May I please get 2 followers to copy and re-post this tweet? I'm trying to demonstrate that someone is always listening. #SuicidePrevention 1-800-273-8255 Just two. Any two. Retweets

I admire her honesty so much. I can feel it in her writing too. Such a great read!

New from me: I dug into the question of why teachers are leaving for The Nation. Spoiler: it's not just the pandemic thenation.com/article/societ…

Research says components of reading comprehension are 1. prior knowledge 2. vocabulary 3. making inferences and 4. comprehension monitoring. If you're looking for a weekly activity to practice all of these, check out Article of the Week: elacompass.com/article-of-the…

From last month, but here are some great resources to talk about Russia invading Ukraine in your classroom: nytimes.com/2022/01/26/lea…

Still a work in progress but here is the latest lesson on Ukraine I plan to use with students. #sschat I relied heavily on PBS News Classroom + NPR as resources when creating this lesson: docs.google.com/document/d/17J…

Devastating news for our children who are already at high risk for suicide. Where are the pro-family advocates??

New post is up! "Students need to be exposed to various informational texts and topics to be ABLE to access narratives." elacompass.com/improving-read…

State leaders in Texas continue to threaten trans youth and their families as part of a politically motivated misinformation campaign. The fact is that gender-affirming medical care saves lives. We will never stop fighting to #ProtectTransKids.

Amazing and important read.

Wow teachers pay teachers is ridiculous. I was so happy to see that my $5 mini-unit was bought, and I see that their commission portion was $2.55 😒

Turning Red was sooo cute and sweet. I loved all the themes esp exploration of identity and managing our emotions. That movie critic who said he wasn’t the target audience must not have friends or family 👍

Just accepted a job offer to be a College Admissions Strategist 🥳 Super excited that I still get to work with kids but also have more flexibility to recharge and REST. For all the Ts out there who are thinking about leaving the classroom, here is your sign. You deserve more!

Uvalde, TX rep. Running for re-election this year.

I haven’t been posting at all but just wanted to give an update on my new job: flexible hours, hybrid work, and love that I still get to work with kids ☺️ I’ve been getting a lot of training on college app essays — any teachers interested in a fall unit on this?