Ralph
@vel0ciralphtor.bsky.social
Special Education Teacher ✏️📚
Father, Basketball Fan, and Penn State alum
UBUNTU. I am because we are.
📍Newark, NJ
Father, Basketball Fan, and Penn State alum
UBUNTU. I am because we are.
📍Newark, NJ
Currently at a cocktail bar. A table across the room pulled out a digital camera. WHAT YEAR IS IT?!
February 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Currently at a cocktail bar. A table across the room pulled out a digital camera. WHAT YEAR IS IT?!
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public media funding is always under threat — but now Elon Musk is targeting NPR and PBS for budget cuts. @benmullin.bsky.social and I found out how stations are preparing: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/b...
NPR and PBS Stations Brace for Funding Battle Under Trump
Republicans in Congress have tried to defund public media for decades. With the help of Elon Musk, could they finally make good on their threat?
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2024 at 3:36 PM
public media funding is always under threat — but now Elon Musk is targeting NPR and PBS for budget cuts. @benmullin.bsky.social and I found out how stations are preparing: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/b...
It's the first day of winter break, which means I'm frantically cleaning the house so I can spend the rest of the holidays in peace!
December 23, 2024 at 4:19 PM
It's the first day of winter break, which means I'm frantically cleaning the house so I can spend the rest of the holidays in peace!
Terrible play calling. Please please please get this fixed for the #CFP @pennstatefball.bsky.social
December 8, 2024 at 4:46 AM
Terrible play calling. Please please please get this fixed for the #CFP @pennstatefball.bsky.social
Every season with @pennstatefball.bsky.social
a cartoon of spongebob squarepants with his mouth open and his teeth visible
ALT: a cartoon of spongebob squarepants with his mouth open and his teeth visible
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2024 at 4:40 AM
Every season with @pennstatefball.bsky.social
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Today's lesson discusses the American health care system for those in countries where their system provides care for free or reasonable fees. 👇
December 7, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Today's lesson discusses the American health care system for those in countries where their system provides care for free or reasonable fees. 👇
B1G refs are ridiculous
Conspiracy time! Refs need Oregon to win so conference can justify adding 4 west coast teams
Oregon wins championship, #B1G gets prestige over SEC
Lots of @pennstatefball.bsky.social mistakes? Yes. But also a lot of missed calls
Conspiracy time! Refs need Oregon to win so conference can justify adding 4 west coast teams
Oregon wins championship, #B1G gets prestige over SEC
Lots of @pennstatefball.bsky.social mistakes? Yes. But also a lot of missed calls
December 8, 2024 at 4:28 AM
B1G refs are ridiculous
Conspiracy time! Refs need Oregon to win so conference can justify adding 4 west coast teams
Oregon wins championship, #B1G gets prestige over SEC
Lots of @pennstatefball.bsky.social mistakes? Yes. But also a lot of missed calls
Conspiracy time! Refs need Oregon to win so conference can justify adding 4 west coast teams
Oregon wins championship, #B1G gets prestige over SEC
Lots of @pennstatefball.bsky.social mistakes? Yes. But also a lot of missed calls
#pennstate what's with all the crazy mistakes?? Chill out! #B1GChampionship
December 8, 2024 at 2:20 AM
#pennstate what's with all the crazy mistakes?? Chill out! #B1GChampionship
Day 2 post-Thanksgiving break: a little more hectic, but manageable. I don't like this upwards trend!
December 3, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Day 2 post-Thanksgiving break: a little more hectic, but manageable. I don't like this upwards trend!
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America’s literacy crisis isn’t what you think: "Kids may be learning basic literacy, but 'they’re not reading in the ways that they need to read in order to be prepared for the tasks of learning and critical thinking...'
www.vox.com/culture/3862...
www.vox.com/culture/3862...
December 3, 2024 at 7:15 PM
America’s literacy crisis isn’t what you think: "Kids may be learning basic literacy, but 'they’re not reading in the ways that they need to read in order to be prepared for the tasks of learning and critical thinking...'
www.vox.com/culture/3862...
www.vox.com/culture/3862...
Hey #EduSky! Any education podcast recommendations out there? I'm an elementary grade and special education teacher/coordinator, but will take a listen to anything! Thanks in advance!
December 3, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Hey #EduSky! Any education podcast recommendations out there? I'm an elementary grade and special education teacher/coordinator, but will take a listen to anything! Thanks in advance!
Today was surprisingly calm, I chalk it up to kids still being sleepy #postthanksgivinglull
December 3, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Today was surprisingly calm, I chalk it up to kids still being sleepy #postthanksgivinglull
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🚨 Congress is considering a bill to abolish the Department of Education! This is a reckless attack on public education that would devastate our schools and hurt millions of students. Trump cannot abolish this department without an act of congress and this would need 60 votes to pass the senate.
November 30, 2024 at 6:23 AM
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Cuts to education mean students with mild/moderate intellectual delays end up with no support for learning,
no Ed Assistant support,
no specialized learning program
… which results in these students learning less and less each year
Breaks my teacher soul☹️
no Ed Assistant support,
no specialized learning program
… which results in these students learning less and less each year
Breaks my teacher soul☹️
This is not limited to Toronto.
This crisis in education is what years of underfunding has created.
And it’s not okay.
#OntEd
thelocal.to/special-educ...
This crisis in education is what years of underfunding has created.
And it’s not okay.
#OntEd
thelocal.to/special-educ...
A Long-Brewing Crisis in Special Education | The Local
Parents and teachers say schools are underfunded and understaffed, kids are being “abandoned” in mainstream classrooms in the name of inclusion, and neither the TDSB nor the province will take respons...
thelocal.to
November 29, 2024 at 4:22 AM
Cuts to education mean students with mild/moderate intellectual delays end up with no support for learning,
no Ed Assistant support,
no specialized learning program
… which results in these students learning less and less each year
Breaks my teacher soul☹️
no Ed Assistant support,
no specialized learning program
… which results in these students learning less and less each year
Breaks my teacher soul☹️
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"As a teacher, our work does not stop when the bell rings. Student social and mental health issues are destroying the classroom. They act like they do not know how to behave—no manners or empathy. ... I lose sleep over the future of our nation.”
#EduSky #iTeachMath www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
#EduSky #iTeachMath www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
The Top 10 Things That Keep Teachers Up at Night
Teachers share their biggest work-related stressors.
www.edweek.org
November 30, 2024 at 1:11 AM
"As a teacher, our work does not stop when the bell rings. Student social and mental health issues are destroying the classroom. They act like they do not know how to behave—no manners or empathy. ... I lose sleep over the future of our nation.”
#EduSky #iTeachMath www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
#EduSky #iTeachMath www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
"Moreover, it was Clinton who unleashed globalisation, tacitly believing in a trickle-down economics that would ultimately benefit everyone.
The only real difference between Democrats and Republicans on this score is that Democrats claimed to feel the pain of those who were losing out."
The only real difference between Democrats and Republicans on this score is that Democrats claimed to feel the pain of those who were losing out."
The message to Democrats is clear: you must dump neoliberal economics | Joseph Stiglitz
The party must return to its progressive roots. A new economy is needed with new rules and new roles
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 5:40 AM
"Moreover, it was Clinton who unleashed globalisation, tacitly believing in a trickle-down economics that would ultimately benefit everyone.
The only real difference between Democrats and Republicans on this score is that Democrats claimed to feel the pain of those who were losing out."
The only real difference between Democrats and Republicans on this score is that Democrats claimed to feel the pain of those who were losing out."
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“Privatization, in other words, begets more privatization.” - The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual by @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social & @jackschneider.bsky.social
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#ksleg #ksed
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November 25, 2024 at 2:17 AM
“Privatization, in other words, begets more privatization.” - The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual by @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social & @jackschneider.bsky.social
a.co/41N6H8A
#ksleg #ksed
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#ksleg #ksed
Tomorrow's Monday hits different for two reasons:
1) the upcoming Thanksgiving break means it'll be a two-day school week
2) one month until Winter Break!
1) the upcoming Thanksgiving break means it'll be a two-day school week
2) one month until Winter Break!
November 25, 2024 at 5:58 AM
Tomorrow's Monday hits different for two reasons:
1) the upcoming Thanksgiving break means it'll be a two-day school week
2) one month until Winter Break!
1) the upcoming Thanksgiving break means it'll be a two-day school week
2) one month until Winter Break!
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New from our team: What might happen if the Education Department were closed? A look at the impacts on early ed, K12 and higher ed: hechingerreport.org/what-might-h...
What might happen if the Education Department were closed? - The Hechinger Report
The Trump administration has promised big changes, but he can’t make them alone.
hechingerreport.org
November 24, 2024 at 11:06 AM
New from our team: What might happen if the Education Department were closed? A look at the impacts on early ed, K12 and higher ed: hechingerreport.org/what-might-h...
Great read to learn about what's at stake and the possible changes upcoming for SpEd programs across the country, as well as what questions still remain
How will special education be affected by the second Trump administration? Lots of concerns about reducing funding and rolling back civil rights protections--but also plenty of unanswered questions.
My latest for Education Week: www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
My latest for Education Week: www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
How Trump's Policies Could Affect Special Education
The new administration's stance on special education isn't yet clear—but efforts to revamp federal policy could have ripple effects.
www.edweek.org
November 22, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Great read to learn about what's at stake and the possible changes upcoming for SpEd programs across the country, as well as what questions still remain
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November 22, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Worth the read!
This conversation needs to be happening more #edusky.
Special Education teachers should either teach or case manage, not both!
matthewrhoads.com/2024/01/09/w...
Special Education teachers should either teach or case manage, not both!
matthewrhoads.com/2024/01/09/w...
Why Special Educators Should Be One Role Not Two: Case Manager or Teacher (not both)
Special Education Teachers typically do two jobs in one. It’s time to consider separating two major components of their job into two jobs done separately: teacher and case manager. Let’…
matthewrhoads.com
November 22, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Worth the read!
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👥 Students who have #IEPs are not "special education students." They are simply students. They belong to every educator they have. Receiving a service shouldn't impose an identity. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #UDLchat #SpecialEducation #InclusiveEd #MTSS #ATchat #EdChat #EduSky
November 18, 2024 at 12:34 AM
👥 Students who have #IEPs are not "special education students." They are simply students. They belong to every educator they have. Receiving a service shouldn't impose an identity. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #UDLchat #SpecialEducation #InclusiveEd #MTSS #ATchat #EdChat #EduSky
When the fire alarm at the luxury resort is way better than a wake up call from the front desk 💪🏽
November 21, 2024 at 1:38 PM
When the fire alarm at the luxury resort is way better than a wake up call from the front desk 💪🏽