Simison

Educator. Bacon Academy English Department. UConn alumni. UConn instructor. Writer. Traveler. Researcher. Firm believer in mastery-based learning.

[Simison @EducatorSimison]

Truth https://t.co/8HkY6oxwJm

[Simison @EducatorSimison]

You weren't hired to maintain the status quo...this is relevant not just to teachers but to many future professions. https://t.co/W2HrOT1tO2

[Matthew Peel @BA_Peel]

Attention seniors, Graduation rehearsal information:

Wed 6/20, 12:30 - 2 in the Aud.
Thurs 6/21, 12:30 - 2 in the Aud.
Fri 6/22, 12:30 - 3 on the football field, then return no later than 4:45 for graduation

No excuses allowed for missing all three of these, including work!

[NEWS @COLschools]

⚠️Attendance for final exams is MANDATORY. Only students with office-approved absences will be allowed to make-up a final exam. If your child will miss a final exam, parents/caregivers must contact administration and provide a reason deemed serious and excusable.

[Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) @hgse]

Teachers: “The first thing you have to do is #love your students," says activist and philosopher @CornelWest. "Have confidence in their capacity, and their abilities, and their possibilities." Hear more from West in this episode of the EdCast 👇🏻
https://t.co/599qVHDDEY

[Bacon Young Dems @BaconYoungDems]

‼️Are you a Colchester resident who is 18 or older? YOU CAN VOTE! 😄👍🏽

Colchester’s Town Budget Referendum is Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - 6am to 8pm at Town Hall
Absentee Ballots for the referendum are available in the Town Clerk's office through June 18th.

#GetInvolved

[Simison @EEsimison]

Shoutout to Theo’s amazing support! What a cutie!

[Simison @EEsimison]

What a great day for the 22nd running of the Suffield Fire Department 5k! Thanks to everyone who came out and for the @BaconAcademy presence! @Bgilbert51 @jpmathieu83 @KellyandaDuck @bl_lenore14 @LizMinikow @Jorchicoski ❤️ My heart is so full 😊🏃🏾‍♀️💪🏽

[Simison @EEsimison]

And Chris Helminski coming in hot and finishing FIRST OVERALL!!!!! Yay Chris!!!!!!!! Video credit @KellyandaDuck

[March For Our Lives @AMarch4OurLives]

#TheFutureIsVoting, are you?

[TED-Ed @TED_ED]

What should we do with the quiet kids? A conversation with Susan Cain on the future of classroom education: https://t.co/gsTvj6z57q

[The Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle]

Most colleges accept the majority of their applicants, and other reality
checks from an annual look at federal education data. https://t.co/WXxDf1kHbu

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

Only 20% of high school kids can be categorized as purposeful; the rest vary between being motivated but lacking a plan, being active but lacking direction, and being neither active nor forward-thinking @LindaFlanagan2 https://t.co/ZJFi0JiF5k #edchat #motivation #purpose #parents

[Matthew Peel @BA_Peel]

Good morning and Happy Memorial Day everyone! Let’s remember what this day is set aside to honor...all of those men and women who fought to protect our wonderful nation!!

[Simison @EducatorSimison]

😂 https://t.co/IQwqiVfcKy

[Susan H. Brigandi @SueBrigandi]

We already have two @BaconAcademy Bobcats living in this house. We don’t need another. Move along... 😳

[CT Dept of Education @EducateCT]

It’s #TeacherAppreciationWeek !! @EducateCT asks you to join us in recognizing and celebrating the men and women who perform one of the country’s most important, often unappreciated, jobs – our teachers. Take some time this week to #ThankATeacher. 🏫📚🍎

[Madeleine Baran @madeleinebaran]

Thank you to everyone who has listened to In the Dark Season 2 so far! And a special thank you to everyone who has helped spread the word about the podcast. Investigative journalism can only make a difference if people know about it. Thank you for making that happen. #InTheDark

[Matthew Peel @BA_Peel]

Congratulations to Nicole Perkins!! I am proud to announce that she has been selected as the Gilbert Lamb Essayist for the Class of 2018!!!!

[Amy Begué @BA_Begue]

Bacon’s teachers are berry appreciated! Today we went mobile to show our gratitude. Happy teacher appreciation week to all! @BA_Peel @BAAPCyr

[Jeffrey Wilhelm @ReadDRjwilhelm]

I'm doing a lot of work in science these days. This article explores how to connect science and literature. I've taught Frankenstein through a cost/benefit of technology inquiry.

https://t.co/yTSFbyoosK

[Simison @EducatorSimison]

Happy to say there are elements of this in the more recent units added to the English curriculum. https://t.co/CIcCLY2ONf

[Jeffrey Wilhelm @ReadDRjwilhelm]

Teach students about the brain and build a metacognitive classroom

https://t.co/TrBQynwhf0

[Simison @EducatorSimison]

Smart👏🏼people👏🏼stay👏🏼teachable 👏🏼 https://t.co/oLLFdiqHmx

[Dan McCabe @danieldmccabe]

The best teachers are lifelong students.

The best storytellers are lifelong students.

The best innovators are lifelong students.

The best entrepreneurs are lifelong students.

The day you stop learning is the day you stop making forward progress.

Smart people stay teachable.