James Baker

US Army Veteran with 20 years of service ~ UofSC class of 2020 ~ 7th grade science teacher at Carolina Springs Middle School

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@DrTcher always be open to suggestions from your coaches and don't compare yourself to everyone else -be the teacher you are supposed to be, not the person down the hall.

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@SCforEd Three Focus Points: Improve Educator Salary & Benefits, Improve Working Conditions, Increase School Funding. @DrTchr

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@SCforEd Mission Statement: "Education empowerment through community advocacy." @DrTchr

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Nicole Walker is giving a great presentation on the mission of @SCforEd @DrTchr

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Sharing how to use text sets in the content areas ⁦@The_SCAMLE⁩ #SCAMLE2020 #EDML2020 #UofSC

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Students @IrmoMiddle examine a 4.6 Billion year old meteorite courtesy of Sunspot Larry.

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EDML 2020 Teacher Candidates getting inspired by Cocky before heading in to interviews at the USC Education Recruitment Event! @DrTchr

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The USC Career Center offers a ton of great services to help prepare students for the hiring process, including virtual interviews! @DrTchr

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Thanks to @R2Recruits for giving an excellent presentation on the pathway to professional certification and highlighting the importance of a good induction program for new teachers. @DrTchr

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@DrTchr Free. Seating. (at) Lunch.

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Learning key strategies for the most important part of the classroom. Building Belonging! #AMLE19 @USC_CMLA @RRoofJarvis @Mr_JamesBaker @MSchroppeUSC @TimSwatML @JDrakeTeach2020

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@DrTchr ELL students should not feel isolated at school. Here are 9 strategies to engage ELL students in the science classroom:
https://t.co/M3mY2r12ML

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@DrTchr Don't focus on your specific standards. Focus on the unifying topic or theme that makes all the content areas connect, then the standards will fall into place.

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@DrTchr There is room within the current standards to allow for culturally relevant instruction.

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@DrTchr I learned that a true integrated curriculum is so much more than just a correlated curriculum. @DrTchr

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We are using ⁦@SchoolReformInc⁩ The Final Word protocol to learn about facilitating discussions. #edmlife #EDML2020 #EDML321

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There are a ton of great resources @SchoolReformInc for teachers to use. #EDML2020 #EDML321
https://t.co/ywUCP86BIQ

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I know some people asked about having discussions on sensitive topics. Here are some tips to help facilitate them. #EDML321 #EDML2020 https://t.co/09IQjX1Nty

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I like this dinner party analogy that explains the difference between DI and UDL by focusing on who is making the choices: the teacher or the student. #EDML2020 #EDML321

https://t.co/5t5crrE4ro