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Living and working at the intersection of education and public communications. Tweets are my own.

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Joined August 2009
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Advocating for AANHPI communities | Haley Tran, ’24 @ucirvine political science, makes an impact through federal government work socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/ne… #classof2024 #zotzotzot #ucipride
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Breaking barriers | Lupe Erwin, insurance maven and founding member of the @ucisocsci Women of the Dean's Leadership Society, aims to ensure women's success socsci.uci.edu/magazine/2023…
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LeadHER: Mentoring the Next Generation of Women Leaders | Pilot program launched by the @UCIrvine School of Social Sciences and Women of the Dean’s Leadership Society is wrapping up its first quarter on campus socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/ne…
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Christine Byrd retweeted
Access to a gun triples the risk of death by suicide. ⁠States with gun safety laws that disrupt access to guns in times of crisis—like Extreme Risk laws, secure storage, and waiting periods—have the lowest rates of gun suicide in the country.
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From Bus Stops to Laundromats, Cities Embrace Play to Help Kids Learn - my latest for @The74 with amazing illustration by @_mgallagher7 cc: @sarahLytle #play #playfullearning the74million.org/article/fro…
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Staying safe online isn’t just something students need to know about. Join our free session on July 11th, where we will help educators better understand the depth of cybersecurity in the education environment. lrng.co/3pDS911
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"Through athletics, I have learned lessons about discipline, dedication, and perseverance. I believe that the sacrifices and determination required to excel in my sport have helped me become the father I am today." 🗞️ | bit.ly/3JhBxCO #HappyFathersDay | #TogetherWeZot
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Skip the gifts this year and honor the moms in your life by giving them what they really want: action on gun reform.
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Replying to @AISDTI2
@AISDTI2 recently doubled down on efforts to ensure students are fluent in #keyboarding & #techapps. Find out how@AISDblended, @Levianne & team created an ambassador program & customized asynchronous learning pathways to boost students' #digitalskills: lrng.co/3BbmYMG
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Learningdotcom ❤️ teachers. THANK YOU, teachers, for all you do to educate, nurture, encourage, protect, understand and guide students (the list could go on and on!). Drop a thank you to one of your favorite teachers in the comments below ⬇️
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Algorithmic thinking can help students ➡️ Strengthen critical thinking ➡️ Develop problem solving skills ➡️ Create high-success routines ➡️ Build life-long skills for success Read more in our latest blog about #algorithmicthinking: lrng.co/40ATz8P #FutureReady #Coding
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California @MomsDemand and @StudentsDemand volunteers and gun violence survivors packed a California hearing today to support the passage of #AB28. When the NRA’s minions showed late there was no more room to sit down, so they were stuck in the hallway. 🤣🤣🤣#CalVIP #CALeg
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Keep the same system and live with its faults? Take the top four scores no matter what? Reseed before nationals? My column/thread on the discourse surrounding the format of the NCAA championships and why reseeding might be the best option moving forward: dailybruin.com/2023/04/15/sa…
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ChatGPT prompts that'll save you hours a day at work (ranked in order):
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James Baldwin’s recipe for a career: “Discipline, love, luck, but, most of all, endurance.” Discipline, love, luck can all be boiled down to endurance. James Baldwin’s writing advice can be summed up in a word: Persevere." via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2023/02/11/books…
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“We can inform that conversation right from the start, and that’s why I’m such a proponent of having teachers get in there.” -#NWP Executive Director @elyseea on #ChatGPT and teaching writing. By @WriterByrd bit.ly/3RJ1wpM
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Paid family leave and affordable child care. Pass it on. #sotu2023
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$1.1M grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative supports collaboration between #UCIrvine School of Education & Anaheim Union High School District. Goal: give students a sense of purpose in their learning. @UCIEducation @AnaheimUHSD @ChanZuckerberg #UCINews bit.ly/3l7fpSt
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That is a lineup. You do not want this opportunity to go fast. Deb, Paul and Omari are as good as it gets.
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Christine Byrd retweeted
Compassion is the source of true joy, peace and happiness. It is the foundation of a good heart, the essence of a meaningful life, and the fundamental principle for creating a better world.
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