Mx. Art Teacher

I faked getting a call from the crayola factory because I had students who wouldn’t share the class set of markers and color pencils

I had to take a call from Crayola Color Pencils today because some of my students was hoarding all
of the blue color pencils.

it was terrible but we do what we have to do #backthebluecolorpencils

when middle schoolers “date” it’s so funny to me because child A will be all “I’ve never loved anyone the way i love you B”
and child B is just like “I’m 2 frogs in a trench coat because the 3rd frog died”

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Got my first “what do I have to do fix my grade” email of the year 🥳

Dozens of our world-class museums and cultural institutions have thrown open their doors for #BostonFamilyDays, with 65,000 free visits and counting.

This fall, we launched the inaugural season of free performances at the symphony, ballet, and every other major stage in the city. #BostonSOTS

I do not need an AI based seminar/PD/coach to talk to me about how to better reach students

Because it doesn’t. make. sense.

I don’t need training on how to best use AI in my classroom.

I need people ABOVE ME to recognize that there are problems in the school system that aren’t technological

Today is a #BostonFamilyDay with free museum, zoo, and aquarium access for all school-age children and two guests! Here’s a list of our partners opening their doors to families today! 🧵

Museum of Fine Arts
Institute of Contemporary Art
Museum of Science
Boston Children's Museum
New England Aquarium

The bill will fund massive tax breaks for the wealthiest people and corporations by stripping 17 MILLION Americans of their health care.

Oklahoma education standards say students must identify 2020 election 'discrepancies' New academic standards in Oklahoma call for the teaching of "discrepancies" in the 2020 election, continuing the spread of a false narrative years after it was first pushed by Trump and his allies.

This is a gross misunderstanding and misuse of state standards.

THE AFT CELEBRATES TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK When our students are part of experiences that pique their interests, involve their daily lives and prepare them for what comes after high school, the whole community benefits. —Clare Berke journalism teacher, Washington Teachers' Union

THE AFT CELEBRATES TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK School staff make a huge difference in the lives of our students and in our communities. But too often we do not get the support we need. We can work miracles, but we cannot keep it up without decent pay, manageable working conditions and the resources our students need to learn. —Gemayel Keyes, middle grades special education teacher and a member of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers

THE AFT CELEBRATES TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK I had one student walk into a print shop with a quinceañera invitation she'd designed for her cousin's 15th birthday, and the print shop owner asked her who had designed it. When she told him she'd done it herself [at school], he offered her a job at his shop. That's why I'm here. —Letecia Miller, graphic design teacher and chair of the United Teachers Los Angeles CTE Committee

THE AFT CELEBRATES TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK I will keep speaking out. I will keep teaching. Because my students deserve more than watered-down history. They deserve the truth. —Renee O'Connor, African American history teacher and a member of United Teachers of Dade (Florida)

Today is #TeacherAppreciationDay! All week long, we're celebrating the incredible educators who inspire, advocate, and lead in their classrooms and communities.

Hear from four amazing AFT members on what teaching means to them. #TeacherAppreciationWeek

Apples and kind words are nice, but fully funded schools and respect are better. If you truly appreciate teachers, contact your legislators. Demand real support for public ed and vote for pro-education candidates. Support your local teachers’ union. #teacherappreciationweek

“School employees asked for identification. When staff tried to take information down, agents pocketed their IDs and refused to allow staff to write down names and badge numbers.”

Trump executive order calls out Vermont for its climate policies In an executive order signed Tuesday, President Trump took aim at Vermont and other state climate laws he says are impeding his federal agenda to promote domestic fossil fuel production.

In an executive order issued Tuesday, President Trump took direct aim at state laws that support environmental justice, greenhouse gas emissions or that disincentivize carbon pollution.

(via @vermontpublic.org)

'What did I say in class today?': Teachers feel watched under Trump's anti-DEI push An Idaho teacher was told by her principal to take down an "Everyone is Welcome Here" poster in her classroom. It's a symptom of President Trump's crackdown on discussions of inclusivity in schools.

An Idaho teacher was told by her principal to take down an "Everyone is Welcome Here" poster in her classroom. It's a symptom of President Trump's crackdown on discussions of inclusivity in schools.

Trump signs order ending union bargaining rights for wide swaths of federal employees President Trump's new executive order ends collective bargaining for wide swaths of federal employees, as part of his broader campaign to reshape the government's workforce. Unions are vowing to sue.

President Trump's new executive order ends collective bargaining for wide swaths of federal employees, as part of his broader campaign to reshape the government's workforce. Unions are vowing to sue.

Masked officers in Tufts student arrest raise fears among immigrants and bystanders Federal agents have been filmed wearing masks while making arrests in public. When is it legal for police and the public to conceal their faces in an age of digital facial recognition and doxxing?

Federal agents have been filmed wearing masks while making arrests in public. When is it legal for police and the public to conceal their faces in an age of digital facial recognition and doxxing?

a poster that says " stop bans on an honest education " on it ALT: a poster that says " stop bans on an honest education " on it

Eliminating the Department of Education means rolling back student protections, gutting school funding, and leaving teachers and families struggling. Trump wants to destroy public schools for billionaire handouts. We must fight back. #Opposition
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

UK court finds men who stole $6 million gold toilet guilty The artwork, titled, America, was stolen from the palace where Winston Churchill was born.

The artwork, titled, America, was stolen from the palace where Winston Churchill was born.

ICYMI: AFT sued the Department of Education Wednesday over the removal online of income-driven repayment (IDR) student loan applications. IDR plans are the only way for public service workers to benefit from PSLF—a critical lifeline for public service workers across the country.

-if these few items sound like they will cost too much extra money, why should education be cheap* to you?

*the cost is the environmental impact for the next coming generations we are teaching

-If staff or student evaluations are feeling generic, maybe revisting a thesaurus can help or even getting a (human) outsider to help

-If students are using AI to learn other languages (coughDUOLINGOcough), is there a way that it can be used more for supplementation or in class “challenges” compared to being the foundation of the learning

- If teachers are using AI to help with grading papers (not just checking for plagiarism) then we should look at why that grading load is so high

-If the school play needs flyers or the volleyball team wants to advertise a bake sale, what’s stop them from getting a student artist to do it

School districts need to have an AI committee of sorts to actually establish what is and isn’t acceptable for students/schools/staff to do when it comes to AI technologies.

6th grader: “Happy Birthday, Mx. Foster”

It’s not my birthday today.

“Are you sure?”

Yes. Why would I not know when my own birthday is?

(but really, how do I reply to this)

A honey bee made out of cardboard. The corrugation has been exposed to create texture on the wings, eyes, and abdomen.

My students’ task for when we get back from break is to make some cardboard insects. The teacher example was really fun to make! 🐝
#artteacher #middleschoolteacher #honeybee

A honey bee made out of cardboard. The corrugation has been exposed to create texture on the wings, eyes, and abdomen.

My students’ task for when we get back from break is to make some cardboard insects. The teacher example was really fun to make! 🐝
#artteacher #middleschoolteacher #honeybee

Elon Musk’s Team Decimates Education Department Arm That Tracks National School Performance The Trump administration canceled $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, which partners with scientists and education companies to compile and make public data…

“An unelected billionaire is now bulldozing the research arm of the Department of Education,” Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said. “Cutting off these investments after the contract has already been inked is the definition of wasteful.”

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You don’t have to tell me you’re anti-union.

Cause if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all 🤫