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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Did you vote yet? Find your polling site and ballot here: pollfinder.sos.mn.gov Who do you side with? Try this: www.isidewith.com

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

My favorite late June/early July activity… scavenger for blackcaps. I wasn’t ready for a full harvest so could not pick enough for a pie, but enough to have a sweet treat while on a walk 😊 It was nice to connect with nature. My grandparents would have told me the names of all the birds.

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Thank you Tea and Krista for making time to connect and think about how storytelling can support multilingual immigrant communities. Playing Story Stitch was so much fun, and I look forward to future collaboration.

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

So grateful to have participated at the Translanguaging Classroom (TLC) Institute2026 Not only it was a space for our RPS team to learn together, but a healing and affirming space for my soul. Thank you for the invitation to present TLC leadership! Looking forward to nurture the connections we made.

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

The best learning takes place in community! Such a joy to hear from so may outstanding educators and leaders in multilingual and bilingual education. @socialminnabe #bilingualed #changemakers

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Always fun to be in community with other educators! I get to learn from them and sharing about Community Cultural Wealth always brings joy as we make viable to students how our communities can work together for justice and joy for all. @socialminnabe #MinnABE2026 #ethnicstudies #bilingualed

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Congratulations to the executive board @socialminnabe for an amazing conference today! #MinnABE2026 @nabeorg @profe.kar @estr0008 @lilianacristina_moments De Zhang Mary Hudgens Henderson

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

“We got each other, don’t let them distract you” Thank you for your wisdom @yolie_sealeyruiz

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

“We have a moral obligation to be the voice for students and families who either don't know how to advocate for themselves or cannot.” Dr. Antoinette Gutierrez From: Educational Leadership: Why Leaders Need to Heal First to Lead Well

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

“We need more leaders who can support the community in ways beyond what we originally asked for. We need more emotionally aware leaders who can support people in all their humanness and create and improve systems and structures.” Dr. Antoinette Gutierrez Ed Leadership:Why Leaders Need to Heal First

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Please join me in congratulating these amazing teachers who finished their K-12 ESL licensure program w/Project Momentum! I know our students access to curriculum is enhanced and I’ve heard about all the learning that took place! Thank you for your heartfelt dedication and unwavering commitment.

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Thanks you MinneTESOL for inviting me to open the #meled2025 conference this morning. What a joy to share stories and space with language educators from all parts of Minnesota and beyond. 📸 Iman M.

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

#teacherleadership positions teachers as the experts. Karen & Jaden led our Day 1 of Translanguaging training. The asynchronous group started yesterday. @susana.i.johnson, @drkateseltzer, Dr. Ofelia Garcia, thanks your for your scholarship. #languagerights #multilingualeducation #freedomdreaming

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

What a fun time National Science Teaching Association in the company of dedicated science teachers. Thank you for inviting me to speak and share my story as a keynote speaker. And thanks to Stile Education for the sponsorship! 📸 friends Sierra and Will 📸 NSTA photographer

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Thanks @witesol for the invitation. It was such a blast to share space with Michelle and share about our #LILA book work. @corwin We found so many connections between people and friends we have in common. Keep up the good work #WITESOL 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Mil gracias @luisfitch por los posters y la oportunidad de platicar sobre el poder que tiene el arte para expresar mensajes. Mucho gusto de conocerlo también @gustavoliragarcia #urbanartvillage #eastlakestreet #immigrantvoices #communityart

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

So appreciative of @mrjohnsonpaints for sharing his art with educators so they can share community’s hero’s stories through representative art. @colorwheelmpls #freeposters for teachers

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Thank you @colorwheelmpls for opening your doors to educators and supporting them with supplies!

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Gracias @soymariellarivera por invitarme a tu programa de Historias & Huellas! Fue un gran honor! Y aún más poder haber visto a mi compatriota Rosa, una líder impactante en nuestra comunidad latina en Minnesota.

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Michelle and I had the amazing opportunity to write an article for @langmag.bsky.social on Liberatory Learning through the Language of Identity, Language of Access. Thank you @corwinpress.bsky.social and Dan at Language Magazine for working with us!

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

A few weeks ago, we hosted the Ethnic Studies Symposium and Summit through a collaboration between the MN Ethnic Studies Coalition and UMN RIDGS Center. Educators came together to learn & network with e/o to provide Ss with liberatory learning experiences in schools. Blessed to know these people!

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

I am a #ProudImmigrant and #CommunityMember striving to make a difference every day. I come from a small but might country that’s suffered colonization and imperialistic domination. And even with that, my people are deeply loyal, hardworking, and resilient beyond measure.

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Thank you Isa and Monet for inviting me to present with you on Rochester Public Schools work to normalize multilingualism through Translanguaging. #COMPASSInstitute 📸Sara-Louise and Justine

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

It’s not everyday that you reunite with your beloved sisters. We worked together a few years back as teacher organizers. Today, Sabrina organized Multilingual Excellence Awards with LatinoLEAD and partners. Congratulations Gisela on your award. Your words moved me deeply! 🤎🖤❤️✊🏽

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Come and join RPS and an amazing team of teachers in the Multilingual Learning Department! Posting for a districtwide instructional Facilitator in our department closed in a week. www.google.com/url?q=https:...

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Meet Rochester Public Schools teachers who joined the latest portfolio cohort for PELSB Heritage Language Teachers to obtain their licensure. So happy to learn from each other!

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☀️🌱SunCome🚫👑 @llfarm.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

📚 ¿y tù? 📖

I SURVIVED READING BANNED BOOKS
ALL I GOT WAS SMARTER AND MORE EMPATHETIC

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Join me in giving a shoutout to the JM ML staff and students that came to #SCL4E 2025 and presented what they’ve been working on in their Literacy classes! Posted with permission. @educationevolving.bsky.social #multilinguallearners

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

What a fun day of learning with amazing educators! A space where our youth led and presented alongside adults #SCL4E It was so inspiring to hear from everyone how the theme “The Stories We Carry & The Future We Create” comes to life. Thanks @educationevolving.bsky.social for making it all happen!

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

It was so fun to meet some of our incoming Kindergarten families and students at the @RPS Kindergarten Kick Off! #multilinguallearning

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

So inspiring to learn about the journey to launch the new Karen language program in SPPS. And always a joy to listen to dear teachers like Ethalow present about their work. Bilingual education teacher know what it takes to do it all from scratch! #languagerevitalization #multilingualism #MinnABE

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Thanks Ethalow for capturing this candid moment! The first #MinnABE conference was a great space to connect to bilingual education work taking place across the state. So fun to share practical classroom applications that foster language development while centering students in learning. #LILAbook

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

So fun to attend the first MinnABE conference with this talented group of bilingual education teachers from the Rochester Public Schools Spanish Immersion program! Lots of connections to best practices and an opportunity to network with other bilingual education professionals.

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Corwin @corwinpress.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

What does it take to truly support students' language skills development? Criticality, cultural relevance, & authentic tasks. Find tips on how to implement these practices in your classroom in @mntoy21.bsky.social's blog 👉 ow.ly/y1MB50VtaAv #CorwinConnect #MLs

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Three Steps to Support Students’ Language Skills Development - Corwin Connect

Explore effective strategies for supporting students' language skills while nurturing their cultural identities.

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Shoutout to our amazing Rochester Poet Laureate and her students who read from the recently published Latino Anthology. Thanks Minnesota Humanities Center for organizing this event! Thanks you Rochester Public Library for hosting! #geniuswriters #poetry #youngauthors

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

“At a moment of real peril, we need people to show up with courage. Courage is contagious. We all lead with courage in big and small ways.” Rochester town hall, March 2025 @smith.senate.gov

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Thanks for all you do for Rochester constituents @repkimhicks.bsky.social “Let’s not change our values because somebody says otherwise. Let’s be those who welcome people” Rochester town hall, March 2025

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Thank you Rep. Liz Bolden for working on a healthcare for everyone: “Let’s build a healthcare system built on serving people not on profits.” Rochester town hall, March 2025

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Thx @agellison.bsky.social “Everybody counts, everybody matters” “The price of freedom is eternal vigilance” “This is a moment be bold; there’s nothing illegal about DEI. Done right is about uniting people: rural communities, veterans, people with disabilities, gender and racial groups, etc.”

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Because when you don’t got much time, you prep over lunch! 🙂 Thanks for being such a great professional partner Michelle! #LILAbook #CABE2025 @corwinpress.bsky.social

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I had a chance to learn from and with our California brothers and sisters last week. So many resources at the national level that can support our local efforts in language revitalization and to normalize multilingualism. It was worth working over the weekend to fill my cup! #CABE2025

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

No better learning than from those that have come before us. It was so fun to have community members at our session during the #CABE2025 conference.

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Natalia Benjamin, EdS, NBCT, MNTOY21 @mntoy21.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

It’s not every day that you get to see your editorial team in person. Megan, Mia, and Natalie were instrumental in the production of the #LILAbook Huge thanks to this amazing group of women from the @corwinpress.bsky.social editorial team! Your incredible support is much appreciated! #CABE2025

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