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Academic Dean, English Teacher, Poet Person

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@nearpod I love "game-ifying" learning! I can use the matching pairs to teach slant rhyme by pairing words with pictures (kids have to think of the word the picture implies).

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We got a lot of mileage out of this essay structure graphic in 6th grade today... https://t.co/5cKSTKT8K2

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Correlation btwn early music education and reading ability - more reason to keep my Zumba baby dancing! https://t.co/8hHSA0Ln1Y

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Emotions We Feel During Finals Week: productive and unproductive responses. https://t.co/QYwm3FaDSx

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This is what learning looks like: cause & effect game! https://t.co/NKC115kq3G

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When I asked my sixies to plot themselves on the "spectrum of point-y-ness" when writing analytic paragraphs, some took it more literally than others. :) https://t.co/g03sILQgrc

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Important lessons in Class VI https://t.co/HQZSHFRFbE

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Mindful Monday: in which we talk about treating our worry-brain with kindness. https://t.co/K2ODGa6tNM

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My VIs are greeted by the "mission man" who embodies intellect (question mark), passion (heart) and character (body). https://t.co/gihQzf1hO8

[NAIS @NAISnetwork]

Five strategies for teaching writing across content areas. https://t.co/LJvAi5CzaR #IndependentTeacher @TASNewsFeed

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

This is one to share with all the students in your life frantically studying for finals or AP tests or even that quiz next week @hechingerreport https://t.co/vQqCH9PlDo #edchat #studystrategies #studying #hschat

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Pretty happy to be in this spring's issue, and in such good company! Thanks, @NAISnetwork https://t.co/meEs1VN56X

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Classroom energy is like water pressure: sometimes you want a hose, not a flood. https://t.co/oINOjlfC2W

[edutopia @edutopia]

30 Techniques to Quiet a Noisy Class. https://t.co/j8EbZKRlRT

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Side benefit of arts focused experiences. #VIHumanities @caseomall https://t.co/DzX8rkv9LJ

[Ted Fujimoto 💡 @tedfujimoto]

Of course!!! positive result from arts-focused field trips-students who received multiple field trips experienced significantly greater gains on their standardized test scores after the first year than did the control students. https://t.co/8VB7EzNbII #edpolicy

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Three years- also works at school! https://t.co/g26L5UaxPB

[Dr. Price-Mitchell @DrPriceMitchell]

Listening for Three Yeses. Insights from @susanstiffelman https://t.co/yxPphepNVp #parenting

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On being *world* ready, vs *job* ready https://t.co/jTaUgIgRk7

[Eleni Kyritsis @misskyritsis]

Google finds STEM skills aren't the most important skills https://t.co/o7WBUHLq1A via @MichiganFuture

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Authoring committee, for the win! @caseomall @andrewmenke https://t.co/G3XcXDj1mb

[Wendell Thomas @wendellkthomas]

How Core Values Foster Resilience in Educators https://t.co/Dfqy1HlAko @artofcoaching1 @mrdejesus4 @APSHumanities @maryjmarker @ctlarsen26 @mrdejesus4 @LaurenPorosoff @HarmonyButton

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This article on teaching emotional fluency in adolescent boys is beautifully written -- and so important! Bravo & thank you, @PaulCumbo @NAISnetwork @wendellkthomas

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I particularly like the effort to teach the "nice no" -- https://t.co/OZaTjfwq3B

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@wendellkthomas Thanks!