Amy Elfin

@buwheelock alum. 6th grade AAP @sunrisevalleyes. Latine, Jewish. She/they. Striving to help every student discover their magic ✨

[Amy Elfin @elfinteach]

No picture better encapsulates my teacher energy (yes that is a hand drawn Liz I had a student tape to me for Character Day so I could be Miss Frizzle) 💫

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

Your daily reminder that children’s vocabulary before or at school entry strongly predicts later reading achievement—especially reading comprehension.

Please tell every parent you know: poor screen habits create headwinds for their children’s academic futures.

"Primary parent smartphone screen time was associated with slower growth in children’s receptive vocabulary."

[Hannah Ward 👩🏻‍🏫 Mom (x3) | Learning Designer @HannahWardEdu]

I would turn these into a curriculum if they weren't OUT OF PRINT 😭 😭 😭

[Amy Elfin @elfinteach]

@MrNeibauer @laurapatranella @MarisaEThompson @MarcusLuther6 Thank you!

[Amy Elfin @elfinteach]

@laurapatranella @MrNeibauer @MarisaEThompson @MarcusLuther6 Can you share your list, please? I teach 5th and 6th and am always on the hunt for good short stories!

[Amy Elfin @elfinteach]

@robertkaplinsky @openmiddle This is phenomenal! Have you done the same with 7th?

[Amy Elfin @elfinteach]

@SHKrajewski @JoelRGarza Hi! I would also love a copy of the directions, but I can’t seem to send you a DM.

[Sunrise Valley Elementary School 🌞 @SunriseValleyES]

Join our team. We'd love to have you!

[Sunrise Valley Elementary School 🌞 @SunriseValleyES]

Just before the winter break, our sixth graders made fleece blankets to donate to Corner Stones in Reston. #SunriseValleyShines

[rez princess @chakenbake]

Happy Native American Heritage Month! This is ya friendly reminder to capitalize the N in Native and the I Indigenous. Xoxo

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

Screen time is one of the things I get asked about most. Usually parents want to know how to limit it most effectively. It won't be a surprise to those who know me that I come from a different angle. Here's a blog I wrote for Mozilla about it.
https://t.co/0OcZbDKRGR

[Jarrett Lerner @Jarrett_Lerner]

EDUCATORS and LIBRARIANS!

Want to greet your new students with new books?!

I’ve got about 120 elementary and Middle Grade books to give away—half here, half on Instagram.

To enter to win half here: follow me and RT this tweet.

Bonus entry: tag a pal who may want to enter too!

[@lorenagerman on bluesky 💗 @nenagerman]

The problem with "teacher shortage" is its passivity. It's as if we've mysteriously landed here & not due to devaluing us. Then, you blame teachers.

This is inaccurate.
"The most oft-cited reason for a lack of interest in teaching is low teacher salaries." (EPI, 2022)

[Amy Elfin @elfinteach]

The 6th grade pod library is ready for another school year full of amazing readers! @SunriseValleyES

[Theodore R. Foster III @TRF123RD]

“Maps are not neutral. Maps are not, inherently, “true.” Maps have points of view. Maps carry cultural bias. Maps tell stories.” -Elizabeth Alexander

[@lorenagerman on bluesky 💗 @nenagerman]

FRIENDLY REMINDER:
Don't wait until Sept to talk about Latinx topics. Don't wait until Nov. to talk about Indigenous people. Don't wait until Feb. to talk about Black history. Don't wait until June to talk about queer folx.

We exist all year round.