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Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · 15d

Ok folks, who's getting fired?
@teachertapp.bsky.social

Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · 19d

If you're having an idle rainy Saturday it's definitely worth dipping into this, such good chats today! #TTRHums

Teachers Talk History @ttrhistory.bsky.social · Jan 25

Loved today's event. Find the recording and the Presentations below:
drive.google.com/drive/folder...

The recording is available below: streamyard.com/watch/bV8VSg...

Teachers Talk History - Online

Teachers Talk History - Live online event.

streamyard.com

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Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · 19d

Oops got the tag wrong! #TTRHums

Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · 19d

Absolutely loving this talk on metacognition from Thalina, she is unconsciously filling out a plan I've been making for tackling this topic in school 🎉 #TTHumanities

Teachers Talk History @ttrhistory.bsky.social · Sep 4

🎤 Speaker spotlight: Thalina Chowdhury

“Metacognition in Humanities: Strategies, Implementation and Benefits” 🧠

A practical session to strengthen teaching across subjects.

#EduCommunity #TTROnAir

www.eventbrite.com/e/teachers-t...

Teachers Talk Humanities

Free event for teachers of the Humanities by Teachers Talk Radio

www.eventbrite.com

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Ali Messer @freereed59.net · 22d

#HistoryEducation @mrsthorne.bsky.social make time for this one!

Teachers Talk History @ttrhistory.bsky.social · 22d

🎙️ Meet Sally Thorne – Teachmeet 1 with Inspiring each other: cross-curricular ideas for KS3.

Join us to explore how Humanities can drive creativity across the curriculum.

#TeachersTalkHumanities

www.eventbrite.com/e/teachers-t...

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Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · 27d

This dog does have the grace to look a little bit guilty at least 😁

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Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · 28d

Tell me how your week's going without telling me how your week's going.
In other news: big welcome to the first cold of the academic year 🤧

Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · Aug 24

Today's puzzle:
Why do I have 64 reusable shopping bags when I do almost all my grocery shopping online?

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Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · Aug 20

The tenseness of a plane loading. I am in a window seat. Another single person is in the aisle seat.
It's the hope that kills you.

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Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · Aug 19

My friend said the same but if they're handwritten then it's not really taking the sting out.

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Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · Aug 18

The irony that I saw the sign in an actual bricks-and-mortar Shein in Tirana is not lost on me.

Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · Aug 18

Saw a sign in a shop today that said 'Your comfort zone will kill you' and felt moved to say that this kind of LinkedIn poison is absolute bollocks. Being comfortable is a life goal for many people. Choose hustle culture if you want, but don't try to impose it on me, please and thank you.

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Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · Aug 5

Having now read this, the Pratt City section also strongly reminded me of our trip. It's one of those things where I did know the way they got miners, but I understand it better now I've read it in a story book. This is why I love historical fiction.

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Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thanks to everyone who recommended Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing when I posted this, it was my first summer read and I got completely lost in the stories. Highly recommended by me now too!

Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · Jul 4

Right, the summer is just round the corner and I am sick of reading academic articles about assessment for my Masters, so hit me with your good reads so I can stock up for my summer holidays.
I like historical fiction but all recs gratefully received.

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Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · Jul 29

Also it boggled my mind that more people didn't figure out that you could hook up a VHS to a digital overhead projector.

Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · Jul 29

This sparked a long discussion Chez Thorne about when floppy disks went out. I started teaching the same year as you but I don't think I ever used one at school...I did have all my uni undergrad essays on one though. One 😂

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Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · Jul 29

What was the speed of your first modem?

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Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · Jul 26

So glad you're ok but - how awful 😔

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Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · Jul 25

I see the Telegraph has been picked to lead the charge against long school hols this year. I love how many people think children would cope with being in school 50 weeks pa. I wonder what the crossover is between those people and the ones who let their children have a day off after sports day.

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Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · Jul 25

It was only a matter of time 😩

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David Bisset @davidbisset.com · Jul 24

Why I 🧡 the web.

drawafish.com

Just draw the fish. Trust me. 🐟

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Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · Jul 23

Arrgghhhh she wins!

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Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · Jul 23

Summer holidays, eh? Still in pyjamas. Home for the door to door salesmen selling double glazing. ...'sorry to ask but are you Mrs Thorne?'
Oh hi, ex-student 🫣

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History Education Research Journal @histedresearch.bsky.social · Jul 22

How are women in the past represented in current history textbooks?

With specific attention paid to three consecutive waves of feminism, this paper examines the representation of women in Hungarian and Flemish history textbooks:
doi.org/10.14324/HER...

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Sally Thorne @mrsthorne.bsky.social · Jul 22

As an unrelated aside...who needs curing of immortality 🤨