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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 1d

And that’s why we held tonight’s webinar: To educate members on their rights & responsibilities, and to provide resources people need to stay safe online. Thank you to our speakers. You can find more information from the discussion here. @ShareMyLesson.bsky.social sharemylesson.com/webinars/fre...

Speaking Out, Staying Safe: Free Speech and Online Safety for Public Employees and Educators

In today’s digital age, the line between personal expression and professional consequences can feel increasingly blurred, especially for educators and public employees. With disciplinary actions and h...

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 1d

Missed it? 🎥 Watch Speaking Out, Staying Safe on demand!
Learn how educators & public employees can protect their free speech rights + stay safe online.
👉 sharemylesson.com/webinars/fre... @penamerica.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social @rweingarten.bsky.social @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

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AFT @aft.org · 1d

@rweingarten.bsky.social: As a union we're here to educate folks about what our rights & responsibilities are. Especially in this time, we wanted to talk about how we speak up and stay safe, how we protect each other, and how we ensure more freedom for all - whether or not we agree with that speech.

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AFT @aft.org · 1d

❓What does the 1st Amendment protect and not protect?
❓How do I manage my digital footprint?
❓How do I keep myself safe online?
❓What do I do if I'm doxed?
Learn more on our Free Speech & Online Safety for Public Employees & Educators webinar happening NOW!

Follow along in the thread below.

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 3d

This is sure to be an important and informative discussion. Please register to join us! bsky.app/profile/shar...

Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 5d

Teachers & public employees—know your rights online.
🗣️💻 Join @aft.org’s @rweingarten.bsky.social + experts from @penamerica.bsky.social & @ncacensorship.bsky.social for a webinar on free speech, digital safety & protecting yourself online.
REGISTER here 👉 sharemylesson.com/webinars/fre...

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 3d

Save the date! On 10/9 @ 5 PM EDT, I’m joining Lee Rowland (@ncacensorship.bsky.social) Victorya Vilk (@penamerica.bsky.social) & @sharemylesson.bsky.social for a webinar on educators’ & public employees' free speech rights & online safety. Register here : sharemylesson.com/webinars/fre...

Speaking Out, Staying Safe: Free Speech and Online Safety for Public Employees and Educators

In today’s digital age, the line between personal expression and professional consequences can feel increasingly blurred, especially for educators and public employees. With disciplinary actions and h...

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 2d

🌍 Join The AI Educator Brain webinar: “Multilingual Classrooms: Supporting ELLs with AI Translation Tools.”
Discover smart, empathetic ways to use AI for translation, vocabulary, & scaffolding!
🎓 Free + for credit sharemylesson.com/webinars/ai-... @kellycbooz.bsky.social @sari.bsky.social @aft.org

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 3d

Join @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social in conversation with @aft.org's @rweingarten.bsky.social and StoryCorps’ Dave Isay LIVE on Oct. 19, 2025, 6–7 PM EDT (or watch later on demand) for a special Q&A webinar.

Register for free: bit.ly/sml25jr

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 3d

🕊️ New @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social lesson: Hamas and Israel Begin Talks to End Two-Year Conflict.
Ask students:
🌍 Where are ceasefire talks happening?
🤝 What are the proposed conditions for peace?
sharemylesson.com/todays-news-... @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

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AFT TEACH @aftteach.bsky.social · 3d

From Mussolini to Trump, strongmen have tried to silence teachers & rewrite knowledge. But together, we can resist authoritarianism & defend democracy. Don’t miss @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social in Fall ‘25 #AmericanEducator: aft.org/ae/fall2025/ben-ghiat @aft.org @aftpa.bsky.social @ctulocal1.bsky.social

The Trump Administration Is Trying to Wreck Our Democracy

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AFT TEACH @aftteach.bsky.social · 3d

“Critical thinking is the most important muscle in the exercise of democracy. No wonder fascists want to weaken it.” @rweingarten.bsky.social shares why fascists fear teachers in this excerpt of her new book. #AmericanEducator aft.org/ae/fall2025/Weingarten_book @aft.org @ucaft.bsky.social

AFT TEACH @aftteach.bsky.social · 3d

Extremists are trying to dismantle public schools, but @aft.org has a blueprint to defend them—with literacy, CTE, AI leadership & more. “We must not let the likes of Donald Trump end public education as we know it.” @rweingarten.bsky.social in #AmericanEducator: aft.org/ae/fall2025/wws

AFT TEACH @aftteach.bsky.social · 3d

This issue of #AmericanEducator features @rweingarten.bsky.social on why fascists fear teachers, @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social on defending democracy from authoritarianism, @oscarwestlund.bsky.social on combating disinformation, + union members’ stories on Trump admin cuts: aft.org/ae/fall2025 @aft.org

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 3d

⭐️⭐️This Thursday at 5pm EST! ⬇️

Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 5d

Teachers & public employees—know your rights online.
🗣️💻 Join @aft.org’s @rweingarten.bsky.social + experts from @penamerica.bsky.social & @ncacensorship.bsky.social for a webinar on free speech, digital safety & protecting yourself online.
REGISTER here 👉 sharemylesson.com/webinars/fre...

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AFT TEACH @aftteach.bsky.social · 3d

📱 Teachers: What's your take on phones in school?
Join Dr. Angela Duckworth's Phones in Focus study—share your insights in a quick 5-min survey 🕒 www.phonesinfocus.org
📊 Instant national results
🎁 Enter to win $500!
@aft.org @sharemylesson.bsky.social @aftwa.bsky.social @ctulocal1.bsky.social

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AFT TEACH @aftteach.bsky.social · 4d

Join us on Thursday for this essential conversation!

Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 5d

Teachers & public employees—know your rights online.
🗣️💻 Join @aft.org’s @rweingarten.bsky.social + experts from @penamerica.bsky.social & @ncacensorship.bsky.social for a webinar on free speech, digital safety & protecting yourself online.
REGISTER here 👉 sharemylesson.com/webinars/fre...

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 4d

📱 Educators, your voice matters!
Join Dr. Angela Duckworth’s Phones in Focus study on school cell phone policies & student learning.
🕒 5 min survey → phonesinfocus.org
📊 See results instantly
🎁 Win 1of10 $500 gift cards!
@marlau-k.bsky.social @aftteach.bsky.social @rweingarten.bsky.social @aft.org

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 4d

Lesson plan from @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social: A Look at the Major Cases the Supreme Court Will Take Up in Its New Term. Ask students: When does the Supreme Court's new term begin? What new cases will the Court be hearing? sharemylesson.com/todays-news-... @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

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AFT @aft.org · 5d

Banning books is an attack on knowledge and harms students' ability to select relevant, engaging materials that encourage critical thinking skills. This #BannedBooksWeek, check out how you can take action to stand up for the freedom to read at bannedbooksweek.org.

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 4d

This October 7 we must recommit to peace, safety, equality, and self-determination for Jews and Palestinians. ParentsCircle's Listening from the Heart program helps classrooms and communities connect from a human, compassionate perspective. youtu.be/CcZfvvQqf-A

Listening from the Heart

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 4d

Princeton’s president says colleges are getting free speech right. 🗣️
Learn how higher ed is modeling open dialogue with this @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social lesson plan.
📚 Watch now: Princeton President Argues Colleges Are Encouraging Free Speech sharemylesson.com/todays-news-... @aft.org

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 4d

💻 October is Computer Learning Month!
Explore K-12 computer science resources—from coding basics to cybersecurity and data analysis.
Help students build creativity, logic & collaboration through tech!
👉 sharemylesson.com/collections/... @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @texasaft.org @aftpa.bsky.social

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 5d

What are the top 10 most banned books in the US? See PEN America's list. https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/books/2025/10/05/top-10-banned-books-week/86498998007/ #BannedBooksWeek

What are the top 10 most banned books in the US? See PEN America's list.

PEN America reports that nearly 4,000 unique book titles were challenged for banning in the U.S. in 2024. Take a look at the titles.

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 5d

Teachers & public employees—know your rights online.
🗣️💻 Join @aft.org’s @rweingarten.bsky.social + experts from @penamerica.bsky.social & @ncacensorship.bsky.social for a webinar on free speech, digital safety & protecting yourself online.
REGISTER here 👉 sharemylesson.com/webinars/fre...

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