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4 Sep, 8 tweets, 2 min read
A la @MrTomRad, I have found myself in a situation where I am also listening to someone speaking to somebody else in my favorite airport lounge.

This woman was dumped in PORTLAND, OREGON!!!! And now she is going to go confront him in Spokane.
She has a job interview coming up! She is excited!

But most importantly, she wants this man to get his comeuppance for leaving her stranded in Portland, Oregon!
Wendy can't tell her what to do just because Wendy has a husband and kids! WENDY CANNOT TELL HER WHAT TO DO JUST BECAUSE WENDY HAS A HUSBAND AND KIDS!
I am talking to her! We are about to take a shot of Patron! She offered it to me! It’s 10:30 AM PST! What is happening?!
I think I just made a friend? She is telling me about her divorce??
I have seen pictures of her ex-lovers and I am telling her she can do better. She is a kind, gracious woman! And she can do better than someone who leaves her stranded in Oregon!
Her plane was boarding 20 minutes ago but she is still in the lounge! My plane is about to board so I am leaving and I am encouraging her to come with me so she does not miss her flight! She’s got some interrogation to do!!
I had to leave her 😩 my plane is about to board.

But I hope she gets the job and I hope she was able to finally make her flight!

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I saw a tweet yesterday inquiring as to why more tech coaches and “eduinfluencers” aren’t pushing for remote instruction in their districts.

As someone who proudly embraces the first and begrudgingly acknowledges that I am one of the second, let’s chat.

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Alright, it's time to pop off. @TechySewell and I were JUST talking about this topic.

EVERY tech company says this. "We've achieved pay equity! If you have any questions or concerns, come to us!"

You know what happens when you come with the concerns? You get the axe.

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If you don't get the axe for ruffling feathers or questioning pay hierarchies, you'll be lucky to get invited to speak about how you view pay the pay structure to be inequitable.

When you bring up your credentials and what you bring to the team, then YOU get questioned.

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3 Sep
Y’all wanted corporate secrets that can be put into the classroom, so now I’m here to give you those secrets.

None of these contain classified information.

And I know I was supposed to do this a little while ago but, you know, life.

Let’s start with collaboration briefs.

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28 Jun
During my #ISTELive session today on Being Anti-Racist in Tech, there was someone that mentioned they do not think that Katherine Johnson (from Hidden Figures and literally helped to put us on the moon) and Isaac Newton are on the same level.

I've got time, so let's discuss.

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I'd like to begin by asking you *how* many of you knew about Katherine Johnson before Hidden Figures came out.

Being a Black woman myself and having parents who are *very* pro-Black, I didn't even know until I saw the movie, and I'd wager many of you are in the same place.

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SO.

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This heat wave is messing with my ability to do pretty much anything so here’s a rambling thread of useless facts I know.

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6.) One of the women, Christine Cavanaugh (one of my FAVE voice actresses), also voiced Dexter in Dexter’s Laboratory.

7.) And E.G. Daily, voice of Tommy Pickles, once recorded the show when she was in labor!

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I've got a free minute and I got several questions regarding my implementation of @iste standards at my school. This has literally been MONTHS of progress and since I've received inquiries, I want to share!

To begin, here is the document I created: docs.google.com/document/d/1L2…

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Speaking of, we'll be starting implementation NEXT year.

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