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Freebird McKinney
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ALWAYS a Global Educator- Director of Partnership Development @participatelearning.com- Served as the 2018 North Carolina Teacher of the Year and with the NC State Board of Education- HUGE Tar Heel 🩵👣🐏 , Boston 💚 Strong💪, and Lover of Global 🌍Learning
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Big conversations are on the horizon at #NCMLE2025! Do not miss the Featured Speaker Roundtable on March 23 at 7:00 p.m. This must-attend discussion will dive into student engagement, school leadership, and how to support new teachers. 🏫💫

See you in Carolina A! @freebirdsshire.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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The world is changing—are we preparing students to thrive in it? Join @freebirdsshire.bsky.social at #NCMLE2025 on March 24 at 2 p.m. for The Search for the Common Thread of Humanity—The Path of a Global Village Teacher!

📍 Symphony III—who’s joining? 👇
March 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Love seeing the billboards in EC supporting the Spanish Dual Language Immersion Programs that Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools are providing their students/families as they make choices for their sons’ and daughters’ futures.
Here is to #UnitingOurWorld 🌍 in 2025 🙌 @participatelearning.com
January 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I could not be more excited about these two hires for NC Public Schools. I have worked extensively with both Geoff Coltrane and Lizzie Ikalowych Yelverton and can speak to their experience, their legislative and policy prowess, as well as their dedication to the students of NC. #TheShireAbides
State Superintendent Mo Green hires Geoff Coltrane and Elizabeth Yelverton to lead government affairs
State Superintendent Mo Green is beginning to announce new hires, and with the long session of the legislature about to begin, government
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January 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Highly effective Dual Language Immersion programs continuing to expand in North Carolina public schools. Here seen in Elizabeth City/Pasquotank Public Schools @participatelearning.com
January 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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🏫 North Carolina champions #DualLanguage education, empowering students to become literate, bilingual, and culturally competent global citizens.

Want to bring this vision to your district? Learn how to integrate language learning into strategic plans and create a lasting impact. #UnitingOurWorld
January 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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New Year, new platform! We're gifting ourselves this new social media account and the opportunity to connect with all of you—the amazing educators that are already here on Bluesky!

Looking forward to all of the #GlobalEd, language learning, and cultural exchange sharing to come! #UnitingOurWorld
January 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM