So much fun at Multilingual Illinois!

Feeling the October slump? 🍁😕 If you’re feeling stressed as fall sets in, you’re not alone. Educator @mrsdollahsaid17.bsky.social shares some validation and advice that can help. #EduSky

Sundays are for Savasana!

Kintsugi is the Japanese art that when something is broken you mend it with gold and it becomes more beautiful. Today when broke our plates in a SAIL circle activity and mended them.

Happy Monday! Let’s charge the batteries!

Love being phone free!

Marshmallow towers are always a great way to teach high school seniors about communication and teamwork!

Let’s Restore the Joy in Teaching and Learning!

When your girl you met at @reimagining.bsky.social makes your work look and sound way better than you did….

Year 21 in education for me! We are back!!!

Aloha from the gym! Last morning class I’m teaching until school starts!

Happy Saturday! New do!

A Sense of Belonging in a classroom for a student starts with our physical space…

Supporting teachers with Creating with Canva in the Kishwaukee region! #canvassador

I had a great couple of days in the St.Louis area working for @i2eedu.com supporting teachers with prompt engineering and Canva code!!!

So happy to have joined the i2e professional learning team! First assignment was in supporting teachers in St.Louis in prompt engineering!

Opening Day 2 of Reimagining Migration’s Fellowship Retreat with mindfulness work had a presentation on Putting Identity Affirmation at the Center of Schools.

An educator with ADD shares the strategies that help her succeed in the classroom. 💫 #EduSky #teachers

I will be at #ISTE25!! Looking for me??? Here is where you can find me:

Today I got to support teachers in my district on using Canva for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning!

We had such a great school year!

Thanks for the appreciation swag @edutopia.org !

What does the redefinition level of the SAMR model look like in a math classroom? What about science or social studies? 🧑‍💻 Discover practical tips for meaningful technology integration—with examples for all of these subjects: edut.to/4cXHkLh #SAMR #MathSky #ITeachScience #SocialStudies #EduSky

“In being honest with myself about my neurodivergent diagnosis, I have been able to not only build myself up as a more developed educator, but also have empathy for my students and serve them better.” @mrsdollahsaid17.bsky.social shares the practices that help her thrive as a teacher. #teachers

Are you wired for innovation, precision, or rapid-fire thinking — or maybe all three? Inspired by Katy Higgins Lee, MFT’s original Autism–ADHD–Giftedness overlap diagram, I transformed it into a practical growth tool anyone can use — not for diagnosis, but for self-understanding and development.

“When we can learn to make space for ourselves and organize our lives for work and rest, it makes a big difference.” An educator with ADD shares the strategies that help her succeed in the classroom. #teachers #EduSky

Sometimes the hardest story to tell is the one that can be most helpful to others… www.edutopia.org/article/mana...

Getting the garden started.. it’s probably more important now than ever. We could see a big hike this summer..

Canva is one of the most amazing tools I have had students work with. Read this article I wrote for @edutopia.org about how I use it to support students in creation! www.edutopia.org/article/canv...

Thank you to Carly Spina and the IRC for the opportunity to join Wind Down Wednesday and reflect on my recent article, "Supporting Neuroplasticity in Multilingual Learners," co-authored with @mrsdollahsaid17.bsky.social and published by @edutopia.org www.youtube.com/live/EvbbvDx...

A kareoke mic and a high school hallway… so many possibilities!

Can't wait to see you all in the mitten this year! I will be presenting on oracy strategies for Multilingual Learners! Join me @ #MABEMI25

Happy Monday! Couldn’t be at the protests, but still sending a message that we need to do better. A lot better.

Just teaching my Tuesday night hot yoga!

On Wednesdays we wear pink!

Your girl will be wida this year!!!

The crew and I getting ready for our @iceary.bsky.social student panel today!

Still teaching hot yoga while fasting!

Zaretta Hammond: 6 Ways to Uphold Culturally Responsive Teaching www.edweek.org/teaching-lea... is new @edweek.bsky.social post

Multilingual students need the same access to AI tools that non-multilingual peers have, @mrsdollahsaid17.bsky.social says. This chatbot strategy not only scaffolds students’ reading of complex texts—it equips them with the digital literacy skills they need for the future. 🖥️📚 #MLL #ELL #EduSkyAI

I spent years supporting students with language dives. This article I wrote talks about how to utilize AI to support the deconstruction, reconstruction and writing of a sentence. @edutopia.org @inteltawise.bsky.social @larryferlazzo.bsky.social www.edutopia.org/article/usin...

#IDEAcon2025, thank you for the memories! You will be missed!!

What good is amazing app if children and teachers are not well? Mic drop!! #ideacon25

Day 2 of #ideacon25… got my kitty cat teacher earrings!

It was an incredible start to our first morning of #IDEAcon 2025 with @evohannan.bsky.social and the Power of an IDEA!

This is my first #IDEAcon2025 it was an amazing morning building bridges across languages and cultures with my presentation on STEM for ELLs.

It was a great morning here at #ideacon2025! I’m so grateful for all of the people who came to my session on Canva in a Culturally Responsive Classroom. Thank you for your presence and engagement on this cold day!!!

Wonderful @ideaillinois.bsky.social session lead by THE @mrsdollahsaid17.bsky.social on using Canva for Education for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning! 💜 @mrnunesteach.bsky.social and I loved the student created Canva examples shared! #IDEAcon 💙 #CanvaEdu #CanvaTip #CanvaLove #EduSky

@mrsdollahsaid17.bsky.social sharing about how to leverage the power of Canva features to support students!

We have our wellness space set for you! Thank you to the Coalition for Educating Mindfully for your support!