Marta Silva, PhD
@msilvaserrano.bsky.social
Immigrant - Researcher - Activist - Heritage Languages Educator & Trainer - Presenter - My opinion is my own
I miss posting in twitter. The interactions, the amount of great minds and hearts 💕 I could reach & learn from 😢
I need to recreate the space. But I stand by my decision to leave.
I need to recreate the space. But I stand by my decision to leave.
a cartoon character wearing a yellow raincoat is standing in the rain and says " miss you "
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April 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I miss posting in twitter. The interactions, the amount of great minds and hearts 💕 I could reach & learn from 😢
I need to recreate the space. But I stand by my decision to leave.
I need to recreate the space. But I stand by my decision to leave.
This is one of my favorite weeks with my heritage language classes. Students listen to different episodes from @radio-ambulante.bsky.social and we have the BEST connections & conversations ❤️🦋✊🏼
April 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This is one of my favorite weeks with my heritage language classes. Students listen to different episodes from @radio-ambulante.bsky.social and we have the BEST connections & conversations ❤️🦋✊🏼
Excited to welcome Central States: Languages for All to KC & to present 2 sessions. I hope to see many great WL educators & learn w/them. This year, the focus on the United Nations Sustainability Goals is more relevant than ever! Please register if you have not done it yet. I can't wait to see you!
February 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Excited to welcome Central States: Languages for All to KC & to present 2 sessions. I hope to see many great WL educators & learn w/them. This year, the focus on the United Nations Sustainability Goals is more relevant than ever! Please register if you have not done it yet. I can't wait to see you!
Presenting my dissertation's outcomes on the interaction & perspectives of L2 educators w/HL Ss at NW University National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language is a dream. In a field where educators work in isolation, networking w/scholars who inspired my research is special. I cannot wait.
February 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Presenting my dissertation's outcomes on the interaction & perspectives of L2 educators w/HL Ss at NW University National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language is a dream. In a field where educators work in isolation, networking w/scholars who inspired my research is special. I cannot wait.
When I chose not to work today in support of my immigrant community, I took 1 of my personal days off
Planning on spending my day emailing my reps & BOE members explaining concerns & asking questions related to the state of fear & threats our people are experiencing.
This is work … not vacation ❤️🦋✊🏼
Planning on spending my day emailing my reps & BOE members explaining concerns & asking questions related to the state of fear & threats our people are experiencing.
This is work … not vacation ❤️🦋✊🏼
February 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
When I chose not to work today in support of my immigrant community, I took 1 of my personal days off
Planning on spending my day emailing my reps & BOE members explaining concerns & asking questions related to the state of fear & threats our people are experiencing.
This is work … not vacation ❤️🦋✊🏼
Planning on spending my day emailing my reps & BOE members explaining concerns & asking questions related to the state of fear & threats our people are experiencing.
This is work … not vacation ❤️🦋✊🏼
Today ICE raided our community. This is just the beginning but we know that we have rights, we have each other, & we have organizations that support us ❤️✊🏼🦋 No estamos solos
a keep calm and dream on poster with a crown
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January 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Today ICE raided our community. This is just the beginning but we know that we have rights, we have each other, & we have organizations that support us ❤️✊🏼🦋 No estamos solos
What’s your school district doing? Silence is compliance. We need visible statements condemning the current attacks on our immigrant communities ❤️✊🏼🦋
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Schools take proactive steps to protect immigrant students
Threatened changes to U.S. immigration policies are leading some schools to share resources and offer support to staff, families and students.
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January 22, 2025 at 5:13 AM
What’s your school district doing? Silence is compliance. We need visible statements condemning the current attacks on our immigrant communities ❤️✊🏼🦋
www.k12dive.com/news/schools...
www.k12dive.com/news/schools...
America is us 🥹
you saw what you saw. you know it. use it to remind yourself why you’re turning to community, joining groups, committing yourself to service and care. america is not that motherfucker, america is us
January 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
America is us 🥹
At a retreat discussing world language business
Ignoring that today’s messages from our country’s new administration might be already extending hatred & discrimination against our communities 🥺
Ignoring that today’s messages from our country’s new administration might be already extending hatred & discrimination against our communities 🥺
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January 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
At a retreat discussing world language business
Ignoring that today’s messages from our country’s new administration might be already extending hatred & discrimination against our communities 🥺
Ignoring that today’s messages from our country’s new administration might be already extending hatred & discrimination against our communities 🥺
Reposted by Marta Silva, PhD
"When Mexico sends its people, they're sending their best. They're sending firefighters to help solve American problems. They're bringing fire fighting uniforms. They're bringing fire fighting equipment. They're bringing kittens down from trees. And all, I assume, are good people."
January 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"When Mexico sends its people, they're sending their best. They're sending firefighters to help solve American problems. They're bringing fire fighting uniforms. They're bringing fire fighting equipment. They're bringing kittens down from trees. And all, I assume, are good people."
Reposted by Marta Silva, PhD
Incorporating more poetry into my heritage language courses and using specific strategies to bring the most humanity to our educational spaces. Let’s go! Gracias @thevogelman.bsky.social for the incredible work 🦋❤️✊🏼
Could you or a friend use some fresh teaching inspiration going into 2025?
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Pick up a copy of Poetry Pauses for practical, inspiring lessons to tuck into the topics and units you already teach 😊
25% off from Corwin right now with a coupon code!
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January 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Incorporating more poetry into my heritage language courses and using specific strategies to bring the most humanity to our educational spaces. Let’s go! Gracias @thevogelman.bsky.social for the incredible work 🦋❤️✊🏼
2025 is going to be a tough year (& 26-28). I will be working on loud activism & quiet moments of writing. That’s the plan ❤️🦋✊🏼
January 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
2025 is going to be a tough year (& 26-28). I will be working on loud activism & quiet moments of writing. That’s the plan ❤️🦋✊🏼
New Year’s resolution: read more poetry 💕📖
January 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
New Year’s resolution: read more poetry 💕📖
Reposted by Marta Silva, PhD
I don’t want my class to prepare students for ‘the real world.’
I want my class to help students dream of a better world.
I want my class to help students dream of a better world.
December 29, 2024 at 5:06 PM
I don’t want my class to prepare students for ‘the real world.’
I want my class to help students dream of a better world.
I want my class to help students dream of a better world.
Great people doing basic humanity. Perspectives on immigration ❤️🦋 @elpais.com
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Cara a cara con las personas migrantes: ¿cómo puedes ayudarles?
Podcast Episode · Hoy en EL PAÍS · 12/23/2024 · 25m
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December 29, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Great people doing basic humanity. Perspectives on immigration ❤️🦋 @elpais.com
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Great lessons for parents & education professionals 🎓
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Never Enough
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The definitive book on the rise of “toxic achievement culture” overtaking our kids‘ and parents’ lives, and a new framework for fighting backIn the ever more comp...
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December 20, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Great lessons for parents & education professionals 🎓
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A gifted time to explore & learn deeper … Good break reading 📖
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The Joy of Slow
A parent’s guide to cultivating an unhurried lifestyle and education that help their children thriveIn a culture that prizes productivity, efficiency, and success, it’s easy to feel as though we’re co...
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December 20, 2024 at 9:34 PM
A gifted time to explore & learn deeper … Good break reading 📖
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“Family separation has been the American history: they took indigenous children away from their parents, black children, Japanese American children … it’s been a historic issue”
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An All-American Tragedy
Podcast Episode · In The Thick · 12/05/2024 · 30m
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December 7, 2024 at 5:02 PM
“Family separation has been the American history: they took indigenous children away from their parents, black children, Japanese American children … it’s been a historic issue”
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Conversations with parents of Latinx Ss with IEPs & special education sponsored by the Transition Academy. Necessary spaces to share expertise & learn from our parents
Conclusion: Always advocate in community. You’re not alone ❤️🦋✊🏼
Conclusion: Always advocate in community. You’re not alone ❤️🦋✊🏼
December 6, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Conversations with parents of Latinx Ss with IEPs & special education sponsored by the Transition Academy. Necessary spaces to share expertise & learn from our parents
Conclusion: Always advocate in community. You’re not alone ❤️🦋✊🏼
Conclusion: Always advocate in community. You’re not alone ❤️🦋✊🏼