Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2022 #curriculum #teaching

https://www.edutopia.org/article/the-10-most-significant-education-studies-of-2022 #research #education #edutooter @edutooter

If you have some free time, and are fighting the holiday blues, may I make an unpopular suggestion?

Volunteer.

Find a hospice, a food bank, a pet rescue. Find something to do that puts you in the service of others.

Spending time helping others has a way of getting you out of your own head. It creates this space that give you room to breath and grow.

It helps you and it helps your community.

Trust me. Try it.

Floods kill at least 120 in Kinshasa - More than 120 people have died in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa after torrential rains caused severe flooding in the city, according to a government statement issued Wednesday. #cnn

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/14/africa/floods-kill-120-drc-intl/index.html

Just out: @ProPublica got its hands on the 990s for Leonard Leo's nonprofits, showing that they poured millions into groups seeking to influence the Supreme Court on elections and discrimination - https://www.propublica.org/article/leonard-leo-scotus-elections-nonprofits-discrimination

#GoodNews

"A Florida pastor and his son were arrested Wednesday on charges of fraudulently obtaining more than $8 million in federal Covid relief funds and attempting to use some of the money to buy a luxury home," per NBC.

'Shame on you': Club Q survivors blame GOP rhetoric for mass violence - Survivors of the Club Q mass shooting directly tied Republicans' rhetoric to the massacre at the Colorado LGBTQ nightclub and detailed their experiences on the night of the shooting, in prepared testimony read before the House Oversight and Reform committee Wednesday. #Colorado #cnn

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/14/politics/club-q-survivors-hearing/index.html

A cross-eyed teacher has trouble controlling her pupils.

What is a #coach? by Northside Innovates, for #Teachers by Teachers

https://anchor.fm/nisdinnovates/episodes/What-is-a-coach-e1s0td2?utm_source=web&utm_campaign=web-share&utm_medium=sharing&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXLy7IL8lMq0zMS87IL9ItT03SSywo0MvJzMvWT9UPdS2NcPWvKPMqSwIAoOK1vjAAAAA%3D&%24web_only=true&_branch_match_id=1130097522553943874 #education #coaching #edtech #podcast @edutooter #edutooter

Incredibly dangerous situation unfolding right now with a possibly historic December tornado outbreak in progress. Particularly Dangerous Situation tornado watch issued for Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Northshore, Hattiesburg, Mobile, and parts of west central Alabama until 8 p.m. Central. Imperative to take immediate tornado precautions if warned. #LAwx #MSwx #ALwx #tornado #FediWx #NewOrleans

A bit late on this "Intro Post" but apparently it is recommended. 😀​

I'm just another twitter refugee (15 years on twitter, trying to wean myself off).

Taken from my profile:

Barb/Barbara | She/Her | Retired Teacher | Amateur Cook | Former Triathlon Podcaster | Traveller | Gardener | Petsitter | Service Puppy Raiser | Politics | Genealogy | Bleeding Heart Socialist | #TheArchers

#Politics #Genealogy #Travel #Canada #BCPoli #CanPoli #Science #Cooking #Dogs #ServiceDogs #DogTraining

Beneath the "Marshall Law" joke is an issue of deadly seriousness.

Martial law means suspension of habeas corpus, which means limitless arrest and detention without having to prove any crime. It would mean suspending Congress -- and local government. It would mean dictatorship.