Ms Harmer

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[Ms Harmer @MsHarmer]

@lanechanged Not usually bc in Minnesota, but we do make sure that we’re using enough hot water to keep things going just in case if it gets really bad.

Probably not at this temp below, but I remember one year when it was -30 to -40 and we definitely ran hot water every once in a while.

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@heymrsbond This is my issue. Is there an ethical use of AI? A tool that is training itself on other people’s intellectual property (almost always without permission) and sucking up the power grid in absolutely unconscionable ways?

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@joebags24 @ShanaVWhite This is really interesting to me! One of the reasons I’ve leaned toward AP for my course is how much less scripted it is. With DE, I have to follow the curriculum & assignments from the college offering credit (so sometimes designed by people without actual ed pedagogy knowledge)

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@reggie19061 @ShanaVWhite @DrKerryane Yep at our school, a lot of DE credits are through community colleges or tech schools. A lot of our state universities won’t even accept the credits.

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@heymrsbond I’m looking for a phone policy for next year—has this worked as the year went on? Do kids keep the phones in there and engage more in class (generally)? I’m intrigued by this!

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

INVISIBLE MAN, by Ralph Ellison. An unnamed Black man embarks on a psychedelic odyssey of battle royales, mob violence, mental asylums and sleet-rimed streets, all narrated in an experimental literary style reminiscent of mid-century jazz.

[Matt Jones @KySportsRadio]

Tweeting so I will have it on my timeline. The full version of “Fast Car” from the Grammys, one of my favorite songs of all time https://t.co/0tTSpfQTyQ

[Nerd Girl Says @Rachael_Conrad]

So we all agree that Fast Car is one of the best songs ever, right? I know we’re divided on a whole lot but it feels like we should really be united on this.

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@SmartDogs23 @MrsHefner_LHS @EDUwithEmily Also worth noting—I teach freshmen and seniors. I give a lot more latitude to my seniors. Common sense always prevails. Our district doesn’t allow us to confiscate phones so we have to teach them to use them responsibly.

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@SmartDogs23 @MrsHefner_LHS @EDUwithEmily If f they’re learning to use it responsibly, I want them to learn to do that. 🤷🏻‍♀️ If my students want to tune out the kid next to them while they work with some music, I’m fine with that. If they want to read their fanfic, cool. I have eyes and can see if they’re being responsible

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@MrsHefner_LHS @EDUwithEmily This is my mentality. We talk the first week about when they can use it and when they can’t.

Because sometimes it’s helpful—turning in work (take a photo and submit online), setting reminders, music to help focus, reading time (some of my students love fanfiction), etc.

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@heymrsbond I let them use them in my class (esp for opening anecdotes) but I always tell them in college to check with their prof first.

The only thing I’m a stickler on is the “you” because it appears that’s still a fairly pervasive expectation. Though I’ve made exceptions on that too.

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Do the people on this website really never get sick of arguing over teachers’ attire? Does the “is it okay to wear jeans” discourse truly never get old?!

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@thsuburbanmommy @JayWamsted I encourage my students (high school) to set reminders and use alarms or the notes app frequently to help them stay organized: “If you might forget, you can set a reminder for tonight so you remember to put your book in your backpack for tomorrow!”

It’s actually super helpful.

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@heymrsbond Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande.

It totally changed how I view aging and end of life medical care. I read it almost a decade ago and I still think about something in it at least once a week.

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@heymrsbond Dying that there's a typo in it. 🫠

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Today ai introduced my poetry unit in AP Lit using Audre Lorde’s “Poetry is Not a Luxury” thanks to @heymrsbond. We had the best convo and so many of my students commented on how much they liked it.

So thanks for today. It was a good day.

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@KellyGToGo If possible, listen to the audio of this book. The narrator is so fantastic that I actually think it makes it even better. It was 4 stars for me reading, 5 with the audio!

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@mamadedeuxx @heymrsbond I don’t take points off for late work. I also don’t work from home. That’s a hard rule in my life—I work the hours I’m paid for. Not sure why you’re conflating the two. How does deducting points save time?

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@mamadedeuxx @heymrsbond That’s fine. But again, everything you’re saying is about your convenience/feelings about late work, not pedagogy or student learning. Which was my initial point.