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I relate to this so much. I love learning from @teachingoutsidethebinary. Ace uses their page to educate people about how to create LGBTQ+ inclusive environments. This is an area I'm still growing in and I appreciate their work immensely.

The first time I heard @sarahplumitallo say, "Spri

The first time I heard @sarahplumitallo say, "Sprinkle justice like confetti," I almost spit my drink out. It was years ago and we were tired of seeing kindness used as an excuse not to call out racist practices and racist teachers we kept coming across on IG. When we asked teachers to stop making fun of student names, we were told to be kind. When we told people to reconsider dressing up their kids like "Indians", we were told to be kind. When we asked clip artists about representation, we were told to be kind. When we asked conferences and giveaways and blog groups why they were all white, we were told to be kind. When we told people to stop acting like Title 1 meant an all Black school, we were told to be kind. When we told people a taco craft on Cinco de Mayo wasn't it, we were told to be kind. It IS kind to prioritize justice. We need more of that ✨sprinkled✨ around. Loving my new shirt from: #TrendyTeacherzxTTL @trendyteacherz @callmeshivy @teachertalklive
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Racism IS a big deal when you actually aren't raci

Racism IS a big deal when you actually aren't racist.

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Some people are really out here operating with the

Some people are really out here operating with the same mindset and views they had 30 years ago. How Sway? Where's the growth? “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” -Maya Angelou
Whenever I'm offered information that shifts my perspective, my go-to phrase is, "Oh, I don't think I've ever considered that. Let me read more about it. Thanks for telling me." or even a simple, "That's a good point." What's yours?

In addition to getting kids to read, I'd say writi

In addition to getting kids to read, I'd say writing is another area where I personally see a lot of student growth! I get contacted by many parents and educators asking about the writing they've seen my students or son produce. First, I'd like to put out there to make sure you're never comparing your child or your students to somebody else. Kids can be the same age and have differing abilities and strengths, and that's okay. Helping kids plan out their writing and modeling what that planning/brainstorming time should look like is key! I like showing them that the planning was the heavy lifting and that now they can just use their planning to write some sentences. When I am teaching emerging writers, especially if they aren't confident yet, I don't spend too much time focusing on spelling or writing mechanics. I want kids that realize they can put their ideas into writing and share their thinking with an audience. When I have students that feel too frustrated to get anything out, I ask them what they want to say and we count how many words their sentence contains. (See picture #2) Then I make lines for them and they get to write their words on each line. It helps young writers feel less overwhelmed and gets them to see that the individual words put together make a sentence. I also narrate the skills I see and want to continue seeing: "I see that you started your sentence with a capital letter." "I like the way you used your sounds to help you." "I know your sentence is over because I see you used punctuation." What are your go-to tricks to help struggling writers? (Resources pictured are available in my TpT store. Link in stories.)

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