Sallie Allen

3rd Grade Teacher. People-oriented. Outcome-focused. Pursuing change through kindness.

[Sallie Allen @SallieAllen]

Love the introspection here. Could it be that the best teacher is the one who is willing to demote himself or herself from knower of all things to lifelong learner? Food for thought...

[DR @TheWeirdTeacher]

brb overwhelmed by the amount of content ive created over the years and how most of it wont get the attention my ego wants it to

[Sallie Allen @SallieAllen]

This is a good word. Perhaps we are distracting ourselves from our most pressing duty-- that is to see our students, hear what they have to say, and feel things with them.

[DR @TheWeirdTeacher]

I think if we think about teaching being "the most important job" or "creating the future" too much we stress ourselves out, overthink it, completely self-aggrandize, or all three. That eats away at the day to day joy and struggles and removes us from the moment.
Do the work.

[Sallie Allen @SallieAllen]

This hits hard. Sometimes children say it best. I've heard lots of talk about #RepresentationMatters in children's books. So true. But let's hear it for this 8th grader-- let's put him in charge!

[Dwayne Reed @TeachMrReed]

Visited a school the other day and THEE most beautifully articulate and interesting 8th grader said: “My school is great, but I just wish we had more people that looked like ‘us’ working here.”

No matter how you slice it, #RepresentationMatters.

[Sallie Allen @SallieAllen]

Re. Tweet. This quote reminds me of Julie Diamond's insight in her book "Kindergarten"-- that teachers are first, knowers of children. Oh, the irreplaceable joy and impact we can have as knowers of children, seers of children. #teachlove

[Dwayne Reed @TeachMrReed]

As adults, cynicism can easily seep into our mind & cause us to believe that our impact on children is not significant - that our kind words on a random day won't stick, or that our smile won't be remembered. But this isn't true. Kids will always remember how you made them feel.

[Sallie Allen @SallieAllen]

In a class I shadowed, the teacher greeted each child with a handshake or hug every morning. No exceptions. Beginning a child's day with eye contact with a respected adult says to a child "I believe in you. I am here for you. YOU are worth it." Powerful.

[Dwayne Reed @TeachMrReed]

Every child deserves to be warmly greeted, to have their name used positively, and to be hugged, high-fived, hand-shaked, or at least smiled at by their teacher, daily.

This is the bare minimum.

[Sallie Allen @SallieAllen]

Love seeing people come together for #GivingTuesday yesterday. Technology is the gateway to learning in the 21st century. We have to level the playing field when it comes to tech accessibility for all. This is a great way to tangibly do so.

[KIPP Memphis Public Schools @KIPPMemphis]

Our first #GivingTuesday project comes from KIPP Memphis Preparatory Middle School. Ms. Hampton is looking to give her language learners some laptops to boost their learning!

Remember, you could win $5,000 in gift cards when you contribute to her... https://t.co/gvLgMCNGXQ

[Sallie Allen @SallieAllen]

Great way to give back to children who need books in their hands. Give the gift of knowledge, empowerment, and companionship in the form of a book. #greatestgiftofall #booksmatter

[People of Color in Publishing @PocPub]

Give back this holiday season and help @diversebooks raise funds for low-income schools 👇🏾

[Sallie Allen @SallieAllen]

Many of my classes in the @UNCSchoolofEd have taught me the value of children's books for all ages! Specifically EDUC 567, taught by @jocelynUNC placed great emphasis on the timeless simplicity of a children's book to remind us what life is all about.

[Jason Stephenson @teacherman82]

Which picture books do you use in your classroom? I always started the year in Creative Writing 1 with THE DOT. #NCTE18

[Sallie Allen @SallieAllen]

Love this use of technology to connect students with other kids across the country. Teaching children to be connected to the world around them is an excellent way to prepare them to be our future leaders! Well done.

[Ava-gaye Blackford @BlackfordAva]

We connected with a class in Texas using Empatico to share our culture and talk about similarities and differences, landmarks, the weather and time. We found out that Texas is 1 hour behind us and it is sunny and warm.@eaepanthers @participate

[Sallie Allen @SallieAllen]

This article is important! We cannot allow our schools to become publicly funded businesses. This stifles the public's right to quality schools! We have to do better. #publicschoolsmatter

[Sallie Allen @SallieAllen]

Love this idea. A teacher's time is too valuable to waste grading pointless assignments! Like @cultofpedagogy says, work smarter, not harder.

[Cult of Pedagogy @cultofpedagogy]

https://t.co/Nx1hET1tjT

[Sallie Allen @SallieAllen]

Cannot emphasize this enough. The age of single stories in the classroom is long gone. We must provide our kids with diverse books in the classroom! Books matter! #edchat