Is there like, a teacher BBS or something?

10 years ago, teacher Twitter was extremely helpful to me. There's the #teaching hashtag here, which is nice, but are most people still on X? Or worse, Facebook?

Trying to build that side of my timeline back up. Boots appreciated along with recommendations of who to follow.

#education

Why did the earn (eagle) fly to the sun? Where do you find henna (hens) that burst into flame? How do you defeat an ylp (elephant)? And what on earth is a moon-head?

Welcome to the strange and delightful world of Old English animals - the ordinary, the extraordinary, the good, the bad & the baffling...

Find out more (and where to pre-order): https://oldenglishwordhord.com/deorhord-book/

Coming to @profilebooks (UK) this November & to @princetonupress (US/Canada) in February 2024!

#medieval #OldEnglish #NewBooks

Last April, Rhiannon Giddens visited us at GBH to discuss her new #opera “Omar.” 2 weeks later, Omar won the #Pulitzer Prize for #Music. And in between, we recorded Boston Lyric Opera's production of Omar for WCRB In Concert.

THIS SUNDAY at 7pm, hear Omar on CRB! We are so honored and excited to share this incredible work with you.

@classicalmusic

Here's an excerpt of Giddens’s conversation with Emmett G. Price III, which is available to watch in full on our website: https://bit.ly/3r1ANvE

Another way in which kids from poor communities are disadvantaged:

“According to a study conducted by the US Environmental Protection Agency, the temperature for optimal learning performance is lower than 72 degrees. And, student performance on psychological tests and school tasks increased by 20 percent if classroom temperatures are lowered from 86 degrees to 68 degrees.”

Mass. students go back to school without air conditioning

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/09/05/metro/boston-school-ac/