Japanese American Incarceration Films - Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment The Digital Library of Japanese American Incarceration Films makes available more than 100 films documenting Japanese American WWII incarceration.

Amazing resource on Japanese American internment🗃️
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The World at War A summary of the globe’s ongoing conflicts reveals why peace is so hard to build.

"Recently, I gave a kind of global SITREP briefing to a civilian group. Many were surprised—not by the number of ongoing conflicts, but by the depth of the historical, cultural, and political complexities."

How many of these conflicts did you know of? A tour of war from @markhertling.bsky.social

Congo and rebels have committed to ending war in the east. Here's what to know. The ceasefire agreement, brokered by Qatar and backed by the African Union and the U.S., aims to end one of Africa's deadliest and most complex conflicts.

Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels have signed a declaration of principles for a permanent ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ethnic tensions and quest for rich minerals have resulted in one of Africa’s longest conflicts with thousands killed this year.

Tapping my "writing is thinking" sign in the key of @biblioracle.bsky.social

Every year on Memorial Day, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring.

They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.

France also gave us this land as American soil.

SB 37 2.0: The Sequel Is Even More Authoritarian Updated: April 22, 2025

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RED ALERT for Texas:

SB 37, a bill that guts shared governance in the state’s public higher education system by giving politicians all authority in decision making, is heading for a full House vote THIS WEEK.

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This is bleak reading

Did you know that school vouchers have a dark history deeply rooted in preserving segregation?

At last night's school voucher town hall with Pastors for Texas Children, I explained how vouchers were designed to resist integration...and how that spirit is still alive today. #txlege

Supreme Court upholds federal regulations on ghost gun kits The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld government regulation of self-assemble firearm kits that produce untraceable weapons known as "ghost guns."

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just upheld ATF’s life-saving rule regulating ghost guns—untraceable firearms bought and built without a background check—like the deadly firearms that they are.

What Are American Students Learning about US History? - AHA Since 2020, a contentious debate over history education has generated outrage, wild claims, and a growing sense of alarm in homes and communities across the country. State legislators, school board me...

In 2022, the AHA launched the most comprehensive study of the national US history teaching landscape undertaken in the 21st century. We wanted to know what is actually happening in public school classrooms across the country. Find out what we learned. 🗃️

5 books about forgotten female heroes to celebrate Women's History Month From the streets of Harlem to Vietnam to Hollywood, these stories correct the record and spotlight lesser-known heroes for Women's History Month.

From the streets of Harlem to Vietnam to Hollywood, these stories correct the record and spotlight lesser-known heroes for Women's History Month.

Bar chart titled “Is AI Harming K-12 Education?” A majority of teachers are cautious about AI—either uncertain about its use in the classroom or seeing more harm than benefit. 6% of teachers said AI has more benefit than harm. 25% said it has more harm than benefit. 32% said it’s an equal mix of benefit and harm. 35% said not sure, and 2% had no answer. Source: Pew Research Center, 2024

Where do educators stand on AI?

Back in 2023, @pewresearch.org asked K-12 teachers about how they view the use of AI tools in education.

While a large percentage were either uncertain or on the fence, 25% drew a clear line in the sand declaring the tools cause “more harm than benefit.”

#EduSkyAI

This is one of the biggest threats to Americans' personal data in decades. If you're a 23andMe customer, I strongly urge you to delete your data to protect it from whoever the new buyer might be. Here’s how:

YouTube video by Josh Williams geteach.com Human Development Example

Created this for another group on another platform. The group wanted a resource to explore HDI and GII. Notes template is linked in video description. youtu.be/Sla1Vv9E1IQ?... #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky

Congratulations to Andy Markus, the 2025 NEA Education Support Professional of the Year! Andy is a middle school Assistant Facilities Manager in Utah who knows that the care we put into our school environment reflects in the success of our students. We are so proud to name him our ESP of the Year!

Beveridge Family Teaching Prize – AHA The Beveridge Family Teaching Prize recognizes excellence and innovation in elementary, middle school, and secondary history teaching, including career contributions and specific initiatives.

Submit nominations for the AHA's Beveridge Family Teaching Prize by May 15. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in elementary, middle school, and secondary history teaching, including career contributions and specific initiatives. 🗃️

YouTube video by ProPublica How DOGE Cuts to the IRS Could Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save

A 2024 GAO report found the IRS netted a savings of $13,000 for every additional hour spent auditing wealthy individuals’ tax returns.

Watch reporter @andykroll.bsky.social break down how DOGE cuts to the IRS could cost more than DOGE will ever save ⤵️

📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social

Join us for the Apple Education Community Teacher Resource In these hour-long sessions, ADEs will share a project they're excited about and their motivation and process for creating it. They'll also highlight ways to apply these ideas and resources in your ow...

📆 Join Mary Kemper, Megan McKellar and I for the upcoming Apple Education Community Teacher Resource Share-out this Wednesday, March 19 at 6pm ET. #EdTech #Education
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A guide to what the U.S. Education Department does (and doesn't) do The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things.

There are so many people who really have no idea what the Dept of Ed actually does. This needs to be plastered everywhere!!

What to know about the Education Dept., from funding to loans

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Child Nutrition | NEA Students need healthy, nutritious school meals that are free to all and prepare them for learning.

🍎 Every student deserves access to nutritious meals—no exceptions. But too many kids are going hungry, and it’s time for Congress to step up. This #NationalNutritionMonth, join NEA in advocating for stronger child nutrition policies so every student has the fuel they need to learn. buff.ly/43hs3lP

Internal Memos: Senior USAID Leaders Warned Trump Appointees of Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths From Closing Agency One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, the memos estimate...

One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, the memos estimated. The programs were cut anyway. @propublica.org

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Did you know?

There’s a directory of Black farmers: “The Black Farmers Index.”

Buy and uplift local. Many are small-scale specialists and located in urban areas. I found an organic resource in my area that I will definitely check out.

🚨Texas Town Hall - LFG!!🚨

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Does Your Local Museum or University Still Have Native American Remains? Use this database to find out where Native American remains were taken from and which institutions report still having them. Check on institutions near you.

Three decades after legislation pushed for the return of Native American remains to Indigenous communities, many of the nation’s top museums and universities still have thousands of human remains in their collections.

Check on institutions near you with our database (just updated):

Words alone cannot capture the depth of emotion in this testimony. A voice from the past, once fighting against extremism and fascism, now speaks with heartbreak as history threatens to repeat itself. Watch, listen, and reflect.