Students don't become readers by talking about reading. They become a reader by reading. Cornelius Minor #ILA18

Our job is to facilitate practice!!! ❤️ Practice creates mastery!!!!

Dear conference organizers, Please consider Sara K. Ahmed ON BLUESKY as the keynote for your next event. Everyone needs to hear her speak. Your friend, Colby #ila18

Yes!!! It was amazing to hear her speak today!! The standing ovation showed the power and gravity of her truth!! Can't wait to buy this book! ❤️

Teachers need to create an atmosphere where students can risk being wrong. #ILA18 @lester_laminack

Systemic injustices create inequitable outcomes for specific subsets of people. We can, must, do better. #ILA18 Cornelius Minor

Ask: where in the school are oppressive practices? These places are an invitation for study. Cornelius Minor #ILA18

A MUST WATCH for all my teacher friends currently organizing and expanding classroom libraries! 📚❤️

I CAN NOT wait to read this book!!!! ❤️

The moment you stop believing in children is the moment you know teaching is not the profession for you. #ILA18 Dr. Nadia Lopez

Starting out with a read aloud with @MrsKoudelka during her session at #ILA18, and gives thanks Jimmy Fallon for creating the summer book club!!

#ila18 Thnx @MrsKoudelka for this important slide.

Books can inspire students to action! That is the goal!! #changemaker @MrsKoudelka #ILA18

Harold and the Purple Crayon wasn’t just playing with a crayon. He was dreamwalking. What children are doing to create the fullness of the day may look simple on the outside, but on the inside it is often dreamwalking. Brian Collier katemessner #ILA18 #G2Great

Access! Choice! Time! We have to do things differently- we have to rethink our RTI model and center it around what the child needs. #ILA18

“It is not about reading abilities; it is about reading behaviors.” ~@Stephharvey49 What a great session about helping our striving readers! Annie Ward #tablethelabels #ILA18

"I'm not holding you to my standards. I'm holding you to your best self!" - Marcus Harden Main Event Marcus #ILA18

Great questions & conversations w/ JudsonU Education Graduate Programs MLIT grad. students about kids & reading. Thanks @egorr8809 for inviting me to join your class last night! #RampedUpReadAloud Corwin

Morning thought: There have been 8 total Women's World Cups. Here's how U.S. Women's National Soccer Team has performed in each of them: 1991: 🏆 1995: 🥉 1999: 🏆 2003: 🥉 2007: 🥉 2011: 🥈 2015: 🏆 2019: 🏆 U.S. Men's National Team: 1930: 🥉 Tell me again why the US Women's National Team is paid less?