Poet, Instructional Consultant, Activist, and lover of Learning and Growing!
Detroit, Michigan
Joined January 2014
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When you 10 year old son is one of your biggest supporters but not so good cameraman!
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"It is shocking and so exciting to read these stories, and I say that as a woman of African descent. It’s incredibly validating,” says professor @jmjafrx. magazine.krieger.jhu.edu/spr…
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Teachers...
When a toxic person can no longer control you, they will try to control how others see you.
The misinformation will feel unfair, but stay above it, trusting that other people will eventually see the truth.
Be brave, be honest, stand tall and stay strong.
Operating in my gift to serve others! Thank you #JEPL
@ValynciaRobin helping us create perspective through vision boards @OaklandSchools #jepl @MeganKortlandt @ccyporyn @AngelLiteracy @rjoseph852 @JosephAmabile @WashtenawCounty
Sorry for the late tweet, but thank you so much to the #JEPL team for allowing me to be a guest facilitator this year! It was an amazing opportunity to grow!
I could not be more grateful for this #JEPL leadership team and all the network members. Lots of laughs and learning while creating with this team. @ValynciaRobin @JosephAmabile @MeganKortlandt @AngelLiteracy @JenLitCoach @ccyporyn @rjoseph852 and Ashley and Tim.
BbNJM - In 2021, NJM ranked #1 njm.com/quote/rtg/oh
This is seriously not still happening in 2022???
A North Carolina schools superintendent has apologized for a mock “slave auction” in which white middle-schoolers pretended to sell their Black classmates. nbcnews.to/3u79r4K
Bring back the joy!
“Now is the time for principals (and all of us) to take a moment to pause and recognize, celebrate, and remember the daily joys of schooling.” Researchers @DrDeMatt and @ESuKeene explain how. #EWOpinion edweek.org/leadership/opinio…
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Teachers, your students may not remember everything about your class, but they will remember that you cared, showed grace, made them feel valued, and encouraged them to be their best. They will remember that forever.
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All students deserve to feel rejoiced.
learningforjustice.org/sites…
ALT A poster illustrating the following quote by Kay Ulanday Barrett: "We have to harvest and cultivate our own stories not just to feel valid, but to feel rejoiced."
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So thrilled @ValynciaRobin from @WashISD will be cofacilitating today at #JEPL @MeganKortlandt @Keesling_Math @ccyporyn @AngelLiteracy @OaklandSchools @reltots @SettCyndi @AprilLImperio @Embekka @Omar_S_Hakim
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Thank you @ValynciaRobin for giving colleagues the chance to know each other in profound and purposeful ways #jepl @MeganKortlandt @Keesling_Math @ccyporyn @AngelLiteracy @JenLitCoach @OaklandSchools @WashISD
This is powerful!
Developing an anti-racist teaching practice is a marathon not a sprint. Read recommendations from one white teacher beginning her journey here: ow.ly/x9pr50AnaCz