Amanda Walden

Wife, Mom to 3, Mawmaw to 4 beautiful babies, and 3rd grade teacher

[Wendy Hankins @MrsHankinsClass]

The new kid said,“Hi.” The class said,“Welcome to our family.”

The new kid said,“I hate school.” The class said,“You’ll love ours.”

The new kid said,“I can’t.” The class said,“You will.”

The new kid said,“I have no friends.” The class said,“You do now.”

Teach kids to ♥️ kids.

[Amanda Walden @amanda_walden]

@MaireCervenak @SteeleThoughts @teacher2teacher This is exactly what I needed to hear after this week.

[Amanda Walden @amanda_walden]

@MaireCervenak @SteeleThoughts @teacher2teacher This is exactly what I needed to hear after this week.

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

The teachers who have the biggest impact on kids, practice empathy. They don’t just teach their students; they try to understand them.

[Maddie Fairchild @fairchildthings]

A list of things that take time and are NOT easy:
-classroom transformations
-designing authentic assesment
-having grace for disrespectful behavior
-day to day engagement
-efficient/meaningful intervention

Things that engage and/or set my kids up for success:
See list above

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

The kids aren't where they need to be. Give it time. The year is young. #growthmindset #teachergoals

[Todd Gongwer @ToddGongwer]

Easy to do the right thing when you get all the right results.

The true test of the heart happens when you’re faced w/ a barrage of set-backs and failures and you persist in your pursuit of the right things in the right ways, for the right reasons! 💪🏻

#RememberYourWhy

[Brad Weinstein @WeinsteinEdu]

It's not the lesson plan that makes a lesson successful...it's the lesson plan with intuition, ability to adjust on the fly, the delivery, and the relationships with the students. #teachergoals

[Dr. Manuel Scott @ManuelScott]

If you love the people you serve and work with, even difficult work becomes enjoyable. Love, love, love your students and they will love you back.

[Amanda Walden @amanda_walden]

@MrsGibson99 @ToddGongwer Of course. You love that thing!

[Amanda Walden @amanda_walden]

@Wilcoxe13 Thank you for sharing that. Well said.

[Amanda Walden @amanda_walden]

@reynallie I don’t have the energy to do that dance but that’s how I feel on the inside.

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Just know that most of the fruits of your labor with a difficult child may come later...even when you no longer have them. Play the long game. #teachergoals #kidsdeserveit

[Amanda Walden @amanda_walden]

@MrsGibson99 Love it!

[Amanda Walden @amanda_walden]

Had an amazing day today! Meet the Teacher was a huge success! I have the most amazing group of students! I’m so ready for the first day of school! #rainsint

[Amanda Walden @amanda_walden]

#rainsint we are being purposeful in our questioning to support learning. This sounds like a great way to make connections in the classroom using an open-ended question to start the thinking process.

[edutopia @edutopia]

"What is the color of 2?" Being present takes on new meaning when teachers take attendance with questions that stretch students' minds. https://t.co/iyNaegFP3q

[Jeff Nelson @JeffNelsonEd]

“On the first day of school, students hand us respect on a platter. We determine what happens to that gift. The best teachers continue to nurture and build respect all year long.” @ToddWhitaker #TeacherLife #EdLeadership #KidsDeserveIt #JoyfulLeaders #tlap

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Try new things this year! Don't get hung up if new things don't work right away...or at all. #growthmindset