Did you know that the first computer scientist was a woman? Learn more about these historic women in STEM. bit.ly/3P5dw5A

The 2023 AP World History scores: 5: 15%; 4: 22%; 3: 28%; 2: 22%; 1: 13%. (Congrats – this year’s group earned what are easily the all-time high scores in this subject for as long as I’ve posted these.)

ReadingCon is amazing! Want our slides? bit.Ly/3ZGSk82

ReadingCon has been so great! Listening to amazing authors and meeting wonderful educators and hanging with my Barrington 220 people who came on their day off to learn. Thank you Follett!

Curious why AP World History and Euro History scores are higher than APUSH scores? World History and Euro History students performed significantly better, overall, across the short answer and long essay questions.

ReadingCon highlight: Discussing diverse books & freedom to read w/ legend, Laurie Halse Anderson! ❤️📖🥰 How fitting: we met Laurie at our 1st literacy presentation & ran into her now after ᒎᗩᑎᗴ丅 ᗩᑎᗪᗴᖇᔕᗝᑎ (she/her)’s retirement #readmorebooks #authorlove #RepresentationMatters @FollettLearning

What a blast presenting with ᒎᗩᑎᗴ丅 ᗩᑎᗪᗴᖇᔕᗝᑎ (she/her) & Aisha Saeed, collaborating with librarians, & learning from amazing authors & educators at #ReadingCon23! #summerteacherlife #readmorebooks #allstoriesareourstories @follettlearning BHS Library Barrington 220 Laurie Halse Anderson

The Friend ministered until their death in 1819 at the age of 66. As we celebrate genderqueer people this #PrideMonth and every month, let us remember the Public Universal Friend who refused to conform to rigid gender and proslavery norms in the early United States. 10/10

Learning together in Barrington 220’s Summer University course, Building an Inclusive School Community through Books #barrington220reads #alwayslearning #ProfessionalDevelopment #RepresentationMatters

What often gets erased in writing about the Tulsa Race Massacre is the 45 years of prosperity in Greenwood after the attack and the events that led to the neighborhood’s second destruction. bit.ly/3OjCq0E

Are you a Barrington 220 alumni currently working in the social sciences? Did you put your BHS social studies coursework to good use in college and career? We’d like to feature you on our department bulletin board! Please email or DM! #Unitedat50 #BHSSocialStudies.

Thank you to Matt and the @cw26chicago WCIU, The U Game of the Week crew for featuring Barrington 220 on their Learning to Win segment on Saturday. It’s honor to represent the hundreds of educators that work in the district. Find the whole broadcast here: wciu.com/gameoftheweek/

To wrap up the Industrial Revolution, #bhsglobalstudies Ss practiced argumentation, evidence, & collaboration thru a labor resolution role-playing factory owners, impoverished families, & child advocates. Reminder: louder doesn’t always mean more correct 🫣 #worldhistory #bsd220

IHSA Sectionals Journalism Contest Submission. Great job BHS-TV Barrington 220 Fine Arts crew and thank you Kathleen Duffy (she/her) and John Parker Bach for participating. youtube.com/watch?v=GeHL1K…

2024 Summer U: YALit Booklist for SEL & diversity and inclusion! Take one or both sessions to read four or eight books as we work to make 220 a more inviting, inclusive, and robust place for all students! #education #readmorebooks #RepresentationMatters