Imani Alleyne

11th Grade ELA Teacher - Writer|Reader|Dreamer 🍎✨BSU Alumna 🐶 🦀 + TQRP Fellow

[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

Let a kid ask me to wear a blonde wig one more time.. I’m. Fed. Up.

I’m so homesick...you wouldn’t believe..

[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

I have a necklace with those words on it. That’s how powerful they were when I read them in high school and they’re still powerful today.

[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

End of 2nd q= End of The Great Gatsby novel study. I go home to watch the movie myself and I fall asleep on it. An hour later I wake up to Nick Carraway saying those sweet words: “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” Best Am Lit Novel❤️

[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

I had my students do an actual structured debate today and I forgot to take pictures 🙃🤦🏾‍♀️ I dropped the ball on this one I’ll admit.

[Janise Lane @janiselane22]

@elachat_US A3: Students are stuck in groups often by subjective evaluation - mindset and bias can creep into decision making. Fear of having kids at “frustration” level can cause over-scaffolding and low expectations. Our kids don’t deserve this non precise diagnosis! #elachat

[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

Never apologize for being you.

[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

I’m going to try this thing where I plan for Monday on Friday and that way i’m not putting it off til Sunday when I should really be practicing self-care.

[Noonie @theyloveNoonie]

So... I made new hall passes for my students...🤣

[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

I got a compliment from my principal yesterday. He asked me if I’ve done this before & when I asked why he said “cause you’re really good” & honestly at that moment I just wanted to cry cause it took alot of long days and sleepless nights to get here. I owe it all to BSU & TQRP❤️

[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

One day my teach game will be so stepped up that I’ll be able to come in costume like that too. I heard it’s a very engaging practice.

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[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

I wanna be in your class! This is awesome!

[Dr. Ben Hartnell @PresidentBeard]

@TeachMrReed My school attire 100% depends on what I’m covering in class on any given day. 180 days of school = 180 different outfits! Doing my part to bring history to life for my students!

[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

The kids have officially turned up on me lol. I’m ready for the weekend 🤯

[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

You know those pics where the kid goes to school all dolled up and then at the end of the day they look like a tornado chewed them? That’s me all this week 🤷🏾‍♀️👩🏾‍🏫

[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

So the plan was to post pics for my first day of 2019-2020 today but the school day went by so fast if you blinked you missed it so we’ll re-up tomorrow and see how this goes 😂

[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

@marlena_murphy_ Same. I do it quarterly unless there’s a behavioral issue or a need for preferential seating

[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

Who would have thought that seating charts require so much strategy and ... well...thought. 😂

[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

@alnesica Yass thank you so much!

[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

The calm corner might not work out this year guys! My desks are too huge (they’re brand new though) and I have too many (but enough to fit my class). I’m not complaining but I really wanted some type of trauma informed area in my classroom this year. 🙃

[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

@alnesica This is so cute! Looking for a mailbox online right now as we speak! 🙌🏽

[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

@alnesica Oh this is really cool. I might even open up with this and lead that into a “safe space” lesson

[Imani Alleyne @MsAlleynesLit]

@Ms_CeeJay I love this idea! Thank you so much!