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👩‍🏫👨‍🏫Your tribe is important to you, and when used the right way our teacher tribes can both make us better teachers and decrease teacher turnover. Read about our peer observation journey at ascd.org/ascd-express/v…

At @ESCRegion11 for @Cisco #girlspowertech on International #GirlsinICTDay 2022. @FortWorthISD #ayyheights

What Natalie said… ⬇️⬇️⬇️

@LeadershipISD I’m excited to be a part of the Civic Voices Cohort for 2022! Let’s do the work!

@SenorMoran Right there with you. Love my students, love my 5-year-old and his willingness to wear his own mask; disagree vehemently with the policy which will kill people.

is the reason I have to teach upwards of 25 students - who can choose not to wear a mask - before coming home to my unvaccinated 8-year-old. youtu.be/cYWHgAumktA

Just so we’re clear on what transpired yesterday: Given a choice between taking a stand, listening to health experts and protecting kids or cowering, following the advice of legal counsel and protecting themselves, a school board president chose the latter. And elsewhere…

Meet and greet for #LISDTarrant. I'm honored and re-energized to be part of the Civic Voices Two Two cohort! @LeadershipISD #racialequity

Statement from Commissioner of Education Mike Morath on School Funding for the 2020-2021 Academic Year #txed

Spread the word. @FortWorthISD Board will have an emergency board meeting this Thur 8am to discuss our options for reopening schools. Teachers, parents, community leaders & students...we want to hear your thoughts, beliefs & feelings. #AsiDerechito

"There is no benefit to our children by requiring them to repeat a year based on a single test score given the disruptions of COVID, so we are waiving the grade promotion requirements from STAAR this year for our students." - Commissioner Morath

Governor of Alabama : Rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge after Rep John Lewis - Sign the Petition! chng.it/wyNg44xc via @Change

Thank you, @MikeMorath @teainfo for listening to @teachplusTX teachers today about health & safety and teaching & learning.

Focus group with @teainfo Commissioner @MikeMorath and @teachplusTX teacher leaders. Fascinating back and forth regarding @TPlusResearch focus group findings and the work of TEA to support students and teachers in 2020-2021 and beyond. #teacherleadership

@heymrsbond That was the first movie our kiddo watched when he was two. So good!

Katie Benningfield, Senior Policy Fellow & @dallasschools Secondary Teacher of the Year, emphasizes the importance of clear information for both compliance and best practices regarding remote learning & specialized educational services. Find support here: tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/…

.@teachplusTX network educators brought questions to the table regarding the future of equitable testing in Texas, trauma-informed instruction, school and district accountability, and other strategic considerations for the 2020-21 school year.

Tomorrow, April 17, is the final day for early-decision applications for the DFW and Statewide Policy Fellowships. Be one of the first admitted to this powerful leadership opportunity. teachplus.org/programs/teach…

Teaching and learning looks differently now. Collaboration with peer teachers is more important now than ever. Join grade- and content-similar teachers in free, facilitated Zoom sessions to help you prepare for this new learning environment. Register here: bit.ly/plusoneTX

Staying apart now means saving lives and getting back to our normal routines faster. Please reference our flier on how to stop the spread of COVID-19. Your actions matter. Thanks for your efforts. tea.texas.gov/staysafe

📣If you’re an educator & your school or district has been impacted or planning to be impacted by a health-related closure talk with us! We can help: bit.ly/2Jsl3s5