@jayproffitt

I am an educator with a passion for instructional design and technology. I'm into creating videos and photography. My family ROCKS!

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I hope the Forest Library will reconsider the decision to remove their Pride display. What a painful message to send to the LGBTQ+ kids in our community. Queer books are life-changing and life-saving. – at Lynchburg, VA
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Pride or prejudice? The Forest Library took down a Pride Month book display after several parents complained about exposing their kids to the topic. wset.com/news/local/pride-mo…

Pride Month book display taken down after complaints at Forest Library

A library in Bedford County became the center of controversy over the past several days. At the Forest Library, each month, the staff puts books on display that discuss different heritages or...

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Shout out to @tracyjoproffitt! She’s done an awesome job making sure her students have access to books that represent them. She even creates book talk videos for the new books she reads. I'd love for her to win new books! @FirstBook #FirstBookHonorRoll
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Teachers! Repeat after me: I will not have my students make "Indian" feathers/clothes. I will not culturally appropriate an entire people for "cute" activities. I will tell my students the truth about this country's relationship with Indigenous people. #PinterestIsNotPedagogy
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Monday is #IndigenousPeoplesDay. Many communities and schools will concurrently observe Columbus Day. Educators have the power to disrupt the whitewashed story of Christopher Columbus and instead center Indigenous voices. Here are some suggestions. tolerance.org/magazine/recon…

Reconsider Columbus Day

Teachers have the power to change the practice of celebrating Columbus to a practice of celebrating indigenous peoples’ presence, endurance and accomplishments. This blogger suggests how to do just...

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ITLC-Lilly@ITLC_Lilly8 Oct 2020
Join Lillian Nave @LillianNave on December 2 at #lillycon to hear her speak about "What Just Happened?: Student Self-Regulation in Online Courses" #conference #highered #college #university #comm_college #profdev
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Me: Ok. I think I’m done. 12yo: Yeah. I’m tired of a bunch of white guys yelling at each other. #Debates2020 – at Lynchburg, VA
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#Lynchburg friends, you should check out the Lynchburg Neighborhood Podcast. So far I've listened to this episode & the one with Dr. Owen Cardwell. Both were so good! I'm looking forward to learning even more. Thanks @runningsenorita for the suggestion.
Billy Hansen, MAI@BillyHansenMAI24 Jun 2020
In this conversation, @JohnAbellEcon, Professor of Economics at @randolphcollege, teaches us about food deserts and the history of redlining in Lynchburg. Check it out here: lynchburgneighborhood.com/ep…

Lynchburg Neighborhood

In this conversation, John Abell, Professor of Economics at Randolph College, teaches us about the history of redlining in Lynchburg. John also shares with us about his career in academia and how his...

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Nothing like a little Billy Joel to start the day right. Thanks, @scarypockets! youtu.be/mE8Nejr0Fw8
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Rose Flaugher@REFlaugher7 Jun 2020
They will change the world! So proud of our @LCSEDU students who organized this in less than a week. Read the mission statement! So honored to attend!! #BlackLivesMatter #LSR #Hilltoppers #Dare2Lead @MsJBarger
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How to bunker
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CNN
@CNN6 Jun 2020
Two toddlers who ran toward each another and hugged in a viral video have a “special friendship,” their parents say. In a recent video call, one of the boys signed off by saying “I love you!” to his best friend. cnn.it/2UicndN #CNNSesameStreet
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CNN
@CNN6 Jun 2020
8-year-old Xavier: “Nana used to protest in the 1960s. Why do we have to do this again and again?” “People are again protesting and marching and speaking up so that your Nana, you, and everyone else never has to experience racism again,” neighbor Gordon says. #CNNSesameStreet
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Thank you @CNN and @sesamestreet for “Coming Together: Standing Up To Racism” #CNNSesameStreet
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We've decided to hold off on publishing new episodes for a while, and Episode 73 explains why. #mtbos #iteachmath #blacklivesmatter mathbeforebreakfast.com/math…
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