Kristen Nowak

💍Wife | 🤱🏼 Mom | 👩🏼‍🏫 Teacher | 🇨🇱 Texas livin’ | 🙏🏻Following Jesus ✨2 Corinthians 5:7

[Kristen Nowak @MrsNowak20]

So proud of these kids teaching each other about landforms today!!

[𝔹𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕪 ℍ𝕠𝕣𝕟 @Brit_Horn_IT]

@MrsNowak20 Using @PearDeck for DEBATE #DanielDogsES🍐📣! Such a GREAT curriculum tie in! Snag your template in the Jan 22nd KIC #NISDIT

@Jess_McDonald98 @kellipalmerNISD

[𝔹𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕪 ℍ𝕠𝕣𝕟 @Brit_Horn_IT]

SHOUT OUT Mrs. Nowak💜! New to @NorthwestISD & #DanielDogsES. She's ROCKING @KamiApp as students connect with texts this quarter!

[Kristen Nowak @MrsNowak20]

We had such an amazing time visiting the Ag Barn. We loved listening to @northwest_ffa share all the animals they work with and things they do! The kids had a blast!

[Kristen Nowak @MrsNowak20]

I love this!!!

[Anna @dothinkeducate]

I loved the way my back wall told the students’ journey through the unit of inquiry. I can’t wait for them to do the same with the next unit of inquiry. #pyp #aussieED

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Principals, stock up on Post-it notes for fall! When you visit classrooms, leave a post it note on their desk telling them how lucky their students are to have them & share something you learned or enjoyed about the visit. I call them "Post-its of Praise"

[Kristen Nowak @MrsNowak20]

“Data! Data! Data! I can’t make bricks without clay.” - Sherlock Holmes #DataAnalytics #sherlockholmes @coursera

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

Oh no! The entire senior class snuck into their principal’s house at 1am. (Word is, her husband was in on it)
#SeniorClassPrank #EdChat

[Kristen Nowak @MrsNowak20]

Data is so important and involved in every business. Why not dive into learning more? @coursera @Google #DataAnalyst

[Dr. Bryan Pearlman #MaslowBeforeBloom @DrP_Principal]

One year, we had a number of students who were struggling with behaviors. This group of 25 students made up the majority of our school’s office referrals, suspensions, and classroom disruptions. We believed at the time that we had tried everything (and nothing worked). The consequences were not effective at changing the behaviors. Students were coming back from suspensions with worse behaviors than when they had left. We decided to try anything and everything possible.

After running into a friend who was a former professional mixed martial arts fighter, we decided to start a morning martial arts intervention. We taught self-control, respect, being a part of a team, dealing with stress and negative emotions, taking responsibility for one’s choices, integrity, relaxation, and mindfulness.

This intervention was extremely effective at improving attitudes and achievement. Within 4-6 weeks, the majority of negative behaviors and attitudes went away. Participants became model students and eventually school leaders. Many schools and districts reached out to learn more about this intervention (as word traveled fast). I told these other schools that I think the secret to our success was mostly as a result of attention given by trusted adults, positive interactions, teaching specific self-regulation skills, having a place to talk through challenging situations, and building a family.

You can do this without a martial arts program, it could be just about anything. The important lesson was not WHAT we did, it was WHY we were doing it. Sometimes the more out of the box the thinking - the better!

Thank you to Steve Berger and then Susie Wyatt for making this intervention a reality! We had some great times working together to help kids!

Join the “Maslow Before Bloom” group:
https://t.co/i2rhBgHO8G

#maslowbeforebloom

[Kristen Nowak @MrsNowak20]

Thank you @GFESgators and Greenfield PTA for spoiling us this week!!! Our bellies and hearts are so full! 🐊✏️

[Kristen Nowak @MrsNowak20]

@donalds_us This student just wanted to practice his letter writing to McDonalds for some food! 🍔🍟

[Kristen Nowak @MrsNowak20]

Students got to see all different parts of a plant today! They had so much fun seeing how we can eat each part of a plant.
In the words of @EricJorgenson, “Science applied is the engine of humanity.” I hope schools never forget that! 🔬🧪🌿
@GFESgators

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

As an admin, I loved visiting classrooms & watching teachers in action. When I left, I would leave a post it note on their desk telling them how lucky their students were to have them & share something I learned or enjoyed about the visit. I called them
"Post-its of Praise"

[Kristen Nowak @MrsNowak20]

What an amazing open house we had!!! The kids were so excited and PROUD of all their hard work. What a blast. Next…. Spring Break! 🌼

[Kristen Nowak @MrsNowak20]

We loved having a watch dog read to us this morning! @GFESgators #watchdog

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

The average child asks 200-300 questions a day. So if an elementary school teacher has 20 students, they are asked a minimum of 4,000 questions a day… 4,000!

If your partner/spouse is an elementary school teacher, THIS is why they don’t want any questions when they get home.

[Kristen Nowak @MrsNowak20]

Becoming leaders during Number Corner this morning! #math #leaders #greenfield #gators @GFESgators

[Kristen Nowak @MrsNowak20]

Look at these first graders!!! They were incredible! So proud of their commitment to making it a great show. Ms. Jackson did an amazing job putting it all together! @GFESgators

[Greenfield Elementary @GFESgators]

Mrs. Jackson and the 1st grade Gators put on a great show tonight!