Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Big question alert: In about ten days I get to be part of a focus group in my district to give input on the vision for 2030.

What do you think I should be asking my district to work toward? What should school look like in 2030?

We are already 1:1 with chromebooks, but I see great needs in tech PD for teachers, equity based grading practices, adulting skills, more parents on campus again...

Open to other thoughts or suggestions...

@edutooters #education #edtech

This is incredible. Not sure how to process it, considering how unyielding Iran’s leadership is. NYTimes reports:

“Iran is abolishing the morality police, according to an announcement by the attorney general carried on state media, following months of protests set off by the death of a young woman who was being held by the force for supposedly violating the country’s strict Islamic dress laws.” #Iran

US: 62% of adults accept at least one of the following New Age beliefs: reincarnation, astrology, psychics, and the presence of spiritual energy in physical objects like mountains or trees

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/10/01/new-age-beliefs-common-among-both-religious-and-nonreligious-americans/ #PewResearch

The #RespectForMarriageAct wouldn't have passed without the leadership of Senator Tammy Baldwin, the first openly gay lawmaker in the Senate. She says, "It’s interesting to see how opinion changes and how that’s reflected in a body like the US Senate." #velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/sen-tammy-baldwin-on-spearheading-the-historic-bipartisan-effort-to-pass-the-same-sex-marriage-bill-156152901963

Unpopular opinion: we should normalize black people coming to Mastodon, being safe and speaking their minds.

They might talk about internal discomfort and biases we might hold.

It's not their responsibility to educate us. It's our responsibility to create a place where black people are accepted.

I was looking at the news this morning and I think it's the perfect time to bring this up.

#unity #responsibility #blackpride #minoritized #black

A new policy in NYC would allow authorities to hospitalize mentally ill homeless people against their will. “Forcing more interactions between police and people with mental illness isn’t the answer,” says Dr. Amy Watson. #velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/nyc-mayor-adams-controversial-new-policy-on-mental-illness-156151877809

Shelling is heard in Kherson today throughout the day. Currently there is no heating and water supply.

Source: Dmytro Pletenchuk, press officer of the Kherson Defence Command.

Hello Mastodon.

I am looking for new PhD students to come work with me at the Oxford Internet Institute in 22/23 (@oiioxford) to study the future of data privacy and digital rights, the impact of AI and algorithms on digital platforms, and help co-create better digital futures.

Boosts very much appreciated! 🐘

#dataprivacy #digitarights #privacy #phd #academia

Very sad to hear about Elon Musk.

Nothing happened to him, I’m just very sad to hear about him.

Trump's third run for office is off to a disastrous start. So now, he’s suggesting that we just terminate the Constitution. "This is Donald Trump signaling that he will, in theory, stop at nothing to get back into power,” says @ruthbenghiat. #velshi https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/trump-s-3rd-presidential-run-is-off-to-a-disastrous-start-but-he-will-respect-no-laws-other-than-his-own-156150853599

@AnthonyUplandpoetWatkins @TonyStark

“The average in-state student attending a public 4-year institution spends $25,707 for one academic year.”

No kidding. A Pell doesn’t cover that.

“Kids Seem to Be a Paycheck”: How a Billion-Dollar Corporation Exploits Washington’s Special Education System

Universal Health Services collected more than $38 million in tax dollars for special education services that families and former teachers say it largely didn’t provide

https://www.propublica.org/article/washington-special-education-schools-funding-abuse by Lulu Ramadan and Mike Reichert Seattle Times w/ @ProPublica

So, I just got back from dinner at my sister's house; she was telling us about my nephew's fencing lessons.

Apparently they're not going well. It's hard to teach an 8yo how to sell stolen goods.

#dadjokes #jokes

Periodic reminder: there is no labor shortage. There is a shortage of jobs that treat workers with dignity and an excess of corporate greed.

Lest we forget, Donald Trump has done more damage to America than any person in our nation's history. He deserves life without possibility of parole. #ArrestTrumpNow #GOPTraitors https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-complete-listing-so-far-atrocities-1-952

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