Winston the Physics Alpaca

I’m Winston the Physics Alpaca, led by 200+ advanced 7th graders, and I seek to improve physics education in the state of Texas. All tweets are my own.

[Nathan Lang-Raad, Ed.D. @drlangraad]

Are we impressed by...
1. High test scores
2. Good grades
3. High GPA
4. Compliant behavior
5. Perfect attendance

Or are we impressed by...
1. Creating outside the box
2. Communicating effectively
3. Sincerity
4. Integrity
5. Grit

#education

[Lee Billings @LeeBillings]

Now on @sciam: Our cosmic neighborhood is getting crowded with planets. Astronomers say they've found a super-Earth around Barnard's Star, which at 6 light years away is the 2nd-closest stellar system to our own. https://t.co/JQ8Z3wensg

[Urban Teacher @urban_teacher]

I'm super tired of hearing student's need grit, critical thinking and the other buzzwords.

What they need is access, acceptance, identity and sense of belonging when they turn up to their future place of work.

The biggest barrier to young people is options and awareness.

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

#teachergoals #kidsdeserveit

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Many educators can make a great lesson plan. The true talent of an educator is the ability to adjust it to the needs of students when it is actually taught live. #realtalk #teachergoals

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

A students matter. Once they feel belonging, the sky is the limit. #kidsdeserveit #teachergoals

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Students need to know who you are. Bring up your personal life often and always be you. #teachergoals #kidsdeserveit

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

We glorify results when most of life is the trails and tribulations of the journey. #growthmindset

[Winston the Physics Alpaca @PhysicsWinston]

@PhoebeFossil I’m female and indigenous, by the way.

[Winston the Physics Alpaca @PhysicsWinston]

@PhoebeFossil I’ve helped out with one in the past. I taught undergrad physics I and II for 5 years and then I taught 11th-grad school physics at an advanced-curriculum school (my 7th graders learn 11th-grade physics and my seniors do grad-school level). Currently not teaching, though.

[Winston the Physics Alpaca @PhysicsWinston]

@anniek_p Right there with you.

[Thoughts of Dog @dog_feelings]

gooooob morning. i helped walk the small neighbor human. to the bus at the end of the street. i tried to get on with them. but was quickly denied. they know that with an education. i’d be too powerful

[Winston the Physics Alpaca @PhysicsWinston]

Winston suggests that anyone who needs help can contact [email protected] or check out @RogueFrizzle on Twitter!

[Winston the Physics Alpaca @PhysicsWinston]

Student-Suggested Free-Body-Diagram Resource:
https://t.co/njOay5Y1Nm

Great job helping each other, class!

[Winston the Physics Alpaca @PhysicsWinston]

Meet French Toast, the new female addition to our physics mascot crew (students gave teacher a birthday present)!

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

Lions are skilled buffalo hunters, but one pride against 500? https://t.co/6hlXUf1cLx

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

Everyone performs unconscious behaviors when they’re feeling uncomfortable or unsure—even elephants https://t.co/xeaGvDt2W1

[Winston the Physics Alpaca @PhysicsWinston]

To the students desperately waiting to see if they got in my lower-school class: Surprise! I’ve got all of you this year!

[Kareem Farah @Kareemfarah23]

The greatest deterrent of innovation is fear. When we are afraid of feedback from our students, colleagues and administrators we stagnate. We become avoidant of the very tools that allow us to flourish. But to do so, we must embrace failure and harness opportunities to improve.

[Lisa Maxfield @leemaxfield29]

.Please RT to get this opportunity out to schools. Very much appreciated! @cherylabla @ShiftParadigm @stephenkelley85 @AggieSalterITS @dene_gainey @johnccarver @ginaseymour @ChouinardJahant @R_CILR @bjohnsonEDU