Random question I've been mulling over....do any schools provide accommodations or support for neurodivergent TEACHERS? I'm curious if you think this is needed, and if so, what it would it look like for a school to be neurodivergent-friendly for staff.

The first annual Latino Voices in Children’s Literature Writing Contest is starting soon! The contest aims to uplift Latino picture book writers and their authentic stories. Submissions open September 9 hubs.ly/Q02MBhbh0. #LatinoVoices #LatinoBooks #bilingualbooks

There's a free download of some curiosity-inspiring strategies from my '50 Strategies for Learning without Screens' book here: blog.teachercreatedmaterials.com/award-winning-… (as well as some great messages from Rebecka Peterson Jemelleh Coes, Ph.D. 2020 National Teacher of the Year Tabatha Rosproy and Nate Bowling).

Great news: The Minnesota State Fair has a Llama-Alpaca costume contest every year. Awful news: No major network carries it live.

Just once I wish they’d make a movie about a retired assassin or spy who gets pulled back in to the world they tried to leave.

This essay by Ted Chiang is very very good, and I'm going to go read it again. newyorker.com/culture/the-we…

If you aren't working on Labor Day, and if you do anything that involves someone that is working, and it is a situation where you can tip that person, tip that person as much as you possibly can.

Author Kwame Alexander is offering a free virtual event for students on Tuesday, September 17 at 1 p.m. ET. During the "literary pep rally," Alexander will read from his new novel in verse, Black Star, and participate in a Q&A through the chat. slj.com/story/Opportun…

WHAT ARE WE DOING. campussafetymagazine.com/news/el-paso-m… I mean... if.. IF there was a correlation here, and kids who were depressed were wearing more black clothes, banning the clothes wouldn't CURE DEPRESSION. It would maybe (but probably not) make it harder to see?

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Careful online today... this baby snapping turtle is reading everything you post.

This book is so wonderful. I love its mission of "Happy and Healthy Kids" and the practice sheets for staff to use when a student is using a new name or pronouns. I think all teachers would find it valuable, but also any adult with gender expansive kids in their life and work.

Anyone counting superlatives?