This drum circle is a sacred honor in memory of slain MN State Legislator Melissa Hortman, at the candlelight vigil

The Southport CoLAB just added OG Associate 2 for the summer! Sign up is open!

Friends and I are planning a march in Cordova, Alaska!

Thank you @repgregstanton.bsky.social for taking a stand.

Tucson, Arizona today. Original projected attendance was 3,000 people. 23,000 showed up.

Educators Kata Solow & @callielowenstein.bsky.social urge everyone in the Science of Reading movement to band together to defend IES & reading research and to protect our children’s education. @standupforscience.bsky.social @thereadingleague.org www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/stand-r...

Calling all edu researchers: please join us & please spread the word. Time to fight for this work & funding & for all the students/lives it impacts! cc @matthewkraft.bsky.social @mpolikoff.bsky.social @chrismartell.bsky.social @dynarski.bsky.social @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social @natejones.bsky.social

Driving to Hartford for the first time April 5th handsoff2025.com

The Southport CoLAB is at CEC—Let’s Connect! 🎉 We’re on a mission to meet someone from ALL 50 STATES during the conference, and we’re off to a great start! ✅ Nevada and Alaska—check! 🏔️🌵 Only 48 to go! Are you here at CEC? Stop by, say hello, and help us hit our goal!

The Southport CoLAB was in 2 places at 1 time today! We were visiting with education leaders at the ESEA conference in Austin, while Laurie is presenting and spending time with educators at AAEYC conference in Anchorage! Executive Function Blueprint nationwide!

Thanks for sharing @katewinn.bsky.social!

Hello Austin! The temp is making this Alaskan feel right at home! #austintx

I never fly American Airlines…but we clearly have different definitions of “window” seat…mine includes a window

Spent the day at a parent’s conference called Smart Kids- it was great hanging out with Jake Sussman and TSS Director of Student Enrollment Samantha Berg!

Looking forward to attending Plain Talk in New Orleans next week! The Southport CoLAB team will be there! If you will be there, please say hello! Feel free to send me a connection request on the conference app or message me on LinkedIn so we can connect! #sor, #edusky

I wrote an article all about Executive Function- hoping to increase the conversation on building EF skills, not “fixing” them. #edusky #southportcolab

It’s been so fun talking to all the Alaska educators about Executive Function! Day 2 is hopping at #ASSEC! #alaska #southportcolab

It’s been a great day so far at ASSEC! Lots of information and conversation about EF with Alaska Educators! #southportcolab

The Southport CoLAB is in Anchorage for the first time! Stop by our table at the @Alaska Statewide Special Education Conference. Discover our professional development opportunities and resources in Executive Function, Structured Literacy, and adaptive technology! #TheSouthportCoLAB #ASSEC #edusky

Executive Function are your brain’s management system- enabling us to navigate life! #edusky

Received “Primary Reading Simplified” today by @suchmo83.bsky.social! At first glance- it’s a practical, teacher-friendly resource! I appreciate the PD questions at the end of each chapter—perfect for PLCs and team collaboration. Excited to dive deeper! #edusky

If you see this, quote with a flower. My final classroom as a teacher, we created a special flower garden to honor the memory of a classmate who tragically passed. Each student planted a flower, creating a beautiful space to remember and celebrate his life. Then, we filled the sky with rainbows.

If you are able to sign up for this webinar- it will be well worth the time!

Teaching in rural Alaska means bush planes and regular flights to reach “the city,” but bad weather couldn’t stop this inspiring teacher from presenting at the state RTI conference! A true leader, sharing impactful strategies for structured literacy in multigrade classrooms! #edusky #alaska

Learning more about executive function!

Happening next week! It will be a great event all about Executive Function!

Even a quiet voice carries the strongest, bravest message—its power lies not in volume but in unwavering conviction. #bishopbudde

My pin apparently lost its back today…looked down to see the pin at my feet. It’s still my favorite! #bannedbooks, #read

What do I do now? :) #southportcolab

I am an ally and an advocate- have arrived to march on Saturday!

The Executive Function Blueprint is almost here!

Airplane mode…Executive Function skills HARD at work!

Playing Tic Tac Toe is building those Executive Functions! Follow The Southport CoLab to learn more!

Call for teachers to participate in online survey: My dissertation student is exploring the experiences of Additional Support Needs (ASN) teachers on using learning strategies in everyday classrooms. Survey takes 30 minutes and is anonymous. uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_.... Thanks. #edusky

The Executive Function Blueprint is coming January 30th! A straight to the classroom resource for all learners- what I love about it is that it is not something MORE for teachers to do and it’s play-based!

I was looking at a Bridges Math lesson I had taught in 1st grade, so many mental shifts were required, especially in workplaces! Student stamina is influenced by their cognitive load in activities. Executive Function mindset! #edusky, #teacher

Executive Functions are sometimes funny…

Excellent information!

Attention doctoral students studying literacy and diving into data collection: The Southport CoLAB is here to support you! If you’re needing more survey participants, interviewees, or help sharing your data collection tools, let’s connect! Message me here or email [email protected] #phd

New year- lots of new things to initiate! Using those Executive Function Skills for New Year’s resolutions!

January is a huge month! A brand new book about building Executive Function will be released! Also, The Southport CoLAB is also bringing Community Lecture Series to Zoom for the first time! Both are aimed to highlight Executive Function! Free registration here: bit.ly/CoLABCLSJan2025

Saw Mufasa today…the dedication at the beginning to James Earl Jones pulled this 90s kid heart strings!

Was browsing Amazon and found a preorder for Julia Lindsey’s next book (which I didn’t even know was coming out so what a surprise!). Reading Above the Fray is an excellent resource for teachers- I anticipate this will be as well! It’ll be safe in my cart for 6 months :)

Chat GPT has revived a “Wild West” of politics- Alaska is a prime example. With a governor making “vampire duck” AI illustrations in official letters and a “Ed Commissioner” citing fake ChatGPT research for agendas she is pushing…let’s have some ground rules? 1. Verify what ChatGPT spits out.

Airing this Saturday! I’m going to watch on the app! Important conversations about gender and neurodiversity!

Free reading resource- 120 phonics lessons. Excellent for older elementary students! It’s scripted, so it’s easy to implement for parents or new paraeducators! www.opensourcephonics.org

I’ve had the privilege to serve under great leaders and learned from great leader mentors. I’ve had to work “with” terrible leaders with an immeasurable lack of integrity and accountability. When I mentor future leaders- Day 1- I introduce these two truths and encourage them to model it everyday.

The Southport CoLAB has an amazing book coming out next month all about Executive Function skills. These skills are usually seen as study skills or behavior targets…not the metacognitive processes they are.

I had this book several years ago and had gifted it to a new teacher I was mentoring. It showed up as a purchasing suggestion in my Amazon- it was like seeing an old friend again! Direct instruction in reading…2006 publication still relevant.

I’m about to commit teacher blasphemy: Amazon Basics felt-tip pens are significantly better than Flair pens. There, I said it. Let the great pen debate begin.