Mrs. Shanks

Special Education Teacher, she/her

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Same! 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

This! 🙌

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Same! 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️

[Mrs. Shanks @MrsShanks96]

So proud of the Woodlawn Acceptance Club! Stopped by to see them today at the BG Pride Drive! #HappyPride #Pride2021

[OREO Cookie @Oreo]

@MrsShanks96 with so much to say in your 500+ tweets, it’s safe to say that you have the personality of a MEGA STUF OREO.

Here’s your #OREOscope. Share and have your followers confirm! #StayPlayful https://t.co/FKnBVovPHQ

[NEA @NEAToday]

To our lesbian, gay, bi, trans, and queer students and educators: We are here to support you. 🏳️‍🌈⁣
⁣We renew our dedication to creating safe, welcoming, and inclusive learning environments for all students.⁣
⁣
#LGBTPride2021 #PrideInEducation #LGBTQPride #Pride2021 #PrideMonth

[Kildeer District 96 @KCSD96]

Congratulations to Woodlawn Middle School's 8th-grade Graduating Class of 2021 ~ all 209 of you!  #Inspire96

[Mrs. Shanks @MrsShanks96]

I have a student who thanks me everyday. Makes my day every time. #ItsTheLittleThings #MannersMatter

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

When a student says "thank you" at the end of a lesson:

[Mrs. Shanks @MrsShanks96]

This.

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Dear @DrBiden: My father was a non-medical doctor. And his work benefited humanity greatly. Yours does, too.

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

This! 🙌

[Jason Reynolds News @JasonReynolds83]

Here’s what it looks like! It feels like fine art, and I’m SO proud.

[Jason Reynolds News @JasonReynolds83]

The LONG WAY DOWN GRAPHIC NOVEL comes out tomorrow. Just sayin.

[Learning for Justice @learnforjustice]

Monday is #IndigenousPeoplesDay. Many communities and schools will concurrently observe Columbus Day. Educators have the power to disrupt the whitewashed story of Christopher Columbus and instead center Indigenous voices. Here are some suggestions.
https://t.co/XZVkjRImOo

[Sarah Gilmore @s_j_gilmore]

@teachkate @rscalateach I completely agree. I keep seeing posts from leaders looking for ideas to “raise morale”, things like games during the staff zoom meetings, or free coffee, and teachers consistently say “Stop with the gimmicks- listen to us, acknowledge our needs and try to actually meet them”

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

I wonder how many teachers are close to breaking down or have broken down privately? #teachinginapandemic

[Larry Ferlazzo @Larryferlazzo]

Doesn’t something seem ‘off’ about a school board that meets via video conference deciding to reopen schools for physical face-to-face instruction?

[edutopia @edutopia]

An elementary school psychologist shares her take on these resilience strategies: “I remember walking out and thinking I can use this tomorrow. I don't have to wait. I don't have to prepare anything. I don't have to make anything. I can just do it.”
https://t.co/yFZS5RV3ZH

[swm @sheathescholar]

I can care about the well-being of my students and also be terrified of going in. I hate that the rhetoric around the return to learn plan is placing teachers against families. I feel like dying almost every day and hide behind a smile for my kids.

- an anonymous teacher

[Bored Teachers @Bored_Teachers]

"I’m guessing you were exhausted after teaching all day, attending meetings after school, then going home to cook, clean, and care for your own family, while feeling guilty for not having more time to give them." https://t.co/f6b2BZLuQA

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

This virus is real. It is contagious. It is deadly. Wear a mask. Social distance. Wash your hands. Don’t be an idiot.