Joe LaTorre
@joelatorre.bsky.social
I build buy in, create community, and make kids and teachers love coming to school.
Two-time New York State teaching award winner and multiple fantasy football titleholder.
JosephLaTorre.net
https://linktr.ee/TheJoeLaTorre
Two-time New York State teaching award winner and multiple fantasy football titleholder.
JosephLaTorre.net
https://linktr.ee/TheJoeLaTorre
If you believe in people, believe in them publicly. Mrs. Francesca Wasserman was just named NYSEC Director of Excellence 2025. She advocates with conviction for kids, empowers us to think boldly, and creates genuine belonging for all.
Congrats!
Congrats!
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If you believe in people, believe in them publicly. Mrs. Francesca Wasserman was just named NYSEC Director of Excellence 2025. She advocates with conviction for kids, empowers us to think boldly, and creates genuine belonging for all.
Congrats!
Congrats!
When I started teaching, I promised I’d do it differently. This year we went full Mighty Ducks.
The best part? Even when it’s rough—hurricanes, Covid, life chaos—this team stays resilient.
Halloween scaries, always.
Sunday Scaries? Never.
#edusky
#keynotespeaker
The best part? Even when it’s rough—hurricanes, Covid, life chaos—this team stays resilient.
Halloween scaries, always.
Sunday Scaries? Never.
#edusky
#keynotespeaker
October 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
When I started teaching, I promised I’d do it differently. This year we went full Mighty Ducks.
The best part? Even when it’s rough—hurricanes, Covid, life chaos—this team stays resilient.
Halloween scaries, always.
Sunday Scaries? Never.
#edusky
#keynotespeaker
The best part? Even when it’s rough—hurricanes, Covid, life chaos—this team stays resilient.
Halloween scaries, always.
Sunday Scaries? Never.
#edusky
#keynotespeaker
Just dropped a 🔥 convo with Logan Taylor from y.b.normal2016 - this guy gets belonging at the grassroots level, moving thousands of kids nationwide, the same way I’m doing with educators.
He broke down our Bridges program like no one ever has.
Full episode’s live.
#edusky
youtu.be/OPmGg4f2lZg
He broke down our Bridges program like no one ever has.
Full episode’s live.
#edusky
youtu.be/OPmGg4f2lZg
October 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Just dropped a 🔥 convo with Logan Taylor from y.b.normal2016 - this guy gets belonging at the grassroots level, moving thousands of kids nationwide, the same way I’m doing with educators.
He broke down our Bridges program like no one ever has.
Full episode’s live.
#edusky
youtu.be/OPmGg4f2lZg
He broke down our Bridges program like no one ever has.
Full episode’s live.
#edusky
youtu.be/OPmGg4f2lZg
Everyone wants a team of rock stars. I’ve been working with them for yearsselling out venues and dropping hits daily in the Red Wing of our middle school.
Trust. Resilience. Community. I’m lucky, and your dream team might be right in front of you too. Link below.
#edusky
#middleschools
Trust. Resilience. Community. I’m lucky, and your dream team might be right in front of you too. Link below.
#edusky
#middleschools
October 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Everyone wants a team of rock stars. I’ve been working with them for yearsselling out venues and dropping hits daily in the Red Wing of our middle school.
Trust. Resilience. Community. I’m lucky, and your dream team might be right in front of you too. Link below.
#edusky
#middleschools
Trust. Resilience. Community. I’m lucky, and your dream team might be right in front of you too. Link below.
#edusky
#middleschools
Halloween Throwback: We went all in as the Friends cast—wigs, props, even Ross’s spray tan (which I completely overdid). But it mattered. Every 13-year-old loved Friends, so we stepped into their world. Connection isn’t accidental. Sometimes it takes too much bronzer.
#Edusky
#studentengagement
#Edusky
#studentengagement
October 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Halloween Throwback: We went all in as the Friends cast—wigs, props, even Ross’s spray tan (which I completely overdid). But it mattered. Every 13-year-old loved Friends, so we stepped into their world. Connection isn’t accidental. Sometimes it takes too much bronzer.
#Edusky
#studentengagement
#Edusky
#studentengagement
It’s Halloween Week. Year two. Day one, I told them, “We’re all calling each other Chef. Like The Bear.”
It stuck. Every kid. Every teacher. “Yes, Chef.”Now someone yells “Chef?” and we all know who they mean.
That’s community. Not a secret. Just intentionality. Go cook 🔥
#edusky #middleschool
It stuck. Every kid. Every teacher. “Yes, Chef.”Now someone yells “Chef?” and we all know who they mean.
That’s community. Not a secret. Just intentionality. Go cook 🔥
#edusky #middleschool
October 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It’s Halloween Week. Year two. Day one, I told them, “We’re all calling each other Chef. Like The Bear.”
It stuck. Every kid. Every teacher. “Yes, Chef.”Now someone yells “Chef?” and we all know who they mean.
That’s community. Not a secret. Just intentionality. Go cook 🔥
#edusky #middleschool
It stuck. Every kid. Every teacher. “Yes, Chef.”Now someone yells “Chef?” and we all know who they mean.
That’s community. Not a secret. Just intentionality. Go cook 🔥
#edusky #middleschool
Student teaching is hard. Having a student teacher? Harder. But this guy leaned in, took bold stands for our students, and made middle school English look like a Marvel movie. Doctor Strange would be jealous.
Grateful for mentors, moments, and this work. 🎃
#edchat
#middleschool
#edusky
Grateful for mentors, moments, and this work. 🎃
#edchat
#middleschool
#edusky
October 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Student teaching is hard. Having a student teacher? Harder. But this guy leaned in, took bold stands for our students, and made middle school English look like a Marvel movie. Doctor Strange would be jealous.
Grateful for mentors, moments, and this work. 🎃
#edchat
#middleschool
#edusky
Grateful for mentors, moments, and this work. 🎃
#edchat
#middleschool
#edusky
Belonging isn’t a buzzword. It’s the foundation of every great classroom.
Had an incredible time with educators at Molloy University digging into how we build it.
When teachers lead with reflection and intention, we become unstoppable.
#edusky
Had an incredible time with educators at Molloy University digging into how we build it.
When teachers lead with reflection and intention, we become unstoppable.
#edusky
October 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Belonging isn’t a buzzword. It’s the foundation of every great classroom.
Had an incredible time with educators at Molloy University digging into how we build it.
When teachers lead with reflection and intention, we become unstoppable.
#edusky
Had an incredible time with educators at Molloy University digging into how we build it.
When teachers lead with reflection and intention, we become unstoppable.
#edusky
Want project-based learning that builds real community?
In The Branding Project, students work with local businesses—pitching, editing, and designing for authentic audiences while building resilience, leadership, and real-world skills.
#edusky
#studentengagement
In The Branding Project, students work with local businesses—pitching, editing, and designing for authentic audiences while building resilience, leadership, and real-world skills.
#edusky
#studentengagement
October 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Want project-based learning that builds real community?
In The Branding Project, students work with local businesses—pitching, editing, and designing for authentic audiences while building resilience, leadership, and real-world skills.
#edusky
#studentengagement
In The Branding Project, students work with local businesses—pitching, editing, and designing for authentic audiences while building resilience, leadership, and real-world skills.
#edusky
#studentengagement
Hear me out: if we want authentic writing, we have to give authentic feedback.
Stop outsourcing that to AI.
#studentengagement
#belonginginschools
#englishteacher
#edchat
Stop outsourcing that to AI.
#studentengagement
#belonginginschools
#englishteacher
#edchat
October 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Hear me out: if we want authentic writing, we have to give authentic feedback.
Stop outsourcing that to AI.
#studentengagement
#belonginginschools
#englishteacher
#edchat
Stop outsourcing that to AI.
#studentengagement
#belonginginschools
#englishteacher
#edchat
Want to show them that you trust them? Don't lean on on the same handful of responders. Cold call.
Want to create resilient students?
Then refuse to accept "I don't know,"
Cold call.
Want to build belonging in your school?
Now accepting cold calls. 😆
#classroomculture
#edusky
Want to create resilient students?
Then refuse to accept "I don't know,"
Cold call.
Want to build belonging in your school?
Now accepting cold calls. 😆
#classroomculture
#edusky
October 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Want to show them that you trust them? Don't lean on on the same handful of responders. Cold call.
Want to create resilient students?
Then refuse to accept "I don't know,"
Cold call.
Want to build belonging in your school?
Now accepting cold calls. 😆
#classroomculture
#edusky
Want to create resilient students?
Then refuse to accept "I don't know,"
Cold call.
Want to build belonging in your school?
Now accepting cold calls. 😆
#classroomculture
#edusky
Belonging isn’t online.
It’s built in the rain outside Anfield.
Laughter, resilience, strangers turned family.
Back in New York, I’m ready to build that same community in classrooms, conference halls, anywhere.
Let’s go.
#YNWA #Liverpool #Community
#belonginginschools #edusky
It’s built in the rain outside Anfield.
Laughter, resilience, strangers turned family.
Back in New York, I’m ready to build that same community in classrooms, conference halls, anywhere.
Let’s go.
#YNWA #Liverpool #Community
#belonginginschools #edusky
October 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Belonging isn’t online.
It’s built in the rain outside Anfield.
Laughter, resilience, strangers turned family.
Back in New York, I’m ready to build that same community in classrooms, conference halls, anywhere.
Let’s go.
#YNWA #Liverpool #Community
#belonginginschools #edusky
It’s built in the rain outside Anfield.
Laughter, resilience, strangers turned family.
Back in New York, I’m ready to build that same community in classrooms, conference halls, anywhere.
Let’s go.
#YNWA #Liverpool #Community
#belonginginschools #edusky
Pumped to get in front of these Long Island educators at Molloy on Friday! We’re gonna talk about belonging, we’re gonna talk about buy-in, and most importantly, we’re gonna talk about how we connect with each other.
This is the stuff that matters. This is where the real work happens!
This is the stuff that matters. This is where the real work happens!
October 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Pumped to get in front of these Long Island educators at Molloy on Friday! We’re gonna talk about belonging, we’re gonna talk about buy-in, and most importantly, we’re gonna talk about how we connect with each other.
This is the stuff that matters. This is where the real work happens!
This is the stuff that matters. This is where the real work happens!
Community isn’t convenient. It’s showing up when your couch is calling and leaning into the awkward with new faces. That’s what Bridges is about: kids from different districts learning to lead, serve, and grow through discomfort.
This is how you build bridges: with intention. DM for more
#edusky
This is how you build bridges: with intention. DM for more
#edusky
October 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Community isn’t convenient. It’s showing up when your couch is calling and leaning into the awkward with new faces. That’s what Bridges is about: kids from different districts learning to lead, serve, and grow through discomfort.
This is how you build bridges: with intention. DM for more
#edusky
This is how you build bridges: with intention. DM for more
#edusky
Intentionality isn’t just a plan. It’s a roadmap that turns every interruption into a chance to show up, have fun, and build real community.
Grit N Wit gave us that today. It wasn’t just a day of resilience. It was a day of belonging.
#edusky
#middleschool
#resilience
#belonginginschools
Grit N Wit gave us that today. It wasn’t just a day of resilience. It was a day of belonging.
#edusky
#middleschool
#resilience
#belonginginschools
October 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Intentionality isn’t just a plan. It’s a roadmap that turns every interruption into a chance to show up, have fun, and build real community.
Grit N Wit gave us that today. It wasn’t just a day of resilience. It was a day of belonging.
#edusky
#middleschool
#resilience
#belonginginschools
Grit N Wit gave us that today. It wasn’t just a day of resilience. It was a day of belonging.
#edusky
#middleschool
#resilience
#belonginginschools
Stop trying to be the “funny teacher.”
Funny doesn’t scale.
Fair does.
You want kids to trust you? Be consistent. Keep your word. Build systems. Hold them accountable and love them through the tough days.
Play the long game.
#studentengagement
#newteacher
#middleschool
#classroommanagement
#edusky
Funny doesn’t scale.
Fair does.
You want kids to trust you? Be consistent. Keep your word. Build systems. Hold them accountable and love them through the tough days.
Play the long game.
#studentengagement
#newteacher
#middleschool
#classroommanagement
#edusky
October 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Stop trying to be the “funny teacher.”
Funny doesn’t scale.
Fair does.
You want kids to trust you? Be consistent. Keep your word. Build systems. Hold them accountable and love them through the tough days.
Play the long game.
#studentengagement
#newteacher
#middleschool
#classroommanagement
#edusky
Funny doesn’t scale.
Fair does.
You want kids to trust you? Be consistent. Keep your word. Build systems. Hold them accountable and love them through the tough days.
Play the long game.
#studentengagement
#newteacher
#middleschool
#classroommanagement
#edusky
Male teachers are down to 23%. That’s crazy.
Shout out to my mentors and the student teachers already schooling me.
Get a mentor. Be a mentor. Stop waiting for someone else to fix it.
#studentengagement
#edusky
#classroomculture
#schoolleadership
#belonginginschools
#menwhoteach
Shout out to my mentors and the student teachers already schooling me.
Get a mentor. Be a mentor. Stop waiting for someone else to fix it.
#studentengagement
#edusky
#classroomculture
#schoolleadership
#belonginginschools
#menwhoteach
September 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Male teachers are down to 23%. That’s crazy.
Shout out to my mentors and the student teachers already schooling me.
Get a mentor. Be a mentor. Stop waiting for someone else to fix it.
#studentengagement
#edusky
#classroomculture
#schoolleadership
#belonginginschools
#menwhoteach
Shout out to my mentors and the student teachers already schooling me.
Get a mentor. Be a mentor. Stop waiting for someone else to fix it.
#studentengagement
#edusky
#classroomculture
#schoolleadership
#belonginginschools
#menwhoteach
If you believe in people, believe in them publicly. A journalist called me about our principal last week, and I couldn’t wait to brag. She’s building real community, embracing tech, and proving middle school can be about values, not just skills. Big congrats to her!
#edusky
#middleschool
#edusky
#middleschool
September 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
If you believe in people, believe in them publicly. A journalist called me about our principal last week, and I couldn’t wait to brag. She’s building real community, embracing tech, and proving middle school can be about values, not just skills. Big congrats to her!
#edusky
#middleschool
#edusky
#middleschool
School isn’t just grades; it’s belonging.
9/11 gave our students space to reflect on resilience & community. Legacy is built when lessons move beyond class & into their world.
Thanks @longislandherald for spotlighting this.
#BelongingInSchools #ClassroomCulture #September11th #edusky
9/11 gave our students space to reflect on resilience & community. Legacy is built when lessons move beyond class & into their world.
Thanks @longislandherald for spotlighting this.
#BelongingInSchools #ClassroomCulture #September11th #edusky
September 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
School isn’t just grades; it’s belonging.
9/11 gave our students space to reflect on resilience & community. Legacy is built when lessons move beyond class & into their world.
Thanks @longislandherald for spotlighting this.
#BelongingInSchools #ClassroomCulture #September11th #edusky
9/11 gave our students space to reflect on resilience & community. Legacy is built when lessons move beyond class & into their world.
Thanks @longislandherald for spotlighting this.
#BelongingInSchools #ClassroomCulture #September11th #edusky
The team’s back.
The culture’s strong.
The key to growth is what you do when things are already good. You push anyway.
A year of belonging that’s there if you want it. Let’s talk. #studentengagement
#middleschool
#classroomculture
#schoolleadership
#belonginginschools
#edusky
The key to growth is what you do when things are already good. You push anyway.
A year of belonging that’s there if you want it. Let’s talk. #studentengagement
#middleschool
#classroomculture
#schoolleadership
#belonginginschools
#edusky
September 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The team’s back.
The culture’s strong.
The key to growth is what you do when things are already good. You push anyway.
A year of belonging that’s there if you want it. Let’s talk. #studentengagement
#middleschool
#classroomculture
#schoolleadership
#belonginginschools
#edusky
The key to growth is what you do when things are already good. You push anyway.
A year of belonging that’s there if you want it. Let’s talk. #studentengagement
#middleschool
#classroomculture
#schoolleadership
#belonginginschools
#edusky
I started speaking to bring real tools from a teacher still in the classroom.
Here’s one that’s free and flips culture instantly: 👉 Anonymous surveys.
Trust kids by letting them give feedback
#classroomculture #teacherlife #belonginginschools #professionaldevelopment #edusky
Here’s one that’s free and flips culture instantly: 👉 Anonymous surveys.
Trust kids by letting them give feedback
#classroomculture #teacherlife #belonginginschools #professionaldevelopment #edusky
September 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I started speaking to bring real tools from a teacher still in the classroom.
Here’s one that’s free and flips culture instantly: 👉 Anonymous surveys.
Trust kids by letting them give feedback
#classroomculture #teacherlife #belonginginschools #professionaldevelopment #edusky
Here’s one that’s free and flips culture instantly: 👉 Anonymous surveys.
Trust kids by letting them give feedback
#classroomculture #teacherlife #belonginginschools #professionaldevelopment #edusky
The reflections from this have been inspiring. We loop, so same kids as last year. But they hit the ground running as we asked them to do something a little advanced for middle
School kids.
#edusky
#studentengagement
#classroomculture
School kids.
#edusky
#studentengagement
#classroomculture
September 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The reflections from this have been inspiring. We loop, so same kids as last year. But they hit the ground running as we asked them to do something a little advanced for middle
School kids.
#edusky
#studentengagement
#classroomculture
School kids.
#edusky
#studentengagement
#classroomculture
Bridges is back and bigger than ever. Catch my chat with @DarrinPeppard on Leaning Into Leadership, where we break down how our program builds real community. Want this in your district? Let’s make it happen.
#studentengagement
#middleschool
#classroomculture
#schoolleadership
#edusky
#studentengagement
#middleschool
#classroomculture
#schoolleadership
#edusky
September 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Bridges is back and bigger than ever. Catch my chat with @DarrinPeppard on Leaning Into Leadership, where we break down how our program builds real community. Want this in your district? Let’s make it happen.
#studentengagement
#middleschool
#classroomculture
#schoolleadership
#edusky
#studentengagement
#middleschool
#classroomculture
#schoolleadership
#edusky
9/11 may feel distant to students but poetry and perspective keep the legacy alive.
We've used poetry and book clubs to reflect in the past. Will share what we did this year soon.
#studentengagement
#september11th
#middleschool
#september11
#edusky
We've used poetry and book clubs to reflect in the past. Will share what we did this year soon.
#studentengagement
#september11th
#middleschool
#september11
#edusky
September 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
9/11 may feel distant to students but poetry and perspective keep the legacy alive.
We've used poetry and book clubs to reflect in the past. Will share what we did this year soon.
#studentengagement
#september11th
#middleschool
#september11
#edusky
We've used poetry and book clubs to reflect in the past. Will share what we did this year soon.
#studentengagement
#september11th
#middleschool
#september11
#edusky
Can't teach storytelling and not write your own stories. Seeing my favorite bad since eighth grade was well worth less sleep for the first day of teaching it. Oasis fans are different.
#classroomculture
#studentengagement
#middleschool
#belonginginschools
#edusky
#classroomculture
#studentengagement
#middleschool
#belonginginschools
#edusky
September 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Can't teach storytelling and not write your own stories. Seeing my favorite bad since eighth grade was well worth less sleep for the first day of teaching it. Oasis fans are different.
#classroomculture
#studentengagement
#middleschool
#belonginginschools
#edusky
#classroomculture
#studentengagement
#middleschool
#belonginginschools
#edusky