✍️ Every educator has a story worth sharing. This National Life Writing Month, GAFNM invites teachers across New Mexico to reflect on the moments that shaped their path. Your story inspires others. What part of your journey deserves to be written today?
#GAFNM #NewMexicoEducators
Today’s #FellowsFotoFriday features 2025 Fellow Don Starr, who has taught for 19 years at Desert Ridge Middle School and was previously a Teacher of Distinction. His wisdom, humor, and creativity continue to elevate learning in his classroom each day. 🍎⭐️ #GAFNM #NMTeachers #TeacherSpotlight
We postponed yesterday’s #FellowsFotoFriday to highlight today’s New Teacher Collaborative: Create and Cultivate a Student-Led Classroom online course. Big thanks to 2025 GAFNM Fellow Mary Kershaw for hosting an amazing session with educators statewide.
#GAFNM #NMTeachers #LearningTogether
It’s Children’s Book Week! 📚🍎
From picture books to early readers, stories help students learn, dream, and grow. GAFNM is proud to support New Mexico educators who bring these pages to life every day.
✨Share your favorite children’s book below!✨
#ChildrensBookWeek #GAFNM #ReadTogether
🌱 Watch Them Grow Wednesday 🌱
Meet Lindsay Rivera, a 6th–8th grade teacher at Eagle Ridge MS, who says her micro-grant empowered her teaching and affirmed that educators are seen, supported, and valued.
#FromSeedsToGoldenApples #GoldenAppleNM #GAFNM #NMTeachers #EducatorSpotlight
🖍️ August is National Crayon Collection Month! Since 2016, this effort has kept crayons out of landfills and into classrooms where they’re needed most. Donate, share, and support creativity in schools. 💛
Learn more: crayoncollection.org
#CrayonCollectionMonth #GAFNM
A big thank you to NMPED for hosting an incredible Literacy & Humanities Summer Convening!📚🎨 Grateful to join educators from across NM for powerful sessions on Literacy (Birth–12th) and the Humanities. Meaningful learning, collaboration, and inspiration! #GAFNM #NMPED
Happy Earth Day from the Golden Apple Foundation of New Mexico! 🌎🍏
Today, we celebrate educators who plant the seeds of knowledge, inspiring future generations to nurture and protect our planet. Together, we're growing a greener tomorrow! #EarthDay #GAFNM
📚✨Happy National Grammar Day!✨📚
Grammar shapes how we communicate, and at the GAFNM, we celebrate its power! 🎉 Whether it's a well-placed comma or a perfectly structured sentence, every detail matters. Share your favorite grammar tip below! ⬇️ #NationalGrammarDay #GAFNM #GrammarMatters
Happy International Tongue Twister Contest Day! Try this one:
"Golden Apples gleam and grow, granting greatness wherever they go!" 🍏✨
Say it three times fast & tag a friend to try! Can you master it? 😆 #InternationalTongueTwisterContestDay #GAFNM
Happy Fellows Foto Friday! 🎭
2022 GAFNM Fellow Dale Simpkins used his PD funding to attend the Broadway Teacher’s Workshop, learning from theater pros. Inspired, he’s planning PD for drama teachers and taking 20+ students to NYC in June to experience theater firsthand. #GAFNM #EducationMatters
