Casey Coker

We belong @AtteaSchool #atteaflyers #weared34 #atteascavengerhunt

Equity Foundations Facilitators collab was filled with learning, prep, and important conversations about sharing EDI work with staff this year. Learned so much from the captivating Liz Kleinrock and our own in district leaders! @emtribbett @birdcoker @kelleral #weared34

So sad to say goodbye to @LyonSchool but thrilled to get back to middle school @AtteaSchool next year! Mostly just thankful for @glenview34…and summer! 😎

#WeAreD34 professional learners. Equity foundation facilitators discuss inclusive language.

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Every social-emotional learning program (SEL) program should begin by attending to (1) everything that harms the wellbeing of students at school and (2) everything that harms the wellbeing of adults at school--including racism, heterosexism, and other forms of oppression.

Day 5: Because we belong we feel #connected! It’s been hard not to gather for our interarts productions but sitting together outside singing our @LyonSchool song to end this week was a moment of pure joy🥰 #LyonLearners #WeAreD34 #artsed #WeBelong

Door is always open! They love a visitor!!

Our members took action this week, and our voices were heard! The Covid School Employee Benefit and Wage Protection Bill (HB 2778) passed the Illinois House (92-23) and Senate (53-1) today! It now heads to Governor Pritzker's desk.

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Love my school 🍫🍫🍫

Lyon staff did an outstanding job presenting during BC on the importance of “Belonging.” While an important focus always… this year, more than ever, we know it’s a necessity for our learners. @emtribbett @birdcoker @kelleral @LyonSchool #lyonlearners #weared34 #WhereIbelong

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but millions of people are not locked into structural poverty in this country because “they don’t have a growth mindset”

Thankful for recorded plenaries so I can watch @chrisemdin preach on repeat. “The babies are rejecting your superficiality!” #ThisWeKnow #RESI2021 #ReimagineEdTC #Ratchetdemics

Listen to the kids - “Social Justice is good for everybody and needs to be taught in schools.” Fatim, Ninis, Jayleen and Keimonie say so! Thank you @soutomanning #ThisWeKnow #RESI2021 #ReimagineEdTC

@_naomibailey_ Likewise!!

@birdcoker I’m loving seeing your take-a-ways!!!

Racial and Digital Literacies in Action @RuizSealey @detramichelle @SelenaCarrion “People are confusing ‘political’ with ‘partisan’ - schools ARE political.” #RESI2021 #ReimagineEdTC #ThisWeKnow

“There’s a reason every American child learns about the Mayflower in 1620 and very few of us were taught about the White Lion in 1619. Arguably, the White Lion would have a far greater impact than the Mayflower.” @nhannahjones @ReimagineEdTC #RESI2021 #ReimagineEdTC #ThisWeKnow

“James Baldwin said ‘I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.’” Always coming back to this quote. @EpicTheatr amazing! #RESI2021 #ReimagineEdTC #ThisWeKnow

#ThisWeKnow: We cannot be student-centered if we are not culturally relevant and antiracist; We cannot be culturally relevant and antiracist if we are not student-centered. #ReimagineEDTC #RESI2021