Mom, wife, & dedicated educator. Passionate about truth, being a life long learner, a servant leader, & using literature to empower youth & celebrate diversity.
A very special thank you to both @MsGiovanelli and Ms. Calandrillo for sharing their technology expertise and knowledge with the next generation of educators! #PayingItForwardCounts
I was booked on United Flight 93 on 9/11, 2001, flying nonstop from Newark NJ to San Francisco CA. Around midnight the night before, a coworker called me urging me to change my flight to fly into San Jose instead. This meant I had move to a flight that boarded 20 minutes later (from the same gate) with a stopover in Denver. I was very reluctant to do it but I did.
When I got to the airport, I watched people boarding flight 93 and I was upset that I was not leaving earlier, in my 1st class seat on a direct flight. I didn’t notice or care about the people as they were boarding, only myself.
When I finally boarded my plane, we were 7 planes behind flight 93. When we were 3 planes away from we taking off, the pilot told us to look out the right side of the plane because it appeared the Twin Towers had been hit by a plane. I thought it might have been a small Cessna until I saw the second plane strike the other tower. We were grounded just before taking off.
I changed that day. I now take every opportunity I have to watch and if possible, get to know the people I’m boarding a plane with. I never hesitate to give up my seat for a later flight if requested. I’ve had two children since 9/11 and went to multiple mission trips to war torn countries. Every day I wake up breathing is another gift from God.
Never forget 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
#NeverForget#911Anniversary
Dear Parents,
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You don’t “have to.”
You “GET TO” make a difference, teach kids, lead a school, take care of a beautiful family, or impact somebody’s day ❤️
Create a GET TO mentality 🙌
You shouldn’t “manage” your class, you should LEAD. It’s all about LEADERSHIP rooted in relationships, belonging, inclusion, routines, engagement and always modeling and setting the example.
100,000 Canadian Jews can't donate to Israeli reforestation or desalination projects! No roadside bomb shelters! No more planting trees for Bar Mitzvah gifts.
How many charitable fronts for Hamas inside Canada will remain intact meanwhile?
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School culture starts with relationships. Always pour love and good energy into every room you walk into ❤️🙌
Next Level Teaching 📚 a.co/d/9CkCdCQ on Amazon 🙌🎉
#NextLevelTeaching#DBCincBooks
The opportunity to pass knowledge from one generation to the next. To see current students looking up & learning from a former student exemplifies connection & relationship building -KEY to education! THANK YOU to Michael Galifaro! @WhufsdRams@stellina8203@CornwellAveES
Two weeks ago Hannah Walz, 2024 college grad & former student, made her 7th annual guest reader visit! As always, Hannah was magnificent & inspirational, bringing our students and their teacher to tears! Thank you, Hannah! You are AMAZING! @WhufsdRams@CornwellAveES@stellina8203
A treasured former student visited & read GO LEFT! The lesson about how to handle everyday emotions & challenges in life was pertinent to everyone! Thank you, Katie Andree, for being such a smashing hit w 3rd gr! @WhufsdRams@stellina8203@CornwellAveES@msfine_10 @MsGiovanelli
So proud of our ENL club participating in the Multicultural Night! Such a great night celebrating all our amazing cultures from our #RamFam thanks to @lmccart10231160@ValenciaM for being advisors for our fantastic ENL club! @WhufsdRams@wh_secondary#WHe
Our 3rd gr. sts shared narrative nonfiction pieces w 1st gr. friends & taught them extraordinary facts through the lens of a story. #WHe are authors AND teachers! @WhufsdRams@stellina8203@CornwellAveES@Bridiekar @PatriciaScollo1 @MsGiovanelli @msfine_10