Happy Teacher Appreciation Week from the 2026 Illinois State Teachers of the Year Cohort! To every teacher: thank you for the impact you make each day. Your work matters, and your students are better because of you.
#TeacherAppreciationWeek #ILSTOY
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10 more days to submit your proposals! 🎶Meet me in St Louis🎶
#rEDNYC @researchED_US #ILSTOY #rEDSTL @researchED1 #PowerfulTeaching
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What a great night recognizing Illinois educators at @ISBEnews Those Who Excel! Congrat Seth Brady of @Naperville203 on being our new @ILSTOY. Thanks to my ISBE team who make the night magical!
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It is a joy to work with these teachers of Cicero who are bringing learning to life!
#ILSTOY
#PowerfulTeaching #PowerfulClassrooms
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Evidence-based practice in action!
Powerful session today with @patricebain40 & our dedicated team. We’re seeing:
✅ Expansive student agency
✅ Parents moved by child progress
✅ Alignment with the IL Comprehensive Literacy Plan
Grateful for expert partnerships!
#Alignment
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18 May 2025
I’m honored to have been recognized as an Early Career Educator - Those Who Excel by @ISBEnews ! Tonight was even more special because I watched my mom and Mrs. Parra-Carrillo receive awards as well! 🍎💛 #ILSTOY #TWETOY25
@AndrewHS_d230 @CHSD230
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Thank you @MCUSDSupe for the kind invitation to visit Oregon School District 220! What a great afternoon meeting students and staff in this amazing community. Great to see a recent @ILSTOY @SrtaRad! #outandaboutwithISBE
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19 May 2024
Congratulations to our 2024 Illinois Teacher of the Year, Dr. Rachael Mahmood! @ILSTOY
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So thankful to be surrounded by amazing educators & leaders who are committed to uplifting the profession& ensuring equity in education for our students. My ❤️ is full after being in community w/my @TeachPlusIL cohort & one of the most inspiring people I know, ILSTOY @queenh0neyb
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This #IDEAcon 2024 Keynote is a proud Latina and freedom fighter for students in alt ed, where she has spent her career loving and learning alongside students furthest from justice in East St. Louis, IL. Welcome @queenh0neyb to the #IDEAil family! #ILSTOY
ideaillinois.org/ideacon
ALT MainStage at IDEAcon 2024, Briana Morales, 2023 IL Teacher of the Year. Feb. 21, 2024 Keynote. ideaillinois.org/ideacon
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Our 2022 #ILSTOY @SrtaRad took a colleague and two @OCUSD_220 seniors to a White House event designed to inspire collaboration, because “Nora and Marcus both want to be educators, and their input makes a difference.” okt.to/pESQy6 Ms. Rad always makes us proud!
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