Added to my #WonderLinks page: [VIDEO] Artemis Science: Visualizing NASA’s Next Lunar Flyby (6 min)
https://www.youtNCedcom/watch?v=wdF4wyTarrI
Also added to my “VIDEOS: SPACE EXPLORATION - MOON / MARS HABITATION” page:
https://lessons.wesfryer.com/lessons/minecraft-mars/mars-videos
Check out David Harris‘s latest episode on The Teacher’s Forum [PODCAST]:
“Teaching Through Crisis in Charlotte: Dr. James Ford on Immigration Raids, Student Safety, and Educational Equity”
#teaching #ICE #immigration #HumanRights #education #NCed #HealOurCulture
In this episode of The Teacher’s Forum, David Harris speaks with Dr. James Ford about the recent immigration enforcement actions in Charlotte and their impact on students, families, and schools (02:35). Dr. Ford discusses what educators must do du...
Op-ed: In the wake of violence, threats to teachers are also threats to NC public schools
"No educator should ever face harassment, violence, or doxxing, the sharing of private information for intimidation, for doing their job, and no student should ever sit in a classroom clouded by fear."
Woo hoo! Check out the 11 minute introductory video I recorded for my computer programming students, starting our “Spooky Scratch Stories” project this week!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPI0OlkAeyM
Full lesson on:
https://lessons.wesfryer.com/lessons/spooky-scratch-stories
Shout out to Tony Vincent for the inspiration for this project!
#WCPSS friends! Moms 4gainst Liberty is targeting teachers for pointing out the obvious that Charlie Kirk was a bigot. They feign outrage, passing out constitutions while asking the board to inflict state censorship by firing specific teachers. Stay around for the follow-up comment from Renee. Amazing counter.
We need the public to STAND UP at the next board meeting and demand basic constitutional rights for our teachers.
https://www.youtube.com/live/tKfSzxTFFa8?si=yHvNCng1HdLlcv4z&t=3138
Thanks to @toddconaway for this powerful multimedia essay, “What Happened? Twitter, COVID, Remote Work and Loss.” Read the essay:
https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/iHtGUPNYnZx06
This encourages me to NOT give up on my desire to serve as a catalyst for an EdCamp community here in Charlotte, NC.
Interested in EdCampCLT?
https://edcampclt.org
https://edcampclt.org/volunteer/
#community #NCed #edtech #socialnetworking #ds106 #EdCamp #EdCampCLT
Welcome to my new Mastodon channel / profile! I started using Mastodon in April 2017 and setup an account on https://mastodon.cloud/@wfryer
Today I learned about the https://triangletoot.party/ Mastodon server / instance via StartHereSocial: https://jaz.co.uk/projects/startheresocial/
Specifically the US / North Carolina filter of the Americas page:
https://jaz.co.uk/projects/startheresocial/shs-americas/
I'm interested in more local networking within my city and state, so hoping this will be a good move!
NC K-12 Private Schools Curriculum Review 2025: "Taxpayers have already spent nearly a half a billion this year for private school tuition vouchers to schools whose curriculum, for most of the schools, is not aligned to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSCOS)...[P]rivate schools receiving public dollars should select curriculum materials that meet or closely align with the content standards established by the NCSCOS." https://publicschoolsfirstnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/NC-Private-School-Cirruculum-Report.pdf
Public sessions for Global Learning #EdCamp start in 10 minutes! Join us!
https://busy-launch-408.notion.site/Global-Learning-Edcamp-Hub-1bec5b7d30fb8015b377edc0bf273804
#education #collaboration #Thrive2025 #NCed #GlobalEd #GlobalLearning
Coding Mars with Minecraft Makecode and Scratch (March 2025)
https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/03/25/coding-mars/
Missed my session at #msmatters2025 today? Check out RECORDED AUDIO & my session slides / resources!
Full unit on:
https://lessons.wesfryer.com/lessons/minecraft-mars
#stem #NCed #coding #Minecraft #MinecraftEDU #MinecraftEducation #create2learn
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