Miss Alyssa Potts

Welcome to Ms. Potts' professional twitter! Aspiring middle grades social studies teacher🍏 Western Carolina University '21

[Miss Alyssa Potts @MsAlyssaPotts1]

Suitcase of resources project!

(Look through the thread below for many different references to resources that may help with teaching)

[AMLE @AMLE]

Creating connections, even over ZOOM, for your #LGBTQ+ #middleschoolers can decrease the isolation during this time of increased disconnection. Use icebreakers to allow them to open up.
#AMLE20 #Inculsion #diversity #standtogether #teachdiversity
#schoolcommunity
#EdLeaders

[Miss Alyssa Potts @MsAlyssaPotts1]

Wow! @VictoriaLentfer’s courageous conversations presentation was absolutely amazing! I can’t wait to use this in my classroom! @AMLE #AMLE2020

[Miss Alyssa Potts @MsAlyssaPotts1]

Teaching remotely but still meeting all of the students needs. That’s what we call responsive teaching! #430teacher

[Miss Alyssa Potts @MsAlyssaPotts1]

I want to be a teacher because I want to inspire young adolescents to pursue their goals and dreams. #whyIteach #430teacher

[Miss Alyssa Potts @MsAlyssaPotts1]

So thankful for all the opportunities Western has already provided for me💜

[Adam Somes @adamsomes]

A wonderful story from @jesslahey about how her path to Middle School education changed her life for the better! #AMLE19 #MYEdOz #aussieED #mschat

[Cult of Pedagogy @cultofpedagogy]

3 Ways to Boost Students’ Conceptual Thinking
via @edutopia
https://t.co/JVf9jpaOcM

[PBS News Classroom @NewsHourExtra]

Teachers: If students are getting serious about global #currentevents & aren't yet familiar w/ @FrontlinePBS, it's worth discussing the caliber of journalism that @marcellular @martin28smith @rainmedia put into their documentaries.

#sschat #whapchat #globaledchat #worldgeochat

[Cult of Pedagogy @cultofpedagogy]

Tips for The Tough Classroom
via @greathandshake
https://t.co/KsaKmm31FQ

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

The level of fun that students have in learning is often in direct proportion to the level of fun that their teachers have in teaching.

[Miss Alyssa Potts @MsAlyssaPotts1]

I'm going to #AMLE19 in Nashville in November 2019 to be the best #middleschool educator I can be. https://t.co/Mf4cVB43Bp @AMLE

I can’t wait!

[Miss Alyssa Potts @MsAlyssaPotts1]

@jesssueallen @rsss_jobs Thank you!

[Miss Alyssa Potts @MsAlyssaPotts1]

@lynn_moody this seems like forever ago. I can't believe that after this week I will be 1/2 way through my degree. That means I only have two more years and I'll be a teacher! Here is to the looking forward to the future and keeping my eye out for @RSSinformation and @rsss_jobs!

[Lynn Moody @lynn_moody]

Alyssa Potts is going to Western Carolina majoring in Education. Cross your fingers she comes back here to teach!

[Miss Alyssa Potts @MsAlyssaPotts1]

Diverse learners struggling with vocabulary?
Check out this article about vocabulary development!

https://t.co/1tB2oqz44k

[Miss Alyssa Potts @MsAlyssaPotts1]

Suitcase of resources project!

(Look through the thread below for many different references to resources that may help with teaching)

[Miss Alyssa Potts @MsAlyssaPotts1]

Building background knowledge in students is essential for social studies. Here are a few tips:

https://t.co/zPhMEo1zwJ

[Miss Alyssa Potts @MsAlyssaPotts1]

https://t.co/uEynz3Q9QV

This site explains a lot of the common challenges for diverse learners in social studies classroom.

[Miss Alyssa Potts @MsAlyssaPotts1]

https://t.co/N6ne3bssvm

Here are a few strategies to help with engagement of diverse learners in your science or social studies classrooms!

[Miss Alyssa Potts @MsAlyssaPotts1]

I love this idea of incorporating oral history into my classroom to engage ELLs!

https://t.co/J4HDdeodMR

[Miss Alyssa Potts @MsAlyssaPotts1]

Prepping resources for teachers that deals with cultural diversity. This is a great blog full of different resources!
https://t.co/gZrvtWQ7Xd

[Miss Alyssa Potts @MsAlyssaPotts1]

What a great podcast/blog on supporting ELL in mainstream classrooms!
https://t.co/2UBOqJlCDb