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Autumn Rivera

@msrivera114.bsky.social

Colorado 2022 Teacher of the Year, National Finalist, AMLE Educator of the year, PAEMST Awardee, 6th grade Science Teacher, CAST President, she, her *Opinions are my own

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Gotta love the life of a middle school science teacher! Any guesses into what our new units is going to cover?

16.10.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How lucky I am to teach such passionate and amazing education students at @colomtncollege We just wrapped up our Social Studies Methods course today. Look out world, you’ve got some amazing teachers come your way!

15.10.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wearing red today in solidarity with CSEA as they strike to protect the success and well-being of ALL students! @CEAEdVotes #RedForEd #UnionStrong #StrongerTogether

08.10.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My teacher of the year journey began with my PAEMST application. Being an awardee changed my career. Sadly the PAEMST program and funding has been cut. Read more here www.forbes.com/sites/taliam...

13.09.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday my beautiful mother passed away. She is one of the reasons I became a teacher. Her love for individualizing instruction for her students was inspirational. To the very end she always was looking for ways to personalize experiences for other people. β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή

07.09.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Always a joy spending time with fellow teachers of the year. Educator friends are critical as a teacher. 🧑

01.09.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Missed Day 1 photo (too hectic of a start) but here is First Full Week photo πŸ€ͺ Year 21, lets begin.

25.08.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Three years ago I had the pleasure of getting to meet @mrdearybury at a NNSTOY conference in KY. Two years ago I found joy in his amazing keynote. Today I celebrate the release of his amazing children’s book The Rainbow Tree! Congrats Jed! #JedCreates

14.08.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Although I am so honored to receive this package in the mail from @PAEMSTNation, I wish I was able to celebrate with my fellow cohort members in DC. It is heartbreaking that the PAEMST Award is no longer being funded to continue to honor teachers.

31.07.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Why should we care about cuts to funding for science education? Meaningful science education is crucial for improving all of our lives, from the lives of children and youth to future and current teachers.

β€œTo support all children in experiencing the wonder and joy of understanding the natural world–or to help youth move into high-paying STEM jobs–we need to fight hard to reinstate federal funding for science and science education.”

30.07.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why should we care about cuts to funding for science education? Meaningful science education is crucial for improving all of our lives, from the lives of children and youth to future and current teachers.

β€œTo support all children in experiencing the wonder and joy of understanding the natural world–or to help youth move into high-paying STEM jobs–we need to fight hard to reinstate federal funding for science and science education.”

30.07.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What an amazing opportunity this week to build community with so many amazing people in the science K-12 education ecosystem. I am grateful for the CASTL-K12 Summit in providing time for growth and connections!

19.07.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Really looking forward to the next two days at @theNASEM CASTL-K12 Annual Summit. Join us virtually here: www.nationalacademies.org/event/45162_...

16.07.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am so honored to serve as president alongside so a many talented science educators on the @CoSciTeachers Board. We had an amazing retreat today and I am excited for the strong work we have e planned for this year. πŸ§«πŸ§¬πŸ”­πŸ§ͺ

12.07.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Truly enjoyed my time at the #NNSTOY25 Conference in Orlando. Any time spent with fellow STOYs is time well spent!

10.07.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When the world gets too heavy we need to give students a camera and a mic and get out of the way. @9thevermore shows what can happen when students have space to be creative. Watch this: youtu.be/P8Uf40Wv0j8?...

08.07.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What a great day to head to the NNTOY Conference! I cannot wait to reconnect with so many amazing people and meet new ones. #ignitethemagic

06.07.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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⚠️ Roughly 500 Marines from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized to respond to the protests in Los Angeles. It’s not clear when they would actually deploy to Los Angeles.

09.06.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2150    πŸ” 458    πŸ’¬ 133    πŸ“Œ 21
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Every year my Crew sits front of my white board while everyone else writes kind things about them. People do not see what was written about them until they get the developed photo. Here is mine for the year. My favorite are the commons phrases I apparently say.

04.06.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No matter how many times I come to DC I always love seeing the beauty of the monuments.

03.06.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Year 20 in the books! This year was one of the most difficult of my career but I’m so grateful to have an amazing group of students by my side. Happy Summer!

30.05.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy last day of the 2024-2025 School Year!

29.05.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The celebration is set! Pancakes are cooking! Today we celebrate our 8th graders as they get ready for their Passage Presentations! It is always amazing to see our students present their growth over the past three years. 🧑@eleducation #WeAreCrew

21.05.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An amazing night celebrating our student work. Thanks to all those people, especially the amazing scientists who partner with my students every year. Thank You!

20.05.2025 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Mothers Day to all those who love and support others, especially my own Mother Janet Rivera 🩷

11.05.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Teacher Appreciation Day to all my fellow teachers who are working harder than people will ever know. Thank you for seeing, celebrating, and supporting your students every day!

06.05.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My Crew had a very successful #BetterWorldDay today. Lots of pet food donations collected and we were able to give all of it to a local shelter. @eleducation #WeAreCrew

03.05.2025 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to Ashlie Crosson our 2025 National Teacher of the Year! I cannot wait to learn from you. Hooray! @ccsso @nnstoy

29.04.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Children are never too young to learn about science! I My nephew (7) is obsessed with the solar system. I spent 45 minutes convincing him Pluto was not a planet. #TimeForATelescope

25.04.2025 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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