PreK Teacher Michelle

Learning through play, Reggio Emilia inspired, Project-based, Child-guided curriculum

[early play @earlyplay]

#teachers Stand aside for a while and leave room for learning, observe carefully what children do, and then, if you have understood well, perhaps teaching will be different from before. ~ Loris Malaguzzi

[edutopia @edutopia]

New research finds that spending a few minutes greeting students at your door can increase engagement and reduce disruptive behavior.

[PreK Teacher Michelle @StallerMichelle]

@Patrice81854835 @DennisDill My students are 4 and 5 years old. :) #Edchat

[PreK Teacher Michelle @StallerMichelle]

@DennisDill I teach pre school and my parents understand that if I do not answer it's becasue I am with thier child. They do not mind waiting for me to call back when I am free. My school does not allow us to use personal cells to contact families. #edchat

[PreK Teacher Michelle @StallerMichelle]

@Patrice81854835 @DennisDill I definitely do not take it for granted!! #edchat

[PreK Teacher Michelle @StallerMichelle]

@Patrice81854835 @DennisDill And I also fall back on good-old-fashioned notes on bags! :) #edchat

[PreK Teacher Michelle @StallerMichelle]

@DennisDill @tpizzie1 @ShiftParadigm @Matt_Halpern @msiwanicki @DrGodard @JeremyDBond Yes, I'm at a private school and we have a day where school is closed and there are back to back conferences all day. #Edchat

[PreK Teacher Michelle @StallerMichelle]

@sgthomas1973 @ShiftParadigm @Matt_Halpern @msiwanicki @DrGodard @JeremyDBond @DennisDill I would much rather have conferences split between 2 days like that! One day can be exhausting at times. #Edchat

[PreK Teacher Michelle @StallerMichelle]

@tomwhitby I use an app called Tadpoles to connect with my families each day and everyone is very happy about it. Most have the app on thier phones but you can access from a computer too. I can send photos, notes, lessons and private messages. #Edchat

[PreK Teacher Michelle @StallerMichelle]

@JeremyDBond @sgthomas1973 @Alyssa_Kremer @msiwanicki I work at a private school and we are not allowed to use our cell phones to contact families. We have to use the school/class phones. We also have strict social media policies concerning families. #Edchat

[PreK Teacher Michelle @StallerMichelle]

@e_prosperie Yay!! #CUIN7303

[PreK Teacher Michelle @StallerMichelle]

@chellealley @e_prosperie Instagram #CUIN7303

[PreK Teacher Michelle @StallerMichelle]

@drbulentdogan A5 #CUIN7303

[PreK Teacher Michelle @StallerMichelle]

@drbulentdogan Setting aside time to invest in your PLN is key to building a productive one. If you are surrounding yourself with people and organizations that have the same interests and passions as you, then you'll want that time to fully engage in thier posts. #CUIN7303

[PreK Teacher Michelle @StallerMichelle]

@AndreaManka1 If you respect a person or organization already, you can check out who they follow to find new ideas for people to follow as well. #CUIN7303

[PreK Teacher Michelle @StallerMichelle]

@e_prosperie I'm a PreK teacher so I follow NAECY (National Ass. for the Education of Young Children) to get ideas of Developmentally Appropriate Practices and links to wonderful articles. #CUIN7303

[PreK Teacher Michelle @StallerMichelle]

A1: A personal learning network (PLN) is a way to connect, share and learn with people & organizations who are passionate about the same things as you. #CUIN7303

[PreK Teacher Michelle @StallerMichelle]

@AndreaManka1 I agree that you can gain new perspectives. One of our readings talked about PLNs having the ability to become narrow - but if you are mindful of that, you can definitely gain new perspectives! #CUIN7303