Denise Nieto Hernandez
@denisenhrndz.bsky.social
🍎 Multilingual Learner Educator & Leader | AVID Educator | Instructional Designer & Specialist | K-12 | Higher Ed | Consultant | Professional Development | Curriculum Writer | Advocate | Education Maverick | CEO and Founder at Desert Star Solutions | 💪
Tried the AI caricature trend… turns out it understood the assignment.
Multilingualism = superpower.
Belonging = fuel for learning.
AVID mindset = access + opportunity.
The cape is AI. The mission is helping students be seen, heard, and set up to succeed. @avid4college.bsky.social #edusky
Multilingualism = superpower.
Belonging = fuel for learning.
AVID mindset = access + opportunity.
The cape is AI. The mission is helping students be seen, heard, and set up to succeed. @avid4college.bsky.social #edusky
February 3, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Tried the AI caricature trend… turns out it understood the assignment.
Multilingualism = superpower.
Belonging = fuel for learning.
AVID mindset = access + opportunity.
The cape is AI. The mission is helping students be seen, heard, and set up to succeed. @avid4college.bsky.social #edusky
Multilingualism = superpower.
Belonging = fuel for learning.
AVID mindset = access + opportunity.
The cape is AI. The mission is helping students be seen, heard, and set up to succeed. @avid4college.bsky.social #edusky
Looking forward to presenting 2 dynamic workshops with an amazing multilingual learner advocate Gloria Pereira-Robertson a 2025 National Teacher Hall of Fame Finalist, the 2017 Oregon State TOT. Two #mightymujeres looking to change the world! ¡Nos vemos! #NABE2026 #edusky @desertstarsol.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Looking forward to presenting 2 dynamic workshops with an amazing multilingual learner advocate Gloria Pereira-Robertson a 2025 National Teacher Hall of Fame Finalist, the 2017 Oregon State TOT. Two #mightymujeres looking to change the world! ¡Nos vemos! #NABE2026 #edusky @desertstarsol.bsky.social
That’s a wrap for 2025! Many thanks to our multilingual educators, leaders, and school sites who do this work, create systems of support for our scholars to thrive in and empower their families to create community! Thank you for welcoming me into your spaces. Looking forward to another year. #edusky
January 6, 2026 at 10:33 PM
That’s a wrap for 2025! Many thanks to our multilingual educators, leaders, and school sites who do this work, create systems of support for our scholars to thrive in and empower their families to create community! Thank you for welcoming me into your spaces. Looking forward to another year. #edusky
Winter reading season 📚❄️
History, faith, literature, art—different lenses, same reward: sharper perspective and renewed curiosity.
What’s on your reading list? #edusky #winterbreak #avidreader
History, faith, literature, art—different lenses, same reward: sharper perspective and renewed curiosity.
What’s on your reading list? #edusky #winterbreak #avidreader
December 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Winter reading season 📚❄️
History, faith, literature, art—different lenses, same reward: sharper perspective and renewed curiosity.
What’s on your reading list? #edusky #winterbreak #avidreader
History, faith, literature, art—different lenses, same reward: sharper perspective and renewed curiosity.
What’s on your reading list? #edusky #winterbreak #avidreader
Happen by this #Castillo today! Just in awe of this magnificent place. #newsevenwondersofthemodernworld #chichenitza #Mexico #Yucatán #mayan #traveliseducation #edusky
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Happen by this #Castillo today! Just in awe of this magnificent place. #newsevenwondersofthemodernworld #chichenitza #Mexico #Yucatán #mayan #traveliseducation #edusky
November 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I have always wanted to see this ritual in person. Now I did. Amazing to see the Danza de los Voladores happen up close. #CostaMaya #CulturalHeritage #humanity #Mayan #traveliseducation #Mexico 🇲🇽 #edusky
November 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I have always wanted to see this ritual in person. Now I did. Amazing to see the Danza de los Voladores happen up close. #CostaMaya #CulturalHeritage #humanity #Mayan #traveliseducation #Mexico 🇲🇽 #edusky
Teachers! This 💯👇🏼#Halloween2025 #teacherlife! #edusky
October 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Teachers! This 💯👇🏼#Halloween2025 #teacherlife! #edusky
That’s a wrap! Thank you Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents for another wonderful summit! Wonderful time of connecting, learning, and being inspired to take action. #PowerofUs #ALAS2025 #Edusky
October 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
That’s a wrap! Thank you Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents for another wonderful summit! Wonderful time of connecting, learning, and being inspired to take action. #PowerofUs #ALAS2025 #Edusky
Only a few days until the @ALASEDU 2025 Summit in Chi-town! Join me and in De Tóxico to Terrífico: Creating a Supportive Workplace Culture for Latina Leaders. This is one hands on session you don’t want to miss. #ALAS2025 #ThePowerofUs #FLALAS #Edusky @desertstarsol.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Only a few days until the @ALASEDU 2025 Summit in Chi-town! Join me and in De Tóxico to Terrífico: Creating a Supportive Workplace Culture for Latina Leaders. This is one hands on session you don’t want to miss. #ALAS2025 #ThePowerofUs #FLALAS #Edusky @desertstarsol.bsky.social
Whirlwind day in Chicago! Happy to be a learning partner with Elgin, Illinois U-46 schools as they navigate AVID school wide systems for instruction in all classes and supporting their thriving #duallanguage program. #languageispower #AVID4College #AVIDElementary @avid4college.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Whirlwind day in Chicago! Happy to be a learning partner with Elgin, Illinois U-46 schools as they navigate AVID school wide systems for instruction in all classes and supporting their thriving #duallanguage program. #languageispower #AVID4College #AVIDElementary @avid4college.bsky.social
Catch you at NABE in Chi-town! Looking forward to reconnecting and presenting three amazing sessions in 2026! Seven months and counting. #NABE2026 #LanguageIsPower #LetsDoThis 💪🏼🤨 #Edusky
August 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Catch you at NABE in Chi-town! Looking forward to reconnecting and presenting three amazing sessions in 2026! Seven months and counting. #NABE2026 #LanguageIsPower #LetsDoThis 💪🏼🤨 #Edusky
Great time with our #multilingual educator and leaders from the Dakotas, Washington and Minnesota! Ready to change the world for #MLLs one classroom at a time! @avid4college.bsky.social #Edusky #LanguageisPower 💪🏼🤨
August 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Great time with our #multilingual educator and leaders from the Dakotas, Washington and Minnesota! Ready to change the world for #MLLs one classroom at a time! @avid4college.bsky.social #Edusky #LanguageisPower 💪🏼🤨
Some people collect medals. I collect conferences badges of where I’ve presented! Looking forward to more conferences this academic year! Let’s do this! #WIDA #NABE #CABE #LaCosecha #AVID4College #CFLTESOL #SSTESOL #TESOLInternational #FLALAS #ALAS #LearningandGrowing #EdLeadership 💪🏼🤨 #edusky
July 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Some people collect medals. I collect conferences badges of where I’ve presented! Looking forward to more conferences this academic year! Let’s do this! #WIDA #NABE #CABE #LaCosecha #AVID4College #CFLTESOL #SSTESOL #TESOLInternational #FLALAS #ALAS #LearningandGrowing #EdLeadership 💪🏼🤨 #edusky
We’re feeling good! Ignited.🔥 We’ve launched 30 more #multilingual #learner advocates into the world 🌎 ! @avid4college.bsky.social #Edusky #AVID2025 #AVIDIgnite
July 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We’re feeling good! Ignited.🔥 We’ve launched 30 more #multilingual #learner advocates into the world 🌎 ! @avid4college.bsky.social #Edusky #AVID2025 #AVIDIgnite
Getting ‘er done today! Excited to be a part of the team of writers for #AVIDExcel #DPGs and lessons. This work is important work! Blessed to be a part of this team since 2011. Hope you’re enjoying what we’ve put out so far. 💪🏼🤨 #LanguageisPower #edusky @avid4college.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Getting ‘er done today! Excited to be a part of the team of writers for #AVIDExcel #DPGs and lessons. This work is important work! Blessed to be a part of this team since 2011. Hope you’re enjoying what we’ve put out so far. 💪🏼🤨 #LanguageisPower #edusky @avid4college.bsky.social
Honored to attend the #NNSTOY2025. The sessions on gun violence prevention were powerful and necessary.
We can’t normalize fear in schools. Educators must have a voice in real solutions. @teachersunify.bsky.social
#BooksNotBullets #EducationForChange #NTLC2025 #Edusky
We can’t normalize fear in schools. Educators must have a voice in real solutions. @teachersunify.bsky.social
#BooksNotBullets #EducationForChange #NTLC2025 #Edusky
July 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Honored to attend the #NNSTOY2025. The sessions on gun violence prevention were powerful and necessary.
We can’t normalize fear in schools. Educators must have a voice in real solutions. @teachersunify.bsky.social
#BooksNotBullets #EducationForChange #NTLC2025 #Edusky
We can’t normalize fear in schools. Educators must have a voice in real solutions. @teachersunify.bsky.social
#BooksNotBullets #EducationForChange #NTLC2025 #Edusky
What can I say the magic was ignited #NNSTOY2025 That’s a wrap! #ntlc2025 #collectiveeducatoragency 💪🏼🤨 @desertstarsol.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
What can I say the magic was ignited #NNSTOY2025 That’s a wrap! #ntlc2025 #collectiveeducatoragency 💪🏼🤨 @desertstarsol.bsky.social
Ready to kick off day 2 of #NNSTOY It’s gonna be the “Best Day Ever” for learning and growing! #NTLC2025 Let’s do this! #advocacy #collectiveaction #equity #ignitethemagic 💪🏼🤨 @desertstarsol.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Ready to kick off day 2 of #NNSTOY It’s gonna be the “Best Day Ever” for learning and growing! #NTLC2025 Let’s do this! #advocacy #collectiveaction #equity #ignitethemagic 💪🏼🤨 @desertstarsol.bsky.social
Catch me NNSTOY this week as Dr.Dorina Ebuwa's "Substitute Teacher Leader" Stop by say hi if you see me. I'll be catching breakout sessions, keynotes, mingling @ conference events & posting the fun on social media. #NNSTOY25 #IgnitetheMagic #Orlando 🏰📷 ☀️🌴 @desertstarsol.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Catch me NNSTOY this week as Dr.Dorina Ebuwa's "Substitute Teacher Leader" Stop by say hi if you see me. I'll be catching breakout sessions, keynotes, mingling @ conference events & posting the fun on social media. #NNSTOY25 #IgnitetheMagic #Orlando 🏰📷 ☀️🌴 @desertstarsol.bsky.social
Just wrapped up an inspiring week facilitating #AVIDIgnite! 🔥 Honored to support passionate educators as they reignited their purpose and explored powerful strategies to create equitable, student-centered classrooms. Let’s keep the fire going! 💡 #WICOR #ALL
@avid4college.bsky.social
@avid4college.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Just wrapped up an inspiring week facilitating #AVIDIgnite! 🔥 Honored to support passionate educators as they reignited their purpose and explored powerful strategies to create equitable, student-centered classrooms. Let’s keep the fire going! 💡 #WICOR #ALL
@avid4college.bsky.social
@avid4college.bsky.social
Ready to #AVIDIgnite my #educators and #leaders tomorrow for @avid4college.bsky.social first summer Virtual Learning opportunity ! #AllMeansAll #LanguageisPower #AdvancingMLs #AVIDExcel #AVIDEmerge #AcademicLangLit 💪🏼🤨
June 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Ready to #AVIDIgnite my #educators and #leaders tomorrow for @avid4college.bsky.social first summer Virtual Learning opportunity ! #AllMeansAll #LanguageisPower #AdvancingMLs #AVIDExcel #AVIDEmerge #AcademicLangLit 💪🏼🤨
That’s a wrap Orlando! We kicked off the #AVIDSI2025 season with energy, fun, and passion! Thanks for being #ML advocates. #LanguageisPower 💪🏼🤨 #AVIDEmerge #AVIDExcel @avid4college.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
That’s a wrap Orlando! We kicked off the #AVIDSI2025 season with energy, fun, and passion! Thanks for being #ML advocates. #LanguageisPower 💪🏼🤨 #AVIDEmerge #AVIDExcel @avid4college.bsky.social
Great day one with our #AVIDEmerge crew in O-Town! One down, two days to go! #Letsdothis 💪🏼🤨 #LanguageIsPower @avid4college.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Great day one with our #AVIDEmerge crew in O-Town! One down, two days to go! #Letsdothis 💪🏼🤨 #LanguageIsPower @avid4college.bsky.social
Truly the best day ever! Kicking-off @avid4college.bsky.social summer institute season in Orlando! Ready. Set. Let’s Grow! #LanguageIsPower 💪🏼🤨 #AVIDEmerge #AVIDExcel #AVIDSI2025
June 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Truly the best day ever! Kicking-off @avid4college.bsky.social summer institute season in Orlando! Ready. Set. Let’s Grow! #LanguageIsPower 💪🏼🤨 #AVIDEmerge #AVIDExcel #AVIDSI2025