Hey, @EdWriters journos: While the glow of #EWA22 is still in the air, we also want to see your best work of the past 7 days. Take a moment and #tellEWA!

DID SOMEONE ORDER CAKEPOPS #ewa22 #ewayay

A big thank you from @EdWriters to our friend @JimmyMinichello, for capturing so many great #ewa22 moments for us! #ewayay

That’s -30- on #EWA22!
Thank you to everyone who participated. Proud as always to wear the Team @EdWriters badge.

Another ballroom full of attentive, inquisitive @EdWriters members (in case any bosses were worried they might ditch us for the theme parks). #EWA22

When people next ask me about my tolerance for risk I’ll remind them I drank iced coffee while wearing white pants at a work conference. #EWA22

Sleep tight, @EdWriters friends! See you bright and early for last day of #EWA22.

Hey, #EWA22 attendees: head to Salon 17/18 NOW to meet edu. researchers on a wide range of topics! Story ideas galore await!

Some #edtech food for thought at #EWA22: “The innovation is always in *how* the technology is used, *not* the technology itself.” - @michaelbhorn

During pandemic students learned how to “turn off their cameras and how to mute. They’ve brought the attitude of those behaviors with them back into the classroom.” - Denver Beacon Network Schools Principal Alex Magaña. #EWA22

My nominee for #EWA22 Debut Moderator Award: @educationweek’s @Eeshapendharkar sat on tarmac for hours, 🛬 4 a.m., and knocked it out of the park at 1:30 p.m. 🏆

Frank and insightful convo on the pushback to teaching controversial topics. Full room and lots of questions. #ewa22

While CRT as academic coursework might be in #highered realm, it’s disingenuous to claim public schools are not teaching concepts “downstream from critical race theory,” says @MichaelPetrilli. He cites “1619” project as one example. #ewa22

From @MichaelPetrilli, smart advice for @EdWriters journos covering pushback to teaching of controversial topics: specifics, specifics, specifics, specifics. “If people say ‘critical race theory’ ask them ‘Is it a book, a lesson? What’s upsetting you?’” #ewa22

“Even very children are developmentally aware and capable of understanding fraught topics,” says @psu_esc’s @falopeziglesias. “When you shy away from it you are insulting their intelligence.” #EWA22

Historically, teachers are vilified as root cause of problems in schools, says @falopeziglesias. The current climate and push to restrict discussion race, gender issues is pushing talented educators out of the profession. #EWA22

“The idea that students and teachers aren’t sharing their lives and ideas is crazy,” says 27-year educator and Millwood (Okla.) Supe @robiwoods. Conversations about race, gender, religion happen organically in classrooms every day. #EWA22

“There is actually a lot of common ground,” across political spectrum on what parents want schools to teach says @MichaelPetrilli. The extremes get spotlight to the detriment of valuable conversations. #EWA22

Next up at #EWA22: Who really controls the classroom curriculum? Featuring @MichaelPetrilli @robiwoods and @falopeziglesias w/ @Eeshapendharkar moderating.

BREAKING: I didn’t screw up the #ewaAwards slideshow! #EWA22

“It was a hell of a year,” says @EricaLG, newly minted as best @EdWriters beat reporter in the country. “I dedicate this all of you. I didn’t do anything that all of you didn’t do, every single day.” #EWAawards #EWA22

The #glittercakepops of #EWA22? These divinely boozy chocolate rum balls which left me with literal hangover. #iykyk

The Enduring Gap

She won’t brag so I will: @cmpcamille’ @EdWriters Reporting Fellowship project on Latino students and college access/completion set a download record for @TPRNews. Listen! #ewa22 https://www.tpr.org/tags/the-enduring-gap

For @cmpcamille, negotiating with San Antonio’s #highered institutions to provide student contact info for a massive survey was biggest hurdle to clear. #EWA22.

To figure out just how to tough the CSS Profile is to complete for college applicants, @erichoov and his wife both tried to do it. Spoiler Alert: it didn’t go well. #ewa22

Love this story: This is first time @edwriters Reporting Fellow @indiefilmfan has presented on her journalism work. A high school teacher she met on train to #EWA22 listened to her practice, and gave feedback. (She’s doing great!)

“How to Moderate,” a master class, being taught right now at #EWA22 by @CPrattMedia.

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Proud to share @EdWriters and @GeorgiaStateU have teamed up to honor and remember a promising young education writer killed by gun violence. The Sierra Jenkins Memorial Fund will provide training support to college journalists. No gift is too small! http://giving.gsu.edu/sierra #EWA22

Spotted at #ewa22: Moments before #EwaAwards banquet, finalist @nealtmorton fends off @EdWriters paparazzi.