Stacy Raphael

"The paradox of education is precisely this -- that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated." -James Baldwin

Learning as a Collective gettingsmart.com/2023/06/14/lea… via @Getting_Smart #Vted

Why Many Middle School Classrooms Are in Crisis link.medium.com/7HuSLI4tPyb We were talking about this topic recently-would love to know what you think, @JPhillipsVT

“‘Show students that it’s OK to be vulnerable,’ writes educator @AlexSVenet ‘By “modeling authenticity”—while remembering your role and professional boundaries—you can help students feel comfortable being authentic, too,’ Venet writes.” edutopia.org/article/tappin… #vted

Fostering #Belonging and #Connection, yes. Top priority.

A question I’ve not been able to push away…

Courageous Listening—more, please.

the emotional and cognitive facets of our brain—in today’s cognitive neuroscience, both are considered key ingredients of the learning cocktail.” -Stanislas Dehaene, How We Learn (2020) 2/2 #edchat

“Negative emotions crush our brain’s learning potential, whereas providing the brain with a fear-free environment may reopen the gates of neuronal plasticity. There will be no progress in education without simultaneously considering 1/2

Love me some @lyzl #dingusoftheweek. Plus, it's Friday. Thank god. Needed a laugh like the three-day weekend I don't have until *next* weekend.

@daffodilly @bookofthemonth (Also, I'm a middle/high school English teacher, and I have some 14/15 yo HS students who would also be interested. Any other nonbinary LGBTQ lit you'd recommend? Esp YA! Thank you!)

@daffodilly @daffodilly Would you recommend for a 13yo? My kid just joined @bookofthemonth and is leaning out of YA into adult fiction more often. Your book will def pique their interest. TY!

She’s just the absolute bee’s knees. Lucky us. #nationaldaughtersday instagram.com/p/CUQ-az_L1ZaH…

Help needed. Please consider taking/sharing this student's short survey for their #passionproject: a public advocacy campaign championing... #unicorns! #pbl #geniushour #VTed #EDUchat #doyoubelieve Thank you in advance. forms.gle/4YdmAKAigNKDvg…

@AOTVermont what is being transported on I-89 North that has held up traffic for over an hour?

@discord hey what do I do if someone set up an account under my email address? Help please. I want it deleted.

@Sheila_SouleVT Yes--watching the Merrick Garland AG hearings in the Senate this week, I was mortified to see the line of questioning from the senator from Louisiana--unfortunately, we still have a lot of "systemic racism" deniers out there; there is so much work still to do. #ANWSDCommunityChat

@bixby_library A5. Leadership needs to model transparent language about privilege and to create space (staff mtgs, PLCs, supervision, mentoring). If equity is on the table in a disarming and proactive way, there are clear channels to address grievances, + a shared vocabulary #ANWSDCommunityChat

@bixby_library @IjeomaOluo A4. Pt2. If we acknowledge the plurality of identities we each carry, then our movements should do no less. This also ensures movements for social justice are not inadvertently tools of oppression themselves--hierarchies within movements perpetuate inequity. #ANWSDCommunityChat

@bixby_library A4. Pt1. I resonated w @IjeomaOluo's statement about not being able to split herself apart, to isolate her various identities. Within each of us exist the intersections of many identities (race, gender and gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, etc). #ANWSDCommunityChat

@bixby_library Yes, this is the main thesis of @timjacobwise who wrote White Like Me-- those yielding the power of privilege need to give voice to the inequities of the systems from which they directly derive benefit to realize true and meaningful change. #ANWSDCommunityChat