Director of K-12 Standards and Instruction at the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)

Springfield, IL
RT @rweingarten: Gross! JD Vance's comments are sad and insulting to millions of modern families, and school teachers including Catholic nu…
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Attention public school districts with Grades 6-12 schools having at least 40% low-income students. Don't miss on the opportunity to apply for the FY 2025 AP Course Implementation Grant. Apply by 5 p.m. July 29: okt.to/t9eEq1
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Public school districts that have one or more schools serving any of the Grades 6 through 12 where 40 percent or more of the students are from low-income families are eligible to apply for the FY 2025 AP Course Implementation Grant. Apply on our website: okt.to/xYQc8K
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Discussing implementation supports in the Getting Started Toolkit for the IL Literacy Plan with regional education leaders with @iarssil at the Connecting Conference. #OutAndAboutWithISBE @ISBEnews
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I am extremely proud to be a small part in supporting the implementation of the TEAACH Act which made Illinois the first state to mandate the inclusion of Asian American peoples and histories in the K-12 curriculum. This guide is fantastic! @ISBEnews uploads-ssl.webflow.com/6421…
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My team @ISBEnews has been working tirelessly on the second draft IL Literacy Plan since June. We look forward to hearing your thoughts! newschannel20.com/news/local…
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Yesterday my @ISBEnews team sat with Native American teachers, scholars, and community members to begin building a shared vision for inclusive culturally responsive teacher and student supports for Illinois. We are very excited for the future impact of this work!
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Celebrating 10 years of the @ISBEnews grant funded IL Parent Mentor Program with @PalenqueLSNA @pmprogramIL95 This year over 1,500 parent mentors joined IL elementary classrooms at 225 schools to support our teachers in the development of our youngest learners.
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“If you look at the amount of money that is being saved by our Illinois families -- when they get a three or higher, they don't have to pay for that college credit -- it's in the $200 million range." ~Dr. Erica Thieman, Director of Standards & Instruction okt.to/GDJ6aV
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Erica Thieman, PhD retweeted
📢 Illinois leads the nation in AP Exam performance! Our state saw the largest 10-year increase of any state in high school graduates scoring a 3 or higher, in part thanks to our administration lowering the cost for low-income students to $7! nprillinois.org/illinois/202…
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What an awesome thing to have a diverse group of amazing IL women leading #CSEd equity work for the state! @ISBEnews CS Consultant Jessie Ervin joined @csanchezcrozier from @LatinxDLN, @ChariosiTeach from UIUC, and @mrsphelpscodes from @ltcillinois in CA for the @ECEP_CS summit
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Erica Thieman, PhD retweeted
Illinois is in the ECEP house! We are excited to work with the amazing team to advance equitable #CSEd across the state @mrsphelpscodes @ltcillinois @csanchezcrozier @latinxdln @ChrystallaMouza @EdIllinoise @megbates_IWERC bit.ly/7newECEPstates
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Erica Thieman, PhD retweeted
Great to be leading an Innovative initiative for Computer Science Equity for Latinx and EL educators. #cs4latinx @LULACil5238 @csanchezcrozier @abril_vela @JuliaFValdivia @SvetlikCS @JFCM2 @GaribayGris @CSCConsultingGp @LULAC @mingarsan @HegemanRaya @ethieman @CSforALL @ECEP_CS
CS4Latinx, a new initiative of @LatinxDLN is developing a community of Latinx educators, program providers, and external stakeholders dedicated to making computer science education accessible for all Latinx students. Interested? Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Erica Thieman, PhD retweeted
I want to build a "feminist in Agriculture" list. Please DM or @ me if I can include you. Thanks!!!!!
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Erica Thieman, PhD retweeted
This is probably intuitive to many people, but a good reminder of what the kids in your class may carry with them @ABC abcn.ws/2KYuZMy #edchat #trauma #parents #mentalhealth #ACEs
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Congratulations to the @ACESIllinois faculty from @illinoisAgEd & @UofIAgCom who were recognized for their excellence in teaching during the @nactateachers Conference . #NACTA2018
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“If you had just come into power as a leader of a nation, what would you do to maintain and elevate that position?” 2018 Leadership Study Abroad in Italy @illinoisAgEd #studyabroad #leadership #professor
It's #TeacherAppreciationDay! Thanks to some of my amazing and inspiring teachers on twitter! @KathyNovotney @DrKimWood @GregNordstrom @garyochs78 @ethieman @KeatingIllinois #AllTheOthers
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