Colleen Whiteside

Doctoral Student, Kindergarten Teacher/Reading Specialist, Life-Long Learner, Proud Mom of two amazing young adults

[CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk]

Trump appears to be skipping a side-event at the G20 virtual summit focused on pandemic preparedness. The President has just arrived at his golf course in Virginia. https://t.co/4045RD0SQj

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

Educators waiting for Biden’s call after he promised to make an educator the Sec. of Education...

[Colleen Whiteside @colwhite726]

@teacher2teacher RELATIONSHIPS!!

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

If teachers were as selfish, lazy and overpaid as some politicians are implying, those same politicians would have became teachers.

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

Behind Betsy DeVos, on her bookshelf, is every book she has ever read on education, teaching methodology, how to dismantle racism in schools and the books she has authored about her experience as an educator.

[Bethany Hill🌟#JoyfulLeaders @bethhill2829]

Mr. President, the last thing our students and educators need is to be threatened. We need your support. We need YOU to fund, support, and trust our professional opinions. Mr. President, we need your leadership. We want to return to school, but safely prepared. Thank you.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Wear a mask.

[Colleen Whiteside @colwhite726]

I want to start doing this!!!

[Emily Paschall @EmilyAPaschall]

Tomorrow is #FaceLiftFridays!We have no idea what kids have faced before they arrive at school each day. Every kid deserves a reset so they can reach their fullest potential. What will YOU do to make every kid smile the moment they arrive at school? Make it happen. #KidsDeserveIt

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

Technology has replaced a lot of things in the classroom. It will never replace a smiling teacher… greeting kids as they walk into class.

[Bethany Hill🌟#JoyfulLeaders @bethhill2829]

Lots of kids come to school with their invisible backpacks, weighted with struggles.

Stress, worry, fear, anxiety, trauma, lack of physical needs, loneliness, anger, sadness, & hopelessness can make them so heavy; too heavy for learning to happen.

Notice & love them instead.

[Colleen Whiteside @colwhite726]

@DavidN_Cahn @hechternacht @SwailesRuth @thepetitioner @juliangrenier @IamLauraHenry In a perfect world... there would be an up slide and a down slide! Safety wise... on a busy playground I teach them that you only go down. However.. if well supervised and we were the only ones out there .. then I would say go for it!

[Colleen Whiteside @colwhite726]

Wise words ...

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

Most of what is true of the kids in the school… is also true of the adults. We all feel insecure at times. We all want to be noticed. We all hope to be successful. We all have been hurt by the unkind words of others. We all work harder when friends encourage us.

[Colleen Whiteside @colwhite726]

@DrTeresaSanders Love this idea!!❤️

[LI Pre-K Initiative @LongIslandPreK]

"Academic training in kindergarten has no long-term benefit." @PsychToday Peter Gray on the research and on MA Kindergarten teachers who are speaking up. https://t.co/KnnbtcXZqZ #prek #bestpractices #WhatIf

[Meg Freund Reed @megreedLNC]

#extragive #igiveextra #inspirebuildtransform

[Colleen Whiteside @colwhite726]

@NickFoles @Jaguars @NFL Birds fan here... miss you and wish you all the best!🦅🏈❤️

[Colleen Whiteside @colwhite726]

YES!!!!

[Derek W. Black @DerekWBlack]

Teacher morale has 'reached a tipping point.’ Last year only 50% were optimistic. Now only 1 in 3. 96% believe students need more social & emotional support. Only 1 in 4 think students are getting support they need to be successful. https://t.co/xNk4Ooh1eB

[Colleen Whiteside @colwhite726]

For those in the back...

[Little Forest Folk @LittlForestFolk]

Let them play! #PlayMatters https://t.co/cQZqlRfKVC