Dear friends and family,
My beautiful husband
@RyanAdkins82
took his last breath at 11:45 cst. He waited until his girls, mom, dad, sister, step kids, and cousin were there to let him know he could go. Sharing some special pictures from his last few days.
Rarely do I hear educators say, “I WANT TO WORK FOR HIM/HER”! So teachers, who would you work for if you could? Tag them here!
#suptchat
#satchat
#edchat
This is my grammie who’s 91 years old and living her dream hiking in Denver.
My grandfather always told her he would take her there but he passed in the early 90s. He would be so happy to see her!
Give her some likes, retweets, and positive vibes ❤️🙌🏽
NED(No evidence of disease) I am officially Cancer free!!!!! Thank you to all my friends and family for your support over the last 8 months. Time to start the next chapter in our lives❤️
#cancersurvivor
Dear Educators and IT Directors, If you were lucky enough to have worked with or met my late husband
@RyanAdkins82
, then you know the impact he had on the
@Yorkville115
District & his staff. His Administrative Assistant was
@AmieSchultz7
… and their relationship was incredible.
Why did it take a pandemic to get devices in the hands of students? Why did it take a pandemic to get flex learning spaces IN & OUTdoors? Why did it take a
#pandemic
to finally create hybrid learning opps? Why did it take a pandemic to get
#WiFi
into the homes of Ss?
#covid19
Help me reframe my mindset before the visitation tomorrow. Why is this the “thing to do”? The people suffering the most have to stand for hours staring at their loved one and hugging other people. It’s torture. I have such anxiety. I love you
@RyanAdkins82
and I miss you so much.
Can you imagine if doctors had wishlists like teachers?
1. Bags of saline
2. Stethoscope
3. pressure cuff (cheap one)
4. Masks
5. Tongue depressor
6. Hair ties - dollar general is fine
7. Table for patient
8. Paper for table (any color)
9. sanitizer
#clearthelist
@k_shelton
@jimohagan
@uclafern
I can’t with this! FB is so different than Twitter. A teacher today said if her Ss don’t turn their video on she boots them out. I expressed disappointment w this and reasons why they wouldn’t want video on. She got mad at me.
HUGE thank you to everyone
@Yorkville115
for opening up
@115yhs
today. It was wonderful to see everyone and share stories and tears. I can’t imagine the building or district ever being the same without Ryan there. You all were family to him as well as me. Love and hugs 💚❤️
Omg
@BrunoMars
was absolutely incredible!!!!!!!!!! We were right up front and it was the best concert I’ve ever been to!!!!
I want to go again!!!
#BrunomarsLasVegas
Yes, Im the Director of Edu Solutions for
@SHI_Intl
. As such, it’s of extreme importance for me to remain a part of the classroom. As of today, I’m officially signed on as an Adjunct Professor of
#esports
@ShenandoahU
! Could I BE anymore excited? (My chandler voice)
#esportsedu
Quick update for those following Ryan’s story. Ryan was discharged from hospital on hospice. We are working to get him comfortable and hopefully eating again. Thank you for the continued prayers and support 💚
#cancer
#cholangiocarcinoma
#cancersucks
Random
#iste19
thoughts from an
#edtech
#toy
lover. When does the EXPO floor become too much? There are SO many competing products now. My fear is Educators will become so overwhelmed that the pedagogy and true teaching will be lost. Thoughts?
@iste
#edtechchat
You know how we are always like, “schools should have classes on life skills rather than classes that don’t matter”.. well, yea, they should have one on the loss of a loved one. How to plan a funeral. What to do with the estate. How to cope.
Real life shit right there!
For
#fetc2020
I chose not to present. Instead I will be attending the sessions of friends, colleagues, partners, & those whom I’ve never met, so I can learn as much as possible. I feel peaceful and excited! See everyone next week!
@fetc
#FETC
#edtechchat
#fledchat
#edchat
#fetc20
Asking this incredible network to FILL my feed with positive stage 4 cancer stories… I need faith, hope, prayers, and support right now. My 39 yr old husband
@RyanAdkins82
has been diagnosed after having the Whipple surgery and a year of clean scans.
#bileduct
#cancer
#chemo
.
@TechedUpTeacher
"You can't be serious about
#STEM
without being serious about esports".
Sorry for capturing all of you mid sentence but I had to share the amazingness that was on the
@njsba
#esports
panel today!
So much good in NJ and around the country!
GG all! 👾🎮😍
Tonight’s agenda... Introducing my children to “The Breakfast Club”. I feel it is my duty as a mother to send my children into the world fully informed about the best movies from the 80s. You’re welcome.
#breakfastclub
#80s
#movies
#momlife
@MrNunesteach
I’m going to pass on the advice I received on my first day teaching k12.
Befriend the custodians and the admin assistants in the front office. Your life will be easier! You’re welcome.
I met this guy in high school at summer band camp
@WesternILUniv
. Then, we both attended WIU & marched together. We always remained friends & he knew
@RyanAdkins82
thru
@fetc
&
#edtech
. I was shocked when he appeared in front of me at the wake on Monday.
@HappyHayes311
, u r gold.
Q1: Your administrator tells your entire staff that Coding is an Initiative for the 2019-2020 school year. Where do you start? What tools will you use?
#CodeBreaker
@alicekeeler
More like- whomever replies to all when there’s ZERO NEED! Ugh! We need PD on appropriate email use. You can hit reply all on this tweet through :)
Dear
@JenWilliamsEdu
,
Once upon a time we would meticulously plan our
@ISTEofficial
trips all the way down to our clothes and shoes. Let’s bring our young selves back this ISTE 2024! I miss you!!! ❤️