tonya costa

Could you imagine offering teachers a "learning menu" like this – or maybe a playlist or choice board? Leader @abfromz offers fun ideas to personalize staff learning at the link. 👇 traveloteacher.blogspot.com/2019/07/teache…

At @Lima_FortesES we focus on building our P.R.I.D.E. #values in our entire #school #community! P= #Perseverance R= #Responsibility I= #Integrity D= #Determination E= #Empathy We now have a section in our #library focused on these #characteristics!

Amazing concert with our xylophones and bucket drummers. Thank you Dr Mangeni for a wonderful production @ppsdMLLs @RIDeptEd

A praying mantis visited @Lima_FortesES this afternoon. Hoping it makes it to our indoor garden. @tcosta91978 made a new friend! @ppsdMLLs

Positive vibes at @Lima_FortesES After viewing a revised bloodborne pathogens vid, @JulieSlater223 engaged staff with a teacher escape room then lunch by @sodexoUSA #limaphoenixpride#iamsimebody @PTU958 @AInfanteGreen @pvdschools congrats gr 1 team winners

Packed house @Lima_FortesES w/in the 1st 20 min of our Back to School bash! #community #engagement ! #steeldrums @BooksAreWings @KnightMemorial @ElementaryZone @pvdschools

@TashaWhite723 @Lima_FortesES @BrownandProv Another great event today learning all about mental and physical health 👋🏽🤾🏽⛹🏽‍♀️🤽🏽‍♂️🩺🔬🛁

Our @Lima_FortesES Pre-K & K Ss enjoy our #teddybear clinic Afterschool w @BrownandProv Ss as they learn about how to take care of their bears & themselves!

@TashaWhite723 @Lima_FortesES An amazing day the students were so happy supporting one another. So great to see such good vibes at school ❤️❤️❤️

Our #attendance #parade for @Lima_FortesES Ss who were in school every day last month was a blast! Ss cheered each other on! So much pride!

“I can’t believe I met a famous person” 5th graders watched @Flipgrid @PenguinBooks Amanda Gorman and Loren Long @PPSDAcademics @AInfanteGreen @Lima_FortesES @PTU958 #changesings

“You don’t have to wait to become a poet. If you’re writing in your classroom, you’re a writer” @pvdschools @AInfanteGreen @Flipgrid @PTU958

Thank you thank you thank you @Flipgrid! Ss can’t wait to share their Friday Flipgrid writing @AInfanteGreen @pvdschools @patty_landy

Since becoming a #librarian, my goal has been to be cooler than the #gym #teacher. Chris Daily makes that such a difficult goal! ⁦@fortes_elem⁩

Field day @fortes_elem @ElementaryLima is “THE BEST DAY EVER!” according to one Pre-K Ss! Duck, duck, sponge; water squirters; relay races; sprinklers; Palagis #lemonade; & free books for everyone thanks to a generous book donation from @Mdurrance1!

We are so excited to be distributing free, age-appropriate, bilingual books to incoming PreK and K students to grow their skills and instill a love of reading! Today, Interim Supt Montañez handed book bags to early childhood students at @ElementaryLima. #PPSDCares

Feeling appreciated @ElementaryLima Thanks to a grateful spouse and all the spouses who are okay when we put “our kids” first @pvdschools @HarrisonPeters @AInfanteGreen #oncemystudentalwaysmykid

Please encourage every student to try computer science, and let them know they belong. If your school doesn’t teach CS, visit Code.org/yourschool to take action.

Only 3% of Black students learn computer science in high school or beyond. Please watch and share this video. Inspire a student. Together we can change the face of computer science. #BlackVoicesForCS

Fear of COVID is having an enormous impact on kids, especially those who were already introverts. Parents must encourage their kids to get off screens and go outside w precautions. If they don't, mental health will worsen for many. "Generation Agoraphobia nytimes.com/2020/10/16/sty…

White friends: Remember that racial justice is not (1) a hobby, (2) an event to attend before scurrying back to safety, (3) a performance, (4) a way to invite validation, (5) an opportunity to assuage white guilt, (6) about our comfort. There's no half-way or toe-dipping here.

My message last night to fellow white educators.