#nERdcampMI was a blast! Can’t wait for next year🤓Love my travel buddies Rita Shaffer Lindsey Brauzer

While @karascourse’s latest blog post might be geared toward new teachers, her takeaways at the end are important for ALL teachers to remember!! passionatelyeducating.blog/2019/08/17/dea…

Yes yes yes!!!!!!!!!!!!! A must read for all!! So grateful for Beth Honeycutt’s wisdom and expertise!!!

Teaching is NOT an individual sport. I’m grateful for those on my team!! passionatelyeducating.blog/2019/08/28/sin…

It’s totally ok to let our students write for pleasure in a standardized testing world!! So, let’s do it!! Thanks for reminding us, Melissa Voss passionatelyeducating.blog/2019/09/04/dus…

Independent reading is so powerful in teaching literacy to students! And my dear friend Rita Shaffer helped author this work!! Check it out!!

Adding a bunch of these picture books to my library list right now! Thanks Colby Sharp!! #booklove #booksforall #inclusivelibraries

So excited to be at my English teacher family reunion, #ncte19!!

“You don’t have to look like the text to teach the text. You just have to be a good teacher.” -Henry Louis Gates Jr #NCTE19

“Not all writing can be graded. If you do, your students don’t write enough.” #NCTE19 #preach

Looking forward to hearing from Cornelius Minor Kylene Beers and @Stephharvey49 !!!! Packed session!! #NCTE19 #mentors

“Nothing is too trivial to wonder about.” @Stephharvey49 #NCTE19

If we want to foster the curiosity flame [in students], the most important thing we can do is model that curiosity.” 🙌🏼 @Stephharvey49 #NCTE19

“It’s not a college admissions scandal. It’s a college COMPLETION scandal. Our kids can’t finish college. They’re not prepared—their wings aren’t strong enough.” —Kelly Gallagher

“Grading harms the development of readers and writers.” —Kelly Gallagher #NCTE19

Holy moly!! Brenna Thummler references my hometown in her amazing graphic novel, Sheets!! I know that theatre in Chestnut Street! I grew up going there! #smallworld #cantwaittosharethiswithmystudents

As I sit down to write lesson plans for next week (for students who will be staying home), I know one thing: my students need to write daily about this time in history. They need to capture this moment in time.

A1: I really hope the level of empathy, compassion, and patience for one another remains in the forefront when this is all over. This pandemic has opened us up to collaborating with colleagues that we wouldn’t have gotten to work with—I hope that stays in place, also!! #DubChat

#grizzellcares 🖤🤎🖤🤎 We stand WITH and FOR our students!!! #blackout

I stand with the teachers of Dublin City Schools. ❤️✊🏾🏳️‍🌈 #DublinTeachersCare