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[AVanBortel @anneshiavb]

A loving gesture! A true friend spreads kindness and cheer...and she knows my style. #naplescsd #clubone

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@NicoleGreenNCS @NaplesCSD Loving break, but missing my friends at NCS! #naplescsd

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@EBridgetAshton @MargieWrightHCS @HCSDistrict Congratulations!

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@miss_crataylor This happened to me to all I needed was lunch!

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@SenoraChapman @NaplesCSD What a thoughtful young man!

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I'm dizzy just watching!!! #naplescsd

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I think I'll just sit right here. This is comfy! #naplescsd

[AVanBortel @anneshiavb]

Seriously pondering #5. Do I? Can I? Will I?

[Brian Mendler @BrianMendler]

5 strategies for reducing stress w tough kids:

1. Anticipate the predictable.
2. Don’t take bad behavior personally.
3. Focus on mental toughness.
4. Network w a colleague (or two).
5. Become predictably unpredictable.

#edchat #kidsdeserveit #thatonekid #tlap

[AVanBortel @anneshiavb]

NCS Mascot Survey...Naples Community, what are your thoughts? #naplescsd https://t.co/kfK5T1dMG0

[AVanBortel @anneshiavb]

This girl is on 🔥Check out the level of precision. Kudos Caitlin! #NaplesCSD

[AVanBortel @anneshiavb]

We can all make mistakes, but giving up is not one.

[Brian Mendler @BrianMendler]

You can be angry. You can be annoyed. You can be frustrated. You can occasionally lose your mind. You can even take breaks. You cannot quit on them, ever. #edchat #thatonekid #tlap #KidsDeserveIt #culturize

[Monte Syrie @MonteSyrie]

No water. No food. No gum. No bathroom. No talking. I thought my Ss were describing an alien planet, but it was a classroom down the hall. I was aghast. But then I checked myself, for I realized that if flipped, my room would be the alien planet. How strange school must be for Ss

[edutopia @edutopia]

Engaging students in the creation of graphic organizers increases their effectiveness, because it "shifts the intellectual responsibility" from teacher to student. https://t.co/6e6a9Ua5Yp

[Youki Terada @YoukiTerada]

Test scores capture only a fraction of what amazing teachers do. A new study finds that teachers who improve student behavior are 10 times as effective at boosting graduation rates and GPAs as teachers who raise test scores. My latest article on @edutopia: https://t.co/ci4q9tQhqu

[AVanBortel @anneshiavb]

"Stay the course. For traumatized students, the simple reliability of a structured classroom, combined with a teacher’s kind presence, can be enough to make a difference. We never know."

[edutopia @edutopia]

"Burning teachers out with calls to do more, try more—especially when a teacher shortage looms, especially when student needs overwhelm—does not best serve our neediest students." A smart piece on setting boundaries, without giving up: https://t.co/dIakQZHg2i

[AVanBortel @anneshiavb]

This will go farther in life than any peice of trivia they store in their memory.

[edutopia @edutopia]

Yes, metacognition can be taught. Seven great questions to get students thinking about thinking.