Jim Brewer

Educator, father, husband, new Utahn, Iowan at heart.

[Jim Brewer @jamesjbrewer]

@WellingtonJags Happy for @MrsFidler03 and Wellington!

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@gregbamford I’m sure by now you’ve met one we have in common!

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@gregbamford Turn the chairs upside down and see what happens.

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@MrsFidler03 @ISACSnews @JenBullock22 @mariacreilly @UCLSPrincipal Much needed during these times @MrsFidler03 Miss you and wish I could see you and more of my positivity partners @ISACSconference

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This shouldn’t be necessary. Let’s give kids their playtime back. https://t.co/roMg9F73LW

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

"Redefining smart as something that's more effort-based than genetics-based has opened the door for kids" https://t.co/MEQ3jMfC99 @Kschwart #edchat #growthmindset #hschat

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These are the qualities students identified in teachers that impacted their lives via @bettyray @woodard_julie @SteeleThoughts #edchat #teaching #stuvoice #teachchat #backtoschool

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@meagan383 Looking good Kelleher's. Help em fly the W!

[edutopia @edutopia]

A powerful way to end the school year, "year mapping" allows students to see what they’ve learned in your class (and it’s a great resource for your incoming class!) https://t.co/a1CaHtxTMT

[edutopia @edutopia]

Based on the research, we need a “do no harm” approach to assigning homework.

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@mrmctigue27 11 alternatives to ... popcorn Shaun.

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@BillyKopicki2 @PBRMichigan @uniliggett @MidlandBraves @MiamiOHBaseball Way to go, Billy. You've worked hard for this.

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

"We tend to compartmentalize the subjects. But once we sat down and thought about it we realized you can take almost anything and see there is science in it." @TorontoStar https://t.co/hCcQr1on8C #edchat #interdisciplinary #stem #elachat #scichat

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Here's the problem: When kids care mainly about grades, they’re devoting more mental resources to the assessment than to the actual subject matter. https://t.co/XXlHMxcGYF

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Cumulative assessments do not promote deep learning. https://t.co/112ZOAMvZl

[edutopia @edutopia]

#BestOf2017 It was the year of empathy in education—the word showed up in conversations about everything from social and emotional learning to restorative justice.

So, it was fitting that this quote from @neiltyson was our most popular of 2017.

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Good schools engage heads, bodies, and hearts. Nice to read of public school successes. https://t.co/M9pJtGFE58

[Jim Brewer @jamesjbrewer]

I remember climbing trees and building bike ramps when I was 10. Don't see much of that today. https://t.co/cwvgXc5Xig