This is Digger. Digger needs a family. And a snack.

An Arena O’ Dogs are all up for adoption today! 🐕 🐶

Cats and dogs are available for only $35 each, stop by the Bob Carpenter Center to volunteer or participate with MEGA Adoption Weekend! #MegaAdopt #adoptdontshop #bvspca #MegaEvent2025

Mommy and Captain needed some love. (Spoiler: they all need some love!) 🐕 🐶

Cats and dogs are available for only $35 each, stop by the Bob Carpenter Center to volunteer or participate with MEGA Adoption Weekend! #MegaAdopt #adoptdontshop #bvspca #MegaEvent2025

An Arena O’ Dogs are all up for adoption today! 🐕 🐶

Cats and dogs are available for only $35 each, stop by the Bob Carpenter Center to volunteer or participate with MEGA Adoption Weekend! #MegaAdopt #adoptdontshop #bvspca #MegaEvent2025

Forrest is an orange tabby up for adoption.

Hamburglar is a white adult male cat up for adoption today.

A black kitten adorably trying to climb up to say Hi in his cage.

Chello, Hamburglar, Forrest, Big Booger, and Little Booger are all up for adoption today! 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛

Cats and dogs are available for only $35 each, stop by the Bob Carpenter Center in DE to volunteer or participate with MEGA Adoption Weekend! #MegaAdopt #adoptdontshop #bvspca #MegaEvent2025

This sweet ball of cuddles including Reese’s and Twix are all up for adoption today! 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛

Cats and dogs are available for only $35 each, stop by the Bob Carpenter Center to volunteer or participate with MEGA Adoption Weekend! #MegaAdopt #adoptdontshop #bvspca #MegaEvent2025

The National Hurricane Center set an all-time record for forecast accuracy in 2024 » Yale Climate Connections But the investments in hurricane research that led to the new record are threatened by proposed budget cuts.

A 2024 NBER study, “The Social Value of Hurricane Forecasts,” found recent advancements in hurricane forecasting led to a 19% reduction in hurricane-related costs--an average cost reduction of $5 billion per hurricane. It's import to keep funding research!
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/02/the-...

Insurance companies know something about climate change if they are pulling out of Florida and most coastal areas. Insurance $$$ don’t lie.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Today monarch butterflies finally got proposed for Endangered Species Act protection. We've been working for this for over 10 years and I'm thrilled. Monarchs can still dodge extinction, but it is going to take hard work to bring them back from the brink. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

Needle-Free: New Nano-Vaccine Effective Against All COVID-19 Variants A new nano-vaccine developed by TAU and the University of Lisbon offers a needle-free, room-temperature-storable solution against COVID-19, targeting all key variants effectively. Professor Ronit Satc...

Exciting #vaccine news scitechdaily.com/needle-free-...

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Thanks everyone, great #sunchat!

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Yes! #sunchat #edusky #grading

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Interesting! Only have 20yrs in HS but after a handful of districts + prof conferences, it seems that typically one’s initial avoidance of a 50 floor speaks to the T’s own biases/focus on penalties vs learning. Took me years, still growing away from my own biases re: content vs mastery. #sunchat

A black hairless Sphynx cat named Nika sitting on my shoulder.

For some- too many!- HS Ss esp in req’d classes they simply refuse to perform/show you their actual mastery. No amount of “shoulder partner” or “individual chats” unlocks them. But I can have more success when it isn’t too late %wise for redemption/growth.
ps- here’s my #sunchat shoulder partner!

You sound exactly like me 10yrs ago when I was completely “they get what they get…” but then was challenged to consider how easy it is for a S to become impossibly far behind due to one or two zeroes… so… if a S “wakes up” for you and shows mastery later, but still fails, is that accurate grading?

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This is great, thanks for sharing!

My “wonder” is… shouldn’t we all allow multiple/unlimited attempts on all formatives/in-class work AS the prep for mastery on summatives… set a 50 floor for missing summatives, and have reflections/alt assess used for Ss who you know can show mastery?

#sunchat

Sorry: #sunchat

Precisely re: weird LOL! My Q in response to this is, how can we know we are accurately assessing a student’s mastery of standards?

With AI/online ways to cheat it has pushed me to go back to paper/pencil or “live”, i.e. in-the-moment assessments literally showing mastery in person.

I love chatting with you all about those things we are faced with daily in our schools. We all want the students to have great experiences and to WANT to learn and go on to lead their best lives. Let's #sunchat! We're an open forum. Let the questions take you wherever they lead!

Good morning! The “big” twin issues are 1)no patience/value placed in learning through practice/experience and 2)the worsening plague of lack of academic motivation, often manifesting in learned helplessness/giving up. Really tough to address and widespread based on other T experiences.

#sunchat

A mostly blind American Bulldog mix staring up at you with pleading eyes.

D’awwww what a good doggy, mine woke us up super early for their breakfast, no concept of Sundays!

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@susankotch.bsky.social Good morning #sunchat, HS Chem/EnviSci from DE, I enjoy writing walks and long grants on the beach- wait, j/k LOL!

Looking for HS science folks who have successfully had their S’s/classes evolve their assessment/reflection to focus on learning vs grades.

The brain microbiome: could understanding it help prevent dementia? Long thought to be sterile, our brains are now believed to harbour all sorts of micro-organisms, from bacteria to fungi. How big a part do they play in Alzheimer’s and similar diseases?

Interesting stuff.

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

This holiday season, run your influence operations and change the narrative. Yes, you too can change hearts and minds.

#COVIDisAirborne

Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.

Dr. David Putrino: PAIS-demystifying diagnosis, pathobiology and treatment (Day 2, Block 9) YouTube video by UniteToFight

#UniteToFight2024

The talk by Dr. David Putrino, Director of Rehabilitation Innovation at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, on demystifying diagnosis, pathobiology and treatment of post-acute infection syndromes like #LongCovid #MECFS, now available with 🇬🇧 subtitles: youtu.be/dOg_WCIOqkE?...

Update: Danish lawmakers across several political parties have agreed to this “Green Tripartite” deal to reduce Denmark’s agricultural GHG emissions and environmental impacts while restoring nature. More details in the article and thread below.

Trying to recall all of the bird app #scied hashtags, TY!

Hi 👋🏼 HS #chemistry T from #Delaware. Please add, TY!

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Hello 🌎 , HS #chemistry, #APES, and #EnviSci #teacher here.

#EduSky #STEM #gifted #EnviroEd #ChemEd

Hi! 👋🏼 #chemistry, #APES, and #EnviSci T here from #Delaware, thx for setting up this list for us!