Rachel Pierson, MSEd
@learnforalifetime.com
Educator, EdTech innovator, and lifelong learner. Merging technology with pedagogy to inspire curiosity. Advocate for inclusive and engaging digital learning environments. #EduSky #EduMatch
Food for thought! Classrooms have changed dramatically in the last five years. As someone considering a terminal degree, I have to ask, what is going to best benefit the students in our schools?
thehill.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Food for thought! Classrooms have changed dramatically in the last five years. As someone considering a terminal degree, I have to ask, what is going to best benefit the students in our schools?
A thread with food for thought:
A striking thing about articles I’ve read claiming to “study the effects” of generative AI on student writing skills and consumption of information is that (1) they nearly always find the effects are negative and (2) most “conclusions” are still written assuming that we must use AI, for some reason.
October 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A thread with food for thought:
🧘🏾♀️ #EduMatch Connect: Educator Mental Health (Sept 28)
Our next session is on Educator Mental Health, a topic that couldn’t be more timely. Join us on Sept 28 for a restorative, energizing session designed to give you strategies and support for your well-being.
events.edumatch.org/edumatch-con...
Our next session is on Educator Mental Health, a topic that couldn’t be more timely. Join us on Sept 28 for a restorative, energizing session designed to give you strategies and support for your well-being.
events.edumatch.org/edumatch-con...
EduMatch Connect
EduMatch Connect is a dynamic professional learning series designed to bring educators together for meaningful, real-time conversations on topics that matter most in education today. Building upon the...
events.edumatch.org
September 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
🧘🏾♀️ #EduMatch Connect: Educator Mental Health (Sept 28)
Our next session is on Educator Mental Health, a topic that couldn’t be more timely. Join us on Sept 28 for a restorative, energizing session designed to give you strategies and support for your well-being.
events.edumatch.org/edumatch-con...
Our next session is on Educator Mental Health, a topic that couldn’t be more timely. Join us on Sept 28 for a restorative, energizing session designed to give you strategies and support for your well-being.
events.edumatch.org/edumatch-con...
These first two sentences got me hooked.
I want people to slow down and consider.
What are we willingly turning over, and how does that affect the rest of the world? Thank you @cartermoulton.bsky.social
www.analoginspiration.ai#:~:text=to%2...
I want people to slow down and consider.
What are we willingly turning over, and how does that affect the rest of the world? Thank you @cartermoulton.bsky.social
www.analoginspiration.ai#:~:text=to%2...
analog inspiration
www.analoginspiration.ai
September 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
These first two sentences got me hooked.
I want people to slow down and consider.
What are we willingly turning over, and how does that affect the rest of the world? Thank you @cartermoulton.bsky.social
www.analoginspiration.ai#:~:text=to%2...
I want people to slow down and consider.
What are we willingly turning over, and how does that affect the rest of the world? Thank you @cartermoulton.bsky.social
www.analoginspiration.ai#:~:text=to%2...
Should we even be concerned with this number? I feel like 40% feeling somewhat prepared is a decent result. No need for panic.
"Just 3% of Gen Z middle and high school students feel extremely prepared to use AI in their future jobs, with 37% feeling somewhat prepared."
"Just 3% of Gen Z middle and high school students feel extremely prepared to use AI in their future jobs, with 37% feeling somewhat prepared."
Heartland Gen Zers Feel Unprepared to Use AI at Work
About one in three Gen Z adults feel at least somewhat prepared to use artificial intelligence at work, while 40% of middle and high school students believe they will be prepared to do so after gradua...
news.gallup.com
September 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Should we even be concerned with this number? I feel like 40% feeling somewhat prepared is a decent result. No need for panic.
"Just 3% of Gen Z middle and high school students feel extremely prepared to use AI in their future jobs, with 37% feeling somewhat prepared."
"Just 3% of Gen Z middle and high school students feel extremely prepared to use AI in their future jobs, with 37% feeling somewhat prepared."
My face when my Kahoot pin ends in '67' in my middle school class. IYKYK
August 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
My face when my Kahoot pin ends in '67' in my middle school class. IYKYK
"Accessibility should not be an afterthought–rather, it should be a key component that is integrated into the design of every CS lesson, tool, and platform from the very beginning."
Just like you wouldn't add the blueberries to the muffins after you take them out of the oven! #CSEveryone
Just like you wouldn't add the blueberries to the muffins after you take them out of the oven! #CSEveryone
July 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"Accessibility should not be an afterthought–rather, it should be a key component that is integrated into the design of every CS lesson, tool, and platform from the very beginning."
Just like you wouldn't add the blueberries to the muffins after you take them out of the oven! #CSEveryone
Just like you wouldn't add the blueberries to the muffins after you take them out of the oven! #CSEveryone
Reposted by Rachel Pierson, MSEd
July 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Clean and readable is key to accessibility in your instructional materials!
July 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Clean and readable is key to accessibility in your instructional materials!
Succession planning is super important! How can you help train the people who will replace you? Christina Gardner-McCune tells us that we are continually evolving and learning new things. #CSTA2025
July 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Succession planning is super important! How can you help train the people who will replace you? Christina Gardner-McCune tells us that we are continually evolving and learning new things. #CSTA2025
Vicky Sedgwick talks about starting to teach AI in Kindergarten. #CSTA2025 sites.google.com/view/k2teachai
Teaching AI Starting In (Pre)K-2
Why Teach About AI In (Pre)K-2 & Beyond
sites.google.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Vicky Sedgwick talks about starting to teach AI in Kindergarten. #CSTA2025 sites.google.com/view/k2teachai
Mahmoud Harding talks about data science at #CSTA2025. AI, Human, or HumAIn? Bringing data science and sports journalism in the spotlight.
July 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Mahmoud Harding talks about data science at #CSTA2025. AI, Human, or HumAIn? Bringing data science and sports journalism in the spotlight.
Who gets to decide what AI looks like? Wyman Khuu talks to us about Playlab and how the best creators are the people who have strong skills in computational thinking. #CSTA2025
Playlab - Create Your Own AI Edtech
www.playlab.ai
July 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Who gets to decide what AI looks like? Wyman Khuu talks to us about Playlab and how the best creators are the people who have strong skills in computational thinking. #CSTA2025
July 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Professional learning communities are the antidote to isolation. That's why the biggest computer science department at #CSTA2025 is so important.
July 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Professional learning communities are the antidote to isolation. That's why the biggest computer science department at #CSTA2025 is so important.
Alive, awake, alert, and enthusiastic! #CSTA2025
a woman stands in front of a white board that says " tired " on it
Alt: a woman stands in front of a white board that says " tired " on it
media.tenor.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Alive, awake, alert, and enthusiastic! #CSTA2025
Mx. Tess Ramsey talking about a sense of belonging in computer science classes-- everyone has value and everyone has a part to learn about building culture for thriving. #CSTA2025
July 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Mx. Tess Ramsey talking about a sense of belonging in computer science classes-- everyone has value and everyone has a part to learn about building culture for thriving. #CSTA2025
Read Later: Empowering Learners for the Age of AI
OECD (2025). Empowering learners for the age of AI: An AI literacy framework for primary and secondary education (Review draft). OECD. Paris. https:/ailiteracyframework.org
#CSTA2025
OECD (2025). Empowering learners for the age of AI: An AI literacy framework for primary and secondary education (Review draft). OECD. Paris. https:/ailiteracyframework.org
#CSTA2025
AI Literacy Framework for Primary & Secondary Education
Empower learners for the age of AI with the AILit Framework—a joint EC & OECD initiative, supported by Code.org and international experts.
ailiteracyframework.org
July 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Read Later: Empowering Learners for the Age of AI
OECD (2025). Empowering learners for the age of AI: An AI literacy framework for primary and secondary education (Review draft). OECD. Paris. https:/ailiteracyframework.org
#CSTA2025
OECD (2025). Empowering learners for the age of AI: An AI literacy framework for primary and secondary education (Review draft). OECD. Paris. https:/ailiteracyframework.org
#CSTA2025
When we think about integrating computer science with other subjects, there are varying degrees with which we can integrate/balance the content. #CSTA2025 (c) 2022 CodeVA
July 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
When we think about integrating computer science with other subjects, there are varying degrees with which we can integrate/balance the content. #CSTA2025 (c) 2022 CodeVA
Stoked to go to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight!
Another day of building community and learning at #CSTA2025 (this time with an epic party at the end 😎🎸)
July 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Stoked to go to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight!
"In a world increasingly powered by computing, students of all identities and chosen career paths need quality CS education to become informed citizens and confident creators of content and digital tools."
~CSTA's Vision for the Future of K-12 CS Education
#CSTA2025 reimaginingcs.org
~CSTA's Vision for the Future of K-12 CS Education
#CSTA2025 reimaginingcs.org
Reimagining CS Pathways
Every student prepared for a world powered by computing
reimaginingcs.org
July 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"In a world increasingly powered by computing, students of all identities and chosen career paths need quality CS education to become informed citizens and confident creators of content and digital tools."
~CSTA's Vision for the Future of K-12 CS Education
#CSTA2025 reimaginingcs.org
~CSTA's Vision for the Future of K-12 CS Education
#CSTA2025 reimaginingcs.org
