Natasha Wood

Teacher of the Deaf Converse ‘20 🎓 Books 📖 Cups of Tea ☕️ “Throw Kindness Like Confetti”✨

[Natasha Wood @NatashaMWood]

#conversechat https://t.co/ImYUXA1BAQ

[Dwayne Reed @TeachMrReed]

Parents, please model for your children how to properly wear face masks. Also, parents, please wear face masks.

Signed,
A teacher, thinking about school in the Fall.

[Dwayne Reed @TeachMrReed]

Teachers are like flight attendants. When turbulence occurs, our students are looking at our demeanor, what we say, and what we do, to inform how they should respond. The world is real rocky right now — what are you showing your students?

[Kelly Gallagher @KellyGToGo]

Three years ago, @pennykittle and I created book clubs for our HS students around the theme of social justice. Here were the titles we selected at that time. Any suggestions for updating the list?

[Dwayne Reed @TeachMrReed]

If you teach Black kids, it is your responsibility to spark conversations with them (and your colleagues) about race. If you don’t teach Black kids, it is your responsibility to spark conversations with your students (and your colleagues) about race. Discomfort is no excuse.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

With no standardized testing, it would be refreshing for us to not view students as statistics now but as young people with talents, passions, and purpose.

[Dr. John Spencer @spencerideas]

I love that so many teachers are providing flexible deadlines and resubmissions because of the chaos and trauma kids are facing right now. I would also encourage teachers to extend this practice once things are "normal," because chaos and trauma aren't isolated to the pandemic.

[Michael Soskil (he/his) @msoskil]

This.

Know your privilege - especially if you are a teacher. Your students’ wellbeing depends on it. Your capacity to empathize and love is more important than your ability to teach math, reading, or any other content right now.

#FliptheSystemUS

[Joe Clark @DrJoeClark]

Remember when they said we need state tests & report cards because otherwise teachers & principals would slack off?

Well, testing & state report cards are canceled and all I see are teachers & principals working harder than ever before.

Let’s trust our professionals.

[Natasha Wood @NatashaMWood]

@JuliePJones @calm We appreciate you so much! We have the best helping us through this hard time while becoming the best educators we can be. This is such a learning experience for everyone!

[Natasha Wood @NatashaMWood]

I love sitting in on @JuliePJones classes I’ve already taken because she’s always incorporating new things! I learn something new every time! What can’t JJ teach me?! #conversechat #DeafEddies

[McKenna Sloan @mckennakins]

I’m a teacher in a rural SC school who needs more books for her classroom library. My goal is to put a book in front of every student they actually WANT to read. Please help by sharing this list and giving if you can! #books #highschoolteacher #engteacher

https://t.co/KA0zSYT5F8

[Sophie Bartlett @_MissieBee]

(For those of us still in school next week...!)

HOW TO MAKE EXPLODING BOOKS - A THREAD:

(I was inspired by @MrBedfordsClass’s beautiful exploding books (or “squash books”) & made them with my class today but couldn’t find a clear enough tutorial! Tried to make my own below...)

[beccamals @beccamals]

My dog and I are both deaf so I try to teach her tricks in sign. I sign “nice to meet you” and then we shake paws

[Julie P. Jones, PhD @JuliePJones]

Wanted to share this cool #googledraw resource with my #conversechat friends- not sure who the original creator of this was... Matt? Kasey? Anyway, feel free to copy and use! #gttribe #edtechchat
@jmattmiller
@ShakeUpLearning
https://t.co/H0AzW1IB09 …

[Natasha Wood @NatashaMWood]

Crying😂😂 shows the connections that classrooms make over the school year! Love it!

[Dwayne Reed @TeachMrReed]

Go out of your way to fill someone’s bucket today.

[Julia E. Torres (MAEd., MA, MLIS) @juliaerin80]

Student: "But it's a picture book..."
Other student: "Yeah, who cares? People read picture books."
😍

[DoInk Tweets @DoInkTweets]

RT @PamFerrell78: @CindyGo75 @StephNowak4 @DoInkTweets @gr8ful2teach What a wonderful way to further the learning using technology! It makes me look at the diorama in a new light! Great idea! https://t.co/ADByM6ektU #doink #greenscreen