Leighann Gunn

teacher in a 1:1 middle school; mastery-based learning model; NBCT; wife; mom of four from age 22 to age 13; avid reader; music enthusiast

[Pedro Noguera @PedroANoguera]

The number of children coping w mental illness is rising. Schools need resources to respond: "Schools Grapple With Student Depression as Data Show Problem Worsening https://t.co/kAhcslK2uP

[Justin Tarte @justintarte]

The best schools follow a simple formula:

They ensure each adult team member feels valued, empowered & supported.

Because the best #schools know when adults feel this way, it’s so much easier for #students to feel this way.

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Me trying to avoid emails, lesson plans, and any responsibilities like... #teacherlife

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Dear Santa,
I want...

1. Longer prep period
2. A secretary
3. Small class sizes

Sincerely,
Teachers

#MerryChristmas #teachergoals

[A W Tozer @TozerAW]

"Beware of watering down Christianity until the solution is so weak that if it were poison it would not hurt anyone, and if it were medicine it would not cure anyone." AW Tozer #tozer

[edutopia @edutopia]

"I do not part the sea. I just love children."

[Nathan Lang-Raad, Ed.D. @drlangraad]

Leaders, the best PD you can provide your teachers: Learn what they want to learn, when and how they want to learn it, for their own reasons. Teachers decide the conditions of their learning rather than working within a rigid structure of compliance.

[Jon Gordon @JonGordon11]

5 Ways to be a Positive Communicator:
1.Shout praise, whisper criticism 2.Encourage
https://t.co/muRgtX0PBu more
4.Don't complain 
5.Welcome feedback

[Joe Medley @jmedley_EAToday]

It's early December in Piedmont.

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

An important message to all parents and educators. #MentalHealthAwareness #kidsdeserveit

[Alabama High School Athletic Association @AHSAAnow]

Coach Smith at Piedmont knows the fight it took his players to reach the State Championship game. He's happy his team gets to compete again and he's hoping all the Piedmont Bulldog fans out there come out to Jordan-Hare Thursday to cheer them on! @PiedmontHS

[Leighann Gunn @lgunn71]

Very special kid 💙

[The Anniston Star @AnnistonStar]

One on one with ... Piedmont's Kaedon Jenkins https://t.co/TxNIa5sOYa

[Piedmont City Child Nutrition @CityPiedmont]

Piedmont city schools is excited to offer every student a free breakfast beginning Monday 12/3. Stop by the cafeteria and fuel up for the day. #schoolmealsrock

[Justin Tarte @justintarte]

Being 100% reliant on a textbook as a primary teaching resource is equivalent to telling students they can only use pay phones on the street to communicate.

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Don't take a student's behavior personally. It is not about you. #kidsdeserveit #teachergoals

[Nathan Lang-Raad, Ed.D. @drlangraad]

Are we impressed by...
1. High test scores
2. Good grades
3. High GPA
4. Compliant behavior
5. Perfect attendance

Or are we impressed by...
1. Creating outside the box
2. Communicating effectively
3. Sincerity
4. Integrity
5. Grit

#education

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

Good leaders are sensitive to staff morale. They can’t solve every problem… but they can always support their staff, and they can always care about them. In my experience, those two things go a long way.

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

It’s good when central office administrators remember what it’s like to work in a school. It’s good when school administrators remember what it’s like to be a teacher. And it’s good when teachers remember what it’s like to be a student. #Empathy

[Natalie Tucker @_natalie_tucker]

Truth! #AAGC2018