#Bilingualism is admired & sought after by the majority of the adult world. It’s a highly applauded human capital- but in some classrooms it’s still not seen for the asset that it is. Let’s change that! ❤️🌎🌟

Your leadership is how you influence others and how you add value to the people you serve. So regardless of whether you teach kids, clean classrooms, drive a school bus, or work in an office, your leadership matters. Your school needs your leadership.

Every educator at a school that works with #ELL students is a part of their success, even those who don’t see themselves as ELL specialists, says 🌍 ναℓєηтιηα gσηzαℓєz ♥️🙌🏽. bit.ly/3aFr7tR

"Consider what the impact would be if you were to organize your curriculum around questions like these." Harvey Silver Jay McTighe Instructional Shifts to Support Deep Learning: bit.ly/3b1BrNh #satchat #edchat

“Despite making great strides in a trauma-informed approach to caring for students, the emotional distress educators experience when working w/ traumatized students is still widely overlooked,” says Yale Child Study Center’s Karen Baicker. bit.ly/2WUJ6rw

Shout out to all the educators who view hallway duty, bus duty, lunch duty, and any other duty over the course of the day, as an opportunity to greet, speak with, and acknowledge students in a non-academic space. There's so much opportunity during these moments. #edchat

Educators...You CANNOT strategize your way into cultural relevance. You must do the real work of getting to KNOW as many aspects of your students' identities as possible so you'll know what IS relevant to them. Authentic cultural relevance REQUIRES deep relationships.

Every teacher and student deserves administrators who are more centered on supporting and providing an inclusive space for all members inside the building, than worried about answering to those outside. We need brave leaders.

"Too often, the trauma of high achievers, especially those of color, goes unrecognized because their achievements are sometimes mistaken for resilience." Dena Simmons The Trauma We Don't See: bit.ly/2WD3502

Each student, no matter the grade level, should leave your classroom the first day of school believing that they belong, write ASCD authors Dr. Laurie Barron & Patti Kinney. bit.ly/3xK6mY3 #edchat

“When PD begins with teachers identifying a goal they really want to meet, the professional developer's role shifts from directing to supporting & helping teachers achieve what matters deeply to them.” Jim Knight 🇺🇦 Pull vs. Push Professional Development: bit.ly/3kOjCI9

Allow your newcomers incorporate words from their native language in their writing! List it as a writer's craft technique! Love this idea #codeswitching #PLC4Newcomers

Is the "no" way the right way? The hard work of disagreement among staff builds collective efficacy, write Jenni Donohoo & Bruce 'B.C.' Preston. It's Not Collective Efficacy If It's Easy: bit.ly/3bCDWGN

The burnout cycle DOES NOT start at exhaustion, depression, isolation, etc. It STARTS at passion and commitment. From the moment you feel a dedicated passion to your profession, you will be tempted to overwork & always feel like you haven't done enough. #teachers

Why are you putting so much pressure on yourself during a plague, beloved?

Repeat after me: I got everything done that I could, given the resources, capacity, and time provided.

Real learning loss is: - students not having a teacher because they resigned. - students having teachers who are burnt out. - students having teachers who are struggling to survive so they have to work another job. - students not having the resources that they need.

"Here's the truth: It is possible to teach children how to read well without killing their love for reading in the process." D.Miller & T.Lesesne, The Joy of Reading.