Rebecca Towery

Educator and Innovator Supporting Learners

[Thomas Taylor @ThomasTaylorEdD]

Congratulations to my friend and colleague @ToweryTeaches and the entire team at ATI-UMW @MaryWash for receiving approval from the state Board of Education yesterday @VDOE_News - applications to ATI for the fall are open at: https://t.co/4ZyVUBQjEu

[Rebecca Towery @ToweryTeaches]

Yes!

[Cult of Pedagogy @cultofpedagogy]

This jumped out at me.

(From @ColinESeale's book, Thinking Like a Lawyer. And yes, I'm working on getting him on the podcast!!)

[Rebecca Towery @ToweryTeaches]

About one in five working mothers surveyed in the latest Women in the Workplace study say they are considering dropping out of the workforce, at least temporarily https://t.co/HZtyqgNarU via @WSJ

[VATLL @VATLL_VASCD]

We're looking for teachers to pilot test Va Profile of a Classroom Micro-credentials this fall. Be among the first to earn one! DM us your address to get info by email. @VA_Partners4Edu @MsRobinHoff

[Rebecca Towery @ToweryTeaches]

Happy to see Hokies doing this! #VirginiaTech #edchat

[Rebecca Towery @ToweryTeaches]

Heard about this in this week's #marshallmemo. Could be a great hack for educators navigating virtual learning... #edchat #virtuallearning

[Emily Nix @EmilyNix100]

And here is my first lightboard setup!! Note, just 1.5 days ago I learned of the existence of lightboard (and OBS), built my own small test, learned OBS, so my lighting/delivery/backdrop/etc need some work, but I think this could make for fantastic online classes this fall😀👍

[Rebecca Towery @ToweryTeaches]

Great materials to help students develop their critical thinking and historical analysis skills.

[Digital Inquiry Group @InquiryGroup]

Student materials for our Reading Like a Historian lessons for U.S. history from the Colonial Era to Reconstruction are now available as fillable PDFs. More coming soon! https://t.co/u6YwyjW0D5

[Rebecca Towery @ToweryTeaches]

Really enjoyed hearing from @MattRKay this week in a virtual professional development session. Definitely looking forward to reading his book (as soon as it is back in stock!) Not Light, But Fire | Stenhouse Publishers https://t.co/qtQ4TGoLhP

[Rebecca Towery @ToweryTeaches]

Today marks 10 years since finishing my doctorate. Thankful for the learning, relationships, & growth that occurred as a result of the program I participated in @vupeabody @VanderbiltU. My heart goes out to all of you grads who have had your celebrations turned upside down!

[Team ALP @ALPlearn]

Join this week's #VaLINchat Thurs 5/14 at 7pm EDT! The topic: Learning from, about, and with our students during times of distance learning. Join the conversation alongside members of the #VaLIN cohorts and beyond! #VAis4Learners #ALPlearn

[Rebecca Towery @ToweryTeaches]

And I hope to see us continue innovating!

[Rebecca Towery @ToweryTeaches]

@ALPlearn Q.5 Personalized learning and a focus on providing all students opportunities to 'relearn' material. @lorimcewen @NicholstcTom #VaLINchat

[Rebecca Towery @ToweryTeaches]

@lorimcewen @ALPlearn Not yet! We are letting them enjoy the nice weather before rain comes again...

[Rebecca Towery @ToweryTeaches]

@ALPlearn @lorimcewen Q.4 Would like to do some needs assessment work to see what supports teachers need... particularly when life looks so different, but support with blended learning, deeper learning, mastery learning strategies. #valinchat

[Rebecca Towery @ToweryTeaches]

@lorimcewen @cben1teach @TimeTravelJrnys @NicholstcTom Definitely helps to hear what is working from peers!

[Rebecca Towery @ToweryTeaches]

Pretty cool to see students developing resources to support other students' learning. Check out what some students at the Richmond based Maggie Walker High School have put together for elementary students: https://t.co/GFKhGcWrSx

[Rebecca Towery @ToweryTeaches]

@ALPlearn Your peers! Collaborate within your division, across your state, with people in other states... talk to higher ed connections, colleagues in other professions. Hear different perspectives. #VaLINchat

[Rebecca Towery @ToweryTeaches]

@pammoran @ALPlearn @VA_Partners4Edu @vassnews @scl_va @wmSURN @VASCD @GeorgeMasonU Just started following!

[Rebecca Towery @ToweryTeaches]

@ALPlearn Rebecca. Program Eval & Special Projects. Definitely have learned about my capacity for juggling work responsibilities + home life in some new ways these last few weeks & how eager I am to see some of the forced, unexpected changes become a catalyst for rethinking PK12.

[Rebecca Towery @ToweryTeaches]

@JoshRBuckley @lorimcewen @GabbyRyman Who else is enjoying seeing educators utilize not just high tech but 'low tech' methods to reach students? Radio broadcasts, sending a note to students... getting creative about instructional delivery AND relationship building.