Welcome to the community. Hopeful that this project can be useful to others in time. Supported through the work of The Madison Institute (TMI) & Sterling Solutions LLC.

Below, please find our Code of Conduct. Also on this page is information about the TMI Community.

Generally, our focus is #education, #teaching, #assessment and all manner of #learning and fostering collaboration aligned to #AcademicMastodon.

About TMI Community

The TMI Community is a dynamic social, professional network comprising educational organizations, schools, districts, and dedicated educational professionals united in the common goal of advancing professional learning and development.

The TMI Community aims to serve as the ultimate social platform for educators to safely engage, innovate, comfortably exchange individual thoughts, opinions, ideas, knowledge, and cutting-edge practices, collaboratively tackle the challenges of their profession, and bolster their collective expertise and competencies. It's a hub for individual and organizational growth, enabling educators to enhance their perspective and professional skills and stay informed about the latest trends and advancements in education.

The TMI Community experience fosters a collegial culture, promoting empathetic and thought-provoking collegial discourse, objective examination of practice, lively exchange of innovative ideas and strategies, and enthusiastic engagement in collaborative projects. Our platform empowers members to work together on pedagogical research initiatives, curriculum development, and educational programs, all aimed at optimizing student outcomes.

The TMI Community serves as a conduit to tap into a rich network of seasoned educators and subject matter experts. Members of our Community willingly offer each other mentorship and guidance to better navigate their professional journeys with greater confidence and further broaden their horizons in the education landscape. It's a platform for advocating for effective professional learning practices and raising a collective voice for positive change in the education sector.

On this Mastodon instance and beyond, the TMI Community cultivates a culture of continuous learning and professional growth, ensuring educators are up-to-date with the latest research and best practices. It fosters collaboration and networking opportunities among education professionals, amplifying the impact of education on learners and society as a whole.

Code of Conduct

Our Pledge

In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience, nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.

Our Standards

Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment include:

• Using welcoming and inclusive language
• Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
• Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
• Focusing on what is best for the community
• Showing empathy towards other community members

Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:

• The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or advances
• Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
• Public or private harassment
• Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic address, without explicit permission
• Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting

Our Responsibilities

Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.

Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or permanently any contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.

Scope

This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces when an individual is representing the project or its community. Examples of representing a project or community include using an official project e-mail address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline event. Representation of a project may be further defined and clarified by project maintainers.

Enforcement

Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported by contacting the project team at tmicommunity@sterlingsolved.com. The project team will review and investigate all complaints, and will respond in a way that it deems appropriate to the circumstances. The project team is obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident. Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted separately.

Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good faith may face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by other members of the project's leadership.

Attribution

This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 1.4, available at https://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4

1. We are a community of Educational Professionals. All are welcome! However, our focus is #education, #teaching, #assessment and all manner of #learning based in the educational system of the United States. This is important context for discussion, debate, and interaction.
2. Be considerate of others. You don't have to agree, but you do need to treat one another with fairness and kindness.
3. There will be more rules. Make a suggestion.

1. aethy.com: limitation
2. c.im: limitation
3. infosec.exchange: limitation
4. mastodon.cloud: suspension
5. nothing.tacowolf.net: suspension
6. social.afront.org: suspension