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Gabrielle Plastrik

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MG and YA reader, curator of learning experiences, parent, baker, and poet. I work toward a more just world with little choices all day. Secret reveal=there are almost no mosquitos here.

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Angela J Reynolds 's avatar Angela J Reynolds @angelajrey.bsky.social
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The city is loud, chaotic, there’s not much nature. A girl & her mom are moving home: back to the country where there’s trees , creeks, animals. Goade’s illustration takes the story to another level, with a warm palette and mixed media images. #kidlit 📚👍🏼

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'Sometimes things don't go, after all, from bad to worse' Thinking a lot about this poem today.

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Gabrielle Plastrik's avatar Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social
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🗺 This article has inspired me to read the book being reviewed. It has also made me want to read more of Hamilton's court proceedings. Any recs?

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Gabrielle Plastrik's avatar Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social
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FWIW...Comic Sans is much easier for many dyslexic to read.

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🗺 #sschat Are we being quiet because it was as suspected or just taking the conversation elsewhere?

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Gabrielle Plastrik's avatar Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social
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Edusky is all set up as a feed. You can post to it with an 🍎. I set up the iteachsocialstudies feed. You can post to it with a 🗺. Almost every subject has an iteach___ feed. They are all posted to edusky. Alice Keeler and some others set it up.

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Gabrielle Plastrik's avatar Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social
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Edutwitter had a strong sharing community. Here, it feels supportive, but less about sharing. I think it helps to have new teachers who ask for and need support, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of that here. There questions seem to build interesting conversations. I like the tone here.

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The more I travel, the more I believe the PNW is a great place to call home. That's it: a PNW appreciate post.

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Gabrielle Plastrik's avatar Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social
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I still can't believe you had a student day with no furniture!

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Gabrielle Plastrik's avatar Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social
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And Then, Boom by Lisa Fipps feels like an important MG for teachers and young people to read. We can end childhood hunger. #sdgs #endhunger
#mgbooks 📚💙

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I am so happy for you that Rachel is out in the world.

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Gabrielle Plastrik's avatar Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social
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The sea gulls are BOLD rn.

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Gabrielle Plastrik's avatar Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social
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School's out! Those last few days without the children are maybe the strangest part about teaching. Anyone else feel that way? 🍎

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😅Trying to stay cool during this heat wave? Get news lit while doing it with the summer version of Get Smart About News!

Our Tuesday newsletter includes:
- Articles on misinfo, AI, social media & press freedom
- A #NewsLiteracy tip of the week & more!

bit.ly/GSAN18June2024

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J.L. DuRona's THE STONE HOLLOW CIRCLE out 9/24/24 👻 🎃's avatar J.L. DuRona's THE STONE HOLLOW CIRCLE out 9/24/24 👻 🎃 @jldurona.com
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Rena is an amazing cartoonist. Teachable work! #kidlit

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Gabrielle Plastrik's avatar Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social
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📚👍Greenwild: The City beyond the Sea (book 2) is remarkable. Thomson's word choice is so spot-on, and the novel is a delight from start to finish. We listened to the audiobook and had a hard time pausing it.

bookshelfthomasville.com/products/gre...

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Gabrielle Plastrik's avatar Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social
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My 10 year old loved this gn!

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This is my last week in my current role and potentially my last time in my own brick and mortar classroom (who knows what will happen down the road?), and people keep asking how I am feeling. The answer, at length, is a poem. The answer, in brief, is a cabal in the ocean. So, sitting with that. 🍎

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Gabrielle Plastrik's avatar Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social
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That's how I feel!!! Good luck!

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📚 A person was shouting racist obscenities outside the library. The patron in front of me warned the librarian & asked her to close the doors. The librarian thanked her for the warning & clearly shut down the idea of not letting the woman in with so much kindness. Librarians are amazing.

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Gabrielle Plastrik's avatar Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social
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This feels important 🍎

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I was a judge last year, and it was a great experience. 📚📘💙

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Also, the MD and VA parks and natural spaces are some of the nicest in the country and hardly anyone is ever there. There is the really long bridge on the surface of the water if you head out to the eastern shore. It is a wild experience. Also, Chincoteague?

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Annapolis is lovely and has a beautiful capitol building and historic markers. Thr food is great. It is quaint and pretty.

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Last day of classes with students. Plotting history on the football field and reflecting.🗺🍎

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Gabrielle Plastrik's avatar Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social
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I have had several middle school students confirm these two fonts as the best for them.

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Sometimes my students like to do the practice sets repeatedly, but after the first time, they could only do it once. It never "re-set," so I'd have to post it many times.

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It made me repost each time, but otherwise, it worked well.

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Spacenerd19's avatar Spacenerd19 @spacenerd19.bsky.social
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CHECK OUT this website. It allows you choose your climate/ geological region and gives you a list of native plants that are most crucial to plant/encourage. nwf.org/keystoneplants 🌱🌿 resources for where to find the plants, number of species dependent on them….. sooo much..

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On Monday at the Planet Word Museum, we honored our 2024 News Literacy Change-Makers!

Read all about our journalist, student & educator of the year + watch ABC News' Pierre Thomas' keynote speech from the special evening: newslit.org/change-makers/

#ChangeMakersNLP

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Forgot the tags: 🗺🍎

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Model UN was, as always, a great final project for 8th grade World History and Global Citizenship. Here is the "before" picture on the room:

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Here I am, I am me This is an exceptional graphic nonfiction text. Everyone adjacent to pre-teens and teens would benefit from reading it. I knew the content and still benefited from the presentation. 💙📚

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Fundraising to give out copies of Next Level: A Hymn in Gratitude for Neurodiversity

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Hello Aquarium family. It’s with great sadness that we share that our beloved sea otter Rosa passed away today. At 24 years old, Rosa was the oldest resident otter at the Aquarium and one of the longest-lived individuals of her species.

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