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abbey (they/them)

@abbeyosborn.bsky.social

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bilingual high school English teacher in MKE. passionate about books, biking and iced coffee in no particular order. interested in dual language teaching and biliteracy. they/them/elle

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abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Nov 17

here's a little about me! I'm in my 5th year of teaching and my 2nd year working with ELLs. I live in Milwaukee, but am from Illinois. I am currently pursuing my bilingual and ESL endorsement. if I'm not teaching you can find me with a good book and an iced coffee/chai.

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Sep 8

literally my favorite part of my first unit is teaching water names by lan samantha chang- the last line always gets me

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Sep 8

happy second week of school i already have a cold

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Sep 2

is it even the first day of school if i didn't make enough copies

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Milwaukee Record @milwaukeerecord.bsky.social · Aug 28

“GEMS ONLY is intentionally at places where Blackness may not be centered. It's about exposing people to different gems in the city."

DJ GEMINI GILLY spins beats and spreads Black joy

“GEMS ONLY is intentionally at places where Blackness may not be centered. It’s about exposing people to different gems in the city.”

milwaukeerecord.com

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Aug 28

thinking of these lines from philip larkin's the mower today:

we should be careful

Of each other, we should be kind
While there is still time.

The mower stalled, twice; kneeling, I found A hedgehog jammed up against the blades, Killed.

www.poetryfoundation.org

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Aug 27

reposting @folkbum.bsky.social's words re the world we live in

https://medium.com/@folkbum/if-i-die-in-a-school-shooting-5ca349c36b15

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Aug 27

frightening to think mass shootings are becoming a hallmark of the return to school

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Aug 26

i like tapping it and watching the color change lol

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Aug 26

anyone else fear that they have forgotten how to teach over the summer??

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Aug 13

sometimes i think i would like emailing better if there were read receipts

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Aug 13

Reskeet with a tweet you still think about

a tweet reading: "i feel bad for our country. But this is tremendous content." from October 19 2016

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Aug 13

going to nyc for the first time saturday-tuesday!! drop your recs :)

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Aug 12

not to brag but I can walk to my public library

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Aug 11

big fan of this channel (linking the chicago one for obvious reasons)

youtu.be/vSK3KmqwYjY?...

CHICAGO 4K TOUR AND JAZZ MUSIC 4K JAZZ | ジャズ | work jazz

YouTube video by Baby Olivia, Get Some Sleep

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Aug 8

you would think I would be used to it by now

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Aug 8

teachers who assign things on paper how do you not lose said papers (asking bc google gemini and i are not on speaking terms)

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Aug 8

there are 39 students on one of my rosters. there are not 39 desks in my classroom.

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Aug 8

listening to my own voice is going to be the death of my journalism career.

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Jul 31

fair :)

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Jul 31

oh I couldn't do it. never living across from a corn field again

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Jul 31

one day I am going to get rid of all my earthly belongings

((I am moving and I have more stuff than I realized))

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Jul 31

congrats!!!

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Jul 31

once upon a time I moved to a small town. I immediately moved back to a city the next year.

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Jul 31

Atlanta seems reasonable, I went once when I was younger

abbey (they/them) @abbeyosborn.bsky.social · Jul 31

cannot believe chicago is after dc but I agree with the premise