Congrats to my sister, Teryn Fitch, for being inducted into the New England Tennis Hall of Fame! Michigan Men’s Tennis

Children that are #bilingual often have an easier time with attention control, reasoning, and flexible problem-solving. Read more on the lasting cognitive effects of speaking two languages. [via Usable Knowledge] gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/15/10/…

Educators, please join Teach Plus and Learning Heroes for a webinar TOMORROW (August 20) providing tools for engaging parents as partners during the pandemic. RSVP here, and please retweet! cm.teachplus.org/t/ViewEmail/r/…

Check out the 2017 State Teachers of the Year being honored at the College Football National Championship game! #TOYChampExperience #NTOY17

#TeamNBCT challenged me to evaluate my teaching in ways no other professional learning experience had, ultimately making me better for my students. Thankful for Austin ISD's support of National Board certification -- we have 356 NBCTs in AISD alone! #NBCTStrong

Thought for the day (and words to live by): “1) You are responsible for your voice and your silence. 2) You are accountable to do what you can where you are. 3) You must do your part. There is no side-line.” -Ryan Fuhrman, 2017 Wyoming Teacher of the Year

“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve...You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love” – Martin Luther King, Jr. #AISDGot❤️ #MentoringMatters @AISDmentoring

Each day that Congress fails to pass legislation to #protectDreamers, 122 #Dreamers lose their #DACA protection. Take 2 minutes to contact your members of Congress and urge them to pass the #DreamActNow! e4e.org/dreamact #teachers4DACA

An estimated 20,000 DACA-eligible teachers could be forced to leave our nation’s classrooms if Congress fails to act to #ProtectDreamers. #DreamActNow x.com/fwd_us/status/…

Congrats to all the teachers named by Weatherford College as Jack Harvey Fellows! Thanks for your dedication to your students & the profession!

Congrats to Mario Piña for just being elected TSTA’s region 11 president!

Teacher friends - applications are now open for the Teach Plus Texas Policy Fellowship. It's a great opportunity to make an impact for your students and meet amazing teachers. Apply by April 9 - and please share! teachplus.org/teach-plus-tex…

Texas Teachers: We are interested in hearing your perspectives and ideas on teacher preparation and school finance. The survey should take less than ten minutes to complete and your responses will be kept anonymous. bit.ly/2HkVGpf

Partner with another teacher to spread empathy in the world! Join #TheEmpathyChallenge and promote meaningful interactions with your students! goo.gl/forms/gP7ooh4G… #SparkEmpathy #TheEmpathyChallenge claudio lecaros vall NNSTOY

Building teacher leadership can’t me a “nice to do” but rather a “must have.” -@RRodriguezTPlus #tapcon18

Even the most well-intentioned teachers have implicit biases—we all do. The key is to address them when they show up. t-t.site/2rzlBE6

Congrats to @BeckerElem librarian, Minda Anderson for being recognized as AISD Librarian of the Year! Becker El. Library

Greg Abbott the top teachers in #TXEd are more then willing to meet and discuss #GunSafety in schools. As the #TXTOY18, I’m all in. How about previous #TXTOY’s? @ShannaPeeples @TexasTOY2014 Revathi Balakrishnan Ali Ashley Friedlander Whitney Crews ChaosIsNow & any #TXTeachers I missed. #SaveOurKids