Brittany Balde

Wife. Mother. HS ELL/English Teacher. Lover of other cultures, languages, and Bollywood movies.

[Emily Calandrelli @TheSpaceGal]

Hey all! I hope you'll consider me for the #Inspiration4contest so that I might be able to take my science communication to orbit :)

To raise money for @StJude I'm offering personalized videos for kids here: https://t.co/Dva2BKzlRN I'll match all donations up to $5k.

Ad Astra🚀

[Jonathan Alsheimer @mr_Alsheimer]

Teachers - stop feel overwhelmed trying to live up to the standards of what you see on twitter as it relates to “distance learning” ...

Simply do the best you can. That’s all we can ask of our students and that’s all you can ask of yourself.

[Brittany Balde @BrittBalde]

Iowa's governor officially pushed back school closures to April 30th today. I really hope that we do get to go back then! Miss my students!

[Brittany Balde @BrittBalde]

@Larryferlazzo I've been recording my iPad screen while drawing whatever I'd normally write on the board in the classroom. Then I assign "quizzes" as homework on Kahoot for assessment of the lesson. Then usually ask my students to record themselves reading something.

[Waterloo Schools @WaterlooSchools]

This afternoon (4/2/20) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds ordered all Iowa schools remain closed through April 30; that means Waterloo Schools will remain closed through April 30, although extended closures could be announced by the Governor at a later time. Continued...

[Brittany Balde @BrittBalde]

@CVCS_Waterloo #cvcsservice #joyfulservice

[Brittany Balde @BrittBalde]

@CVCS_Waterloo #cvcsservice #joyfulservice

[Brittany Balde @BrittBalde]

@CVCS_Waterloo teachers cleaning at Blessed Sacrament parish
#cvcsservice #joyfulservice

[Brittany Balde @BrittBalde]

@CVCS_Waterloo #cvcsservice #joyfulservice

[Brittany Balde @BrittBalde]

Collaboration! #atplc @SolutionTree

[Brittany Balde @BrittBalde]

We're spending our NYE on the couch watching #CNNNYE

[Brittany Balde @BrittBalde]

"One size does not fit all" in teaching! @DannyBrassell #IowaCLC17

[Brittany Balde @BrittBalde]

"What's good for ESL kids is good for all kids." #DannySpeaks #IowaCLC17

[Brittany Balde @BrittBalde]

@AnnaMariex3 ??? You're not an idiot!

[Carol Jago @CarolJago]

Wordless picture books build children’s interpretive muscles even before they know how to read.

[lingholic.com @lingholic]

Who understood this message? ;)

[Brittany Balde @BrittBalde]

You know it's going to be a good day when you find out the @FoodNetwork is now on @hulu

[Brittany Balde @BrittBalde]

@Z1029 As a high school English teacher, I completely agree with Clare about reading the classics!

[Brittany Balde @BrittBalde]

@TheMindyProject just followed me.... It's like they know I've been binge watching it all day today!

[Brittany Balde @BrittBalde]

We got our tax return, and all I can think about is the school supplies I need for my classroom. #teacherlife