My amazing colleague Miss Jayanthi’s Class is doing the work in kindergarten. It can be done and should be done. #QAE seattletimes.com/education-lab/…

My first ever children's book Change Sings is now available for pre-order! Illustrated by Loren Long (of Barack Obama's "Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters") & published by Viking Children's Books Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 . Be the first to own it below! penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634480/c…

Yes, Amanda Gorman's story to becoming Youth Poet Laureate is informed by her experiences of ableism. But it is not about a disabled person who "overcame" disability. It's about how disability justice allows crip brilliance to be heard. understood.org/en/community-e…

Here are my faves from 2020 that were recognized at #alayma today! Congrats to all the writers, artists and makers of incredible children’s literature! ❤️🔥🌈 Sydney Smith @HeartRoot_Fire @kacencallender Jacqueline Woodson Suzanne Slade | Children's Book Author @underwoodwriter Cindy Derby Cozbi

Teachers & librarians! To celebrate World Read Aloud Day, we've put together a video with TWELVE award-winning authors sharing five-minute read-alouds of their new & upcoming books! It's up now so you can bookmark to share with your readers on Wednesday! katemessner.com/virtual-author…

Our afrofuturist film, Black Futures: An Ode to Freedom Summer, takes us to Solar Year 2172, where future Black freedom fighters get a glimpse of what it took for their ancestors to build Black power for them and the next 7 generations. Watch Full Video: m4bl.org/black-futures-…

“CROWN let’s us see a Black kid finding his joy going to a barbershop, which makes him feel on top of the world.” -ZC #BlackLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool #BlackBoyJoy #QAE @Author_DDB Gordon C. James

Today for #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool week, we watched the absolutely stunning video BLACK JOY MANIFESTO from Movement 4 Black Lives and talked about why #BlackJoy is a necessary part of #BlackLivesMatter. #BlackBoyJoy #BlackGirlMagic #BlackHistoryMonth youtube.com/watch?v=IQPXJ-…

It’s easy to speak up when everyone is doing it. Much harder to be the first. On this Super Bowl Sunday, salute to you Colin Kaepernick for your leadership, courage, and sacrifice.

“I think the take away is that you have to fall and learn from your mistakes to solve a problem” -ZC #QAE #ClassroomBookADay Ashima Shiraishi

Today's writing craft lesson - brought to you by Christine Day (Upper Skagit) and a mentor text sentence from I CAN MAKE THIS PROMISE! Check out how the students emulate the author's style and descriptive writing techniques!

Virtual Realistic Fiction Book Clubs... Coming soon! #QAE @lxgino Jason Reynolds News @JanaeMarksBooks Kelly Yang

.Black Lives Matter At School stands w/ the Asian community! "As Black educators we know students deserve to learn the truth too often hidden in the schools about the long history of anti-Asian racism." We must teach & practice Black/Asian solidarity! Read & Share! blacklivesmatteratschool.com/1/post/2021/03…

Once again, the masterful Christine Day (Upper Skagit) provided us with a mentor text to analyze - this time, THE SEA IN WINTER. Using Pear Deck Learning, we color-coded for sensory detail. Have you ever read an excerpt so jam-packed with description? These kids KNOW the Puget Sound, and this is IT!

Just a reminder. We should see the children/teens at the border for what they are. Desperate. Refugees. Fearful. They’re not a horde or a surge. Imagine them as your children-alone in the world. This is who they are. And I remind you. There are a few thousand. Not half a million

Verdict doesn’t happen without the countless numbers of young people who took to the streets. They should be the voices we’re hearing right now. Their absence from the airwaves speaks volumes.

My classroom library is 🔥 this year. #QAE #LaborOfLove #WildReaders #BackToSchool #PandemicLife #4thGrade

Brackets are ready… Tomorrow let the games begin! #QAE #WildReaders #MarchMadness