Heather Jurisinec

Primary School Educator

[Heather Jurisinec @jurisinec]

@DrP_Principal This is amazing! 😍

[Heather Jurisinec @jurisinec]

Extremely wholesome!! 🥰

[Dr. Bryan Pearlman #MaslowBeforeBloom @DrP_Principal]

When I was a building principal, we had a group of boys who were consistently getting office referrals during lunch for aggressive and disruptive behaviors. In the past, these behaviors had led to increasingly severe consequences that did not reduce the negative behaviors (and caused some students to be sent home and to miss instruction). I sat down with the group and we worked together to come up with a plan on what to do during lunch. One of the boys asked if we could start a knitting club, since his Auntie had recently taught him how to knit. Since he was a leader of the group, the other boys agreed. I asked them to come back tomorrow with some ideas of what to knit. The next day one of the boys said that he wanted to knit little hats for the preemies at the hospital, since his little cousin was there and that a nurse mentioned that they had run out of the little hats. The boys knitted daily and we delivered the hats to the hospital. We received many heartfelt thank you notes from families, nurses and doctors (and even an in-person visit with a personal thank you and cookies from a newborn's mom). This group continued to grow as did our ability to create knitted hats for preemies. This became a huge success for the participating students. There was significant improvement in the students’ behavior, attitude, achievement, and attendance. It is so important to think outside of the box for “win-win” solutions. It really isn’t the WHAT you do that is important, it is the WHY you are doing it! Our knitting group become a team, family, and community.

#maslowbeforebloom

[Heather Jurisinec @jurisinec]

Phonics Play comics is an excellent EAL/D resource that a fellow college shared with me. I have attached the linked incase anyone would like to check it out. https://t.co/GjCzle44gf #ACUedu_p #eald #phonics #literacy

[Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher]

What's your favorite way to get to know your Ss?

(Inspiration via educator @LiviaChanL) #TeacherHeart

[Dr. Bryan Pearlman #MaslowBeforeBloom @DrP_Principal]

In the remaining days of school, you may see some out of character behaviors from some students. Remember that not all students look forward to summer break. For some students, school is their safe place… where they receive consistent food, where they feel most successful, where they are surrounded by kindness and love, and where they can just be themselves. All behaviors are communication. Respond first with empathy and compassion. Thank you for everything you do for our kids! Have an amazing and well-deserved summer break!

I will be traveling the country providing “Maslow Before Bloom” trainings this Summer and Fall. I would love to come to your school or district. Please message or email me for more info [email protected].

#maslowbeforebloom

Join the “Maslow Before Bloom” Facebook group: https://t.co/i2rhBgHO8G

[Heather Jurisinec @jurisinec]

Today in our EdFD452 tutorial, we were asked to design a virtual classroom. I decided to create a classroom in a horse shoe shape to enable me as an educator to easily move around and interact with my students. #ACUedu_p #classroomsetup #classroom #aussieteacher

[Twinkl Australia @TwinklAustralia]

With our webinar coming up later this week, 'Considerations for Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives', we thought it would you might like to officially meet Belinda! Check out this blog to learn all about her journey:👉 https://t.co/L2ZiqBriwt

[florence moshos @FlorenceM02]

As much as us teachers love to put our students first it is important to remember that we need to think about ourselves also. Self care is just as much a priority 🧖🏽‍♀️ #ACUedu_p

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 🧡

[Heather Jurisinec @jurisinec]

Love this! Success criteria is so important on a classroom to guide stidents learning and assessment. #successcriteria #teaching

[Heather Jurisinec @jurisinec]

Today in our EDFD452 tutorial we discussed our teaching philosophies; a vital consideration for teachers. I strongly align with a firm yet, nurturing teaching approach. I believe it is vital to be firm in terms of behaviour management and foster student well-being #acuedu_p

[✨️Miss Ribeiro✨️ @Marciaribeirox]

Anchor charts are such an effective tool that serves as a great visual reference for students. Students are more likely to retain information that they have seen 👀 #acuedu_p

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Kindness counts! 🧡

[Heather Jurisinec @jurisinec]

How amazing is this classroom set up?! 😍 This was a picture of an EAL/D classroom in a school that I have worked in. A positive classroom environment is vital to promote student engagement. I love the abundance of resources here! #acuedu_p #eald #classroomsetup #classroom

[Heather Jurisinec @jurisinec]

I love how encouraging this rubric is for students, it definitely adopts a strengths based approach. #ACUedu_p #rubric #marking #reportwriting

[Laurel Aguilar-Kirchhoff @LucyKirchh]

Single-point rubrics (SPRs) have seriously changed how I approach grading! I used my fave @canva to make a simple template that can be used TK-Higher Ed. Find all of the rubric info and the freebie template here: https://t.co/6Y96zn3v4e @ISTEcommunity @ISTEofficial @cueinc @iacue

[Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher]

"Verbalizing why we check in, why we ask students to pair up or why we work through problem-solving strategies makes SEL more meaningful and not just a box to check," says educator @AshleyPTaplin:

[Heather Jurisinec @jurisinec]

A great art lesson for year 4 where, students used their imagination and creativity to draw their own abstract self-potraits. #acuedu_p #artlesson #selfportrait

[Heather Jurisinec @jurisinec]

Love this!!

[florence moshos @FlorenceM02]

Making meaningful displays for my classroom is one of my most favourite things to do in my spare time. Let’s remind all our students to THINK before they speak. This will make a point in maintaining positive social interactions and a friendly environment 🩷 #ACUedu_p

[Heather Jurisinec @jurisinec]

A few of my favourite quotes about teaching from this week. Teaching truly is such a rewarding career. #ACUedu_p

[Emma @emmalucchitti]

Something I developed and implemented on placement— With a growth mindset, students will know they can develop and improve their learning through persistence, effort and trying new things. #ACUedu_p