Dear white people: white guilt is normal. Recognize it, work through it, and move toward anti racism.
Also dear white people: when other white folks r experiencing white guilt, support them through it so POC do not have to.
Disturbing but not surprising-despite billions of $ to improve reading outcomes, lowest performing Ss are doing worse. If we keep teaching discrete skills in isolation & prioritize “stuff” over sustained time to read texts of choice we will get same results
#litessentials#cpchat
This wrongheaded commentary from last year just showed up on my feed, but it’s never untimely to remind folks that there’s no such thing as a “truly bilingual child,” & that such designations will always serve to reproduce race & class hierarchies. Gross. https://t.co/DUO4CUuYa3
YOU CAN DO IT...
•Lead with purpose
•Be proactive
•Take risks
•Be persistent
•Focus
•Embrace problem solving
•Connect & collaborate
•Learn from mistakes
•Bounce back
•Be vulnerable
•Build a CULTURE of EFFICACY #ImpactTeams#tlap#edchat
Oh my goodness, this post by Vicki Vinton is positively fabulous: Are We Opening the Door Wide Enough for Our Readers?
MUST READ ALERT!! Are we narrowing the door and what can we do to open it back up? Positively BRILLIANT! @VickiVintonTMAP
https://t.co/RhHk9jIDUY
"Engagement means to do a difficult thing, fail at the difficult thing, and have the emotional, social, and intellectual energy to try again" @MisterMinor#ILA18
Why are we surprised when there’s a gap btwn English Learners’ scores on state testing & non ELs? Most state tests are created & normed on non ELs. Are these tests valid for all students?? 🤔 Asking for a few friends....