Dr. Leticia Trower
@leticiatrower.bsky.social
Language lover. Passionate facilitator of learning. Mom. White cishet woman. EdD in Education Policy Organization and Leadership. She/her/Dr.
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So excited to announce I have completed my dissertation deposit!!!! I am now Dr. Leticia Trower!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎈🎈🎈🎈🙌🙌🙌🙌
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Dolly Parton turns 80: Here are nine times she proudly came out swinging for LGBTQ+ rights https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/19/dolly-parton-birthday-lgbt-ally-dollywood-marriage-equality-trans/?utm_content=1768948800&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Dolly Parton turns 80 today: Here are nine times she loudly said 'LGBTQ+ rights'
To celebrate Dolly Parton's 80th birthday here are nine times Dolly Parton proved she is the undeniable patron saint of queer allyship.
www.thepinknews.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Dolly Parton turns 80: Here are nine times she proudly came out swinging for LGBTQ+ rights https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/19/dolly-parton-birthday-lgbt-ally-dollywood-marriage-equality-trans/?utm_content=1768948800&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Anywho, the main truth I know is that there's ALWAYS something that can be done. Always. You just have to find the things you can do.
January 17, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Anywho, the main truth I know is that there's ALWAYS something that can be done. Always. You just have to find the things you can do.
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We do not get out of fascism by saving ourselves and turning our backs on others. We get out through solidarity with everyone—especially the most vulnerable.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
We do not get out of fascism by saving ourselves and turning our backs on others. We get out through solidarity with everyone—especially the most vulnerable.
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
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losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
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Two things can be true: A dictator no longer ruling Venezuela is good. And the leader of a representative democracy initiating unconstitutional military action to claim some oil and start a regime change war no one wanted without the legally required congressional approval, like a dictator, is bad.
January 4, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Two things can be true: A dictator no longer ruling Venezuela is good. And the leader of a representative democracy initiating unconstitutional military action to claim some oil and start a regime change war no one wanted without the legally required congressional approval, like a dictator, is bad.
Is a chive a vegetable though?
January 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Is a chive a vegetable though?
HERPETOFAUNA?!?!!!! Herpetofauna, NYTimes??!?!?!
December 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
HERPETOFAUNA?!?!!!! Herpetofauna, NYTimes??!?!?!
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I forgot to post a #Caturday post this week! So Cinderpelt gave me the stink-eye and asked me to remind you all to do your best to pronounce students' names correctly. She says if you can say Tchaikovsky, you can learn to say Leticia & Soogia & Ali!
December 23, 2024 at 1:50 PM
I forgot to post a #Caturday post this week! So Cinderpelt gave me the stink-eye and asked me to remind you all to do your best to pronounce students' names correctly. She says if you can say Tchaikovsky, you can learn to say Leticia & Soogia & Ali!
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Best metaphor I've heard is that using AI is like bringing a forklift to lift the weights at the gym. The point is to build YOUR muscles, not to make the weights go up and down.
I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.
Opinion | Why Even Basic A.I. Use Is So Bad for Students
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Best metaphor I've heard is that using AI is like bringing a forklift to lift the weights at the gym. The point is to build YOUR muscles, not to make the weights go up and down.
Hey @nytgames.bsky.social, a changeling isn't a shapeshifter!
October 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Hey @nytgames.bsky.social, a changeling isn't a shapeshifter!
My 2025 Halloween costume:
October 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
My 2025 Halloween costume:
October 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Why teaching lexical chunks is more efficient than teaching single words.
October 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Why teaching lexical chunks is more efficient than teaching single words.
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Free Resources From All “My” Books larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/10/12/f...
Free Resources From All “My” Books
Every two months, I reprint this post so that new subscribers learn about these resources. I have many free resources, including excerpts and student hand-outs, available from all “my&…
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October 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Language Revitalization Boosts Indigenous Health
Language Revitalization Boosts Indigenous Health
New research shows that reviving Indigenous languages may do more than preserve culture—it may also improve public health. In British Columbia, First Nations youth who speak their ancestral language…
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October 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Language Revitalization Boosts Indigenous Health
Madly in love with today's Spelling Bee pangram 🩷
September 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Madly in love with today's Spelling Bee pangram 🩷
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A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
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Every trans person who transitions later in life is a gift to the community.
Your example tells those still waiting: it’s not too late and you are not alone.
Your example tells those still waiting: it’s not too late and you are not alone.
September 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Every trans person who transitions later in life is a gift to the community.
Your example tells those still waiting: it’s not too late and you are not alone.
Your example tells those still waiting: it’s not too late and you are not alone.
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I did not agree with #CharlieKirk, and I believe his death occurred not for his opinions, but because guns are too common in the US.
No human life is so cheap as to deserve this treatment. I hope we learn that while people kill people, a gun grants responsibility most humans do not deserve.
No human life is so cheap as to deserve this treatment. I hope we learn that while people kill people, a gun grants responsibility most humans do not deserve.
September 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I did not agree with #CharlieKirk, and I believe his death occurred not for his opinions, but because guns are too common in the US.
No human life is so cheap as to deserve this treatment. I hope we learn that while people kill people, a gun grants responsibility most humans do not deserve.
No human life is so cheap as to deserve this treatment. I hope we learn that while people kill people, a gun grants responsibility most humans do not deserve.
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Education Department ends some aid aimed at minority college students wapo.st/4phalaL
Education Department ends some aid aimed at minority college students
The Education Department is withholding millions of dollars in grant funding appropriated by Congress for colleges that serve large populations of minority students.
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September 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Education Department ends some aid aimed at minority college students wapo.st/4phalaL