Joe Vaccaro, PhD

• Science Department Chair • Upper School Science Teacher • Private Tutor

[Joe Vaccaro, PhD @STMjoevaccaro]

Vaccines Versus the Mutants https://t.co/L3CRf2y18x

[Joe Vaccaro, PhD @STMjoevaccaro]

SARS-CoV-2 aerosol transmission—properly wear a multilayered mask and open your windows if unable to work outside. #sixfeetisntenough

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[Joe Vaccaro, PhD @STMjoevaccaro]

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[Joe Vaccaro, PhD @STMjoevaccaro]

Kindness and compassion cost nothing, can be given freely in abundance, and always bear fruit.

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What a wonderful teacher and inspiration he was! #jhsph

Noel Rose, Who Demonstrated Autoimmunity Exists, Dies at 92 https://t.co/Rl4T5hnuT9

[Joe Vaccaro, PhD @STMjoevaccaro]

Excellent primer on the immune system and how it responds to SARS-CoV-2—well organized with a playful style of writing to educate the novice

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[Joe Vaccaro, PhD @STMjoevaccaro]

How classroom technology is holding students back - via @techreview https://t.co/OQ17pUHyDp

[Joe Vaccaro, PhD @STMjoevaccaro]

Exciting! https://t.co/LIsg1Vo1iv

[Teru @TeruClavel]

Parenting a teen?

It can be difficult to motivate them. Encouragement is often met with an *eyeroll*. What to do? Lucky for us @jlythcotthaims graciously offers her #WorldClass advice in this @SlateParenting interview. #Parenting

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[The Scientist @TheScientistLLC]

Find out how barnacles can help forensic scientists piece together a crime. Via @hakaimagazine https://t.co/eQblabsvai

[Joe Vaccaro, PhD @STMjoevaccaro]

With love, compassion, and commitment, we can build academic programs that intentionally lift the emotional strength and intelligence of our kids. https://t.co/IoYUbFDGZx?

[Joe Vaccaro, PhD @STMjoevaccaro]

How a new grain could help combat climate change https://t.co/UErFskfQMs

[Joe Vaccaro, PhD @STMjoevaccaro]

@CollegeBoard After 14 years teaching AP biology and AP chemistry, I’m extraordinarily disappointed in the changes to your exam ordering timeline and fee policies—the far earlier ordering deadline and the $40 late fee/$40 cancellation fee. Disgraceful money grab from cash-strapped families.

[Julie Lythcott-Haims @jlythcotthaims]

Independent schools can be a double-edged sword for children of color. Use those resources to make sure every single kid is respected and cherished. Here are some ways I recommend to go about it: https://t.co/gjoQhE8ARs

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@nolatravelwrite Gamble, Laskay, Vaccaro!

[Joe Vaccaro, PhD @STMjoevaccaro]

Perhaps we can replace 9th-grade study halls with a team-taught freshmen seminar course that includes developing executive functioning skills? @nolatravelwrite #curriculumredesign #4Deducation

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Student learning can really take off thanks to executive function—the brain’s “air traffic controller.”

[Joe Vaccaro, PhD @STMjoevaccaro]

We may not yet know why disparities can arise later, but schools can certainly make darn sure that they are not the ones contributing to the emergence of such differences. #DEI #diversity #equity #inclusion #education

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Slime, of course! @STMsrichards

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Amen!

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