Kimberly Hirsh

My mom went to the hospital Saturday due to muscle weakness. (Previous surprise visits involved myocardial infarction & colitis, plus a bonus myocardial infarction during scheduled chemo.) It’s hard & scary each time a new complication comes up & it’s why I’m not posting much.

🔖 Read ecosystem theory: how to reframe the “i do this or i do that” binary (Thrive PhD) by Katy Peplin

Such a helpful perspective.

🍿 Watched Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis. 🌊

This shows some awesome innovations in water conservation from people all over the world at all different levels (city, business, household…).

Want to read: The Wastewater Gardener: Preserving the Planet One Flush at a Time by Mark Nelson PhD 📚

Want to read: Water 4.0 by David Sedlak 📚

Another super informal poll! If you are a scholar, regardless of your relationship ship to academia (student/university employee/working outside academia), do you use Google apps like Docs, Sheets, & Slides?

Hi there! This morning the outdoor temperature is 44F. When I pick my kid up at 3 pm it will be 80F. Welcome to central North Carolina!

I’m curious: if you are currently or have ever been in a graduate program, are you familiar with the concept of “personal knowledge management”?

🔖 Read Plan to rewrite NC teacher licensing could also raise pay, but it’s too early to say

Educators, what do you think? I’m not sure about the options for evaluation, but I like the idea of teacher leaders getting paid for their leadership work.

According to this blog post, some of the core concepts of Learning Experience Design include:

• human-centered design
• constructive alignment
• learning environments