6 Lessons From My 1st Year as a Middle School Bilingual Special Education Teacher in NYCThis past year was my first in a formal classroom as a middle school bilingual special education teacher, piloting a blended grade program…Aug 25, 2023A response icon2Aug 25, 2023A response icon2
Dear bilingües: Stories and writing saved my lifeDear bilingües, Since September, I have tried to show you how important it is to tell your own story and the magic of words.Mar 27, 2023A response icon1Mar 27, 2023A response icon1
Por Nuestros Niños (Podcast)I was interviewed by Solmart Media’s Por Nuestros Niños in Spanish about our school’s bilingual policy debate team and bilingual special…Mar 27, 2023Mar 27, 2023
Entre dialectos: Mi viaje con el españolSer bilingüe o hablar español siempre ha sido un gran parte de mi identidad y algo de lo que estoy orgullosa, toda la vida lo he visto como…Mar 6, 2023Mar 6, 2023
Why I got a question mark tattooPara leer este post en español, haga clic aquí.Jan 24, 2023Jan 24, 2023
Dear bilingües: It’s OK not to be OKIt is OK not to be OK. If I could go back in time and talk to middle school Sofía, that’s one thing I would be sure to remind her…Jan 22, 2023Jan 22, 2023
Dear bilingües: I was being hypocriticalI have expect you to write every day, to be creative and share your thoughts, and to challenge yourselves when writing. But I don’t do…Jan 8, 2023Jan 8, 2023
The puzzle pieces of an argumentWhen learning about argumentative writing, my students regularly freeze. The terms claim, reasoning, evidence, and explanation all appear…Nov 18, 2022Nov 18, 2022
15 Takeaways from the Harvard 2022 Women in Power Conference: “The Power Within”This past weekend, on April 23rd & 24th, the Harvard Kennedy School held the fifth-annual student-run Women in Power Conference (WIPC) and…Apr 27, 2022A response icon1Apr 27, 2022A response icon1