Shira Heller

Learner, thinker, educator. Working to help teachers and schools connect to students, ideas, communities, and each other.

[Shira Heller @ShiraHeller]

Anyone think educators' salaries will keep up with cost of living? 🤔 https://t.co/WXRaKmfqdb

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@JasonAblin Easy explanation. It's not ice cream. It's pareve.

[Shira Heller @ShiraHeller]

When I was a kid, seeing an ad like this would have meant everything to me. Thank you, @target for the representation!

[Shira Heller @ShiraHeller]

@dfkris Feel better, @dfkris! Sending virtual ice cream and hugs

[Susan David, Ph.D. @SusanDavid_PhD]

The world is an uncertain place, but this I know for sure: we can always benefit from self-compassion.

Now is not the time for grit, but rather for grace.

It is not the time for perfection, but for simple progress.

It is not the time for control, but for the wisdom to let go.

[Shira Heller @ShiraHeller]

Proud to know @dcroog and grateful to benefit from @Refaenu https://t.co/dpMUuqsjNz via @JewishStandard

[Brad Weinstein @WeinsteinEdu]

This is so true, especially for discipline issues with students! 🙌

[Shira Heller @ShiraHeller]

In honor of world bipolar day, sharing the words of my friend and mentor, @dcroog https://t.co/uBjZ6hNGwY

[@[email protected] @AutSciPerson]

Sometimes even now, I still feel "inbetween" abled people and disabled people.

That's objectively not true -
I'm disabled. I have several disabilities.

But let me explain what I mean:

1/9

[Josh Rosenfeld @shuaros]

this photo

[Shira Heller @ShiraHeller]

For the love of books. From @ThisIsSethsBlog https://t.co/7kzQw717ki LOVE

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Changing your mind doesn't make you a flip-flopper. It shows you're a learner.

The faster things move, the sooner data become outdated. The more we know, the more information has an expiration date.

Opinions aren't meant to be set in stone. They're made to stretch like rubber.

[Shira Heller @ShiraHeller]

@dfkris She is 100% right. Could she be my teacher?

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@aviheller

[We Are Teachers @WeAreTeachers]

Rubrics are difficult even for me.

[Shira Heller @ShiraHeller]

“The dog ate my homework How did the dog become your teacher’s problem? When we’re actively enrolled in a journey, it’s on us. That’s the requirement once you choose to act professionally." https://t.co/ogFd7nvvg2

[Katie Hurley @katiefhurley]

Things are hard right now. Teens are stressed, for sure, but so are their teachers and parents. It’s all so much. I hope this helps. My latest on @washingtonpost

https://t.co/tz9Qjl5Cky

[Shira Heller @ShiraHeller]

Could I retweet this a thousand times???

[We Are Teachers @WeAreTeachers]

Why it's okay to let your students sit with boredom: https://t.co/88Z921WEkp

[Shira Heller @ShiraHeller]

Please stop telling educators to forgive themselves. I know you mean well, but we know it's ok to be imperfect. Instead, please tell the public to forgive us for not meeting unrealistic expectations. Celebrate how we love children and help them learn and grow thru hard times.

[Shira Heller @ShiraHeller]

It depends on what the PD is, doesn't it? PD that inspires and reconnects us to why we do this work may help. We need the camaraderie. We need the support.

[Sara Edwards @EdwardsSaraJ]

There is certainly a place for PD…but maybe not this year. 🤷‍♀️ Teachers’ brains are so overwhelmed/full that this time could be crucial for processing and helping us be more effective in the classroom…more productive than any PD (and more information) could be this year.

[Shira Heller @ShiraHeller]

@dfkris I feel the warmth of our time together @BU_Tweets way more than I remember receiving my acceptance letter.