Nikki Kunde

Educator in Woodstock D200

[TeachThought @TeachThought]

These verbs can be used for assessment design, curriculum design, lesson planning, personalizing and differentiating learning, and almost any other 'thing' a teacher--or student--has to do. #education #teaching https://t.co/tOxe5pRgEH

[Nikki Kunde @NikkiKunde]

House leaders getting pumped up before our house reveal #wcusd200 #pwepanthers

[Nikki Kunde @NikkiKunde]

@PrincipalProj @EducatorAlison What the day looks like for the students, if it flows, maximizing the amount of support that can be offered

[TCEA @TCEA]

Focus your planning by getting clear on just three things: the WHAT, the HOW, and the WHY.

https://t.co/7tZDnq8lWD via @cultofpedagogy
#teachingideas #educoach #teachertwitter

[Education Week @educationweek]

Teacher stress and burnout continue to rise in many school districts.

Research suggests principals can do a lot to help. https://t.co/DSjZemv5zv

[Jason Kennedy | Stop Teaching & Design Learning! @letsquitteachin]

For Tier 1 to be what it should be, we must not lower the bar.

Our job in Tier 1 is to set the bar, make learners aware of the bar & what it takes to reach it, & then lift ALL learners to the bar.

Lowering anything amounts to nothing.
We raise the learners up instead.

[Jason Kennedy | Stop Teaching & Design Learning! @letsquitteachin]

Tier 1 improvement doesn't require adding new things.
New curriculum
New interventions
New programs

Improvement happens when we work towards mastery of what we already know is working.

We know what works for learning to happen & we have the talent to master Tier 1 design.

[Jason Kennedy | Stop Teaching & Design Learning! @letsquitteachin]

Is our Tier 1 producing learning in the VAST majority of kids?

Answer this daily.

[Natalie Vardabasso @natabasso]

Rather than grading homework, invite students to self-assess on three criteria:

1. I need more challenge.

2. I need more practice.

3. I need help.

Start class in differentiated groups around these needs.

[Nikki Kunde @NikkiKunde]

Prairiewood staff had professional development today about vocabulary - FishBowls- our coaches modeled strategies with students and debriefed with the team after. Great discussions! #wcusd200 #pwepanthers

[Phyllis Fagell, LCPC @Pfagell]

Schools may think they want me to present on “bullying,” but after we talk, they get why that’s too narrow. To change kids’ behavior, we 1st need to normalize social churn, demystify popularity, operationalize kindness, help them assume good intent, & ID when & why they’re mean.

[Education Week @educationweek]

Parents are significantly concerned about the poor behavior of today's school-age kids and are looking to schools for help, a survey shows.
https://t.co/FN38u3xDRk

[Nikki Kunde @NikkiKunde]

Classroom teachers meeting with their instructional coach today to ask questions, get resources, and work on goals for the year. #wcusd200 #pwepanthers

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Who you marry, where you live, and who you work with, are some of the most important decisions in your life.

[Nikki Kunde @NikkiKunde]

Countdown for our new students to learn which house they are in! #wcusd200 #pwepanthers 💙🧡❤️💚💜

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Leaders, if you want the best staff this year, then support, encourage, appreciate, and celebrate them like they are the best.

[Nikki Kunde @NikkiKunde]

My sister (Science teacher) and my niece picking up the free school supplies from #mbicares

[WCUSD200 @WoodstockD200]

Thank you MBi Staffing for generously donating classroom supplies for our teaching staff! Great community partners!

[Nikki Kunde @NikkiKunde]

First day of summer assessments went great! #wcusd200 #pwepanthers

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

If students leave school without:
1) knowing their talents
2) finding their passions
3) a sense of purpose
4) confidence experienced from success
5) willing to take risks or fail because of success/ confidence
then we have failed them.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Happy Fourth of July!

As we celebrate today, let's thank our armed forces and their families for their service to our country.

And let's recommit to fighting for our democracy���there's still so much work to be done to perfect our union.