Tiffany Taylor
@treddtaylor.bsky.social
HS Physics Teacher ➡️ Pivot Interactives Activity Designer.
PAEMST • PhysTEC ToY • Native American • Modeler• Red Sox fan• Runner • PhD student (she/her) #iteachphysics
PAEMST • PhysTEC ToY • Native American • Modeler• Red Sox fan• Runner • PhD student (she/her) #iteachphysics
PSA : Spotify has a playlist of Walmart's in store music.
No more spending extra time at the store just to keep listening to those bangers.
No more spending extra time at the store just to keep listening to those bangers.
July 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
PSA : Spotify has a playlist of Walmart's in store music.
No more spending extra time at the store just to keep listening to those bangers.
No more spending extra time at the store just to keep listening to those bangers.
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I wrote this NASA page about wildfires and climate change, and I'm so excited it's finally live. It's a tireless effort to get big pages published at NASA - as it should be!
How long will it remain up? Who knows. Check it out while you still can. 🧪 #climatesky
science.nasa.gov/wildfires-an...
How long will it remain up? Who knows. Check it out while you still can. 🧪 #climatesky
science.nasa.gov/wildfires-an...
February 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I wrote this NASA page about wildfires and climate change, and I'm so excited it's finally live. It's a tireless effort to get big pages published at NASA - as it should be!
How long will it remain up? Who knows. Check it out while you still can. 🧪 #climatesky
science.nasa.gov/wildfires-an...
How long will it remain up? Who knows. Check it out while you still can. 🧪 #climatesky
science.nasa.gov/wildfires-an...
Conversation during *every* #NFL game I watch:
Anyone else in the room: "Wow, I wonder what the temperature is there?"
Would be great if networks would post the weather conditions on/near the score bar.
Anyone else in the room: "Wow, I wonder what the temperature is there?"
Would be great if networks would post the weather conditions on/near the score bar.
January 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Conversation during *every* #NFL game I watch:
Anyone else in the room: "Wow, I wonder what the temperature is there?"
Would be great if networks would post the weather conditions on/near the score bar.
Anyone else in the room: "Wow, I wonder what the temperature is there?"
Would be great if networks would post the weather conditions on/near the score bar.
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In an alternate universe, Senate Republicans would be rejecting RFK, Jr outright, on principle.
Here on Earth, we at least need Senate Democrats to hold the line and make clear that an anti-vax, anti-science conspiracist is not fit to run federal health programs.
www.cbsnews.com/boston/video...
Here on Earth, we at least need Senate Democrats to hold the line and make clear that an anti-vax, anti-science conspiracist is not fit to run federal health programs.
www.cbsnews.com/boston/video...
Rep. Auchincloss calls on Senate to block nomination of RFK Jr., citing his anti-vaccine rhetoric
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Rep. Auchincloss said a vote for Kennedy would betray the Democratic Party's pledg...
www.cbsnews.com
January 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
In an alternate universe, Senate Republicans would be rejecting RFK, Jr outright, on principle.
Here on Earth, we at least need Senate Democrats to hold the line and make clear that an anti-vax, anti-science conspiracist is not fit to run federal health programs.
www.cbsnews.com/boston/video...
Here on Earth, we at least need Senate Democrats to hold the line and make clear that an anti-vax, anti-science conspiracist is not fit to run federal health programs.
www.cbsnews.com/boston/video...
I would just like to applaud all of the creativity I've seen in college football and the #NFL this season. People may hate on the "trick plays", but I appreciate the novel approaches I've seen to gain yards. 👏👏 Let's go #FightingIrish
January 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I would just like to applaud all of the creativity I've seen in college football and the #NFL this season. People may hate on the "trick plays", but I appreciate the novel approaches I've seen to gain yards. 👏👏 Let's go #FightingIrish
Tell me you're nerdy without telling me...I'll start:
Goal: text "happy new year" to someone.
Me: "happy..."
Autocomplete: "mole day"
Goal: text "happy new year" to someone.
Me: "happy..."
Autocomplete: "mole day"
December 29, 2024 at 3:34 AM
Tell me you're nerdy without telling me...I'll start:
Goal: text "happy new year" to someone.
Me: "happy..."
Autocomplete: "mole day"
Goal: text "happy new year" to someone.
Me: "happy..."
Autocomplete: "mole day"
I've been a physics educator for 15-ish years, and I *still* struggle to spell "buoyant."
Literally every time: *spells slowly* "wait...is that right?"
Anyone else have a word in their field that they second-guess themselves on???
Literally every time: *spells slowly* "wait...is that right?"
Anyone else have a word in their field that they second-guess themselves on???
a young boy in a blue shirt is making a funny face and saying u sure .
ALT: a young boy in a blue shirt is making a funny face and saying u sure .
media.tenor.com
December 19, 2024 at 11:15 PM
I've been a physics educator for 15-ish years, and I *still* struggle to spell "buoyant."
Literally every time: *spells slowly* "wait...is that right?"
Anyone else have a word in their field that they second-guess themselves on???
Literally every time: *spells slowly* "wait...is that right?"
Anyone else have a word in their field that they second-guess themselves on???
This is cool.
Also, definitely the chickens :)
Also, definitely the chickens :)
December 19, 2024 at 7:36 PM
This is cool.
Also, definitely the chickens :)
Also, definitely the chickens :)
This is a good read and can apply across many areas of life, not just business.
"You need to teach them to “see” how you see, and notice what you notice."
newsletter.weskao.com/p/the-unspok...
"You need to teach them to “see” how you see, and notice what you notice."
newsletter.weskao.com/p/the-unspok...
The unspoken skill of finesse
What finesse looks like, why it matters, and how to develop it for yourself and your team
newsletter.weskao.com
December 19, 2024 at 6:02 AM
This is a good read and can apply across many areas of life, not just business.
"You need to teach them to “see” how you see, and notice what you notice."
newsletter.weskao.com/p/the-unspok...
"You need to teach them to “see” how you see, and notice what you notice."
newsletter.weskao.com/p/the-unspok...
My 12 YO just described Vsauce as "this guy, but like Mom. You know, nerdy and scienc-ey and stuff." 😂
@tweetsauce.bsky.social
@tweetsauce.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 3:36 AM
My 12 YO just described Vsauce as "this guy, but like Mom. You know, nerdy and scienc-ey and stuff." 😂
@tweetsauce.bsky.social
@tweetsauce.bsky.social
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Dean Baird collected more clips about this sham and posted some activities on his website. I used some of them with my ninth graders, great stuff: phyz.org/skepticism/
Skepticism in the Classroom
phyz.org
November 29, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Dean Baird collected more clips about this sham and posted some activities on his website. I used some of them with my ninth graders, great stuff: phyz.org/skepticism/
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I'm excited to share that an article I wrote on using group roles to help students collaborate effectively is in the latest issue of The Science Teacher! #EduSky #iTeachPhysics www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Using Group Roles to Promote Collaboration
Collaborating effectively in small groups is an important skill for students, especially in classrooms adopting science education reforms like the NGSS, but it is also an extremely challenging skil...
www.tandfonline.com
November 21, 2024 at 3:46 PM
I'm excited to share that an article I wrote on using group roles to help students collaborate effectively is in the latest issue of The Science Teacher! #EduSky #iTeachPhysics www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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One of the central jobs of everyone who works in education but is not a classroom teacher should be ensuring classroom teachers have enough (time, energy, knowledge, training, resources).
If you nurture and value teachers, you nurture and value the children in front of them.
If you nurture and value teachers, you nurture and value the children in front of them.
November 20, 2024 at 6:37 PM
One of the central jobs of everyone who works in education but is not a classroom teacher should be ensuring classroom teachers have enough (time, energy, knowledge, training, resources).
If you nurture and value teachers, you nurture and value the children in front of them.
If you nurture and value teachers, you nurture and value the children in front of them.
Marilyn Vos Savant wrote about this in 1990 and was highly criticized.
Later, MIT ran computer simulations confirming her answer, leading some of her critics (academic PhD folks) to apologize.
She blames the sit-n-get nature of education for *why* so many fail to properly think thru the solution
Later, MIT ran computer simulations confirming her answer, leading some of her critics (academic PhD folks) to apologize.
She blames the sit-n-get nature of education for *why* so many fail to properly think thru the solution
The @quantitude.bsky.social episode on probability inspired me to create a visual demo of the Monty Hall problem.
What’s the Monty Hall problem? It’s a probability scenario based on a 1960s gameshow. What’s fascinating is that the solution contradicts people’s intuitions about chance.
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What’s the Monty Hall problem? It’s a probability scenario based on a 1960s gameshow. What’s fascinating is that the solution contradicts people’s intuitions about chance.
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November 20, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Marilyn Vos Savant wrote about this in 1990 and was highly criticized.
Later, MIT ran computer simulations confirming her answer, leading some of her critics (academic PhD folks) to apologize.
She blames the sit-n-get nature of education for *why* so many fail to properly think thru the solution
Later, MIT ran computer simulations confirming her answer, leading some of her critics (academic PhD folks) to apologize.
She blames the sit-n-get nature of education for *why* so many fail to properly think thru the solution
Hey friends! Join me in Utah this summer for a modeling workshop in physics! Super excited to co-lead this with Kyle Dittmer.
And if you're a chem person, Scott Milam will be there for chemistry.
Check the link for more info!
www.eweblife.com/prm/AMTA/cal...
And if you're a chem person, Scott Milam will be there for chemistry.
Check the link for more info!
www.eweblife.com/prm/AMTA/cal...
May 3, 2024 at 1:06 AM
Hey friends! Join me in Utah this summer for a modeling workshop in physics! Super excited to co-lead this with Kyle Dittmer.
And if you're a chem person, Scott Milam will be there for chemistry.
Check the link for more info!
www.eweblife.com/prm/AMTA/cal...
And if you're a chem person, Scott Milam will be there for chemistry.
Check the link for more info!
www.eweblife.com/prm/AMTA/cal...
Someone told me this today, and it was powerful, so I thought I would share in case anyone else needs to hear this too:
"Don't let your areas for growth cause you to disqualify yourself for something you are highly capable of. Lean into it."
"Don't let your areas for growth cause you to disqualify yourself for something you are highly capable of. Lean into it."
November 29, 2023 at 10:56 PM
Someone told me this today, and it was powerful, so I thought I would share in case anyone else needs to hear this too:
"Don't let your areas for growth cause you to disqualify yourself for something you are highly capable of. Lean into it."
"Don't let your areas for growth cause you to disqualify yourself for something you are highly capable of. Lean into it."
Me, in the airport for a 2 hour layover: "Before coffee, let's find our gate"
It's like I don't trust that it actually exists 😂
It's like I don't trust that it actually exists 😂
November 8, 2023 at 4:58 PM
Me, in the airport for a 2 hour layover: "Before coffee, let's find our gate"
It's like I don't trust that it actually exists 😂
It's like I don't trust that it actually exists 😂
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!
October 9, 2023 at 4:44 PM
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!
Even out of the classroom, I still sporadically participate in #nerdytshirtFriday! Supporting my bio teacher friends and students at RHS!
September 15, 2023 at 4:17 PM
Even out of the classroom, I still sporadically participate in #nerdytshirtFriday! Supporting my bio teacher friends and students at RHS!
Not many of my bsky peeps are in my area, but just in case....
Join us at the STEMteachersNWA Back 2 School Workshop at Fayetteville High School on Saturday, September 23rd! #STEMteachersNWA
Register here:
tinyurl.com/StNWAB2S
Join us at the STEMteachersNWA Back 2 School Workshop at Fayetteville High School on Saturday, September 23rd! #STEMteachersNWA
Register here:
tinyurl.com/StNWAB2S
August 27, 2023 at 12:25 AM
Not many of my bsky peeps are in my area, but just in case....
Join us at the STEMteachersNWA Back 2 School Workshop at Fayetteville High School on Saturday, September 23rd! #STEMteachersNWA
Register here:
tinyurl.com/StNWAB2S
Join us at the STEMteachersNWA Back 2 School Workshop at Fayetteville High School on Saturday, September 23rd! #STEMteachersNWA
Register here:
tinyurl.com/StNWAB2S
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4. The phrase "Community helps people persist," which crystalizes a lot I was thinking about. Thanks to @elissadunnlevy.bsky.social for phrasing this with the exact right four words.
July 25, 2023 at 10:47 PM
4. The phrase "Community helps people persist," which crystalizes a lot I was thinking about. Thanks to @elissadunnlevy.bsky.social for phrasing this with the exact right four words.
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6. Use places like this for feedback. Feel free to post what is a work in progress or something that doesn't work at all. We get better not just from unqualified success but from showing our work. Thanks @treddtaylor.bsky.social @barnettdreyfuss.bsky.social
July 27, 2023 at 3:32 PM
6. Use places like this for feedback. Feel free to post what is a work in progress or something that doesn't work at all. We get better not just from unqualified success but from showing our work. Thanks @treddtaylor.bsky.social @barnettdreyfuss.bsky.social