Mary Beth Gormley (She/her)

Elementary Principal, Wife, Mom, Native New Yorker

[Kimberlé Crenshaw @sandylocks]

This.

[Mary Beth Gormley (She/her) @MBGormley]

"It shouldn't take Black people to hire Black people." -Michael Strahan. Amen, Michael. #BLM #Equityinhiring

[Mary Beth Gormley (She/her) @MBGormley]

A Seat at the Table with Education Week: conversation on Critical Race Theory. Great panel, good information! @educationweek

[Principal Project @PrincipalProj]

In the midst of #PrideMonth, have you considered how you can ensure a safe school environment for the LGBTQ+ students in your community next year?

PFLAG has put together a comprehensive and approachable guide to how you can get started:

https://t.co/plBfXjxYWr

[Mary Beth Gormley (She/her) @MBGormley]

"The role of us, as artists and citizens in the world, is to be instruments of change." -Vijay Gupta. Inspirational way to start our 3rd day! #ASCDAnnualConference

[Sara Thomas @saragrthomas]

"To Black educators, you belong in this room and you matter." @DenaSimmons is speaking all of the truths this morning at the #ASCDAnnualConference

[Mary Beth Gormley (She/her) @MBGormley]

Ending our day with Dr. Bernice King! #ASCDAnnualConference

[Mary Beth Gormley (She/her) @MBGormley]

"People say the children are our future. The children are our NOW." Dr. Avis Williams, Supt. Selma City Schools #ASCDAnnualConference

[Mary Beth Gormley (She/her) @MBGormley]

Dr. Dena Simmons on educating our children, talking about racism and anti bias, "Whose feelings are we centering? Whose voices do we lift up? Whose voices do we silence?" #ASCDAnnualConference

[Mary Beth Gormley (She/her) @MBGormley]

Dr. Dena Simmons starts our day today! #ASCDAnnualConference

[Mary Beth Gormley (She/her) @MBGormley]

Racism is a grown-up disease and we have to stop using our kids to spread it. -Ruby Bridges #ASCDAnnualConference

[Mary Beth Gormley (She/her) @MBGormley]

"Teach the truth." -Ruby Bridges. #ASCDAnnualConference

[Mary Beth Gormley (She/her) @MBGormley]

Teachers teach us how to be people. Teachers teach us how to take care of people.- Ruby Bridges #ASCDAnnualConference

[Mary Beth Gormley (She/her) @MBGormley]

Learning so much from @SarahFiarman and growing with colleagues discussing Unconscious Bias in Schools. @OEASAaacps Thank you, @DrHpo ! #AACPSAwesome

[Mary Beth Gormley (She/her) @MBGormley]

@krisyvonne Thank you for sharing this resource. Another book to read!

[Learning for Justice @learnforjustice]

Historic erasure of trans and nonbinary people has contributed to harmful legislation and rhetoric that treats them as aberrational. But trans and nonbinary people have always been here. This episode explores some of that history.
https://t.co/Lpbm3Vh7ne

[Mary Beth Gormley (She/her) @MBGormley]

Thank you @PBS for the documentary on @HenryLouisGates , who, through his books and documentaries. was my first teacher of the real history of America. #PBS

[Mary Beth Gormley (She/her) @MBGormley]

@Valerie_Wire I want to have lunch with them and just absorb their spirit and wisdom!

[Stephanie Seidl @stephanielseidl]

Teach kids to know the role of whiteness in the world. Just keep practicing. It feels messy & weird & then it doesn’t. Trust the feeling in your gut to stand up- someone else might not be ready to yet.

[Mary Beth Gormley (She/her) @MBGormley]

@stephanielseidl I loved this quote, too! Thank you for capturing!