Illinois born and raised educator, living in Texas. Traveller. Sports fan. Bulls, White Sox/Astros, Bears.
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🚀 Tomorrow’s the day! Don’t miss our second webinar in the LASO webinar series: A conversation with Newton ISD!
Join us as we dive into Newton ISD’s journey with Strong Foundations Planning grant. 🔗 Register here: hubs.ly/Q02X7cVG0
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ALT “Most of my work as a math teacher isn’t even math. It’s helping students believe that they can also do math. We don’t talk about that enough.” —José Vilson, Educator
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Who wants a @JuiceHerbert signed orange helmet? 👀
RT for the chance to win!
My GIRL!! 😍 The truest of true and realest of real! ❤️ So glad she’s being recognized for all she brings to the profession, making everyone around her better!
Congratulations to Dr. Kelly Hudson, Assistant Principal for Nolan Ryan Jr. High in @AlvinISD, on being named the Region 4 Middle School Assistant Principal of the Year. #TASSP2024 #FirstofAllStudentsFirst @hey_kellyann @NolanRyanJH @TASSP1
ALT TASSP recognizes principals and assistant principals from the 20 region Education Service Centers in the state. School administrators are nominated and chosen by their peers within their regions. Nominations are based on performance and leadership. As a Region 4 winner, Dr. Hudson is eligible to compete for the state title of Texas Assistant Principal of the Year.
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🗓️ Texas leaders: You still have time to register for our next webinar!
If you're involved in the selection, launch, or support of a curriculum for your school or district, this webinar is for you. Learn more and register here ⬇️
hubs.ly/Q02w_XdK0
I love my job because I get to partner with (and learn from) amazing teachers like Mr. Hurtado!
🍎Happy Teacher Appreciation Week, my friends!!!🍎
⭐ Today's #TeacherAppreciationWeek spotlight is shining on Erick Hurtado from Edcouch-Elsa ISD in Texas!
Learn more about Mr. Hurtado on our blog: hubs.ly/Q02wKKRF0
#ThankATeacher
The QUEEN of building relationships! So proud of Mel and the way she digs into the work alongside her teachers! #trueinstructionalleader #mathisnowherthing
We asked our partner school leaders: "What is one piece of advice you would give a first-year instructional leader?"
Stay tuned for their words of wisdom!
#MondayMotivation #EdLeaders
Let’s Go Sox!! No better way to spend a beautiful night in Chicago! #changethegame
Jessica Merrill retweeted
The students we serve didn’t choose their zip code. We chose to drive into their zip code to work. They didn’t ask to be saved. They want to be seen, heard, and valued. They will rise to the level of your expectations.
Alexa and our friends from Besteiro MS and Lopez Early College HS in @BrownsvilleISD building understanding around text complexity! @InstructUP
Amazing work with leaders from Besteiro and Lopez around Aspects of Rigor! And we have a new Queen of Rigor, Principal Aimee Garza Limón! #conceptualunderstanding #proceduralskillandfluency #application 👸🏻➕➖✖️➗@InstructUP @BrownsvilleISD
Had an ENGAGING afternoon EMPOWERING amazing @BrownsvilleISD leaders in leading math work on their campuses this year so both teachers and students will EXCEL! So excited to be in the work with this dedicated group of mathematicians! #affirmations #rememberingourwhy @InstructUP
😍😍 My favorite part of the retreat was seeing my former students shine!!😍😍
Last week at the #instructup2022 retreat, we had the pleasure of hosting a panel of our partner leaders from @AldineISD and two insightful local students.
The big takeaway the students had for the district leaders?
"When we hold back teachers, we hold back students."
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Grateful for the opportunity to share the amazing work between @AldineISD and @InstructUP I learned so much from the amazing young women on the panel. Biggest takeaway from them, "when we hold back teachers, we hold back students." #instructup2022
Today my former students, Abigail (@NorthbrookMS & @northbrookhigh) & Naja (@TanglewoodMS), sat on a panel for educators (my peers), giving voice to the reason we do our work- the students! Their thoughtfulness, honesty, and brilliance was on full display! #instructup2022
“Brilliance is equitably distributed….opportunity is not.” —Nella Garcia Urban #InstructUp2022 #sayitlouder
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When your school is 65% black and your advanced classes are 95% white there is a problem with equal access to the curriculum. 🤨 EVERY student deserves a chance to do challenging, interesting mathematics. #ITeachMath #MTBoS