Sunrise over a winter field in Missouri.

Each person has their own dialect. How you sound to other people is how you talk to yourself and reflects your attitudes and beliefs.

If hot chocolate is a hug and marshmallows are kisses, I'm in love. ❤️

Love StoryGraph! The family has been using it for several years now and it does everything I need/want.

Photo of Scott Turow at an author talk at one of the St. Louis County libraries.

"AI is the biggest threat to authors rn. The LLM it was trained on was all pirated material; no author was paid. The books that will be written by AI will be 'good enough' for the avg consumer, so will take over the market because of low cost." -Scott Turow (at author talk in StL) #EduSky #BookSky

Two people hiking the Barmeyer Trail in Missoula, MT in late summer walking in front of the photographer. The person on the left has a dog carrier/backpack with a 14-year-old Havanese in it and the person on the right has a tan-colored Jansport backpack with water and a sweatshirt in it.

TRUST is accepting the consequences without thinking about them. #EduSky #ThoughtOfTheDay #SELinEdu

Photo of an old barn and house along a rural country road in the snow. The trees have no leaves and the snow is almost the same color as the clear sky.

In the winter, we live in a state of contraction - curled up, hunched over, elbows tucked. Take a minute to unfold. Look up, breathe in, and open your arms to embrace the quiet that is winter. #EduSky #SELinEdu

Sunset over the Mississippi River 1/14/25. Shows the sun just disappearing through the leafless trees on the far shore.

We can work and plan and execute a perfect CIRCUMSTANCE (lesson plan?) for people, but if their PERCEPTION (learning? experience?) of it does not match, it's not the success we thought. #EduSky #SELinEdu

In 2024, I read 28 books with an average length of 508 pages. You can tell which ones I read for our family book club! #EduSky #books #reading

...and Insta is for hobbies.

Huge rack of maybe 150 men's short sleeves shirts hung in color gradient from khaki through peach, orange, pink, and ending in lavender/light purple.

My goal for Break is to make my closet look like this rack at Dillard's whose beauty brought tears. 😉 What's on your agenda? #EduSky

Closet goals for Break. (Thanks Dillards for inspo) What's on your agenda? #EduSky

Outdoor Christmas tree made up of crocheted granny squares made by people from 7 states. Maybe 12 feet tall?

Happy Almost-Break school folx! As you start your Crazy Friday, ask, "How do I want to show up today?" #EduSky #SELinEdu #dailythought

Photo of the Great River Road along the Mississippi River in Illinois. Shows the limestone bluffs partially exposed.

I think it's better to live with purpose every day than to try and find your purpose and live just that. #EduSky #SELinEdu #dailythought

As you wind down your day, notice where in your body stress has landed. Now shift your full attention to somewhere like your kneecap and REALLY try to feel something for three breaths. I'll bet the stress was forgotten for just a bit! #EduSky #SELinEdu #mindfulness

Thank you @Google for *finally* making GForms' sharing options UI similar to the rest of the ecosystem! #EduSky

Be sure to read the Alt text!

I know that making sure your hashtags are in #CamelCase is another one that helps with readers.

Graphic from my Spotify Wrapped 2024 that shows Fleetwood Mac as my top artist and Elton John as my third favorite - both of whom I never CHOOSE to listen to, but are always in mixes I listen to. The real kicker is that this is the second year in a row for this nonsense.

According to Spotify, I'm officially old.

This! 👇👇👇 Check out this starter pack for #mindfulness educators. #SELinEdu #SELSky #selfcare #EduSky

I share this often created by Mindy Johnson.

Great reminders for making your social posts #Accessible #A11y

#EduSky #EduCoach #UDL #ATchat #EdTech #InclusiveEdTech #Tlap #WeLeadEdu #AIinEdU

More info bit.ly/a11y-social

I read ACOTAR and liked it - of course I'm an avid fantasy fan and love long sagas/series. I don't see a problem with you reading them in publishing order, as long as you keep to the series order. Your brain must work differently than mine, cuz I'd need a clif notes to remind me of former texts.

Quote against a backdrop of a mountain range fading into the distance in shades of navy blue. "All I know is that my life is better when I assume people are doing their best." by Brene Brown

This was my reminder for today. #EduSky #SELinEdu #SelfCare #BeKind

How could you discuss story arc and character development (among other things) without reading the whole book?

✋Pick me! pick me! (please and thank you!)

graphic showing title and description of Gateways to a Mindfulness Practice with Matt Weld on December 10, 2024.

Honored to be leading a virtual workshop for @edmindfully.bsky.social Dec 10. We'll be working with Intention, Breathwork, Mindfulness, Yoga, and Guided Meditation. Hope to see you there for some centering and grounding! #SelfCare #SELinEdu #WellBeing

Need some JOY in your classroom today? Try 1) music, 2) collaboration & sharing, 3) exercise & movement, 4) choice, and be sure to 5) model choosing joy with intention (esp when it's hard). More: mailchi.mp/3c13745f4d43... #SELinEdu #SEL #WellBeing #SelfCare #Joy

It's hard to be kind to other people, and hardest to be kind to ourselves, but we must try. (wisdom of James Norbury) #selfcare #EduSky #SELinEdu

I firmly believe that #SEL practice and instruction should be included in teacher prep programs. It would solve so many implementation barriers in the long term. Ideas on how to accomplish this? #SELinEdu #SELCoach #TeacherPrep #NewTeacher #StudentTeacher

Bluesky Starter Tips for Educators Social media always seems to be changing. Many tools have come and gone (I still remember with fondness my Google+ account) but many more ...

New to Bluesky? Check out my post on "Bluesky Starter Tips for Educators" including connecting with the EduSky community, following people, using Starter Packs, joining EduChats, adding custom feeds, refollowing Twitter friends, and more!
www.controlaltachieve.com/2024/11/blue...

#EduSky #EdTech

If you are an Illinois teacher, head over to Teachillinois.org to get your PD hours. Thankful to @ditchthattextbook.com for another year of collaboration!