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23 Apr 2015
Also see gofundme.com/omqd4c if you're interested in making changes to disability in workplace culture!
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23 Apr 2015
DVC hosted 2 great presentations by @garylkarp today. Lots of good resources re. "modern disability" at moderndisability.com/busines…
15 Jan 2015
I'm 1 like away from 500 likes at Readable Blog on Facebook: facebook.com/ReadableBlog If you know anyone who's learning English, pass it on!
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12 Jan 2015
I've misplaced a good textbook I had with short articles about IKEA and other companies. Anyone familiar, know title? Or other resources?
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20 Nov 2014
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31 Aug 2014
#FergusonSyllabus: Talking and Teaching About Police Violence <--excellent resources from @prisonculture usprisonculture.com/blog/201…
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9 May 2014
It's really easy to get this stuff right, or at least better. Shame on the publishers who can't be bothered.
9 May 2014
And it DOES matter. As a small kid I was told "OK, girls can become president by law, but they CAN'T be PILOTS!" since they'd never seen one
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9 May 2014
...but textbooks SHOULD reach for the second. (I'm sure I had fifth-grade textbooks in Arkansas that had better representation than this.)
9 May 2014
And let's talk about the difference between "representative" and "progressive" or aspirational. This book doesn't even manage the first...
9 May 2014
2 of the Career images featuring women in this Cengage textbook? Dental hygienist and elementary school teacher. Wow, seriously?
9 May 2014
This Cengage algebra text has 9 Career pics. Only 3 are women. Only 1 is clearly not white. This doesn't represent our community or classes.
1 May 2014
CC class, listening/speaking, low-int, mostly adults (20-50 YO). Spanish, Vietnamese, and Farsi speakers.
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1 May 2014
Need to give my students a demo presentation on "The History of [thing/person/idea/place]". Drawing a blank on stuff that'd be relevant...
30 Apr 2014
aha: they have more than 1 version of the chart! colorvowelchart.org/index.ph… /@wintersweet
29 Apr 2014
I would LOVE to try using @Storium for ESL/EFL, whether in a school setting or for independent learners.
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