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Listen to my favorite podcast #RadioRental!! You won’t regret it! @radiorental

@magicalmsmurphy Yeah, I love Vegatinos!! So happy that they opened up a restaurant finally!

@magicalmsmurphy Thanks for sharing! 🤤

Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek! I created a choice board for Ts to use w/Ss. Focus: Secondary ELA, but can be modified. 🎁 Teachers: Your dedication & hard work is appreciated!⭐️ #Teachers #EnglishTeachers #remotelearning #TeachersRock @dpvils ⭐️ bit.ly/BermeoChoiceBo…

@DebbieBermeo @dpvils Some of my favorite short stories are on there! Thanks for sharing! I like the PowerPoint format with instructions.

When parenting goes right:

Such a pleasure to be apart of a wonderful team of educators! I learn so much from you all always!

@CRSRipley Please share the recipe!! I have the same dietary restrictions, and not being able to eat Mac and Cheese is the absolute saddest thing in my life.

I made gluten-free, vegan mac & cheese for my diet-restricted husband, who gave it his highest compliment in a next-day review: "It tasted like it should have made me sick but it didn't!"

Thank you for supporting teachers! I am still a new teacher, and last year I truly did break the bank. Us teachers need all of the help that we can get! -Ms. Anastascio @caseydband #clearthelists #supporteachers #support_a_teach #middleschoolteacher amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…

@missessp I teach “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie. During Back to School night, I provide parents with an intro. I allow parents to ask questions/explain why I chose the book and I also send home letters to parents that they sign.

@TellTaleTeachr How do you approach the controversy with parents? Students?

Attention middle school English teachers: What are some culturally responsive books that you have taught that were particularly successful in terms of student engagement?

@AbbyRombalski @ncte With struggle comes resistance and triumph :)

@TellTaleTeachr @ncte So let’s keep getting specific...Latinx from where, geography/race/ethnicity/social class/immigrant status or longtime inhabiters/community connections to Indigeneity etc... and book only or other genres? Nonfiction also? Finally— amplify resistance and joy, not only struggle. 💜

@mrsg_mchs Love this! Thank you

@smsNstl @TellTaleTeachr @ncte @TheBooksource @ProjectLITComm

@AbbyRombalski @ncte My school demographics are about 90% Hispanic and have a high percentage of African-American students as well, so any book that discusses the struggles of POC. Any book that features a protagonist who my students can relate to is 👌🏾

@TellTaleTeachr @ncte Culturally responsive to whom?

@lipatel @AbbyRombalski @ncte True. I gave a little more context- I’m looking for novels where the protagonist is a young minority. My goal is to get the students discussing social issues surrounding people of color.

@missessp Yes! I love teaching this book. I teach it in the spring :)

@TellTaleTeachr The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Alexie (fair warning: on many banned book list, sexual topics, and author has been accused in the #MeToo movement)

@magicalmsmurphy @ncte “The Rose That Grew From Concrete” would be a great poem to start the year off with to get the students thinking about having a growth mindset and overcoming the obstacles that will come this school year.

@magicalmsmurphy @ncte Ah yes, the @! Thank you!

Currently considering: The Hate U Give, I Am Malala, and Ghost Boys

Please help me provide my students with a culturally responsive novel that will promote discussion and critical thinking surrounding current social issues. Donations to my classroom are currently being matched! #thehateugive donorschoo.se/e/WxHyhgVxFY