Maureen Brothman

Educator, lover of languages, feminist, nerd, mother, writer

[David Bowles (has left this place) @DavidOBowles]

So many reactionary critiques of #DignidadLiteraria are infused with either privileged blindness or deliberate disingenuousness.

I want to interrogate the attempted dismissal of our concerns.

First, authors definitely have the right to write outside of their identity.

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[Guadalupe Garcia McCall creator of Mariposas! @ggmccall]

@Oh_AuthorDonna @PamMunozRyan @DavidOBowles @thepoetmendez For #LatinoBookMonth I would like to recommend The Moon Within by @MimaWrites, Güero by @DavidOBowles, & Love Sugar Magic by @AnnaMisboring!!!

[Laura Guzman @LauraGuzNews]

This is important to remember! ALl people are on a hero’s quest! I give students a sheet that has the 17 traits of heroes from literature. They chart the character(s) we are studying as well as themselves themselves!

[Kim Elmore @KimEl]

Decolonizing the Classroom: Step 1 https://t.co/a1d0zRoznE

"Acknowledge that your role as teacher has been historically problematic: that by teaching English you are inherently complicit with forces that damage marginalized students."

[Dr. John Spencer @spencerideas]

A former student of mine wrote this and it’s spot on:

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

Differentiating instruction is really about getting to know your students and being flexible with the ways they demonstrate their learning, says @Larryferlazzo. It is not about spending your evenings planning a separate lesson for each student. https://t.co/wR1Ijm3rqp #edchat

[Writing Project @writingproject]

Starting today, we're challenging youth to make up alternate endings for stories #twistfate https://t.co/mkBpHYlvsT

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Autism's lost generation https://t.co/iegzhMKGSw

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

A fossil site in Georgia that hints at the evolution of kindness: https://t.co/B9iDBmKYXZ #EdenWalk

[PBS Teachers @pbsteachers]

Dia de los Muertos is Oct 31 to Nov 2. Give students some background on this event of Mexican origin: https://t.co/UIRHY1572r #dayofthedead

[edutopia @edutopia]

One educator's personal story: http://t.co/J0aRv5PpG6.

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

How teachers can take culture differences into account in class http://t.co/AFiBlRTzAN #edchat #teaching #educolor

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

6 Storytelling Apps That Get English Language Learners Talking #edchat #edtech #ell http://t.co/KxOeh133va

[edutopia @edutopia]

[free download] A rubric for your next project-based-learning unit: http://t.co/9J081l6Jqa.

[edutopia @edutopia]

Powerful ways to begin and end lessons: http://t.co/9FvVFMjPMI.

[NWP Digital Is @NWPDigital_Is]

A unit plan to teach the importance of protest, drawing lessons from Lord of the Flies. | Kathleen Rowley http://t.co/UT4tAzWdkZ

[Maureen Brothman @mmbrothman]

Writing Marathon! #uiwp #writing #lastday

[Maureen Brothman @mmbrothman]

I made a Princess Leia robot today. It was amazing. #uiwp #fablab #nerd

[Author Jenna Wilson @_jenna_writes]

Tomas's demo on #imaginativeplay & CommonCore was interrupted by emergency spy school. #disguises @mmbrothman #uiwp