#ELEducation

[sergidelmoral]

[zosonils]

fantroll judgement thing!

reposting a THIRD time. i will keep doing this until it shows up in the search correctly. tungle let me POST

i followed my heart and did it!!!!! this is valuzi lorhav and she’s here to meet and pass judgement upon fellow trolls! reblog with a fantroll and she’ll give her opinion on them!

non-mutuals are welcome to do this! please only add one fantroll per reblog but feel free to reblog as many times as you like with different trolls! keep in mind that she might take some time to respond, making gifs takes a while B’)

hello there, tu|V|blr! it’s loVely to |V|eet you all! i vvould loVe to get to knovv any other trolls out there, so please don’t be shy! ^V^

[godtier-designer]

Thief of Time design for @zosonils ‘s goldblood fantroll, Quanli Eleduc!

[ble-ed-mo-re]

hhhhhHHHHHOWDY op can i get some sprite(s) for my fantroll quanli eleduc? i'mma submit her refsheet but it's crowded as fuck and not all the layers really uh. fit together hfbnjgbn so if you want me to send you another version that makes anything easier to see lemme know. feel free to do as many or as little of her outfits as you like, whatever is most fun. take care op i love your sprites and you are valid

here ya go!!! shes super cute i lov!!!! also i saw on the ref shes trans and lesb so i hope u dont mind that i did a little pride thingy!

[swart23-blog]

My middle school students just told the story of the Mormon Migration by making stained glass. #promontoryschool #promontoryschoolofexpeditionarylearning #eleducation

[fundforteachers]

Hitting A Bullseye with New Winter Sport Kristen Burgmaster, Lisa Tilley and Brian Fedele World of Inquiry School - Rochester, NY

Everyone knows how important it is to keep kids moving. Not only does movement build strong muscles and bones, but it leads to many major health benefits including better sleep, a more positive outlook in life,weight control and less childhood diabetes. Winter always poses a particular problem for physical activity because where we live, winter comes early and stays late. After researching many winter sports, our teaching team chose to focus on the sport of curling and we designed our Fund for Teachers fellowship to learn about the sport from Olympians at the National Training Center in Fussen, Germany.

Why Curling? Popular winter sports such as ice-skating, skiing, hockey, and even snowshoeing require expensive equipment that our inner-city kids just can’t afford. That’s where the sport of curling comes in. Once the “sheet” is built, just add water and let it freeze. Kids can curl in their street clothes. Equipment is minimal (stones and brushes will be purchased through a local grant). While some people laugh at the thought of “sweeping” the ice, here’s the simple truth:While curling is easy to learn and just about anyone can do it, mastering the art of placing the stone on the button (bulls eye) doesn’t happen overnight.

Having the opportunity to go to Fussen, Germany, and actually train with Olympic Curlers was mind blowing. During our workshops, we were taught the proper ways to teach the students this art. All of the steps for beginner curlers was broken down and dissected. From the equipment, safety, vocabulary terms, all the way to the delivery and strategy of the game itself, curling involves growth mindset. Additionally, during the Leadership and Ice Making course, we interacted with expert curlers from around the world. Their enthusiasm for this sport fueled us like nothing else. Along with learning the ins and outs of curling, we formed relationships with these curlers that are invaluable. Everyone offered assistance and gave us vital information that we will used to initiate the new program at our school.

After purchasing junior curling stones from the World Curling Federation with a GoGrant, we took the students through a six-week course on curling and then collaborated with them and the local fire department to build our curling “sheet” (see above right). An unplanned lesson was on climate change controversies, as Rochester experienced record high temperatures which has postponed our outdoor practice.

FFT provides teachers with opportunities that we would never have otherwise. We can’t even begin to describe the privilege we felt being in the same room as world class/Olympic medal winning athletes from all over the world -- Poland, Russia, Hong Kong, Norway…. These were just a few of the countries represented in Fussen. Our awe and amazement continued when we found ourselves on world class curling ice with  fellow classmates. Imagine watching the “best in the world” throw the stone down the ice with such ease and power. These people knew exactly what they were doing, yet they were in the same class because we all wanted the same thing: to learn the best techniques in order to teach students this sport. Being away from the everyday routine of your life and being in a new, unfamiliar place, having the opportunity to learn new skills and activities, is priceless.

FFT continues to pay off long after the fellowships. We anticipate this sport will reach our entire population in one way or another, from K-12th grade. Our younger students will begin to learn the art of curling, while our middle/high school students will actually form teams and compete in a “bonspiel,” or curling tournament. Students will also have the opportunity to join a junior curling instructional league if they desire to pursue the sport further.

We would like to thank FFT donors from the bottom of our hearts.  We never thought that this trip could be possible, but because of you, we are able to dream, and to dream big. Once our curling team is established, we can recruit other schools within the district to become part of this new sport and build their own curling sheets. We will, of course, train any new coaches who are interested in learning. Within three years, we plan to have at least three other schools in the district up and running with their own school teams, and then, let the games begin. If curling is the sport of the future (and we believe it is), we plan to lead the way in our city school district and “sweep” our students off their feet.

[worldoceanobservatory]

World Ocean Journal, Volume 5 OCEAN LITERACY

Volume 5 of the #WorldOceanJournal is dedicated to #OceanLiteracy. The work described in this issue of World Ocean Journal is based on the efforts of a group of ocean experts and educators to outline an Ocean Literacy curriculum intended to instill in educators and their students a full understanding of what the #ocean means for our lives, for all aspects of the wellness and welfare of the world ocean, and for the survival of humankind. We encourage you to share this volume of World Ocean Journal with friends, colleagues, educators and students as a valuable teaching tool and resource that can be returned to again and again. Thank you for reading--and sharing! 

http://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/content/world-ocean-journal

ORGANIZATIONS FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE: Ocean Literacy Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission National Marine Educators Association Nautilus Live Schmidt Ocean Institute Encyclopedia of Life New York Harbor School ELeducationThe Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean Surfrider Foundation World Oceans Day Sea Education Association / SEA Semester

[iwanttosavetherainforest]

@RussellScholars: Scholars are #researching how they can help to #savetherainforest #organizedchaos @WeatherstoneES @ELeducation @DKazanjian https://t.co/KIuDycSVlg

[thethinginthebag]

Looking at the City of Broad Shoulders from the staircase of the @artinstitutechi a beautiful reception for the teachers and school leaders of @eleducation. The line for the bar was too long so I thought I'd go look at some art #chicago #chicagoart #chicagobynight (at The Art Institute of Chicago)

[books4yourkids]

I've been working on a lesson plan based on the picture books IGGY PECK, ARCHITECT & YOUNG FRANK, ARCHITECT and decided to try it out on my first graders today. We read both books, watched videos on bridges & bridge building then talked about city planning. We discussed our different rolls, broke into groups and got busy building! I was especially impressed with how the bridge builders tackled their job and collaborated. Everyone was engaged & excited! @andreabeatyauthor #iggypeckarchitect @frankviva #youngfrank #library #librarylife #librarybooks #lessonplanning #lessonplans @eleducation #collaboration #wearecrew #cityplanning #kapla #magnatiles #riversandroads #books4yourkids #elementaryschool #elementaryschoollibrarian #build #create #createexplore #picturebooks #kidsbookstagram #kidsbooks #stem #stemschool

[zosonils]

fantroll week day 1: troll

i couldn’t decide who i wanted to draw, so i made icons for them all like i’ve been meaning to for a while! i really hope i don’t burn out on this because..... i love my assorted fuckers..... so much

aside from a very old and outdated picture of valuzi from like a year ago i don’t think i’ve ever posted about these guys so a lil info is under the cut!

from top left to bottom right (which is also the order that they enter the game in! how convenient. almost as if i made it that way on purpose), we got

quanli eleduc gold / she/her / prospit / thief of time -B) (B() -shit at coding, would rather make movies -she’s busy, kindly fuck off

bydoid eshoru cerulean / he/him / derse / prince of space -[the first 4 notes of megalovania] -pun loving shitlord -no depth perception

unimey kufame bronze / she/her / derse / seer of doom -it’s a mental breakdown (offkey kazoo) -really sad. please help her. -they always say yee haw but they never ask haw yee

temeni gaochi teal / he/him / derse / knight of breath -gayce attorney -literally the only valid person left on this bitch of an alternia -tt-tt-ter-rrib-b-ble s-s-sttt-tt-tut-t-tt-ter

valuzi lorhav violet / she/her / prospit / witch of void -thinks lowbloods are adorable -award-winning romance novelist -can and will stab you

difyin telpag olive / he/him / prospit / sylph of mind -Fuck you, he’s going to use proper grammar if it kills him. -No arm? No problem. -Total nerd for archaeology.

[zosonils]

fantroll week day 2: dream self

or: quanli is stuck at the party for 5 year olds (prospit) she was forced to go to while all of her cool friends are at the cool kids party (derse)

[zosonils]

💐🌳🌺

💐 (what flowers would be in a flower crown for your oc? why those choices?) - my knowledge of the meanings of flowers is extremely limited, but have you ever seen that post about the passive-aggressive fuck you bouquet? because that has massive difyin energy. fucking hkjhkjgjf dramatic bastard

🌳 (what are some things your oc is proud of?) - alright this one’s going into a hecking List

quanli - not completely sucking at code shit, and how much she loves her girlfriend

bydoid - probably something he did in a video game

unimey - coping

temeni - standing up for himself and his friends

valuzi - most of the things she’s written, and how well she gets along with lowbloods (spoiler: she doesn’t lmao)

difyin - his resilience in outstandingly shitty situations

🌺 (what is your oc’s formal wear like?) - lots of suits. quanli, difyin and valuzi especially would fucking kill it in a goddamn suit jacket. bydoid wears incredibly silly ties in an otherwise completely serious outfit. unimey would probably be the token dress wearer and by god is it going to have all that fancy lace shit on it

[zosonils]

new icon! quanli eleduc hates the epilogues. the full version of this one will be up on @fruity-rumpus-drawing-factory sometime today probably (By The Way Have You Heard Of My Edit Blog Where I Draw Homestuck Edits Follow Me Please There’s Nothing In The Inbox Lmao)

[fundforteachers]

EL Education today kicks off its annual conference to inspire best practices in 150 district and charter schools with 45,000 students and 4,000 teachers. Fund for Teachers honors this work, and our exemplary Fellows from this network, by sharing the story of EL teacher & FFT Fellow Sara Boeck, who designed her FFT fellowship to research past and present resistance movements in Mexico as a model for student writing and meaningful resistance to injustice in local communities.

As a social justice educator, the struggle to continue moving forward in the face of increasing inequity and global and local problems is difficult. Researching in central and southern Mexico this summer with my Fund for Teachers grant not only gave me countless practical materials, texts, artifacts, interviews, and photographs to bring back to my students, but it also revitalized my passion for social justice and renewed my belief that the struggle of social justice is worth it.

Over the course of six weeks, I met women’s rights activists providing support for women in indigenous communities in central Mexico; professors committed to lifting the indigenous culture into the space of the dominant culture of formal education; LGBTQ activists and scholars who know that change will come and believe that the system can be changed; and ordinary women and men empowering families and inspiring gender equity to help their communities walk away from the legacy of machismo. I learned from historical figures that have not accepted inequity as the status quo:

Comandante Marcos and the thousands of Zapatistas who have been fighting since the 1990s for indigenous liberation from colonization.

Frida Khalo has used her art and public presence to challenge gender norms and move the struggles of living with a disability to the forefront.

Emiliano Zapata led the Mexican revolution, with the help of millions to release Mexico from the imperialist control of Spain.  

Modern day activists who fight the impact of the drug war on small Mexican communities and the search for the murdered 43 student teachers in Ayotzinapa.

Each of these unique learning experiences inspired me to my core and filled me with a passion I brought back to my classroom, but also my life as a citizen.

Moving into this school year, my curriculum has a new fire. The theoretical ideas of creating a more just world have real world examples of actual activism in a country with far fewer resources than we possess in our local community. “Reading the world” takes on a new life with voices of people I met and texts I brought back and am incorporating into my classroom, including short stories from Latin American women authors and documentary films, such as La Jaula de Oro. The texts, resources, artifacts and bits of history also found relevance in the history department curriculum. We are beginning an inter-department book club with The Open Veins of Latin America, a book that was repeatedly recommended to me during my fellowship. The true goal of EL schools is for lessons to impact local communities. Hearing from these modern-day activists in Mexico will help my students see the real impact of people, even those disenfranchised by society, achieving social change. Our intense classroom discussions of social problems, like child labor, gender equity and racism will shift from a sense of powerlessness to a strong sense of empowerment: that the students can really do something for their fellow human beings. Furthermore, I revamped my unit on advocacy for global problems to include a model for making real activist work out of our ideas. Students will now develop an activist project in this expedition and have advice to guide their choices from the women at La Casa de la Mujer Indigena including their strategy for addressing local problems in their own communities. Lastly, I am starting an extracurricular club to train community organizers. We will be using Skype to talk with experts I met in order to learn the strategies to motivate and mobilize the community.

My Fund for Teachers fellowship truly shifted my world-view. In the past six years of my teaching career, I’ve been passionate about social justice, but in a bubble. I worked to be globally aware, but there is only so much that you can learn within the United States. This fellowship opened my eyes, gave me a renewed passion and provided me with a historical context for the work I do that bursts the bubble I once functioned within. Modern society has been formed by the exploitation of certain groups of people. But this fellowship helped me believe in a world where people are the answer. This is my greatest take away from this experience. People care about others and will totally amaze you if you’re willing to step outside of your comfort zone.

It has been disheartening at times to believe that change and equity can come from the bottom and truly make a difference. But after meeting so many inspiring, passionate people with only those traits moving them forward, I truly believe that change will happen. Equity will come, because people are good to each other. This realization has brought me peace and the resilience to keep teaching.

Sara Boeck is an English teacher at Expeditionary Learning School for Community Leaders in Brooklyn, NY. She values student voice in the classroom and the community and teaches from a social justice perspective. Sara's interests, which are reflected in her practice, include: youth activism, privilege and oppression, and race and other social constructs.