Tom McKenna

Dir. of Comm. @BLTNTeachers. Former AK school leader. U.S. ED Teaching Ambassador Fellow 2013-2014. Passionate about teacher networks and networked learning.

[Tom McKenna @mckennat]

@DanielRyanEvans @AlaskaAir Apparently, it's a Microsoft Azure issue for whatever that's worth.

[Tom McKenna @mckennat]

@AlaskaAir Maybe an email to your customers flying today? Or is your email system down, too? I'm glad Alaska pilots are better than its IT engineers!

[Tom McKenna @mckennat]

@AlaskaAir Thanks for the quick reply.

[Tom McKenna @mckennat]

@AlaskaAir One has to wonder: where is the redundancy in your systems?

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

"Holding the mirror up . . . is a way we can all reach each other, all understand each other, all the ways we can all have empathy and respect for each other if we hold the mirror up to [nature]." Thank you to Tom Hanks for sharing his love of literacy in today's General Session.

[Tom McKenna @mckennat]

@NHLBruins @pastrnak96 Congratulations. "Love and time."

[emma brown @emmersbrown]

In 2004, ⁦@latimes⁩ wrote a front-page story about Clarence Thomas and the many gifts he had reported receiving: $1,200 in tires. $100 in cigars. An $800 jacket. More than any other justice.

Since that story ran, Thomas has reported just two gifts.
https://t.co/f284FbU7QK

[Tom McKenna @mckennat]

At #NCTE22 ? Stop by the Bread Loaf booth (#431, behind Scholastic) and see Gillian!

[Tom McKenna @mckennat]

@robertpiesco1 @RogueAmerican_1 @BetsyDeVos “Take precedents?” Are you teaching your children English?

[What's the Story? @WTSVT]

Our third workshop yesterday before our Film Showcase was “Learning in Community Spaces,”, led by Maria Adam and Yaneris Collado from Chelsea REACH (MA) @BLTNTeachers @Middlebury

[What's the Story? @WTSVT]

You're invited! WTS will host a Film Showcase on Saturday, 6/4 at @ChamplainEdu from 2 - 5 pm. It's a celebration of this year's youth participants from MA, NM, SC, and VT. If you are interested in joining us, please reach out for more details.

[Tom McKenna @mckennat]

Great to see this event coming together!

[Bill Rich @rhlearning]

So proud of team WTS!

[Tom McKenna @mckennat]

A beautiful photo to recall Jason's generous and brilliant presence. What a loss to all of us. Heartfelt condolences to Teri and to Jason's family.

[Ian Jukes @ijukes]

It is with GREAT sadness that I have just learned about the passing of my friend Dr. Jason Ohler...teacher, writer, thinker, speaker, academic, musician, wannabe comedian, and above all, loving, caring, devoted husband to Teri, & indulgent step-father, and grandparent...RIP Jason

[Tom McKenna @mckennat]

@ijukes Very sad, indeed. Jason was a door opener for so many of us in the field of education. As a professor, he gave many of us our fist access to the internet via his classes, and he helped thousands pursue initial and advanced degrees. A fine, brilliant, & generous man. Great pic!

[Anne Zink @annezinkmd]

The US has seen a 70% increase in cases of COVID-19 in the last 7 days and a 36% increase in hospitalizations. Alaska is seeing similar trends with a rapid rise in the Delta variant. As cases spread, we are all choosing between vaccination and COVID-19, except our children. 1/5

[Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk]

Guilty on all three counts. My only wish: The jury should have only deliberated for 9 minutes and 28 seconds. #DerekChauvinTrial

[Tom McKenna @mckennat]

@WTSVT @BLTNTeachers Great piece!

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

If anyone had a right to question whether our democracy was worth redeeming, it was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Because in the face of billy clubs and lynchings, poll taxes and literacy tests, he never gave in to violence, never waved a traitorous flag or gave up on our country.

[Tom McKenna @mckennat]

@GArmstrong86 Thanks!