A few weeks ago I went through my closet and everything I didn’t want to immediately wear, I put in big bags. These were old…
Broken Treaties on OPB
Hundreds of books exist about the Lewis and Clark expedition and the decades of pioneers who followed them West. But even today, most Oregonians don’t…
100 Days of Making at ITP
I’ve been looking through ITP’s course offerings, just brainstorming on tech I want to learn or teach, and I came across this class: 100 Days…
Totchos!
When we first moved to Portland in 2009, we lived in Sellwood and spent maybe too much time at Oaks Bottom pub, definitely eating too…
Garfield the cat — and why nextdoor helps with ennui
Nextdoor.com is a…. weird place. It’s full of racism, humor, inappropriate humor, angry people, people who should just mind their own business, happy people, funny…
Lynda Barry’s Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor
Wow, love this book! This video is a nice review of the whole book. Lynda Barry is a comic artist, writer and professor at University…
Designercize
How much do I love this website? I was looking at an article about 7 great design prompt sites and found it. You can choose…
Rock N Roll Camp for Girls
It’s time for Virtual Rock Camp again. There will be two sessions for girls 9-12 and two sessions for girls 12-17. Juniper is signed up…
Great Learning tools for Black History Month (and beyond)
The NudgeTurn your BLM support into action.For 1 month, this program will help you continue doing the work to be an ally to the Black…
Sarah Sentilles and Alan Pesky at Sun Valley MOA
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How to Teach the US Capitol Attack
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-to-teach-the-u-s-capitol-attack-dozens-of-resources-to-get-you-started/2021/01 This is a couple weeks late but this article has several great resources for instructors. The article covers media literacy, classroom dialog, historical touchstones,…
Selected Works of Audra Lorde
I want to get my hands on this book, but I’m swimming in books right now! So I’m putting it here so I don’t forget.…
Grading Tips for Teachers
I can’t begin to describe how much I love this video. Video created by artist Lara Odell
Fools and Dreamers
I’m working on a project that looks at both trauma and forests. I need to watch this documentary in it’s entirety, so I’m posting here!
Death Turkey
Oooh, good band name. We (Americans) must look like the biggest collection of fools on the planet. Just to get a chance to overeat together,…
If I responded to that tweet about frustrations of teaching
If I responded to your tweet about the frustrations of teaching students who don’t want to learn, I probably would have teased you and said…
Co-Star astrology app
Holy cow, have you checked out this app Co-Star? My new favorite thing. Here’s my chart!
How to plant bulbs
It is vitally important to choose the right autumn day for planting. The best days are chilly and a little drizzly with occasional sun breaks.…