Mrs.Menk

Learning something new every day.

[edutopia @edutopia]

Students are likely to spend at least part of the next year learning at home. Here are 3 ways you can facilitate productive and meaningful small-group discussions online.
https://t.co/zsHjQK8XQN

[Mrs.Menk @MenkMrs]

This should be common practice! Self-reflection leads to growth and improvement.

[edutopia @edutopia]

Watching yourself teaching on camera can help you reflect on—and improve—your practice.

[Mrs.Menk @MenkMrs]

Helpful article and links for those of us hopeful of beginning our teaching careers with this coming school year.

[edutopia @edutopia]

Why did you decide to become a teacher? How do you include parents and guardians in their child’s education? Check out these 11 teaching interview questions.
https://t.co/M1EK1u9Mbo

[Mrs.Menk @MenkMrs]

Fantastic tips and suggestions for new teachers and teachers new to Twitter. Thank you @AllieBeldin for compiling the suggestions of educators in the Twitterverse!

[Saved By The Beldin @AllieBeldin]

@Lyon1460 Yes! I will absolutely be sharing the blog post today. It will be on https://t.co/HwluAoknso around 3 PM! Please share with any other teachers who need help getting started with Twitter. I am hoping it can help someone out.

[Mrs.Menk @MenkMrs]

Allowing students they space to grapple with new learning with reverse GRR can increase ownership of learning and increase student discourse.

[edutopia @edutopia]

To get students to engage with a thorny problem, it can help to tell them explicitly that they *won't* get the answer right away.
https://t.co/ASMSMnCgR4

[Mrs.Menk @MenkMrs]

It is a balance between valuable feedback to extend learning and encouraging students who attend irregularly to show up.

[edutopia @edutopia]

It's tough enough assessing students' learning in real time in the classroom—here are ideas about how to do it asynchronously. 🤓
https://t.co/NyKgJuqLDD

[edutopia @edutopia]

Teachers shared their best ideas on how to maintain the relationships that drive engagement and learning—in this new, decentralized world.
https://t.co/pVlFqCSBTY

[Mrs.Menk @MenkMrs]

Reminding my September self to do these things so my February self will thank me!

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

Anxiety isn't about ability, it's about interference, which means that traditional rewards and consequences don't often work with this group of learners. @Kschwart https://t.co/1egSUloUbP

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

1️⃣ Feedback, not grades.
2️⃣ Lead with love not lessons
3️⃣ Minimize synchronous online meetings
4️⃣ Remember no one size fits all
5️⃣ Set up one-on-one time
6️⃣ Keep it simple
7️⃣ Offer grace

Ideas via @Larryferlazzo.
Sketchnote via @wendi322

[edutopia @edutopia]

“In the course of the school day, children must have a chance to do things that enable them to experience accomplishment and competence instead of feeling inadequate.” Nurture students to move to the next level and preserve intrinsic motivation.
https://t.co/ZmVVROh2m1

[St. Scholastica Education Programs @CSSSOE]

Students in the Elementary Education Degree Completion Program on the St. Paul campus participated in the Minnesota Educator Academy Conference. This experience provided our students the opportunity to engage with practicing teachers in professional development sessions.

[Mrs.Menk @MenkMrs]

#edu3725css #kidlit

[Mrs.Menk @MenkMrs]

Discovered this new book by @JoshundaSanders that NEEDS to be added to your teaching bookshelf! Check out /I Can Write the World/. Students can create artwork to help them frame their world in a way that feels important to them.

[Mrs.Menk @MenkMrs]

Looking for quality LGBT books for middle grades? @stonewallspex is reviewing and promoting new LGBT books and speculating which might win future Stonewall Book Awards. #edu3725css #kidlit

[Dr. Jill Rubinstein @lifeofjill]

Can someone point me in the right direction? Someone from @ExploreMTBoS had a blog about using the multiplication table with the area of each product visually represented? #iteachmath #mtbos

[MIND Research Institute @MIND_Research]

"Executive function allows children to improve their abilities to stay focused, plan ahead, regulate their emotions, and think flexibly and creatively." https://t.co/oJ9lAvtjTY by @edutopia #Learning

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

"For kids with #anxiety, the 'can'ts fluctuate,” says @jessica_minahan , "When they're calm they can. When they're anxious they can't. And that's very deceiving." @Kschwart https://t.co/xqIfaPvcZa #edchat #teaching #parenting

[Ben Scroggins @BurksEagle4Math]

Awesome! Jenga for multiplication, guess who with factors and products or vocab words... this is really cool

[edutopia @edutopia]

Check out these book recommendations that reflect human diversity in the broadest sense.
https://t.co/NB4gYQMdfm