Middle school English teacher @JoyKirr has been teaching over 20 years, but she doesn't think she would have lasted another 15 if she hadn't started to make changes that reflect what she thinks is "right and good" for students @Kschwart https://t.co/iYIEOR4snR #edchat
Teachers were nervous about fitting in all the extra #recess and covering the basics, but they say that halfway through the school year, kids are way ahead of schedule @keranews https://t.co/uKHMsOV9PA #edchat#play#SEL#elemchat#parents
"One way to think about puberty is to think of it as a learning spurt for heartfelt goals. It's a particularly opportune time to fall in love with learning itself." https://t.co/TB8XuZju54 #edchat#teens#tweens#mschat#hschat#parenting
Don’t tell students what they should know; create the structure for them to experience it on their own. @dlaufenberg https://t.co/nu4mE5sVqt #inquiryEd
“All you really need is a desire to do something different.”
These short videos give students a fun, creative way to get to know each other.
https://t.co/0Bpb4UzZgc | Via @edutopia#edtech#edchat
Flexible learning spaces aren't a new idea. But critics of the open classroom argue schools are transforming spaces without training teachers on how to adjust to the new space @hechingerreport https://t.co/CAKDjvJutm #edchat#design#cpchat
“Schools should be the students oasis, not a holding cell”. Me encanta esa frase “los niños con ausencias crónicas deben sentir que la escuela es su oasis” @edutopia https://t.co/N9pOuPrgrq
“Every student needs to belong and connect to at least one teacher or one adult in this building every day.” Here’s how one school is making sure students have meaningful connections on campus.
https://t.co/VM5S88kU84
"For me being #traumainformed has so much to do with mindset, accepting that different people come into a school setting with incredibly varied life experiences." https://t.co/jMA2fJOvBK #edchat#cpchat#edadmin#teaching
Mental health screenings have helped schools intervene and offer resources to kids in need. Some of the students said, “I was waiting for this. I was waiting for someone to know,” according to a district psychologist. @Chalkbeat#mentalhealth
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"If we didn’t love teaching, we'd find a gig that paid better or demanded less. That doesn't change the reality that this job is hard. We need deep rest and renewal if we're going to keep doing it well" @JustinMinkel https://t.co/pdkqDgHSjr #edchat#summer#selfcare