Heather Perkinson
@hkperkinson.bsky.social
Public HS librarian, past president of the Maine Association of School Libraries, born & raised in DC. Books, dogs, teaching. #TLSky #EduSky hkperkinson.blogspot.com
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In the hope that something beautiful will grow out of the mud and pain of 2025, everyone please say hi to Lotus.
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 AM
In the hope that something beautiful will grow out of the mud and pain of 2025, everyone please say hi to Lotus.
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
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November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
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The new loan rules exclude education degrees from “professional” status. That affects teachers and makes it even harder to recruit certified school librarians. Details here:
#HigherEd #SchoolLibraries
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Special Edition: The Quiet Reclassification That Leaves Educators Behind
Why the new definition of “professional degree” matters more than people realize
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November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The new loan rules exclude education degrees from “professional” status. That affects teachers and makes it even harder to recruit certified school librarians. Details here:
#HigherEd #SchoolLibraries
open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
#HigherEd #SchoolLibraries
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The Librarian’s Call: Documenting Is Resistance www.commondreams.org/opinion/docu...
The Librarian’s Call: Documenting Is Resistance | Common Dreams
History is protected by those who collect, preserve, and share the facts.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The Librarian’s Call: Documenting Is Resistance www.commondreams.org/opinion/docu...
Book award season is in full swing!
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Here are the winners of the 2025 National Book Awards
Author Rabih Alameddine won for his novel The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother). Other winners include a book for young people about orphans on the run in Iran during World War II.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Book award season is in full swing!
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This short story of the evolution of a sort of book club for reading difficult books reads as an ode to learning
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The Secret to Getting Through Big, Dense, Difficult Books
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November 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This short story of the evolution of a sort of book club for reading difficult books reads as an ode to learning
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
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Just for fun, test yourself and your students on these Thanksgiving trivia facts
www.weareteachers.com/thanksgiving...
#EduSky
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76 Fun Thanksgiving Trivia Questions To Test Your Holiday IQ
Test your knowledge about football, pie, turkey, and more.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Just for fun, test yourself and your students on these Thanksgiving trivia facts
www.weareteachers.com/thanksgiving...
#EduSky
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Local school political conflicts in Maine reflect national issues and strategies
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#EduSky #TLSky
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#EduSky #TLSky
Parents’ rights groups, backed by conservative funders, bring the fight to Maine school boards
The Gardiner-area school board is one of many across the state being confronted with organized, sometimes disruptive, efforts to remake education.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Local school political conflicts in Maine reflect national issues and strategies
www.pressherald.com/2025/11/19/p...
#EduSky #TLSky
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#EduSky #TLSky
"Geography teaches us not just where things are, but why they are there — and what could be otherwise" explains a professor who advocates for more teaching of geography at all levels
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#EduSky
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What If Geography Is the Curriculum We Need for the Future? - EdSurge News
A student once told me, halfway through the term, “I thought this class would be about memorizing countries. But now I can’t stop seeing systems.”He ...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"Geography teaches us not just where things are, but why they are there — and what could be otherwise" explains a professor who advocates for more teaching of geography at all levels
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#EduSky
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Some fun activities to try to take advantage of student enthusiasm for the "Six-Seven" trend. They might have the added bonus of making it uncool
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"Six-Seven" Mania: Five Fun Ways to Channel the Viral Trend in Your Classroom – TCEA TechNotes Blog
Take advantage of the "six-seven" chaos and boost engagement with these trendy, themed activities perfect for students in grades three-eight. Explore this and more at TCEA TechNotes Blog, your go-to s...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Some fun activities to try to take advantage of student enthusiasm for the "Six-Seven" trend. They might have the added bonus of making it uncool
blog.tcea.org/six-seven-ma...
#EduSky
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Brain science clearly supports the use of retrieval practice in the classroom. This short post is full of simple ideas for helping students "consolidate learning"
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4 Consolidation Activities That Connect & Reinforce Learning
By completing quick daily activities that help consolidate what they're learning, Megan Kelly's students are building long-term memory and background knowledge.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Brain science clearly supports the use of retrieval practice in the classroom. This short post is full of simple ideas for helping students "consolidate learning"
www.middleweb.com/52836/classr...
#EduSky
www.middleweb.com/52836/classr...
#EduSky
Student vaping is a widespread problem that is overwhelming schools, but there are questions around the use of detection technology
www.the74million.org/article/vapi...
#EduSky
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Vaping is ‘Everywhere Now’ in Schools. Can Surveillance Tech Thwart it?
74 Investigation: Vape detector logs reveal an avalanche of alerts, suspensions dwarfing treatment services and younger kids being punished more.
www.the74million.org
November 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Student vaping is a widespread problem that is overwhelming schools, but there are questions around the use of detection technology
www.the74million.org/article/vapi...
#EduSky
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Understanding how "confirmation bias" affects our ability to think critically is crucial to developing information and media literacy
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#EduSky #TLSky
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#EduSky #TLSky
How Confirmation Bias Hijacks Student Thinking — and What Educators Can Do About It | Getting Smart
Understand how confirmation bias education shapes our perceptions and influences the content we consume online.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Understanding how "confirmation bias" affects our ability to think critically is crucial to developing information and media literacy
www.gettingsmart.com/2025/11/18/h...
#EduSky #TLSky
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#EduSky #TLSky
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AI is now being used to “flag” school library books.
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.
This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.
This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
The Most Dangerous AI Tool for Libraries Yet
How Class-Shelf Plus v3 quietly turns censorship into an automated workflow and why every librarian should be alarmed.
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
AI is now being used to “flag” school library books.
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.
This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.
This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards
In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards
The party recruited and invested in school board races to oust Republicans. It worked.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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"Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out"
#AiIsTheProblem #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians
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#AiIsTheProblem #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians
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Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out"
#AiIsTheProblem #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians
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#AiIsTheProblem #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians
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I'm going to get something up Monday but in the mean time, y'all, IMLS got a *massive* win today.
The judge in the case between 21 states and the administration blocked further dismantling of the IMLS by Trump. It'll be appealed, but we've gotta take the Ws.
www.wordsandmoney.com/in-a-major-v...
The judge in the case between 21 states and the administration blocked further dismantling of the IMLS by Trump. It'll be appealed, but we've gotta take the Ws.
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In a Major Victory, Rhode Island Judge Permanently Blocks Trump's Bid to Shutter the IMLS
In a November 21 summary judgment ruling, judge John J. McConnell held that the Trump Administration’s efforts to dismantle the IMLS and several other federal agencies via executive order was both ill...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I'm going to get something up Monday but in the mean time, y'all, IMLS got a *massive* win today.
The judge in the case between 21 states and the administration blocked further dismantling of the IMLS by Trump. It'll be appealed, but we've gotta take the Ws.
www.wordsandmoney.com/in-a-major-v...
The judge in the case between 21 states and the administration blocked further dismantling of the IMLS by Trump. It'll be appealed, but we've gotta take the Ws.
www.wordsandmoney.com/in-a-major-v...
Love this young man’s insights about the importance of collaboration and working with others to learn. In real life he is just as lovely as he sounds!
#EduSky
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Greely grad makes quantum computing discovery
Christopher Gilbert, of Cumberland, found the smallest known set of quantum gates, enabling more accurate quantum computing.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Love this young man’s insights about the importance of collaboration and working with others to learn. In real life he is just as lovely as he sounds!
#EduSky
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#EduSky
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Access to 8th Grade Algebra Divided Along Socioeconomic, Racial Lines (study conducted by NWEA)
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Access to 8th grade algebra divided along socioeconomic, racial lines
About 3 in 5 schools offer algebra in 8th grade, with access much lower in rural areas, high-poverty schools and for Black students in particular, NWEA said.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Access to 8th Grade Algebra Divided Along Socioeconomic, Racial Lines (study conducted by NWEA)
www.k12dive.com/news/eight-g...
#EduSky
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#EduSky
The days are long and dark right now, but Brian Sztabnik has some advice for getting through it
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#EduSky #TLSky
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#EduSky #TLSky
The Best Defense Against the Dark Arts - Much Ado About Teaching
The dark arts that can conspire against a teacher typically manifest for me when the clocks are changing. I start the year hyper-focused on knowing every student’s name by the second day because I wa...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The days are long and dark right now, but Brian Sztabnik has some advice for getting through it
muchadoaboutteaching.com/defense-agai...
#EduSky #TLSky
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#EduSky #TLSky
An eye-opening essay from author Clint Smith (How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America) about what students really want to know about American history, and what they are capable of understanding about it
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#EduSky
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Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
An eye-opening essay from author Clint Smith (How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America) about what students really want to know about American history, and what they are capable of understanding about it
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
#EduSky
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#EduSky
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This is very sad to me. "Young people are reading less for pleasure, too. In 2020, only 17 percent of 13-year-olds surveyed said they read for fun almost every day. That figure was 27 percent in 2012 and 35 percent when data collection began in 1984,..."
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Is This the End of Reading?
Academics across the country say they’re seeing a host of new and alarming learning challenges: Fragmented and distracted thinking. Limited reading endurance. Weak vocabulary.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
This is very sad to me. "Young people are reading less for pleasure, too. In 2020, only 17 percent of 13-year-olds surveyed said they read for fun almost every day. That figure was 27 percent in 2012 and 35 percent when data collection began in 1984,..."
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Good old Google docs provides lots of options for structuring collaborative work and providing feedback
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@edutopia.org #EduSky
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Strategies for Maximizing Google Docs in Middle and High School
This common tool that you use every day can facilitate student collaboration and engagement in learning.
www.edutopia.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Good old Google docs provides lots of options for structuring collaborative work and providing feedback
www.edutopia.org/article/usin...
@edutopia.org #EduSky
www.edutopia.org/article/usin...
@edutopia.org #EduSky
New Data Shows More Districts Are Adopting AI but Still Need a Coherent Strategy www.the74million.org/article/new-...
#EduSky #TLSky
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New Data Shows More Districts Are Adopting AI but Still Need a Coherent Strategy
Dusseault & Hurwitz: With students still facing pandemic learning loss, schools must focus on systemic transformation, not isolated innovation.
www.the74million.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
New Data Shows More Districts Are Adopting AI but Still Need a Coherent Strategy www.the74million.org/article/new-...
#EduSky #TLSky
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