Cristina Paul
@cristinapaul333.bsky.social
dancer. teacher. chingona
interested in justice & joy, writing to better understand myself & the world, and learning in community
she/ her/ ella
interested in justice & joy, writing to better understand myself & the world, and learning in community
she/ her/ ella
Donating to multiple orgs. Many thanks!
June 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Donating to multiple orgs. Many thanks!
Happy Birthday! May this year bring you love and peace!
June 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Happy Birthday! May this year bring you love and peace!
José Ramírez’ children’s books are wonderful complements to our study of systems & relationships in the desert & our community. Kids also created an #art piece w/ self portraits placed on a canvas w/our school in the background. Shit’s dark but children are bright lights. #bilingualed #duallanguage
May 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
José Ramírez’ children’s books are wonderful complements to our study of systems & relationships in the desert & our community. Kids also created an #art piece w/ self portraits placed on a canvas w/our school in the background. Shit’s dark but children are bright lights. #bilingualed #duallanguage
Collage/ painting by 6-8 yr old students inspired by José Ramírez’ work, LA artist. We read his books, studied his work, & sketched before creating a plant/animal on black paper w/ oil pastels. Kids used acrylic paint on canvas & re-outlined plants/animals & abstract shapes w/ oil pastels.
#edusky
#edusky
May 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Collage/ painting by 6-8 yr old students inspired by José Ramírez’ work, LA artist. We read his books, studied his work, & sketched before creating a plant/animal on black paper w/ oil pastels. Kids used acrylic paint on canvas & re-outlined plants/animals & abstract shapes w/ oil pastels.
#edusky
#edusky
I’m proud of the student thinking & work in my latest article in Rethinking Schools magazine - subscribe to this valuable resource! If you’re interested in using #primarysources & music to build empathy & support perspective-taking, read: rethinkingschools.org/articles/wha...
#duallanguage #edusky
#duallanguage #edusky
April 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I’m proud of the student thinking & work in my latest article in Rethinking Schools magazine - subscribe to this valuable resource! If you’re interested in using #primarysources & music to build empathy & support perspective-taking, read: rethinkingschools.org/articles/wha...
#duallanguage #edusky
#duallanguage #edusky
April 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
April 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
LA folks! Wanna stop scrolling and start singing? Be in community with my drop-in, no-commitment #chorus. All identities, levels of experience, and ages are welcome. Email onwardvoices@gmail.com for exact location in LA. You can follow onwardvoices on IG too.
March 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
LA folks! Wanna stop scrolling and start singing? Be in community with my drop-in, no-commitment #chorus. All identities, levels of experience, and ages are welcome. Email onwardvoices@gmail.com for exact location in LA. You can follow onwardvoices on IG too.
Alternatively, you could pair Pitu le baila al mar w/ Wepa (a lovely #bilingual story about a girl named Mia w/ #ADHD) & ask children to compare & contrast the main characters. Would they be friends? What do they both learn? Normalizing difference is more important in our work now than ever. #edusky
March 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Alternatively, you could pair Pitu le baila al mar w/ Wepa (a lovely #bilingual story about a girl named Mia w/ #ADHD) & ask children to compare & contrast the main characters. Would they be friends? What do they both learn? Normalizing difference is more important in our work now than ever. #edusky
I love to pair my his book w/ other texts that celebrate & normalize difference. Pairing this book with Bodies are Cool/ Los cuerpos son geniales & asking children to reflect on something they love about their bodies that makes them different is a lovely conversation starter. #ABAR
March 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I love to pair my his book w/ other texts that celebrate & normalize difference. Pairing this book with Bodies are Cool/ Los cuerpos son geniales & asking children to reflect on something they love about their bodies that makes them different is a lovely conversation starter. #ABAR
The world’s chaotic but reading grounds us. Pitu le baila al mar is the story of an afrolatina girl who loves to dance. She navigates challenges w/ 2 loving mothers who affirm that any body type can dance. Perfect story to discuss family structure, body stereotypes, & identity. #duallanguage #edusky
March 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The world’s chaotic but reading grounds us. Pitu le baila al mar is the story of an afrolatina girl who loves to dance. She navigates challenges w/ 2 loving mothers who affirm that any body type can dance. Perfect story to discuss family structure, body stereotypes, & identity. #duallanguage #edusky
Looking for a ways to take a break from scrolling and be in community in LA? Sing with my drop-in, no commitment chorus. All identities, level of experience, and ages are welcome. Email onwardvoices@gmail.com for exact location in LA. You can follow onwardvoices on IG too.
March 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Looking for a ways to take a break from scrolling and be in community in LA? Sing with my drop-in, no commitment chorus. All identities, level of experience, and ages are welcome. Email onwardvoices@gmail.com for exact location in LA. You can follow onwardvoices on IG too.
As an educator, I’m striving to humanize and highlight folks who are being dehumanized and othered. #Readalouds are an amazing tool. This is a great read about unhoused people.
Read about trans people, BIPOC, immigrants, activists, poor people… #edusky
Read about trans people, BIPOC, immigrants, activists, poor people… #edusky
March 6, 2025 at 1:28 AM
As an educator, I’m striving to humanize and highlight folks who are being dehumanized and othered. #Readalouds are an amazing tool. This is a great read about unhoused people.
Read about trans people, BIPOC, immigrants, activists, poor people… #edusky
Read about trans people, BIPOC, immigrants, activists, poor people… #edusky
Teachers can use the book to focus on #systemsthinking. What community service would help people when they x, y z? This can lead to service projects or working with existing organizations in the community.
February 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Teachers can use the book to focus on #systemsthinking. What community service would help people when they x, y z? This can lead to service projects or working with existing organizations in the community.
To explain how some people become unhoused, the child’s father says people have roots like trees. Family, friends, jobs & health are our roots-they can get damaged & sometimes it’s not our fault. The book gives humanizing examples of “normal” people who lose a job or become ill & unhoused.
February 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
To explain how some people become unhoused, the child’s father says people have roots like trees. Family, friends, jobs & health are our roots-they can get damaged & sometimes it’s not our fault. The book gives humanizing examples of “normal” people who lose a job or become ill & unhoused.
The world’s a cliff crumbling into the sea, but we have books. Una historia diferente is about a child trying to understand unhoused people in her community. This conversation starter can help launch a canned food drive, care packages for unhoused people, volunteering opportunities… #edusky #langsky
February 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The world’s a cliff crumbling into the sea, but we have books. Una historia diferente is about a child trying to understand unhoused people in her community. This conversation starter can help launch a canned food drive, care packages for unhoused people, volunteering opportunities… #edusky #langsky
The message is that prison changes things but it doesn’t change the love we have. It’s a beautiful book that is perfect for children K-12. It builds #empathy and awareness. #bilingualeducation #abolition
February 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The message is that prison changes things but it doesn’t change the love we have. It’s a beautiful book that is perfect for children K-12. It builds #empathy and awareness. #bilingualeducation #abolition
Kids said: “If you make a mistake you shouldn’t be separated from your family.” “I thought people who go to jail are bad. The brother is nice!” “Only some people can pay bail to get out. That’s not fair.” We had a developmentally appropriate convo about bail & kids were shocked at the injustice.
February 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Kids said: “If you make a mistake you shouldn’t be separated from your family.” “I thought people who go to jail are bad. The brother is nice!” “Only some people can pay bail to get out. That’s not fair.” We had a developmentally appropriate convo about bail & kids were shocked at the injustice.
In an effort to share small acts of resistance, I’m going to share some beautiful #readalouds that my #duallanguage students loved & that sparked fruitful conversations. My Brother is Away/Mi hermano está lejos is about a girl whose brother is incarcerated. Read on to hear student ideas. #abolition
February 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In an effort to share small acts of resistance, I’m going to share some beautiful #readalouds that my #duallanguage students loved & that sparked fruitful conversations. My Brother is Away/Mi hermano está lejos is about a girl whose brother is incarcerated. Read on to hear student ideas. #abolition
If you’re looking for a way to be in community in LA, sing with my drop-in, no commitment chorus. All identities, level of experience, and ages are welcome. Email onwardvoices@gmail.com for exact location in LA. You can follow onwardvoices on IG too.
February 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
If you’re looking for a way to be in community in LA, sing with my drop-in, no commitment chorus. All identities, level of experience, and ages are welcome. Email onwardvoices@gmail.com for exact location in LA. You can follow onwardvoices on IG too.
Returning to school & holding Mary Oliver’s words in my heart.
“it is a serious thing
just to be alive
on this fresh morning
in the broken world…
It could mean something.
It could mean everything.”
“it is a serious thing
just to be alive
on this fresh morning
in the broken world…
It could mean something.
It could mean everything.”
January 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Returning to school & holding Mary Oliver’s words in my heart.
“it is a serious thing
just to be alive
on this fresh morning
in the broken world…
It could mean something.
It could mean everything.”
“it is a serious thing
just to be alive
on this fresh morning
in the broken world…
It could mean something.
It could mean everything.”
Maybe my mental health would be better if Prince periodically pointed to that stop sign.
December 17, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Maybe my mental health would be better if Prince periodically pointed to that stop sign.
Good morning #edusky and #langsky. Enjoy this utterly delightful poem written by a 7
-year-old. My students have been learning about ritmo, onomatopeya y personificación. I’m totally tickled by this kid’s voice and the conceit. Teach poetry! Let kids write about what they want.
-year-old. My students have been learning about ritmo, onomatopeya y personificación. I’m totally tickled by this kid’s voice and the conceit. Teach poetry! Let kids write about what they want.
December 13, 2024 at 2:22 PM