Mrs. Leonard

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

@pattersonaapse1 👍

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

#ECET2SW. A4 So many students arrive on campus in states of anxiety, worry, deprivation, trauma: how can we help them, as well as alleviate the strain put on other students around them when we need to focus on getting their “pre-education “ needs met?

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

What a seismic shift this would produce. Everyone gains when we actively collaborate. I see it as a really powerful instrument to change education across the board.

[Janea Menicucci, NBCT @janeamenicucci]

@RamboTeacher @collabgenius @Ecet2S I feel we can. I feel we can find new teachers and invite them in our classrooms. Bring them to events. Show them how to use Twitter. Help them build their tribe. #ECET2SW #BuenaPark @Ecet2S

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

@pattersonaapse1

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

@RamboTeacher @Ecet2S Forgot to introduce myself:
Christina Leonard from Albuquerque. Nice to be communicating with each of you again this evening!

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

@RamboTeacher @Ecet2S @NVNationalBoard A2 Everylikes to feel that they contribute to a community. What can we ask parents to share/help with/ advise on in our school communities?

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

@RamboTeacher @Ecet2S @NVNationalBoard A1 benefits of parents’ involvement: don’t we always feel more comfortable with what we know? Getting families involved makes it easier for them to feel comfortable, makes school more “normal”. , less alien.

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

A6 Even if you cannot find like-minded colleagues on campus, there are many online resources: Facebook groups, bloggers, online newsletters...it’s an amazing world out there! And then the people down the hall may come...when they see how inspired you are.

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

@pattersonaapse1 Q2: We are getting close to our annual science fair at school. Scientists from the community come visit with students, elicit responses about their projects, model how real scientists think about science. It is great! Around 30-35 participate every year!

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

@AZ_SusanC @RamboTeacher That’s a great idea. A less formal situation for people to come together, socialize, get comfortable is often just what it takes for people to build collaboration that is meaningful.

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

@RamboTeacher @NVNationalBoard Q1. Families are essential. Who Elsa has known the child their entire life?

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

Hello from Albuquerque!#ECET2SW

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

#ECET2SW Having students set their own goals and celebrate mastery of them ensures equity

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

#ECET2SW I agree. Also peer-to-peer sharing opportunities before sharing our in a whole group. Or writing opportunities where the teacher helps by providing sentence stems or tracing opportunities for part of a response.

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

#ECET2SW#buenapark A4 I am fortunate that our school has really developed a positive culture for teachers to develop leadership skills in house: developing PD opportunities, taking on leadership roles in response to educational needs of students as shown by data from testing.

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

A3 I agree with Janea. As a mentor, I strengthen my own practice, as well as (I like to think) benefiting the new teacher I mentor as part of our district program.

[Janea Menicucci, NBCT @janeamenicucci]

@Ecet2S @aqlobo I think we all need a group of teachers to continue to learn from and with! It strengthens our profession and helps us grow #ECET2SW #BUENAPARK

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

#ECET2SW And honor families for the expertise they bring to the table

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

What can we do to make families feel more welcome, less “judged” when they come to school? Maybe start with emphasizing that they are the students ‘ best advocates because they know them best? Leave aside judgements about how they might approach things differently than we might?

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

#ECET2SW

[Mrs. Leonard @MrsLeonard20]

I also teach special education. In Albuquerque, NM