6th Grade Learning Guide at Rio Del Sol STEAM Academy

Joined February 2020
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These ladies creativity is outstanding!! So happy to know them, and very proud of their hard work. Another shoutout to @theomarespinoza for creating such amazing opportunities for our students to grow.
Thank you @DirectChangeCA for our awards! Teresa, Lena, Chelsee, Ellie, and Mariah for placed Tied for 2nd with their film, "My Empty Feeling" in the 2023 Directing Change Film Contest! Great Work, Phoenixes! 📷 @RioSTEAMSchool @RioSDLive #RioDelSol #RioSchools #MentalHealth
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Ellery Cushing retweeted
I don’t know which teacher needs to hear this - I’ve said it before I’ll say it again - but you don’t have to spend the first day of the holidays cleaning your house. #edutwitter
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This week the hardest part of teaching wasn’t the workload, lack of appreciation, or even the system. It was how much I love the kids and how hard it is to say goodbye 💔
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Ellery Cushing retweeted
#AI4K2: I used #midjourney5 to recreate our majestic @RioSTEAMSchool mascot: 🔥THE PHOENIX🔥 Think about it: You cant find anything this specific on Google. I spent 2 mins creating a text prompt, then spent ZERO energy searching thru Google Images. #rioschools #midjourneyAI
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#CUE family, here are some of my non-physical attributes: Teacher, Learner, Wife, Nerd, Musician, Creator, Mathematician, Advocate, Survivor, Mental Health Warrior 💚 #Edu2Erad #SpringCUE
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Ellery Cushing retweeted
Bringing some ☀️SOL☀️ to Spring @cueinc!!! 🎊🎉🥳 This is teacher Disneyland baby! 🤯🙌 @CushingTeaches @theomarespinoza @MrSorensen805 #GoldCoastCUE #SpringCUE #CUE2023 #rioschools
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A student today “Your real name is Ellery!? That’s weird!! I think Ms. Cushing sounds better” 😂
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Dear @DrDogMusic, do I get a golden ticket to the next live show if I noticed that Shadow People on Live 2 is in fact Rock n Roll from B Room? And yes I say next live show because I’m a last tour denier @ericslickmusic
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Still thinking about the third grader at our @riodelsolptsa Trunk or Treat who tried to dump his own bin of candy in to the bin to hand out to others when he noticed we ran out. What a guy!
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My students are very impatiently waiting for Episode 3 of the @Headspace @starwars meditations. If you don’t have your free educator account yet, you won’t regret it!
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Loving these #ThinkingClassroom threads! Anyone care to share their favorite non curricular tasks for 3rd grade? 🧐
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Ellery Cushing retweeted
24 May 2022
Sorry, but this tragedy isn’t “unimaginable.” We saw ten people killed at a grocery store last week! We saw an elementary school shot up with 20 kids dead less than ten years ago. It’s very much imaginable now.
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Gas station digits are in multiples of 3 but they’re in the wrong order #MTBoS
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When my students call themselves Emo Kids but don’t know what MCR stands for are they even emo kids? @MCRofficial
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Ellery Cushing retweeted
I’ll take smaller class sizes as my Teacher Appreciation gift. Please and thank you.
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My therapist told me lawyers used to be their largest clientele and now by far and large it is teachers. This speaks volumes about our education system. PS - Fight the stigma! Go to therapy. Take your meds if you need them. Mental health is health 💚 ;
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Today I complimented one of my blocks when I didn’t see a single student on cool math games in another tab. A student responded “We are playing a cool math game!” and pointed to his @Desmos. I love @Desmos!
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The Friday before Spring Break April Fool’s Day with Middle Schoolers = sensory overload! Can’t wait to finally spend some serious time focused on my partner, friends, family and myself

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Student loan payments restarting has my partner and I constantly stressing about money. Mine are $560 a month. What’s yours?
"why doesn't anyone want to be a teacher" 1990 (adjusted for inflation) Starting teacher salary: $46,700 Debt at graduation: $14,100 Now Starting teacher salary: $41,700 Debt at graduation: $31,100 myelearningworld.com/new-tea…
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We are all set for our first Movie Night Fundraiser of 2022! Can’t wait to watch our 6th graders take the lead. A huge thank you to @NissanUSA and all of our families who donated!
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