We often bring up how educators are so many things wrapped into one. Seeing students at home in Zoom has shown me our students are also so many things wrapped into one. They’re caretakers, translators, teachers, and counselors themselves at age 10. Celebrate that magic.✨👏🏼

Aaron Reynolds virtual author visit! Our raccoons are so excited about your new series! Natalie Watts thank you for organizing! @areynoldsbooks #neisdlibs NEISD Library Srvcs. North East ISD Redland Oaks ES

One of the BEST author visits ever! He shared a message on the power of pushing through failure as part of the journey. So thankful for an author visit this year! 👏🏼🎉

What do you do when you finish 200+ episodes of your favorite podcast, Six Minutes?? Zoom with the creator! Our Redland Oaks ES 5th graders met with Ben Strouse from @genzshows today to talk all things Six Minutes. We loved hearing how it all comes together and things to come! 👏🏼

5th Grade Battle- Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate. Congratulations to our winners! We ❤️ this story!! Katherine Applegate (kaaauthor.bsky.social) North East ISD NEISD Library Srvcs. Redland Oaks ES #NEISDlibs

Our Redland Oaks ES 5th graders squeezed in one more live event with ExploringByTheSeat - Find us on BlueSky today to tour the SNOLAB with Dr. Erica Caden! Our students have loved these events that feel like virtual field trips!👏🏼🙌🏼 #NEISD

What a day! Our 5th grade Redland Oaks ES team presented our tech infused thematic unit on animal captivity for NEISD Instructional Technology’s Inspired Classroom Academy! We talked STEM, Flipgrid, Adobe Spark, and all the creativity coming into next year. #neisdinspired #NEISDInspiredClassroom

🎧PODCASTS! So excited to create for @genzshows to bring a Young Ben Franklin Podcast Companion into next year! The final touches are getting added today. History, adventure, and plot twists! I can’t wait to introduce this one to my fifth graders.

I was 100% in summer mode until Canva shared their new features for educators and students. 🤯👏🏼🙌🏼 Canva Pro is free for educators too. Upgrade and explore when you’re in BTS mode. 🤓 canva.com/education/

So excited for the Classroom Environment + Design Virtual Conference! I’ll be sharing all about creating a strong grade level family through collaborative/tech infused lessons the first month of school. Link to register below! 🎉👏🏼 thesuperheroteacher.com/classroom-desi…

🔸24 hours 🔸24 presenters 🔸15-minute presentations every hour 🔸Global educators focused on #StudentVoice 🔸Diverse topics with a bit of a @Flipgrid theme 🔸Streamed live🌎: bit.ly/PDPalooza 🥳It's #PDPalooza - July 27! ⏰Save the date & then set hourly alarms!

My personal win on a state reading test comes down to one thing. It’s seeing students choosing to read a book when they finish after hours of answering questions. That’s love, and I’m here for it.

In my interview I was asked why I was there. I said, “I want to be part of something greater than myself”. I’m here and part of that now. I choose to create a space that affirms their identities. I choose for “class fam” to mean more than words on a bulletin board. I choose them.

The ISES Coyotes came together tonight to celebrate literacy and The Wild Robot! The leadership displayed by the 5th graders as they served their school made my heart smile. Fifth grade team… FABULOUS!!! Emily Bedwell Jolyn Caddell ISES.Principal Jody Rathke-ISES Ashley Ramirez

2021-2022 This was the year I had the peace of mind that I could teach students in person. They could hug me and I would be okay. This was also the same school year that I started researching how to barricade my door and ran through imaginary scenarios of how to save their lives.