Lisa Mellecker

Public School Educator - Math & Social Studies. Iowan. Union Member. PhD dropout. She/her.

[Lisa Mellecker @lkmellecker]

Very cool moment today being recognized at the state house with my fellow @IowaCitySchools teachers. Thanks for the shout out @AdamZabner!

[Ty Rushing @Rushthewriter]

.@AdamZabner took time on the Iowa House floor to introduce current and former public school educators who are in the chamber.

[Lisa Mellecker @lkmellecker]

@YehCathery @realJ_Mitchell @utexascoe @HartElemAISD This is so cool! Are these activities available anywhere?

[Lisa Mellecker @lkmellecker]

@druinok Mine is similar, but I added a FAQ section to the end of my syllabus where I keep my canned responses to common questions about my class. I also link research in my responses so those *eager* parents can see I know what I'm talking about before causing any problems.

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

As everyone writes about the Iowa abortion ban, please note the 'exception' for miscarriages is not real.

The only miscarrying women able to get care will be those fetus' heartbeat has stopped. The distinction is important: waiting for fetal demise is how women have gone septic

[Lisa Mellecker @lkmellecker]

@geoffkrall Scrolling past this I thought Twitter had somehow slipped some "Hunter Biden's laptop" chaos into my feed. Happy to discover it's just math Twitter making bad jokes!

[Lisa Mellecker @lkmellecker]

@DMRegister Thank you California for making a more of a positive impact on agricultural animal abuse and pollution than any politician actually in the state of Iowa.

[Jeffrey Austin @JAustinEDU]

This is a prime example of ed tech platforming harmful practices as the default. Each of these small features help grow adversarial relationships between teachers and students + make future moves toward transformative practice even harder. #ungrading

[Lisa Mellecker @lkmellecker]

Middle School Teacher Twitter: What resources (articles, books, videos, podcasts, etc) have shaped your approach to teaching? What would you share with new MS educators?

#edchat #middleschool

[Stephanie Copley @StephCopley]

I haven’t read it all yet, and this case is a procedural cluster, so none of this gives me a lot of peace, but this line from Justice Waterman stands out:

[Lisa Mellecker @lkmellecker]

@pwharris 24% x 4 = 96%
18 x 4 = 72

24% ÷ 6 = 4%
18 ÷ 6 = 3

96% + 4% = 100%
72 + 3 = [ 75 ]

[Jon Green @modestholdings]

To quote the great philosopher Dave Matthews, "Don't drink the water."

[Lisa Mellecker @lkmellecker]

My mom will drop plans if something goes past 5 and she has to miss "Ari", aka @AriMelber. We went there for dinner tonight and apparently it runs in the family.

[Lisa Mellecker @lkmellecker]

@MikeJaytrackxc It makes sense that coaches send info about their runners... but all these years I just thought you had a ridiculous memory. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

This is the graph everyone needs to see for International Workers' Day.

[Lisa Mellecker @lkmellecker]

@ICWestBoysTF Definitely can't tell you teach American Studies all day... 😂

[Lisa Mellecker @lkmellecker]

@CovingtonEDU We already have trouble finding referees for games because of obnoxious parents. Why would anyone do it when that jerk is now a 3 minute walk from a gun?

[Overheard DSM @Overheard_DSM]

Windsor Heights Dairy Queen is good place for u kno what (child labor)

[KCRG-TV9 @KCRG]

Some Catholic schools increasing tuition despite new Iowa law giving private schools state tax dollars https://t.co/488oix0gJr

[Ty Rushing @Rushthewriter]

Video of Scholten's remarks from the gun bill debate a few hours ago in the Iowa House.

[Lisa Mellecker @lkmellecker]

Now that we've taken a few deep breaths... who do I talk to at @espn about their replay decisions? Because, damn. Almost as bad as the officiating.