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@JulieSHasson One that I’ve used with staff and they seemed to appreciate - brought blank notecards for folks and asked staff to write one note to a student who is contributing positively. Then shared with table mates and delivered to the student. Celebrate the positive with real outcome

Are there any icebreakers that teachers actually like? Asking for my Ed Leadership students. #edleaders #principals

Guillermo sent us this vid of farmworkers harvesting celery in Oxnard CA. They were literally wading through water almost to their knees to harvest the crop. They did it with good humor, proud of the hard work they do without complaints, so we have food on our tables. #WeFeedYou

Incredible satellite image from space showing all the sediment pouring out into the Pacific from gushing rivers across Northern California. Also notice the flooded Salinas Valley and muddied waters of the San Francisco Bay and rivers across the Sacramento Valley.

Ninja: Super power you get when you become a father

It’s just me ice skating on glass in front of a glacier in full sunshine. All the hard days are easily made up by great days like this. I hope you find your great days too.

A mountain of bison skulls before being used in fertilizer in 1870. Bison were hunted to the brink of extinction in the 19th century.

The last photograph of Lenin, May 1923. Here he is with his doctor and sister months before he died.

I'll leave this here for you should you want to know more about the kids you are so eager to use as a punchline. buttigieg.medium.com/one-year-in-pa…

A man and his dog. Happy Sunday morning.

Pineapple Express roaring into California. One of many storms coming for California.

This is the first time I can ever recall seeing the National Weather Service forecast FOUR major mountain passes in California to see over 100 inches of snow from one storm. Just humongous snow totals.

🚨#WATCH: Odd video as china citizens told to find shelter after it started to rain worms 
📌#Liaoning | #China Citizens of the Chinese province of Liaoning china were told to find shelter after it looked like it started to rain worms. Officials say this can happen when animals are swept up by heavy winds or caught in a water spouts. Another theory suggested what’s being seen are poplar blossoms

@GratefulDead 👁️🌎

Tell us your favorite Dead song using only emojis 💀

Legit call from the school: Principal: I just wanted to touch base with you. Your daughter was baiting seagulls into the playground with gummy worms and actually caught one; Like in her arms. It did bite her—not hard, but I needed to inform you that we filed an incident report

Sunsets in Alaska. You can feel the energy building with the returning light. Love this time of year.

Bucket list item for literally everyone: See Falcon 9 double boosters land in person. Go to Cape Canaveral and you’ll see it from the local bars. No security clearance needed.

Photographed a surprise proposal last night under the aurora! The lights even formed a heart shape which worked out really nice.

After attorney general’s letter, Walgreens won’t carry abortion medication in Alaska adn.com/business-econo…

First tour of Anchorage in the books.