Amanda Wade

Wife, mom of boys, lifelong learner, 2nd grade teacher at CPES

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

Patience... flexibility...support... and grace.

If this is not what we’re bringing to the table right now... then I think we’re bringing the wrong stuff.

[Amanda Wade @amandaewade1]

Excited to implement Smart Learning suite software in the classroom! Game changer for blended learning! #shelbyMERGE20

[Amanda Wade @amandaewade1]

All set up!

[Amanda Wade @amandaewade1]

Thank you @Shelbyedk12alus! I can’t wait to incorporate flexible seating in my class! #ShelbyMerge19

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

As educators, we have the opportunity to make some positive school memories for our students… as opposed to being part of their bad ones. I think that’s some powerful potential.

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

It’s hard for me to conceive of anything more important … than helping a student feel valued. And that’s one reason relationships are so important. It is through personal connections, that we communicate to them their worth. Our investment in them, tells them they matter.

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

Education offers students a better life, and we can never lose sight of this ultimate purpose. It’s not about grades, academic proficiency, or scores on a standardized test. We’re here to provide students with a brighter future.

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

Every time we walk into the school, we have the opportunity to be a bright spot in a student’s day. There’s a lot that we can’t control, and there are days that we may feel inadequate... but we can always be the reason that a kid smiles.

[Amanda Wade @amandaewade1]

@LieskesClass @BluffParkElem I love this! They are so engaged!

[Amanda Wade @amandaewade1]

My students had the opportunity to read to a kindergarten class today. #proudteacher #readersareleaders

[Amanda Wade @amandaewade1]

Love watching my students turn into leaders! #cpesk5 #leaderinme

[Amanda Wade @amandaewade1]

I love catching moments like these! Readers are leaders! #KidsDeserveIt #bookwhisperer

[edutopia @edutopia]

Do flexible classrooms work? "[They] are successful because they go hand in hand with a change in pedagogy...Changing the layout of your classroom will almost certainly have no impact at all—if you don’t change your teaching too." https://t.co/HinWdH29hP

[Amanda Wade @amandaewade1]

Blessed to work with superstars @cpesk5!

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

I remember a teacher telling me: “When you’re surrounded by superstars��� it makes you want to be better than you are.” That’s the power of collaboration -- the power of positive peer pressure. The best teachers don’t just inspire their students; they inspire their colleagues.

[Amanda Wade @amandaewade1]

I love catching moments like these! Readers are leaders! #KidsDeserveIt #bookwhisperer

[Grace Salguero @gracesalguero]

#FridayFeeling #BeTheChange #KidsDeserveIt

[Amanda Wade @amandaewade1]

We had so much fun becoming scientists! We learned the steps of the scientific method and how to conduct our own experiment! #secondgrade

[Amanda Wade @amandaewade1]

Love this idea!

[Alabama Learning Exchange 🍎 ALEX @TeachwithALEX]

Love this visual used by @MrsAdams to help students start the year off selecting a book that is "just right" for them! #TeachwithALEX @BluffParkElem

[Amanda Wade @amandaewade1]

@TISRichardson We did this on the first day of school! The kids love it!

[Amanda Wade @amandaewade1]

My mathematicians explored various math tools and how they could be used to help solve math problems.

[Amanda Wade @amandaewade1]

Give students choice and a comfortable spot, and they won’t want to stop writing! #futurewriters #secondgrade #kidsdeserveit