ZingerLearns @ZingerLearns@qoto.org

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I have been working with a group of science teacher educators and teachers on a food waste unit based on US school lunches...

I happened to walk by an elementary school while vacationing in Paris, I could not help myself but to take a picture of the weekly lunch menu and was struck by how different it is from what we get in the US. I don't think I have ever seen anything pointing out sources, if products were organic (never seen organic lunches in traditional public schools) etc...

Seems reflective of values?

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Cat in a bag!

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Bettina Love's new book now available for pre-order. Follow-up to We Want to Do More than Survive.
A must read for those interested in improving education in the US

#PunishedforDreaming

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Also, when can we move beyond "representation" in teachers in the USA, and consider if and how they are prepared and teach? And consider if they are reproducing oppression or disrupting it?

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Testing in education and teacher prep is hugely problematic. Gatekeeping and exclusion are products of the system.
Money helps, reducing financial barriers, but does not do enough to dismantle the system.
Deprofessionalization of teacher preparation is a central issue imo.
Who gets to decide if students are ready for teacher preparation or to teach? Who should?

Heading to #AERA23
First important note about going back to Chicago, the weather changes a whole lot!
Clothe accordingly

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Anza Borrego, south end of the park

I have moved offices and as I think back on the 3rd year of the pandemic I am reminded of the opportunity to reimagine education through the pandemic which was almost entirely missed, leaving us in a much worse place than we were pre-pandemic.
Rehanging this poster as a reminder.

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Decided to bake today. Made my first banana soda bread.

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Making cranberry sauce has become a thing for me over the last few years.
There is a lot of great chemistry to be taught about food and different cultural traditions when we teach science.
Sugar to water ratios? Why and how do cranberries congeal?