The superintendent should be a learner, the principal should be a learner, the teacher should be a learner, and all other school staff members should be too. Students need to see that everyone is actively learning something, no matter who they are. #teachergoals
More support for reading an actual book to children instead of showing them an animation of a story! What's Going On In Your Child's Brain When You Read Them A Story? https://t.co/9sxVKWXsKt
Teaching is an exhausting gig. It's okay to take a break in the summer. Read a book. Watch movies. Go hiking. Swim. Binge watch Stranger Things. Kick the soccer ball around with your daughter. You've poured your heart and soul into this gig. You shouldn't feel guilty for resting.
As the school year winds down, and the May energy picks up, I find myself coming back to this truth over and over. During these last few weeks, every kid deserves an extra dose of grace and patience without hesitation and without fail.
Online or offline, if you want to push someone's learning, there has to be a relationship present. When people feel valued, they are more likely to grow than if they feel the opposite. It is okay to push, even beneficial, but growth happens best through a feeling of support.
This is a GENIUS idea for creating login cards for kindergarten and first grade students! I wish that I would have thought of this when I taught first! Great scaffold as they learn their usernames & passwords! https://t.co/nLVjxQyDb8 Great work, @PintoBeanz11!
@DegnerJoni We have to reflect on and acknowledge that our cultural conception of school, a rigid, traditional paradigm, is part of us and is deep rooted. #UDLIRN
@ClassTechTips I'm having issues getting the links to work on your 13 Apps and Sites to Find Informational Texts article. Several are sending me to a page error code! Do you have a list of the urls?