Kelly F. Davidson
@drkellydavidson.bsky.social
Professor, French & World Language Education (PK-5) down here in South Georgia. Views are my own. Co-editor, How We Take Action: Social Justice in PK-16 Language Classrooms. Wife, mom to 2 amazing women, cat and dog lover. 🫶🏻
Prepping a conference workshop on Pedagogies of Kindness in WL education... @cjdenial.bsky.social is on 🎯 and always a pleasure to read, a needed refresher!: "The work ahead is to create a just & equitable world, & we are not powerless. The choices we make, minute by minute, day by day...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Prepping a conference workshop on Pedagogies of Kindness in WL education... @cjdenial.bsky.social is on 🎯 and always a pleasure to read, a needed refresher!: "The work ahead is to create a just & equitable world, & we are not powerless. The choices we make, minute by minute, day by day...
#langchat
#langchat
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Remember calories don’t count if you’re eating it over the sink and crying
November 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Remember calories don’t count if you’re eating it over the sink and crying
Tried out plums in my peach ricotta cake and it was a success for our mahjong group (even though everyone mahj’d but me 😞)! Baking has been so helpful to process everything going on and some big new responsibilities at work. Also thrilled that our hydrangeas are going in the ground!
October 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Tried out plums in my peach ricotta cake and it was a success for our mahjong group (even though everyone mahj’d but me 😞)! Baking has been so helpful to process everything going on and some big new responsibilities at work. Also thrilled that our hydrangeas are going in the ground!
Super glad to join other WL teachers in Georgia for the Small Town and Rural Language Teachers conference! If you are in the state, this is an awesome group that really energizes and brings awesome ideas! #langchat
September 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Super glad to join other WL teachers in Georgia for the Small Town and Rural Language Teachers conference! If you are in the state, this is an awesome group that really energizes and brings awesome ideas! #langchat
As summer winds down, D. Beet & S. Keeney-Horsch remind that representation should be a priority all year: "Not Just in June: LGBTQIA+ Representation in the Language Classroom"...check out the latest issue of the @earlylang.bsky.social NNELL journal!
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NNELL Journal - The National Network for Early Language Learning
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July 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
As summer winds down, D. Beet & S. Keeney-Horsch remind that representation should be a priority all year: "Not Just in June: LGBTQIA+ Representation in the Language Classroom"...check out the latest issue of the @earlylang.bsky.social NNELL journal!
#earlylang #langchat
nnell.org/learning-lan...
#earlylang #langchat
nnell.org/learning-lan...
Supporting all Ss in their language learning is essential! Check out Francisco Usero-González's article in the @earlylang.bsky.social NNELL journal, Learning Languages: Navigating Bilingual Dyslexia: A Guide for Spanish Speakers Learning English.
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July 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Supporting all Ss in their language learning is essential! Check out Francisco Usero-González's article in the @earlylang.bsky.social NNELL journal, Learning Languages: Navigating Bilingual Dyslexia: A Guide for Spanish Speakers Learning English.
nnell.org/wp-content/u...
#langchat #earlylang
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#langchat #earlylang
Super interesting AI possibilities shared by @aiteachertutor.bsky.social at the @earlylang.bsky.social NNELL Summer Summit! Definitely check out her work!
#langchat #earlylang #NNELLsummit25
#langchat #earlylang #NNELLsummit25
July 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Super interesting AI possibilities shared by @aiteachertutor.bsky.social at the @earlylang.bsky.social NNELL Summer Summit! Definitely check out her work!
#langchat #earlylang #NNELLsummit25
#langchat #earlylang #NNELLsummit25
Fantastic way to start off Day 2 of the @earlylang.bsky.social NNELL Summer Summit 2025 with Peggy Malec's session on "Trauma-Informed Pedagogy in the Real World"
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#earlylang #langchat #nnell #nnellsummersummit25
July 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Fantastic way to start off Day 2 of the @earlylang.bsky.social NNELL Summer Summit 2025 with Peggy Malec's session on "Trauma-Informed Pedagogy in the Real World"
#earlylang #langchat #nnell #nnellsummersummit25
#earlylang #langchat #nnell #nnellsummersummit25
So proud of my (graduated) student Maria da Sousa Silva as she presents on "Using AI as a World Language Teacher: How to work SMARTER not HARDER" at the @earlylang.bsky.social NNELL Summer Summit 2025!
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July 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
So proud of my (graduated) student Maria da Sousa Silva as she presents on "Using AI as a World Language Teacher: How to work SMARTER not HARDER" at the @earlylang.bsky.social NNELL Summer Summit 2025!
#langchat #earlylang
#langchat #earlylang
Looking forward to Oz Panek's presentation on Joyful Routines for the @earlylang.bsky.social NNELL Summer Summit 2025!
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If you haven't yet registered, there is still time to join us! nnell.org/summer-summi...
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If you haven't yet registered, there is still time to join us! nnell.org/summer-summi...
July 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Looking forward to Oz Panek's presentation on Joyful Routines for the @earlylang.bsky.social NNELL Summer Summit 2025!
#earlylang #langchat
If you haven't yet registered, there is still time to join us! nnell.org/summer-summi...
#earlylang #langchat
If you haven't yet registered, there is still time to join us! nnell.org/summer-summi...
@druserogonzalez.bsky.social is opening up the @earlylang.bsky.social NNELL Summer Summit with a great presentation on "Multilingual IEPs: Designing Inclusive Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Plans"...have you registered to attend? There's still time: nnell.org/summer-summi...
July 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
@druserogonzalez.bsky.social is opening up the @earlylang.bsky.social NNELL Summer Summit with a great presentation on "Multilingual IEPs: Designing Inclusive Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Plans"...have you registered to attend? There's still time: nnell.org/summer-summi...
So thrilled that the latest issue of Learning Languages, the journal for the National Network for Early Language Learning, is available! Such an honor to serve as the Editor! Each article demonstrates the dedication that educators in early language learning bring to their classrooms. bit.ly/44CnbGV
NNELL Journal - The National Network for Early Language Learning
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July 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
So thrilled that the latest issue of Learning Languages, the journal for the National Network for Early Language Learning, is available! Such an honor to serve as the Editor! Each article demonstrates the dedication that educators in early language learning bring to their classrooms. bit.ly/44CnbGV
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Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did?
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
July 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did?
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
« Democracy is not a state. It is not some high plateau that we struggle to reach so we can finally settle down to rest. Democracy is an act… (1/x)
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Reflections on a Dream Deferred
A look at the legacy of Dr. King's ideals.
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July 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
« Democracy is not a state. It is not some high plateau that we struggle to reach so we can finally settle down to rest. Democracy is an act… (1/x)
www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/spr... Reflections on a Dream Deferred | Learning for Justice
www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/spr... Reflections on a Dream Deferred | Learning for Justice
Challenging myself to step away from some methodologies ingrained in grad school. I want to see if a different style (still communicative!) is a better fit to asynch/online. It's actually scary! But student scores and engagement are showing me it was time to rethink...an exhilarating teacher moment!
June 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Challenging myself to step away from some methodologies ingrained in grad school. I want to see if a different style (still communicative!) is a better fit to asynch/online. It's actually scary! But student scores and engagement are showing me it was time to rethink...an exhilarating teacher moment!
Reposted by Kelly F. Davidson
Reposted by Kelly F. Davidson
In the midst of all the horrors, I did manage to escape a little bit into a really delightful book, A House With Good Bones, by T. Kingfisher. Highly recommend, especially if you’re from the South! I leave these three excellent quotes as offerings…
June 22, 2025 at 4:37 AM
In the midst of all the horrors, I did manage to escape a little bit into a really delightful book, A House With Good Bones, by T. Kingfisher. Highly recommend, especially if you’re from the South! I leave these three excellent quotes as offerings…
Excited to be presenting at the 2025 #NNELLSummerSummit: Connecting to the Heart! 💬❤️
Join us July 21–22 for two powerful days of inspiration + learning for early language educators!
Register: nnell.org/summer-summi... #NNELL2025 #langchat #earlylang
Join us July 21–22 for two powerful days of inspiration + learning for early language educators!
Register: nnell.org/summer-summi... #NNELL2025 #langchat #earlylang
June 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Excited to be presenting at the 2025 #NNELLSummerSummit: Connecting to the Heart! 💬❤️
Join us July 21–22 for two powerful days of inspiration + learning for early language educators!
Register: nnell.org/summer-summi... #NNELL2025 #langchat #earlylang
Join us July 21–22 for two powerful days of inspiration + learning for early language educators!
Register: nnell.org/summer-summi... #NNELL2025 #langchat #earlylang
“These [remote towns and rural areas] deserve a voice, and public broadcasting provides that voice, even when it can’t be done with conventional profitability.”
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Public broadcasters like PBS, NPR aid democracy | Rick Steves Op-Ed
As our president aims to defund PBS and NPR, I’m reminded why, for more than 30 years, I’ve shared thoughtful programming with public broadcasters.
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May 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
“These [remote towns and rural areas] deserve a voice, and public broadcasting provides that voice, even when it can’t be done with conventional profitability.”
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/rick...
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/rick...
Graduation is my favorite day! So proud of my students and love celebrating with my colleagues! Great WL and ESOL teachers ready to take on the world!
May 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Graduation is my favorite day! So proud of my students and love celebrating with my colleagues! Great WL and ESOL teachers ready to take on the world!