I teach from the heart. My mission is to create a safe, inclusive, and loving classroom that helps all students believe they can be readers and writers.
#GivingTuesday@CampKesem Today I am supporting Kesem. Being a part of the Boston Kesem Board has changed my life. Kesem has also impacted my SS's, friends, and family's lives. Let's go beyond and give to Kesem today. https://t.co/DY6xKpaOE8
This week we read “Trapped in a Cave” which is about the Thai Wild Boar soccer team who used meditation to survive 17 days in Tham Luang Nang Cave. We meditated, took brain breaks and worked as a team to color my massive elephant zentangle. @ncte@Scholastic
A novel in verse about a farm-working girl with big dreams who meets activist Dolores Huerta & joins the 1965 protest for workers' rights. Bring @aida_writes's A SEED IN THE SUN into your class with the ed guide by @Dra_LuzYadira & @ProfesoraEspana!
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Had an amazing opportunity to moderate Rithvik’s book launch today for At The Helm. Congrats, Rithvik!Diamond and I are so proud of you! @lexingtonsuper@ncte@lizsharp34
@TalksWTeachers I think teens are also overworked. I remember my relationship changing too with reading. I would rather be in the pool swimming four hours a day than reading. Our ss are asked to focus all day at school, dissect texts, play sports or do activities up to three hours a day, & do hw
Meet Knox, aka my son! Our hands are always full and our house always fun bc of him! 🤪 Can’t wait to read NEW FROM HERE with you!! 🤗 My book club starts on Monday—join thru my website! ❤️📚#NewFromHere#KellysBookClub
Finally getting a chance to listen to Starfish by @AuthorLisaFipps Lisa,thank you for writing this book. Feeling so many emotions right now. A must read for MS students and parents. @LexingtonDEI
#BarnesAndNoble has suddenly decided NOT to carry KEY PLAYER, the 4th FRONT DESK book, coming out in 2 weeks! Here are the new details of their new “nationwide strategy”—only giving shelf space for Top 1-2 books per publisher! I am not Top enough, apparently! 😭 #FrontDeskSeries
Looking to retool your curriculum this summer by complementing the classics? Check out this free resource @JoelRGarza and I created for @PenguinClass.
Includes works by @halseanderson@AS_King @randyribay @JackieWoodson@jetchez and more!
Click here: https://t.co/qXpk6jxrwR
Would like to put together a post about projects that get students to truly collaborate. Have you designed any that have worked really well for you? (Bonus points if students worked on a platform like @SlackHQ, @MicrosoftTeams, or @Trello.)
Teachers often don't know what to do to help #ADHD kids until they start asking the right questions. I have ADHD and I'm a teacher. I wrote a list of 17 questions for parents to ask in school meetings. These ?s will help the teacher help your kid ->
After what was undoubtedly one of the most challenging years as a teacher, this was the perfect book to kick off my summer reading. Thank you @LainieRowell for helping to change my perspective and find the positive.