Through an amazing collaboration with Indigenous educators & in honor of Indigenous people's day on Monday, we have launched a new page of "art talks" helping students learn about Indigenous cultures, with maths & art. What do you see?https://t.co/b5YDTw31F3
20 Canva templates to use in class tomorrow
📃Resume
📰Newsletter
📘Book cover
🍱Menu
⏳Timeline
✉️Invitation
➕PLUS so many more!
https://t.co/8nXErr1R0i #Ditchbook
It’s about that time, y’all.
CLASS LISTS.
Administrators across the country are meticulously finalizing class lists, and teachers are anxiously waiting to see which kids will become their new babies for 180 school days.
It’s also that time of year where the chatter starts…
…about THAT kid.
The one who has a reputation for being “low”.
The one who “can’t behave.”
The one who is “lazy”.
The one who _______.
Don’t be the teacher who judges a child based on another person's opinion.
🔹Every kid deserves a reset.
🔺Every kid deserves more chances.
🔹Every kid deserves a champion.
Many kids are on the road to failure because of reasons beyond their control. Be the person who redirects their path this year.
Be their merchant of hope! People don’t need us to be merchants of hope during the easy times. It is in the darkest moments that they need their merchant of hope to selflessly carry them through the storm.
We chose the profession where we are helping raise other people’s kids. As you receive your class lists over the next few days, receive them with love, clean slates, and lots of grace.
The reality? We are all doing this really hard thing called “life” in the best and only way we know how.
Never judge a child based on another person’s opinion.
And while we’re at it, let’s replace "child" with "person" (friend, colleague, parent, acquaintance, stranger).
Patient. Loving. Understanding. Forgiving. Grace giving.
These are the attributes of a person who can reach
another person's heart and change their pathway. I have so much work to do on myself so that I can better help others. I'm especially thankful for grace.
#multiplyexcellence
If you're a support/intervention/resource teacher, you absolutely have to read @saravdwerf's blog post called "The #1 thing I did in my support Math Classes". It's an honest reality check that we all need. https://t.co/otgTxanFtn #iteachmath
"The walls and windows of @Hamilton_BPE are an invitation for everyone to participate in building a school wide math culture." —Instructional leader @CaseyRaeK
When I started calling parents to tell them what their kids did well, rather than always what they did wrong, my entire classroom dynamic changed for the better - and parents were happy to hear from me.
Each of the rectangles on this grid is an opportunity for a teacher to sign their name and learn from a fellow educator!
(Peer-to-peer collaborative staff learning wall via P @KaitlinCurran2)
My classroom management improved when I focused more on creativity and collaboration and less on compliance. Instead of trying to catch kids doing things wrong, we celebrated the amazing things they did well, and those “things” got exponentially better because the fear was gone.
If you've wanted to get started with @openmiddle problems, here's a great place to begin. Download our favorite problem at every grade level from kindergarten through calculus right on our homepage at https://t.co/xH6iu7KGHA.