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Nick Covington

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Dad. 10 years teaching high school social studies. Creative Director

#restorehumanity

Iowa, USAhumanrestorationproject.orgJoined August 2012

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Super stoked to launch our first #Edufuturism workshop on Sat 1/28! In this session, we're connecting video game tutorials to the classroom, asking "what can we learn as educators from the success and pitfalls of design?" Register for free: humanrestorationproject.org/learning

Every video game requires players to learn how to play it. Sometimes intuitively and sometimes not, most games plan for everyone from entry-level to advanced-players to quickly grasp its controls and rules. However, not all tutorials are equal. Some tutorials simply tell a player exactly what to do; other games provide various challenges to demonstrate their abilities. The tutorial is by far one of the most important concepts in hooking in and retaining a player! In this interactive session, we will talk about game tutorials, training, and "moving up the ladder" of difficulty. We will compare how various games train players to learn and how this can be applied to the classroom. We'll talk about how games train players as they progress and compare to pedagogy, where students all have different levels of understanding and progress in myriad ways.

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What does it mean to #restorehumanity to teacher professional-development? How do we center student voice in the process? Check out this short video to learn more about @HumRsPro's award-winning Human-Centered Schools Model! #K12 #education #edchat

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Seems like we need to have an honest public conversation about why

is now worth $1.3B (at least). College admissions, appropriate and meaningful classes for students, and ESPECIALLY why AP is the path forward in less affluent schools.

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I despise the term branding but for a student in a less affluent school AP can be a path to being with other motivated students and having her or his achievements recognized by colleges, especially with honors classes etc apparently frowned on/eliminated these days

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“It is very hard to be objective about pirates. Most historians don’t even try.” The late #DavidGraeber’s final posthumous book is out now! us.macmillan.com/books/97803746

David Graeber and Farrar,Straus&Giroux

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& I are getting prepped for Saturday morning's first #EduFuturism session, Moving Up The Ladder: Learning from Video Game Tutorials! How do we overcome failure traps by turning failure into an asset? #K12 #edchat #LeadLAP #satchat #learning humanrestorationproject.org/learning

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This is true. And what does a 5 represent, really? I get into it a little in the book. I’m sure former AP students who are now in all kinds of colleges have lots of thoughts about it.

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Джесс Сандерс

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You make a really good point. A high GPA at a “bad school” means less than a high GPA at a prestigious private school. With AP classes a 5 is a 5 for everyone, and that opens doors for students who are motivated but don’t have access to top schools.

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Jeremy C. Young

A basic fact about Florida's ban on AP African American Studies: since the creation of the Advanced Placement program in 1952, no state has ever refused to certify an AP course until now. No state has put politics ahead of its students' access to early college credit until now.

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The racist governor of Florida has given us no choice. FREE Ebook: From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation by

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From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation (Expanded Second Edition)

The eruption of mass protests in the wake of the police murders of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and Eric Garner in New York City have challenged the impunity with which officers of the law...

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Haymarket Books

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If you are a high school student in Florida, we will gladly send you a copy of

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’s From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation for free

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Human Restoration Project

Just updated: another 20 studies demonstrating the need for a human-centered education. Check out our 500+ research study, article, and book database for restoring humanity to school. #restorehumanity #edchat humanrestorationproject.org/research

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Conclusions are running amok because

has FAILED to directly repudiate Florida’s anti-Black rejection of the course—and CB has FAILED to clearly state the basis for these revisions, instead issuing a vague statement that revisions are routinely made to pilot courses.

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And speaking of money, take a look at who funded the Governor’s commercial, look at the donors to her and GOP legislators, look at Corey DeAngelis landing in Des Moines last night before it was all over and posting pictures from the Senate chamber. 3/7

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Proponents of this say it is about funding students not systems. But it actually is about a system: their system. 4/7

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Full disclosure….I know very little about politics. I have never contacted a politician before but had a question and his email was public….Curious on how my local senator gathered data to make his decision on HF 68. My question and his response. Disappointing to say the least.

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Alright all, I am taking a break for a hot minute. Just tired and angry as it is, and the discourse about this course in particular (not in this thread but elsewhere) has me 2 degrees away from full Yosemite Sam.

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So take that for what it's worth, not intending to amplify or spread misinfo. Useful to see how it's being received by the DeSantis admin & how that will impact its future adoption in other states, like Iowa, who've fallen down the cultural forever war.

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Fully acknowledging (thanks

) that I might be reading too much into a motivated tweet. I'm overly grouchy and sensitive given the last 24 hours in Iowa ed policy. Tired of handing guys like DeSantis even the perception of victory for their harmful, regressive politics.

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I wrote a whole book about it, and, still, my mind reels when I think about the extent to which AP is a scam.

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Christopher Barber

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The state of education would be much better if America would finally do away with scam that is AP (and College Board). It amazes me that, despite AP being a terrible program all around, the DeSantis admin could only justify cutting one course (and for blatantly racist reasons).

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Are you kidding me? Ron DeSantis gets to single-handedly determine what the AP curriculum looks like in the rest of the country? Neither DeSantis nor the

should have this level of unilateral control. We've ceded so much.

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Excellent news. Thanks to @GovRonDeSantis' principled stand for education over identity politics, the College Board will be revising the course for the entire nation. The Florida Department of Education (@EducationFL) will review the changes for compliance once resubmitted. twitter.com/WFLA/status/16…

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Human Restoration Project

Are you passionate about sharing your knowledge with others? We are currently seeking contributions for our upcoming conference! Learn more at humanrestorationproject.org/conference #restorehumanity #conference #education #edchat #tg2chat

Call for Proposals Are you passionate about sharing your knowledge with others? We are currently seeking contributions for this conference! We welcome submissions from a variety of perspectives, including student groups, educator teams, academic researchers, and personal experiences. We are specifically looking for: * Educators using technology in ethical, humane ways toward bettering a social good and/or making connections never before possible. * Student groups & activists working to change the world in-and-out of the classroom, particularly in ways that engage their school community. * Any individuals, groups, or organizations that believe in progressive education and want the further the vision of this conference. If you are interested in contributing, please submit a proposal. The deadline for submissions is February 1st, 2023. We look forward to hearing from you and hope to see you at the conference.

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Nick

: "If you want to know who these voucher programs are made for, look no further than the New York and Florida hedge fund billionaires who plan to use our tax dollars to remake the Iowa education system in their image & for their profit."

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Whose priorities for Iowa?

Nick Covington: New York and Florida hedge fund billionaires plan to use our tax dollars to remake Iowa's education system.

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Corey gets to fly in late from Texas to party with

on a Monday night. Iowa teachers will be up early Tuesday to show up and do what they do best for our kids. We know whose voices are respected & valued in our own state. We know who this bill was meant for.

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I was correct. She already had the victory party planned. twitter.com/tt_dubs/status…

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Gov. Kim Reynolds will sign her "school choice" bill into law at 11 a.m. today in the Iowa Capitol rotunda. #ialegis

desmoinesregister.com

Iowa House passes Kim Reynolds' massive private school bill, with Senate vote next

The bill's passage, in only the third week of the legislative session, shows Republicans' commitment to delivering a quick win for Gov. Kim Reynolds.

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So many ways we could've spent $345,000,000 dollars/year to improve upon the education of Iowa students Investment into preschools Thousands of teachers Thousands of mental health counselors and/or school nurses Food Technology/Building improvements Experienced academic coaches

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Joshua Weishart

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Most unfortunate. Any legal challenge to this new voucher law likely will be caught in a Catch-22, as I explain here: edwk.it/3WEevdK

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Iowa voucher bill passed in the legislature after midnight, heads to the governor's desk. twitter.com/IAStartingLine…

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What makes me nuts about APAAS is that the left should be funding teachers, profs, institutions instead of subsidizing the most corporate of education companies. Because that’s not happening, the College Board’s size and influence invite further privatization efforts.

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A twisted argument goes that DeSantis is in fact protecting free speech through corporate reform of

, which is part of the reason why we should have ripped out AP by the roots years ago instead of pouring money into it while destroying public institutions.

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Probably auspicious that my copy of

's Emergent Strategy came in the mail yesterday from

"Shaping change, changing worlds"🚀

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What are those political commitments? Cut spending. Eliminate anything resembling redistribution. Limit democratic control. Allow each individual to pursue their own self-interest, even if it is damaging to the public good. Bust unions. 7/

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All of these stories can be rebutted with facts. But they persist, because they are not driven by fact. They are driven by ideology. The storytelling is in service of a set of political commitments. 6/

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It isn't particularly persuasive to say: "We want to create a system that doesn't guarantee a free and appropriate education to all young people." Or to say: "Young people can be excluded from schools in the system we envision." Or to say: "Our dream system will cost you." 3/

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GOP Rep Jeff Shipley just spoke for school voucher bill. Spent a lot of his time talking about a tragic incident involving a Fairfield student who supposedly wasn't well-served by public school. How is that a reason to give handouts to wealthy who already use private schools?

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It's standard practice for

. After thousands of Iowans showed up to protest changes to collective bargaining in 2017, the only person present at the bill signing was Americans for Prosperity director/lobbyist Drew Kline.

@IAStartingLine

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It's standard practice for

. After thousands of Iowans showed up to protest changes to collective bargaining in 2017, the only person present at the bill signing was Americans for Prosperity director/lobbyist Drew Kline.

@IAStartingLine

iowastartingline.com/2017/02/22/bra

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Corey gets to fly in late from Texas to party with

on a Monday night. Iowa teachers will be up early Tuesday to show up and do what they do best for our kids. We know whose voices are respected & valued in our own state. We know who this bill was meant for.

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Like I was just saying...

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Iowa voucher bill passed in the legislature after midnight, heads to the governor's desk.

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Iowa Starting Line

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That is all for tonight iowastartingline.com/2023/01/24/iow

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The Iowa voucher bill now has a fiscal note: by FY2027, Iowa taxpayers will mostly reward parents already sending their kids to private schools to the tune of $345 million a year. That amount will grow every year - my guess is public school funding won't grow by as much. Unreal.

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