Dayna Estenson

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@LeAnn64886688 @NCRCisLIT Yes it was interesting visiting with teachers from other school districts too!

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@lauver_tasha @NCRCisLIT Yes exactly! So many ideas just from being in another school.

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@Heather29661885 @NCRCisLIT I loved the idea of STEM Saturday! What a great way to build community at your school.

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@Kim27668135 @NCRCisLIT Book club sounds so fun!

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@alishaleigh08 @NCRCisLIT I have not been reading for myself lately either! All the reading I do at home is with my littles!

[Dayna Estenson @dmEstenson]

@katieburckhard @NCRCisLIT That sounds so interesting!

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@Zietz4thGrade @NCRCisLIT I think we can never give kids enough exposure to books that foster empathy for others! Classroom read alouds are perfect for that!

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@NCRCisLIT A3: I am currently doing a book study at our school called, What We Say and How We Say It by Mike Anderson. It's really eye opening about how we talk to kids and each other!

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@sarah50140565 @NCRCisLIT The Boxcar Children were some of my FAVORITE books growing up!!

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@Zietz4thGrade @NCRCisLIT When I taught 5th grade, they were always baffled when I would tell them I didn't know an answer! They assume that we as teachers are perfect and know everything. It helps make us more human to kids when they know we're learning too!

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@NatashaThorlak2 @NCRCisLIT I remember my elementary school teachers reading books based on holidays or what was going on in our classroom or the world! It was always so fun to go home and tell my parents about the books the teacher read at school! It helps to bring all the learning kids do full circle!

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@NCRCisLIT A2: I always like to find stories that relate to what my students are going through. Finding stories about social emotional learning that are relatable can be difficult, but students love reading about other kids that are experiencing the same difficulties they are having!

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@katieburckhard @NCRCisLIT My kids love hearing about my failures! It lets them know that teachers are real humans just like they are!

[Dayna Estenson @dmEstenson]

@NCRCisLIT A1: I always praise my kids when they recognize they've made a mistake! We can't learn if we don't make mistakes!

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@NCRCisLIT Dayna Estenson, ED teacher at Longfellow.

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@_carliewilson @NCRCisLIT I love this! What a great way to measure your success!

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@SNeether @NCRCisLIT I love this! One step at a time! It's all about the process, not just the final product!

[Dayna Estenson @dmEstenson]

@NCRCisLIT A4: Success as an educator is complicated because our success is so closely linked to our students and their successes all look different. Setting short term and long term goals with our kids is so important and helping them achieve those goals is what success means to me.

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@BreannZietz @NCRCisLIT He would be amazing to meet and watch in action!