We can never truly repay the debt we owe our fallen heroes. But we can remember them, honor their sacrifice, and affirm in our own lives those enduring ideals of justice, equality, and opportunity for which generations of Americans have given that last full measure of devotion.

Engaging assessment - Thanks for sharing Alex Corbitt x.com/Alex_Corbitt/s…

Working on a presentation about curating classroom libraries and this amazing young reader just reminded me why I do this! ALL children should have access to books that reflect their experiences! #RepresentationMatters

If you missed Maggie Essig’s wonderful session on wordless books, she’s got you covered with the slides. #ILBilingualDirectors21

Thanks to all that attended! How great to be together today with so many thought leaders... and presenting with @rachellranders1 is always a treat!

Help Max raise funds in his first ever FUN RUN! He is working to help his school get fine arts materials, classroom project dollars, and special event money to make up for lost covid time! myapexevent.com/nrq886?sv=1&ut…

Help Max discover the mystery of the X-Factor this year! myapexevent.com/nrq886?sv=1&ut…

YAY! andtheniwaslike.co/2a9_lw Prepping for Illinois Resource Center (IRC) Empowercon 2023 while the fam is asleep! So excited!

.Michele Yanong’s “Rebel’s Guide” came with book recs, strategies, resources AND background music? We love to see it!!!

The amazing Amanda Montes reminds us all of the power of arts integration to engage students, increase content retention, lower stress, and spark joy #MultilingualIL23

Excited to do this with Michele Yanong & Olivia Mulcahy - we are planning some awesome things! #ellchat #iledchat x.com/il_resource_ct…

"A positive self-concept comes from feeling capable." ~Fay & Funk~ #KidsDeserveIt #DadsAsPrincipals

Mini green screens! Love it! x.com/DoInkTweets/st…

Thank you Maggie Essig! To be "sub-plan-writing worthy" might be the best compliment ever! x.com/maggieessig/st…

Be a culturally responsive teacher! How We Pronounce Student Names, and Why it Matters #ellchat #edchat #esl #ell cultofpedagogy.com/gift-of-pronun…

"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..."

Learning to be a Thinking Maps facilitator at Path to Proficiency for ELLs today... Day 1! Woot woot!

#d83shines Thinking Maps in action! Using brace map to learn parts of a book. Yolanda Marcus, Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher, Scott E.S.

Got my ticket! x.com/jmattmiller/st…

Looking for some inspiration to start the new year in your classroom? #ditchsummit has 18 free presentations with FANTASTIC speakers and topics. Plus free PD credit! Check em out: Ditchsummit.com #ditchbook #edchat #edtech