Added to my #WonderLinks page: [VIDEO] Artemis Science: Visualizing NASA’s Next Lunar Flyby (6 min)
https://www.youtNCedcom/watch?v=wdF4wyTarrI
Also added to my “VIDEOS: SPACE EXPLORATION - MOON / MARS HABITATION” page:
https://lessons.wesfryer.com/lessons/minecraft-mars/mars-videos
Check out David Harris‘s latest episode on The Teacher’s Forum [PODCAST]:
“Teaching Through Crisis in Charlotte: Dr. James Ford on Immigration Raids, Student Safety, and Educational Equity”
#teaching #ICE #immigration #HumanRights #education #NCed #HealOurCulture
Op-ed: In the wake of violence, threats to teachers are also threats to NC public schools
"No educator should ever face harassment, violence, or doxxing, the sharing of private information for intimidation, for doing their job, and no student should ever sit in a classroom clouded by fear."
Woo hoo! Check out the 11 minute introductory video I recorded for my computer programming students, starting our “Spooky Scratch Stories” project this week!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPI0OlkAeyM
Full lesson on:
https://lessons.wesfryer.com/lessons/spooky-scratch-stories
Shout out to Tony Vincent for the inspiration for this project!
#WCPSS friends! Moms 4gainst Liberty is targeting teachers for pointing out the obvious that Charlie Kirk was a bigot. They feign outrage, passing out constitutions while asking the board to inflict state censorship by firing specific teachers. Stay around for the follow-up comment from Renee. Amazing counter.
We need the public to STAND UP at the next board meeting and demand basic constitutional rights for our teachers.
https://www.youtube.com/live/tKfSzxTFFa8?si=yHvNCng1HdLlcv4z&t=3138
Thanks to @toddconaway for this powerful multimedia essay, “What Happened? Twitter, COVID, Remote Work and Loss.” Read the essay:
https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/iHtGUPNYnZx06
This encourages me to NOT give up on my desire to serve as a catalyst for an EdCamp community here in Charlotte, NC.
Interested in EdCampCLT?
https://edcampclt.org
https://edcampclt.org/volunteer/
#community #NCed #edtech #socialnetworking #ds106 #EdCamp #EdCampCLT
Welcome to my new Mastodon channel / profile! I started using Mastodon in April 2017 and setup an account on https://mastodon.cloud/@wfryer
Today I learned about the https://triangletoot.party/ Mastodon server / instance via StartHereSocial: https://jaz.co.uk/projects/startheresocial/
Specifically the US / North Carolina filter of the Americas page:
https://jaz.co.uk/projects/startheresocial/shs-americas/
I'm interested in more local networking within my city and state, so hoping this will be a good move!
.” Below the text, a cute, cartoon Mastodon mascot waves happily with a joyful expression. Next to the mascot is a white and orange U-Haul moving truck, emphasizing the idea of relocating. Surrounding the characters are moving boxes, a rolled-up rug, and a table lamp, reinforcing the moving theme. The background is bright yellow with festive confetti and streamers, creating a celebratory tone. The overall vibe is cheerful and inviting, symbolizing both change and excitement.](https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/114/978/802/693/684/496/original/aa83dc5dbce4643e.jpg)
NC K-12 Private Schools Curriculum Review 2025: "Taxpayers have already spent nearly a half a billion this year for private school tuition vouchers to schools whose curriculum, for most of the schools, is not aligned to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSCOS)...[P]rivate schools receiving public dollars should select curriculum materials that meet or closely align with the content standards established by the NCSCOS." https://publicschoolsfirstnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/NC-Private-School-Cirruculum-Report.pdf
Public sessions for Global Learning #EdCamp start in 10 minutes! Join us!
https://busy-launch-408.notion.site/Global-Learning-Edcamp-Hub-1bec5b7d30fb8015b377edc0bf273804
#education #collaboration #Thrive2025 #NCed #GlobalEd #GlobalLearning
Coding Mars with Minecraft Makecode and Scratch (March 2025)
https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/03/25/coding-mars/
Missed my session at #msmatters2025 today? Check out RECORDED AUDIO & my session slides / resources!
Full unit on:
https://lessons.wesfryer.com/lessons/minecraft-mars
#stem #NCed #coding #Minecraft #MinecraftEDU #MinecraftEducation #create2learn
Great presentation today by Heather Smith (2024 NC Teacher of the Year) in Charlotte at #MSMATTERS2025! My notes from her session “Teachers: The Ultimate Influencers“
https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/03/24/wisdom-from-heather-smith/
new post: Road to Awesome
https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/03/24/road-to-awesome/
These are my notes from Darrin Peppard’s keynote at the March 24, 2025 NCMLE ‘Middle School Matters’ Conference
#Durham friends, this is huge for our public educators. Please show up to offer your support if you can! https://www.mobilize.us/ncae/event/758625
If you're not familiar with the concept of 'meet and confer,' that is how unions in a state like ours get an oral commitment from the bosses for better conditions.
Always wanted to be in a union? You can also join the #NCAE as a Community Ally! https://www.ncae.org/community-ally
#NCed #1U #UnionStrong #schools #teachers #EducationWorkers #unions #labor #NC #DPS
"A timeline of the dismantling of DEI at NC State" from the student newspaper, the Technician. Looks like they might not even know about the order to remove the worry words from all of ncsu.edu.
Students in Mr White’s Middle School engineering class are testing autonomous “codeable” drones this morning, using a Block-based interface “printing” output similar to Python.
https://www.robolink.com/products/codrone-edu
More photos on:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/albums/72177720323682998
(2/2) and conversation:
https://chatgpt.com/share/679d222c-1068-800e-8a46-48a251dedd1f
More on my Google Doc of AI Tips and "Learning AI with Wes Fryer" website:
https://wfryer.me/tips
https://ai.wesfryer.com/
One of my teaching colleagues and friends, Mr. Todd Johnson, has coded two awesome free games in Roblox! My coding students were beta testers for him in December. Check them out: “Chicken Apocalypse” and “PD Perry BYOB!”
https://lessons.wesfryer.com/resources/roblox-games
“And amidst the dogs of Charlotte that day, there was great rejoicing.
For it was a snow day.”
I updated the RESOURCES page for #PodCampCLT following our first successful UNconference on Saturday, December 7, 2024! This includes AI tools for podcasting, audio, sharing, design, and other tools:
https://www.podcampclt.com/resources
My middle school students are creating personal “web design passion projects” as we end the term, and also learning about project management.
I’m creating one of these projects too on the same timeline, mine is titled “Searchable Google Sheet Powered Website.”
https://lessons.wesfryer.com/courses/web-design/spreadsheet-powered-website
#edtech #MediaLit #STEM #WebDesign #NCed #AI #GoogleSites #GoogleSheets #Spreadsheet
