Tim Crane

Word guy, musician, teacher, and recovering perfectionist. R/T’s are not endorsements.

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

@holliewood24 I've also know many teachers who are parents dissuade their own children from entering the profession. What better endorsement for doing ANYTHING ELSE than to hear Mom or Dad (or someone else you love) tell you that they wouldn't wish their career on you? #reimagineteacherprep

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

A9) My first-year mentor was ASTOUNDING, one of the best teachers. If not for her, it's possible I'd have quit. I'd definitely be way worse at my job. 10+ years later, I still lean on her. Every teacher deserves a chance at the kind of relationship & support #reimagineteacherprep

[Hollie Woodard @holliewood24]

#reimagineteacherprep
@RepHillEvans
@RepKinsey
@RepCiresi @RepFriel @RepHillEvans @RepMaryIsaacson @RepKazeem @RepMadden @RepNapoleon @RepProbst @RepRozzi @RepIzzy @RepGleim @JasonOrtitay @RepSchweyer @GovernorShapiro
@TeachPlusPA

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

A10) Offer more opportunities for promotion WITHOUT entirely leaving the classroom. Coaching. Mentorship. Leading teams of teachers. Developing curriculum. We have expertise and skills. Let us share them with each other WHILE we do so with our students. #reimagineteacherprep

[Hollie Woodard @holliewood24]

#reimagineteacherprep
@RepCiresi @RepFriel @RepHillEvans @RepMaryIsaacson @RepKazeem @RepMadden @RepNapoleon @RepProbst @RepRozzi @RepIzzy @RepGleim @JasonOrtitay @RepSchweyer @GovernorShapiro
@TeachPlusPA

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

A8) Travel is one of the best teachers. We can't all afford that, so bringing in teachers with worldly experiences can help students broaden their perspectives & understand more of what the world—and the classroom—has to offer. #reimagineteacherprep

[Hollie Woodard @holliewood24]

#reimagineteacherprep
@SenJudySchwank
@RepCiresi @RepFriel @RepHillEvans @RepMaryIsaacson @RepKazeem @RepMadden @RepNapoleon @RepProbst @RepRozzi @RepIzzy @RepGleim @JasonOrtitay @RepSchweyer @GovernorShapiro
@TeachPlusPA

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

@holliewood24 @RepReginaYoung Scratch that simile. In many cases, that's EXACTLY what you're asking of them. #reimagineteacherprep

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

A5) Students aren't stupid. They crunch the numbers on their college bills and prospective careers. If being teacher drives them into the red, they're going to take their talents elsewhere. @RepReginaYoung's idea takes some of that pressure off. #reimagineteacherprep

[Hollie Woodard @holliewood24]

A5) I got my loans forgiven last year, and it was INCREDIBLY satisfying! It made me feel like my work mattered to society!

#reimagineteacherprep
@teachplus
@RepJohnGalloway
@SenSantarsiero
@GovernorShapiro

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

@RhondaThreet @TeachPlusPA Yes! Burnout is real. I see it among millennials like me, who started their careers with a zeal for serving the public, but whose passion has been exploited. Many of us are still young enough to find employers willing to help us find meaning in our careers, and we're out.

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

A6) As a PASSHE alum (@KutztownU!), I love this idea. @Passhe_fdn began as teacher colleges. @RepRozzi's bill extends that tradition, supporting PASSHE's core mission: offering affordable higher ed, especially for folks for whom that's proven elusive. #reimagineteacherprep

[Hollie Woodard @holliewood24]

#reimagineteacherprep
@RepCiresi @RepFriel @RepHillEvans @RepMaryIsaacson @RepKazeem @RepMadden @RepNapoleon @RepProbst @RepRozzi @RepIzzy @RepGleim @JasonOrtitay @RepSchweyer @GovernorShapiro
@TeachPlusPA

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

A3) It's naive to think many folks who didn't feel welcome in their schools will want to sign on for another 30+ years. These will definitely help more students feel more welcome in our classes, upping the odds that they want to return as teachers—and stay. #reimagineteacherprep

[Hollie Woodard @holliewood24]

A3) Schools will look for inequity in their policies & practices which SHOULD innovate school environments & help all Ts feel seen, valued, & supported.

#reimagineteacherprep
@teachplus
@RepJohnGalloway
@SenSantarsiero
@GovernorShapiro

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

A4) It prices out people who'd be STELLAR teachers but can't afford the career. Not just those from marginalized communities, but anyone who wants to secure a spot in the middle class and recognize how difficult their lives could be if they chose this path. #reimagineteacherprep

[Hollie Woodard @holliewood24]

#reimagineteacherprep
@RepPattyKim
@RepCiresi @RepFriel @RepHillEvans @RepMaryIsaacson @RepKazeem @RepMadden @RepNapoleon @RepProbst @RepRozzi @RepIzzy @RepGleim @JasonOrtitay @RepSchweyer @GovernorShapiro
@TeachPlusPA

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

@holliewood24 @teachplus @RepJohnGalloway @SenSantarsiero @GovernorShapiro It's also led to small piles of applicants for positions. We don't have as many options when trying to provide permanent classroom teachers. #reimagineteacherprep

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

@holliewood24 @teachplus @RepJohnGalloway @SenSantarsiero @GovernorShapiro It's more difficult to find subs: More of us are covering more of our colleagues' classes. That's less time planning, providing feedback, & conferring with students about our curriculum—fewer opportunities for the most important parts of our jobs. #reimagineteacherprep

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

@holliewood24 @teachplus @RepJohnGalloway @SenSantarsiero @GovernorShapiro A1) Tim, HS ELA and theatre teacher, suburban. Educators should elevated because we provide students with strong foundations, so elevating us elevates them.
@PattyHKim
#reimagineteacherprep

[Hollie Woodard @holliewood24]

Learn more about PA’s teacher shortage here:

https://t.co/3U7HEp89Td

#reimagineteacherprep
@RepCiresi @RepFriel @RepHillEvans @RepMaryIsaacson @RepKazeem @RepMadden @RepNapoleon @RepProbst @RepRozzi @RepIzzy @RepGleim @JasonOrtitay @RepSchweyer @GovernorShapiro
@TeachPlusPA

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

Dusting off my password to participate in this chat, hosted by @TeachPlusPA. Join us as we address PA's dire teacher shortage and discuss state-level plans to fix it. We start at 7 PM! #reimagineteacherprep

[Hollie Woodard @holliewood24]

Today's the day!
See you tonight!
@TeachPlusPA

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

@CampHillHighSc1 Can’t say I’m surprised. Like I said in my letter of rec for her college apps, I’m ecstatic at the prospect of calling her, even in the broadest sense, a “colleague.” Congrats, Chief!

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

@johannthors Middlemarch.

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

@MikeSpilly @MatRyanELATeach Great example of the need for obscenity in SOME art. I’m imagining the worst substitutions for that movie:

“They peed on your frilly rug…”

“I’ll pluck your sock for a thousand dollars.”

“Come on, man. I’ve had a long day and I hate the Freys and Eagles!”

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

@linguistihawk @thereadingzone @NovicSara Update: I just finished the book. Thrilling, innovative, and, in so many ways, eye-opening. Thank you, @linguistihawk, for putting it on my radar.

Thank you, @NovicSara, for this celebration, this warning, this bridge…

[Tim Crane @MrTCrane]

@linguistihawk @thereadingzone @NovicSara I’m reading this now, after seeing you mention it earlier, and it looks like a perfect addition to class. I wish I’d have read it in time to make it my AP Lang students’ summer read.