Latinos are not only in the room where it happens, they are leading the room where it happens. Today we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the Department of Education with music, food, and family. Tune in live! forms.office.com/g/mJ873b1Gqq

I’m excited to join @USEdGov Secretary Miguel Cardona’s Educación En Acción Summit as a guest speaker this Tuesday, 10/15. Tune in starting at 10am ET and watch my panel with Latino Teachers of the Year at 2:40pm ET! RSVP to watch online forms.office.com/g/mJ873b1Gqq #EDAcción

Bilingualism saved my family’s lives! Our family moved from Puerto Rico to Virginia. Speaking in Spanish helped me get a job, i welcomed students from other countries who only spoke in Spanish. Our students are now bilingual, bicultural, biliterate. #EDAccion @WhiteHouseHPI

Noel Candelaria leading the 2024 Latino Teacher of the Year Panel •Efrain Casillas, 2024 TOY-AZ • Laura Jeanne "Jeannie" Penrod, 2024 TOY-NV • Briana Morales 2024 TOY-IL • Viviann Rivera-Maysonet, 2024 NABE NABE- National Association for Bilingual Education Noel Candelaria ✊🏼🟧 NEA @WhitHouseHPI e

“As a teacher, I modeled to my students the importance of civic participation and the importance of voting.” Laura Jeanne Penrod @WhiteHouseHPI U.S. Department of Education #EDAccion

Today, U.S. Department of Education celebration for #EdAccion I was overwhelmed w/emotion that I get to live this life—as a free woman. My family left Cuba 🇨🇺 for freedom, I am their dream. True civics in accion, hoy y siempre. Thank you “mi jente” Secretary Miguel Cardona & Bri Morales #ILTOY23 #SiSePuede #NVSTOY24

Briana Morales, 2023 Illinois Teacher of the Year, was recently interviewed on St. Louis Public Radio. She discussed her recent trip to The White House, her mentor, the power of reading, and fostering strong relationships among teachers and students. blogs.illinois.edu/view/1526/1452…

Mil gracias a U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona for elevating the voices of our Latinx communidad. Thankful to share my journey to/through ed, my students, and practical steps for policymakers on the Teacher of the Year panel at the #EdAccion Summit in Washington, D.C. ¡Adelante! 🇲🇽🍎

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… and this teacher needs your help! 🎄 Every year, I make holiday bags for Ss with hygiene essentials & book, blanket, small treats. Can you help? 💰 CASHAPP/VENMO/ZELLE: $queenh0neyb, 314-732-2422 🎁 AMAZON: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…?

This has been my 20th year and has to be one of the most memorable and fulfilling I’ve attended thank you

Equity Immersion jumpstarted #ILjac24 Thursday. 2023 IL Teacher of the Year Briana Morales kicked off the event, with Ralph L. Simpson finishing up the day as closing keynote. Special thanks to the outstanding High Five Choir from New Trier High School for the music performance.

So fun to look back at the fabulous conference, the wonderful presenters and panelists and inclusion of the kids! Some very familiar faces here David Horsager Mickey Smith Jr. M.M.Ed. Nick Polyak Michael Lubelfeld Bri Morales #ILTOY23 Kaneland CUSD #302 HF High School Joliet Schools 86 New Trier HS

L3 with Teacher of the Year, Briana Morales. The power of teachers to make a difference in kids’ lives is so special! ⁦shelley senffner⁩ ⁦Chris Mehochko⁩ ⁦Mary Chignoli⁩⁦Lorie Cristofaro⁩

Congratulations to ESTL Schools 189 very own Briana Morales, ELA Teacher at Bush Alternative Center, nominated for LifeChanger of the Year! app.lifechangeroftheyear.com/nomination_det… St. Clair County ROE Illinois State Board of Education

Kudos to Illinois' 2023 Illinois Teacher of the Year Bri Morales #ILTOY23 👏💃 ESTL Schools 189 National Life Group LifeChanger of the Year okt.to/6DNb57?

"We have to stop thinking about discipline as a tool for control and start thinking of it as an opportunity for growth, healing, and restoration." - Briana Morales, 2023 IL Teacher of the Year stand.org/illinois/end-m…

"When we focus on punitive measures in school like suspensions or expulsions, or even municipal ticketing...we really risk deepening the trauma that many of our young people are already carrying." - Briana Morales, 2023 IL Teacher of the Year stand.org/illinois/end-m…

Briana Morales is a force of positive change at ESTL Schools 189 & beyond. She founded Sisterhood of Hope, a nonprofit mentorship program to support young women's success. The program builds confidence & leadership skills through empowerment & community engagement.buff.ly/zuNDnig

Presenter, Briana Morales, delivers powerful Breakout #1 presentation at today's I-GROW Summit ... "Breaking Barriers, Healing Hearts, Changing Lives: Elevating Girls of Color with (Sister) Hood of Hope, Inc." Illinois Principals Association

At the 2025 I-Grow Summit, Briana Morales is sharing how (Sister)Hood of Hope, Inc. uplifts girls of color through collective healing and mentorship. The room is filled with energy, connection, and inspiration. #ILGrowSummit