Sarah Pedzinski

Instructional Consultant & PhD Cand @IUBloomington. Equally excited for inclusive teaching & dragons. Research adventures at

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Things working in the archive has taught me:

1. Parchment is strong and enduring; manuscripts are a living remnants of medieval peoples.
2. Paper is acidic. So the only remnant of me in 500 years will be a 2,654 half-used ball point pens from various events & hotels.

[Sarah Pedzinski @readerofdragons]

One time I brought sudoko books to class and it changed EVERYTHING. Read about it here: https://t.co/aYeHE1WWPo

[Sarah Pedzinski @readerofdragons]

@fctnOVRrlty Had these for the first time at the Taste of Chicago food truck in b-town! Mind blown.

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Me making packets, slide decks, worksheets, etc: Hello welcome to yet another edition of Sarah loves complementary colors in her materials.

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Got mistaken for an undergrad today. #stillgotit

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Want to know how my very-humanities brain ended up in conversation with IU’s Bio, Chem, and Physics departments? https://t.co/KIlRDHZZGp

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Whenever I read a first draft, I’m reminded that I have a concerning and unequivocal love for the semi-colon.

[Sarah Pedzinski @readerofdragons]

No one told me writing a diss would make me angry at random things. Languages. Encyclopedias. A dead guy’s clumsy handwriting.

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Was having a sad rainy Monday ~until~ one of my clients emailed to say that after our conversations last term, SHE IS HAVING THE MOST ENGAGED CLASS EVER 🎉🎉🎉

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@maddiejeanne_15 LOVE THIS & also you!

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Sometimes I order things online just to get mail. 🤗🥰

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To support your students in reading, check out my latest blog post collab:

https://t.co/w92jFARXpq

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why aren’t students…
-motivated
-reading
-engaged
-going to college

Ed consultants are needed now more than ever, according to Google.

[Sarah Pedzinski @readerofdragons]

When will journals begin accepting emojis in our bios? Asking for a millennial friend 😂

[Sarah Pedzinski @readerofdragons]

Today I learned that 45% of our undergraduates face food insecurity. Let that sink in.

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Terrible places I have read my student evaluations: parking lots, buses, car rides, at dinner, and one fateful NYE party. Want to know what I do now? https://t.co/G4R4RvpIJZ

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So it’s my first @PODNetworkHQ conference, and I’ve got to say:

It’s different here. 💚💙

[Sarah Pedzinski @readerofdragons]

I went home this weekend, and my mom took me to the bookstore and said, “I’d like to buy you a book today.”

God bless lil midwestern moms.

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Goal-setting: I will do laundry this week so I can read books this weekend.

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I feel like a crucial part of teaching is agonizing over your class and wondering if you were friendly enough for a few days.

[Sarah Pedzinski @readerofdragons]

Tonight, Beowoof has been sprayed by a skunk for the fourth time in his three years of life. He hates baths. Bailey avoided the horror but is now dog-sobbing in her crate because she doesn’t get a bubble bath. She loves baths.