Whirlwind day in Chicago! Happy to be a learning partner with Elgin, Illinois U-46 schools as they navigate AVID school wide systems for instruction in all classes and supporting their thriving #duallanguage program. #languageispower #AVID4College #AVIDElementary @avid4college.bsky.social

Catch you at NABE in Chi-town! Looking forward to reconnecting and presenting three amazing sessions in 2026! Seven months and counting. #NABE2026 #LanguageIsPower #LetsDoThis 💪🏼🤨 #Edusky

Great time with our #multilingual educator and leaders from the Dakotas, Washington and Minnesota! Ready to change the world for #MLLs one classroom at a time! @avid4college.bsky.social #Edusky #LanguageisPower 💪🏼🤨

Some people collect medals. I collect conferences badges of where I’ve presented! Looking forward to more conferences this academic year! Let’s do this! #WIDA #NABE #CABE #LaCosecha #AVID4College #CFLTESOL #SSTESOL #TESOLInternational #FLALAS #ALAS #LearningandGrowing #EdLeadership 💪🏼🤨 #edusky

We’re feeling good! Ignited.🔥 We’ve launched 30 more #multilingual #learner advocates into the world 🌎 ! @avid4college.bsky.social #Edusky #AVID2025 #AVIDIgnite

Getting ‘er done today! Excited to be a part of the team of writers for #AVIDExcel #DPGs and lessons. This work is important work! Blessed to be a part of this team since 2011. Hope you’re enjoying what we’ve put out so far. 💪🏼🤨 #LanguageisPower #edusky @avid4college.bsky.social

Honored to attend the #NNSTOY2025. The sessions on gun violence prevention were powerful and necessary. We can’t normalize fear in schools. Educators must have a voice in real solutions. @teachersunify.bsky.social #BooksNotBullets #EducationForChange #NTLC2025 #Edusky

What can I say the magic was ignited #NNSTOY2025 That’s a wrap! #ntlc2025 #collectiveeducatoragency 💪🏼🤨 @desertstarsol.bsky.social

Ready to kick off day 2 of #NNSTOY It’s gonna be the “Best Day Ever” for learning and growing! #NTLC2025 Let’s do this! #advocacy #collectiveaction #equity #ignitethemagic 💪🏼🤨 @desertstarsol.bsky.social

Catch me NNSTOY this week as Dr.Dorina Ebuwa's "Substitute Teacher Leader" Stop by say hi if you see me. I'll be catching breakout sessions, keynotes, mingling @ conference events & posting the fun on social media. #NNSTOY25 #IgnitetheMagic #Orlando 🏰📷 ☀️🌴 @desertstarsol.bsky.social

Just wrapped up an inspiring week facilitating #AVIDIgnite! 🔥 Honored to support passionate educators as they reignited their purpose and explored powerful strategies to create equitable, student-centered classrooms. Let’s keep the fire going! 💡 #WICOR #ALL @avid4college.bsky.social

Ready to #AVIDIgnite my #educators and #leaders tomorrow for @avid4college.bsky.social first summer Virtual Learning opportunity ! #AllMeansAll #LanguageisPower #AdvancingMLs #AVIDExcel #AVIDEmerge #AcademicLangLit 💪🏼🤨

That’s a wrap Orlando! We kicked off the #AVIDSI2025 season with energy, fun, and passion! Thanks for being #ML advocates. #LanguageisPower 💪🏼🤨 #AVIDEmerge #AVIDExcel @avid4college.bsky.social

Great day one with our #AVIDEmerge crew in O-Town! One down, two days to go! #Letsdothis 💪🏼🤨 #LanguageIsPower @avid4college.bsky.social

Truly the best day ever! Kicking-off @avid4college.bsky.social summer institute season in Orlando! Ready. Set. Let’s Grow! #LanguageIsPower 💪🏼🤨 #AVIDEmerge #AVIDExcel #AVIDSI2025

It’s was 1990 something when I worked for the mouse. Always loved the #Muppets ride at #Disney’s #MGMStudios. Farewell, friends. Thanks for the laughs. This is one place you could still find the MGM lions in the park after the name change in the 2000s. #castmember #kermit

Thrilled to see these teachers honored and inducted into the 2025 National Teacher Hall of Fame on @cbsmornings.bsky.social Two whom I know. Great way to start a Monday! #k12 #NTHOF25 #EDLeadership #Teacher #AllMeansAll 💪🏼🤨

Celebrating 75 years of love that is ever steadfast! Representing the #GammaXi chapter here in Florida! 🌹🐢 Thank you for the memories! @deltazeta.bsky.social @nmsu.edu

Kicking off Day 2 of @avid4college.bsky.social staff developer training with my #AVIDEmerge peeps! Let’s do this! 💪🏼🤨 #AdvancingMultilingualLearners

Florida_ALAS Message: Now is the best time to teach. We can’t quit now. We must continue to #identify #educate and #mobilize 💪🏼 Thank you @teachcardona @Montserrat_EDU for your inspiring words, advocacy, & ongoing commitment to education and our #multilingual scholars! #edusky

Let’s do this! Looking forward to this event this weekend! See you there! 💪🏼 @desertstarsol.bsky.social #FLALAS #FABE #NABE

It’s always a good time! Thank you Douglas County School District. It was a privilege to serve the brilliant #multilingual educators and leaders at your district. #AVIDEmerge #AdvancingMLs @avid4college.bsky.social #LanguageisPower 💪🏼🤨 #edusky

Went to Denver. Wrestled a bear. True story. 😉 #AprilFools #Edusky

#AVIDEmerge is on the move in Southern California. Want to learn more how you can become an agent of change for #multilingual #learners. Just ask. #Edusky #LanguageIsPower @avid4college.bsky.social 💪🏼🤨

Thank you to the wonderful @AVID4College educators of Southern California for a wonderful two days of #AVIDEmerge Path Training in Norwalk! Thank you for being the advocates our #multilingual #scholars, #families, and #schools need! Let’s do this! 💪🏼🤨 #LanguageIsPower #AdvancingMLs #edusky

I made it to Hollywood! Taking in a bit of sight seeing before empowering 50+ leaders tomorrow in Norwalk! #LanguageisPower 💪🏼🤨 #edusky

Shoutout to all the multilingual learner teachers who are wrapping up @WIDA_UW #Access testing in Florida before Spring Break! @CharterCoastal Thank you for your hard work and dedication! #MLL #ELL #LanguageIsPower 💪🏼🤨

💫You Don't Want to Miss This!💫 FREE edWeb WEBINAR with SIOP® Author Dr. Jana Echevarría on 3/11/25 at 4pm EDT: "Multilingual Learners: 3 Ways to Build Knowledge" Register Today!: home.edweb.net/webinar/ell2... #ELskychat #EduSky #EduSkyChat #PD4uAndMe #K12

If you couldn’t make it to last week’s NABE conference in Atlanta, don’t worry—we’ve got you covered! Here’s a recap of the highlights and key takeaways you won’t want to miss. hashtag#NABE2025 hashtag#MultilingualEducation @desertstarsol.bsky.social

#NABE2025 wasn’t just about sharing ideas—it was about connecting with new faces, swapping insights with the best in the industry! Shoutout to the first-ever Multilingual Education HOF Induction Ceremony—what an inspiring celebration of trailblazers in our field! @desertstarsol.bsky.social

Power #tacon. ✅ #Maestra belt ✅ Presentation set ✅ # #Empowered #multilingual #advocates ✅✅✅ @desertstarsol.bsky.social #NABE2025 #NABEPresenter #Edusky #LanguageisPower 💪🏼🤨

Session one was a hit! You have 3 more opportunities to join in on the fun! Next up! Learn about Brained Based Learning! See you soon! @NABEorg #NABE2025 #NABEPresenter #edusky #LanguageisPower 💪🏼🤨 @desertstarsol.bsky.social

Spent the past two days empowering 50+ @AVID4College Emerge leaders from across the country…now I’m off to @NABEorg for 3 days of sharing, learning, and growing with like minded #multilingual change makers! Let’s do this! #NABE2025 #NABEPresenter 💪🏼🤨 @desertstarsol.bsky.social #edusky

Yes to this!👇🏼 Hope your day is full of laughter, love, and language! @desertstarsol.bsky.social #ValentinesDay #LoveisUniversal #LoveSpeaksAllLanguages

At Desert Star Solutions, we’re all about empowering growth and self-belief. This reminder from Alex Toussaint hits home—let go of what holds you back and embrace your full potential. What are you exhaling today? 👇 @denisenhrndz.bsky.social #Confidence #Leadership #GrowthMindset #DesertStarSol

Excited to share my upcoming presentations at the 54th Annual Conference of the National Association for Bilingual Education in Atlanta, GA! Join me on Friday 2/21 for 2 insightful sessions, & again on Saturday 2/22 for 2 new additional sessions! #NABE2025 #NABEPresenter @desertstarsol.bsky.social

Shoutout to my amazing amiga and mentor @DrDorinaEbuwa who put together this amazing module for our @NABEorg cohort study! #paratodos #SEL #MLL #ELL I can’t wait to reconnect for more learning & shenanigans at the #NABEConference25 in Atlanta in February! @desertstarsol.bsky.social #edusky

It’s Fri-yay! Make the weekend a good one! #edusky @desertstarsol.bsky.social

Friday evening professional learning with @rollinscollege.bsky.social and its notable alumni panel! I can’t wait to reflect on the practices taught and apply them to my industry! #LeadersAlwaysLearn #ResilienceGrows #edusky #HighPerformance #Innovation 💪🏼🤨 @desertstarsol.bsky.social

Schools are supposed to be safe spaces for ALL students, and it's important for families to stay informed and prepared. Please share these valuable resources. 📄 English 👉🏽 lnkd.in/ez9Sxn_p 📄 Spanish 👉🏽 lnkd.in/e5YcV2fD 📄 Red cards 👉🏽 lnkd.in/eeXHehVT #CommunitySupport #FamilyResources #EduSky

Woke up early to submit my 2025 @WIDA_UW annual conference proposals! Attendees last year asked for more and a workshop, so I am delivering. Haven’t submitted your proposal? Do it, now! #MLL #ELL #edusky #LanguageIsPower #WIDA #MultilingualismIsASuperPower 💪🏼🤨 @desertstarsol.bsky.social 🤞

I don’t know which one hit harder. The death of #professorsnape or the actual death of Rickman! Such a talented actor. It’s been 9 years! No one will replace this legend! Turn to page 394! #Always #WandsUp #Slytherin🐍

Today, I had the opportunity to attend The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA)'s final webinar. While the future of this invaluable organization remains uncertain, their work has been instrumental in supporting #MLs w/in our schools. #EquityInEducation #MultilingualismIsASuperpower #edusky

#IYKYK ¡Ya tu sabes! The one and only #ChicosTacos #ChucotownProud #ElPaso #HomeisWhereTheHeartIs ❤️

Today’s find takes me way back when I was in the early years of teaching in a photo taken by my mom. Thinking it’s about 2003! I know the place is #RollinsCollege but the school was Edge-wata-wata! #OCPS #EdgewaterEagles #orlandoflorida #firstgeneration #ESOLteacher #ELL #MLL#edusky

This Florida girl will take the Texas snow anytime! ❄️⛄️❄️ #WINTER #ChucotownSnow @desertstarsol.bsky.social

Yass! Excited to be featured in this reel and excited for @WIDA_UW 2025 Conference in 2025! Can you find me? Let’s do this! 💪🏼🤨 #LanguageIsPower #MultilingualismIsASuperpower @DesertStarSol #EduSky #MLL #ELL

WWE on #Netflix! 😆🥳❤️

Happy New Year! Looking ahead to 2025, I am thrilled about the opportunities this year will bring after a transformative period of supporting #educators and #leaders nationwide. #Multilingualism is a Superpower and am enthusiastic about continuing this mission into 2025! #edusky #desertstar

New Mexico! Home away from home. No snow. But we can go sledding down the gypsum sand. #NMSnow #WhiteSands #WinterBreak