
Educator, Consultant, & Prez: TriCounty GATE, Board Member: GoldCoastCUE, #TeachingForRacialEquity contributor, Presents on #inquiry #pbl #GiftEd #SocialJustice
Ventura/LA Counties
Joined May 2013
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We are over the moon excited and grateful to @access2equityed for bestowing the Excellence in Equity award to our book, #TeachingForRacialEquity #NCTE22
Let’s do this! @mcnairan3 Andi McNair opens #waetag26 #AMeaningfulMess #HiCap #GATE #Gifted #Differentiation
Happy to be a contributor to #FortuneCookiePedagogy by @wterral
About one-third of the book is made up of vignettes by these amazing contributors. I can't wait for y'all to read their stories and their connections to effective pedagogy. #FortuneCookiePedagogy #XfactorEDU #Grateful #education
Fun interview about #FortuneCookiePedagogy by @wterral. I’m fortunate to be one of the teacher voices in this newly published book!
We're back... This Sunday night at 9 PM!
We're chatting with @wterral about her upcoming new book Fortune Cookie Pedagogy
podcastpd.com/live
Come hang with @AJBianco & @mrnesi
Secondary colleagues! As chair of NCTE’s Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazine Awards (REALM), the deadline to submit lit mags is July 31st! Open to middle & secondary schools, and colleges & universities, in the US, US territories, Canada, & American schools abroad
NCTE’s 2026 REALM Awards showcase exceptional student writing, art, and publishing from middle school through college. Nominate your school’s magazine by July 31! bit.ly/3MaCzp3
Pictured below: 2025 #REALM Award recipients
#SchoolLiteraryMagazines #StudentWritingAwards
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This Thursday, 2/12 at 3:30 PST! Let’s talk all things #gifted! Join @TriCountyG8 on a GATE Date! sites.google.com/view/tri-co…
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To our GATE/TAG community! Our colleague, Dr. Lin Lim, is conducting a research study. If you meet the qualifications listed, please consider participating. Form link: forms.gle/C5NtaPvu3zPTtrBJ9
Please share this opportunity!
Hey Southern CA educators!
Gold Coast CUE's SuperBold 2026 is this Saturday, the 7th!! That's tomorrow, folks! Join us at CSUCI for a fun day of learning and a social afterwards! Register at: bit.ly/SuperBold26
Check out our session offerings: superboldsaturday2026.sched.…
Prep for Super Bowl weekend on SuperBold Saturday! Register for @GoldCoastCUE 1-day #BestPractices conference. @Joncorippo of #EduProtocols is keynoting!
I'm also presenting on #giftedEd! Yahoo!
See you 2/7/26 at Cal State Channel Islands! eventbrite.com/e/gold-coast-…
I'm excited to present in TX for Texas Computer Education Association (@TCEA) for the first time! I'll be sharing knowledge about #bestpractices in #differentiation and #inquirybasedlearning
May flights be in my favor!
Looking forward to presenting at #NAGC25 in Pittsburgh and then #NCTE25 in Denver! @nagcgifted @ncte
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Interesting study about IQ and the nature vs. nurture debate! Yes, we MUST challenge our learners at school and at home! Read the article here: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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"As districts across the country scale back or even eliminate their gifted programs, differentiation often becomes the only way that gifted students can access appropriate levels of challenge in regular education classrooms." - J. Potts & T. Toft
nagc.org/news/climbing-to-th…
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You’re invited to the free rOxnard Best Practices “Unconference” in Oxnard, CA on 10/4/25! Gold Coast CUE & Tri-County GATE Council hope to see you at Rio Vista Middle School! Register: bit.ly/roxnardunconf
Please share our flyer for this event!: canva.com/design/DAGshTM39tc…
Vanessa Heller retweeted
You’re invited to the free rOxnard Best Practices “Unconference” in Oxnard, CA on 10/4/25! Gold Coast CUE & Tri-County GATE Council hope to see you at Rio Vista Middle School in Oxnard, CA! Register: bit.ly/roxnardunconf
Please share this event!: canva.com/design/DAGshTM39tc…


























