Elena Spathis

🇬🇷 | @FLENJ TOY 2021 | Traveler | Learner | Edtech Enthusiast | Contributing Writer + Blogger @edutopia @WaysidePublish | Taking the scenic route 🌍

[Elena Spathis @ElenaSpathis]

@pvrhsd Simply the best! We admire you everyday @arginesafari 🥰 Congratulations on this incredible accomplishment!

[Elena Spathis @ElenaSpathis]

@FixingEducation 100% - glad to know I'm not alone in my thoughts on this

[Elena Spathis @ElenaSpathis]

@njdotcom Bergen County!

[Elena Spathis @ElenaSpathis]

@MrDanielBuck I rarely am on here anymore, but this was a great read and really resonated. Thank you for sharing!

[Elena Spathis @ElenaSpathis]

@susankotch because there are no consequences anymore - and this lack of accountability is doing our students a huge disservice. 🙁

[Elena Spathis @ElenaSpathis]

@arginesafari @NJMEA @pvrhsd @PascackValleyHS You are amazing! So awesome and inspiring to us all! 🌟🌟

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

Being bilingual and bicultural is a superpower! 🦸

Let’s Raise the Bar on multilingual education to give our students opportunities to excel in global markets where multilingualism and cultural differences are embraced and valued. 

https://t.co/GLwYJf5UKJ

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Kindness counts! 🧡

[Peps @PepsMccrea]

Classroom teaching is one of the hardest tasks ever devised. Yet many people think it's easy.

Let's talk about 'the paradox of teacher expertise'...

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[Elena Spathis @ElenaSpathis]

@Scienergetic Lol - why do so many take on an extreme approach? I use tech nearly everyday...has nothing to do with the methods aspect. Using varied tech tools does NOT equal strong teaching methods. There has been so much misinformation on this within education.

[Elena Spathis @ElenaSpathis]

@macchica26 @Scienergetic Totally understandable - but since when did assigning hw become a crime in high school? I've seen repeatedly that when there are no high standards upheld for the students, there is a serious lack of motivation/poor work habits. What are we encouraging with this approach?

[Elena Spathis @ElenaSpathis]

@Scienergetic There are so many good options out there too nowadays with great online components. You can absolutely be creative and engaging while having a textbook as a guide. The anti-textbook approach has done more harm than good, and I see it every single day.

[Elena Spathis @ElenaSpathis]

@Scienergetic And furthermore, many anti-textbook folks who use random links/docs to teach random topics each day have no linear focus. Everything is disorganized/disjointed, which is how you end up with students in upper-level language courses who can barely utter a sentence. They are lost.

[Elena Spathis @ElenaSpathis]

@Scienergetic 💯. It’s been quite damaging that certain traditional methods were labeled as “archaic” or “ineffective.” In world language, it’s easy to lose your way w/o a solid guideline that a textbook provides. Creativity is important and still achievable w/ some traditional methods too.

[Elena Spathis @ElenaSpathis]

@ValaAfshar This is really good advice!

[Elena Spathis @ElenaSpathis]

Drawing in world language classes is so meaningful at any level, especially with novice learners! #langchat

[edutopia @edutopia]

Want your students to really remember something? Ask them to draw it out! ✍️

[Rutgers University–New Brunswick @RutgersNB]

We are proud to share that Rutgers–New Brunswick is now ranked as a Top 15 public school in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

[Elena Spathis @ElenaSpathis]

Thrilled that our 2022 @PascackValleyHS yearbook cover made it to the Best of Herff Jones Portfolio! 🤩🥳🤓 @HJYearbook @deQuintalTechEd #ValleyPride

[Elena Spathis @ElenaSpathis]

@PVtravelBug So cool!

[Rutgers University @RutgersU]

Rutgers-New Brunswick ranked as the #15 top public university in the nation and all three of the university’s locations in Newark, Camden and New Brunswick ranked among the top 100 national universities. https://t.co/kUV0h67xft