Shanna Peeples

Dec 8, 2024 | shannapeeples.medium.com | Shanna Peeples

Syrian children in class, Nov. 7, 2013. Credit: DFID CC BY-SA 2.0Democracy lives or dies in empty classroomsShanna Peeples·Follow5 min read·--Like most lessons, the ones that stay with you stay because they break something inside of you. The one I want to tell you about arrived in fragments: a comment that cracked my comfortable assumptions, a scene that shattered the wall between what I wanted to believe and what I couldn’t unsee. Both reshaped my understanding of what school is and means.

Dec 1, 2024 | shannapeeples.medium.com | Shanna Peeples

shattered reality by @drpeeps on MidjourneyTwenty years after the phrase ‘reality-based community’ emerged as a slur, teaching truth has become an act of resistance. Here’s what educators can do. Shanna Peeples·Follow5 min read·--The 2024 election came and went like a fever dream, leaving a troubling question: What happens when reality becomes negotiable?

May 16, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Rod Allen |Jal Mehta |Shanna Peeples

In keeping with our recent theme of returning guests, Shanna Peeples makes her third appearance on the podcast. She shares her thoughts and insights on the current educational climate, and what it has been like navigating the system in her home state of Texas. A central theme throughout the conversation is the idea of purpose in education, and how shared values can help us rise above the political polarization spreading through society.

Jun 15, 2023 | shannapeeples.medium.com | Shanna Peeples

By Shanna Peeples Dr. Peeps/Midjourney A look at how Artificial Intelligence can be used to promote or undermine equity and justice in education and a call for a critical and inclusive approach to AI literacy. A drawback of leaving public schools for higher education is that I've lost the ability to test my...