Science Teacher ~ Unionist ~ University Lecturer ~ Author ~ Hiker ~ 2018 PA Teacher of the Year ~ 2016 GTP Top 10 ~ PAEMST ~ National Parks Supporter ~ Editor of http://FlipTheSystem.US ~ Trying to leave the world better than I found it. #eduskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3llhctrreqc2oWhat a pleasure to listen to 2025 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year Leon Smith keynoting the PA Educators Rising Conference. @pseaorg.bsky.social28 Mar 2025 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3llhctrreqc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3lkwanoevk22nI got a question from someone on FB questioning whether the US Department of Education has failed its mission since 1979. Here is my answer: First, there is no truth to the claim that test scores or US education performance has been declining since the opening of the USDoEd in 1979. 1/21 Mar 2025 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkwanoevk22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3lku3znpkm22kDismantling the US Department of Education will devastate students and rural communities like mine. The justification is that American education is falling behind other countries. So, let's examine what other countries do to get better outcomes so that we can implement those changes. 1/21 Mar 2025 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lku3znpkm22khttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3lkg5o3krvc2uIt’s a great day for the PSEA Artificial Intelligence Task Force to have important conversations about how human educators can shape the future of education.15 Mar 2025 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkg5o3krvc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3lk6gn5e5s22qUsing AI to scrub web pages and research studies based on banned keywords is the new book burning.12 Mar 2025 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk6gn5e5s22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3ljuineuias22There is no ethical use of Artificial Intelligence in schools if that technology is controlled by for-profit companies operating in an unethical system that rewards immoral behavior. "A bad system will beat a good individual every time." - Deming08 Mar 2025 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljuineuias22https://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3ljpesvqfl222I’d like to talk about some of the changes we’re seeing locally due to attacks to/from the USDoEd, but the first rule of Fight Club prohibits me from disclosing anything. #BFC530 [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2025 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljpesvqfl222https://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3ljki72xt6c2c#RedforEd04 Mar 2025 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljki72xt6c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3ljab2grolk2pAnother sign we are living in a dystopia: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/student-mental-health-ai-chat-bots-school-4eb1ba55?ref=2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com28 Feb 2025 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljab2grolk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3liowmmwvo22jSomeone asked me today to justify a claim that school vouchers are overwhelmingly used to subsidize wealthy families rather than helping poor children. You can go ahead and Google other states, but here is the data from Arizona to support that claim.21 Feb 2025 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3liowmmwvo22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3liooys2pbk2zAnother fantastic Second Breakfast from @audreywatters.bsky.social: https://2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/automated-contempt/?ref=second-breakfast-newsletter&attribution_id=67b5f8dc602d130001ccf031&attribution_type=post21 Feb 2025 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3liooys2pbk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3lim7b2njoc2cWith US leaders attacking the Ukrainian President and undermining our alliance with Europe, I am resharing this piece that Armand Doucet, Noah Zeichner, and I wrote for Education International after Russia invaded Ukraine. https://www.ei-ie.org/en/item/26391:the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-shows-the-importance-of-protecting-democratic-values-through-education20 Feb 2025 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lim7b2njoc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3liiaw5trps2vI’m really excited to spend time working with these amazing future teachers at the SPSEA conference next month! Also excited to have a bunch of fellow PA Teachers of the Year along side me! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Feb 2025 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3liiaw5trps2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3liakzwhwt22qIf you look up the bio of recipients of the US Presidential Award for Excellence in Math & Science Teaching on National Science Foundation site, you get this. Probably b/c we’re doing things POTUS finds abhorrent, like teaching actual science, giving all kids equal opportunity, & including all kids.15 Feb 2025 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3liakzwhwt22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3lhy2tgvdhs2lIf your child has a disability, their legal right to accommodations is in serious jeopardy. Those accommodations are efforts to provide equal opportunity (equity - the E in "DEI"), which the current administration, & now 17 states, are vigorously attacking. https://theeducatorsroom.com/in-a-new-lawsuit-17-states-sue-to-do-away-with-504-protections/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIZZBZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWduAi6T3YyYiGwDS-b7Hrkc2tEm5eOrqChm8jPS3xPrUC_JTjqfCsAm3A_aem_Snk1SVpKR74uwzyO-uVTrA12 Feb 2025 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhy2tgvdhs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3lhszmlzf622kGreat post by @ddmeyer.bsky.social on AI and education. “You either bet on teachers or you bet on software, and if you bet on software, you eventually learn you have to build a teacher.” You can't build a teacher. #EduSky #AIinEducation #EduSkyAI https://danmeyer.substack.com/p/in-edtech-you-either-bet-on-teachers10 Feb 2025 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhszmlzf622khttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3lhqnbvaumc2lNobody is better than @audreywatters.bsky.social at explaining the intersection of edtech and AI with education and crony capitalism. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Feb 2025 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhqnbvaumc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3lhjxtjklmk2cIf human-influenced climate change isn't real, then what's the need to delete all climate data from NOAA and other government websites?06 Feb 2025 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhjxtjklmk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3lhghxlwa3k2wA former university student reached out to ask how I used MSFT Powerpoint as a translation tool when I had a Ukrainian refugee ESL student in my elementary class. You can do this for many languages. For anyone who might need this, here's what I shared w/ her: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/present-with-real-time-automatic-captions-or-subtitles-in-powerpoint-68d20e49-aec3-456a-939d-34a79e8ddd5f#:~:text=(Classic%20Ribbon)%20On%20the%20View,select%20the%20one%20you%20want.05 Feb 2025 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhghxlwa3k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3lhffx6t3yk2g [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Feb 2025 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhffx6t3yk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3lhdwaifdhs24My fellow educators (and anyone who cares about public education), we need to use our voices and take actions outside of social media spaces. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2025 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhdwaifdhs24https://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3lh2cd4td522pIf you are in #Pennsylvania and believe that billionaires should not be allowed to rig our democracy, you need to keep an eye on www.alleyesonyass.com, which tracks the way PA's richest billionaire is using his money to impose his agenda on working-class Pennsylvanians. https://www.alleyesonyass.com/31 Jan 2025 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh2cd4td522phttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3lgzyb556o222Organizing and collective action are always the best way to fight against those who wish to use power, corruption, and division to exploit you. We have agency and power when we fight together. Find your people. Join a union. Volunteer to learn more and help. Don't dispair. Unite and act.31 Jan 2025 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgzyb556o222https://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3lgxejwmgd22mWhen we use "the future of work" to solely drive decisions in education, we prepare students solely for a future as "workers" rather than a future as citizens, community members, & unique individuals. We prepare them to be exploited by those with money & power rather than to shape their own future.30 Jan 2025 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgxejwmgd22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3lgvtkpyvpk24Teaching and learning are human activities. Technology, including generative AI, can be a tool in the process. But, systematically passing skills and information to the next generation will always be best accomplished by professional, qualified, human teachers. #edusky [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2025 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvtkpyvpk24https://bsky.app/profile/msoskil.bsky.social/post/3lguuirujdk2nWelcome @unionjoe.bsky.social, @pseaorg.bsky.social, @aeaeducators.bsky.social, and @neunion.bsky.social to the Teacher's Union Leaders and Education Association Starter Pack, which now includes 105 great accounts to follow. We're stronger when we network together. go.bsky.app/AjeZG6X [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2025 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:3s46pgpvcacsota2b5c46pt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lguuirujdk2n