Kimberly Destree

Elementary Ed. student at UNC, coordinator of the Little Learners program at the Greeley IRC, and director of Kids Hope for St. Patrick Presbyterian

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

@AlexWFarrell Rick Lavoie talks about this in terms of giving kids metaphorical poker chips. He explains how we can help build our students up through success and ultimately increasing their self-worth https://t.co/wJJFy3SOtb #PSY347

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

@MillikenMeghan I am very similar! I also like to make bite-size goals so that I can experience success all along the way. I think modeling how we experience motivation will be very important in our future classrooms! Thanks for posting, Meghan! #PSY347

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

@mmveled I love that so much of what we're learning comes back around to building relationships with our students! By truly knowing our people, we can figure out how best to help them succeed! Thanks for posting, Monica! #PSY347

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

@BlombergEmily "Feelings of success aren’t limited to the end of a project. With help from you at the start, your child can have positive moments along the way."I love the idea of celebrating success along the way! I need incremental motivators. Why would kids be any different? #PSY347

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

@KatieLaidman One of the most important things I've learned this semester is that if you expect students to do something, you have to teach them how! This is a great application of that concept! Thanks for posting, Katie! #PSY347

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

Here are some great strategies for increasing student motivation in our future classrooms! https://t.co/yn820qiyOs #PSY347

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

Talking about my own motivators earlier this week helped me realize some of the reasons I work hard in all my classes. I look forward to finding out how my future students are motivated and helping them to use those motivators to succeed in school and life! #ahamoment #PSY347

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

We know that student motivation is essential to academic engagement. However, we will undoubtebly need to teach our students how to harness their own motivation in order to succeed #taooftheweek #PSY347

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

"We now understand that motivation and creativity go hand in hand." This is a great @TEDTalks from a Colorado teacher on how to cultivate intrinsic motivation in our classrooms. #PSY347 #howtodoit https://t.co/Pjor25cnVW

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

In order to properly implement peer assessment, you have to have a strong community where students trust one another. This article puts forth some great ideas to help in the community building process! #PSY347 https://t.co/5Ij3iLQeJt

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

This is a great list of small assessments we can implement in our classrooms. Seeing ideas like this (which don't seem scary) actually makes me excited to make assessment plans for my classroom! https://t.co/hpx4m5U7W2 #howtodoit #PSY347

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

Until this semester, I really only thought of assesment as traditional testing. Now I know that assesement is so much. Assesment can be as simple as a ticket out the door in order to gain understanding of what your students learned during the lesson #PSY347 #ahamoment

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

@MissScienceNess So true! Classroom community is so important! I always think about a writing class I took last semester and the proper way to build a community of learners. I loved sharing my writing with peers because I trusted them. It matters #psy347

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

@emily_martire Agreed! I've definitely been assessed in the past and the purpose was not communicated or seemingly used for anything in the future. It gives a feeling of pointlessness to the entire process od assessment. Great post, Emily! #PSY347

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

@emily_martire This resonates with me! For so long I felt like I wasn't succeeding or learning anything unless I had straight A's. This is a wrong understanding of the purpose of education, but I didn't come up with those beliefs on my own. Teachers need to change the focus #PSY347

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

@MichaelaLester2 This is so true! Students can't trust a teacher who they feel like is constantly trying to catch them in a slip-up. Great point, Michaela! #PSY347

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

@MissScienceNess I agree! A positive environment is key for successful peer assessments! #psy347

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

I don't do well with traditional assessment, so I know I can't expect my students to only be assessed by traditional methods. By utilizing several assess. options, my students will be able to show what they've learned in a variety or ways #taooftheweek #PSY347

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

@WillCoggswell Agreed! I'm actually really excited to be able to arrange my classroom and create an awesome learning environment! Our students may not always remember the content that they learned in our classroom, but they will remember how the room made them feel! #PSY347

[Kimberly Destree @DestreeKimberly]

@emily_martire I agree with all the comments below! I love the idea of empowering students with choice! Assessing students in different ways also shows care to students and the ways in which they perform best! #PSY347