Loved hearing the stories of women are making a social impact in our area, including Martrice Gandy of @MindWorksCollab! I'm so proud to be friends with women of purpose. @shethinxpurple
According to Vygotsky (1978), learning is a social process and social development precedes learning. Therefore, "learning" should include social interactions, interactions with the external environment and interaction with culture. #dissertationnotes@CapVillagePCS
We present our final Spotlight for Teacher Appreciation Week 2018: Chatequa Campbell! She is a Lead Special Education Teacher in a self-contained class at @IngenuityPrep in Washington, DC. Read more about her here: https://t.co/fuMEvUyBXn #teacherappreciationweek#SPEDSpotlight
Meet our first Special Education Teacher Spotlight: Tomeka Liggans! She works as a SPED teacher in @rvaschools at the REAL School, a therapeutic day program for students with complex behavioral and emotional challenges! #ThankATeacher#TeacherAppreciationWeek
After creating mini-business plans and financial projections, pitching to "investors" and creating products such as anime necklaces, magnets and slime, our student entrepreneurs rocked it this Saturday at Eastern Market in this pilot of our curriculum!!! https://t.co/qO6vWNlMEx
Passionate people + inspiring spaces (National Portrait Gallery @NPG) + great books (purchased at @NMNH) + topics our students told us they cared about = unstoppable teacher creativity.
The @capxlab team can't wait for this summer.
"This problem did not start with education alone, and it won't be fixed with education alone. What it is really about is the bringing together of communities..." Michelle Moliter on equity and race in education. #theequitylab