Karen Thompson

Girl, wife, mother, daughter, sister, teacher...

[George Couros @gcouros]

Your Local Expertise https://t.co/bo4webWB04

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Teaching 7th grade Social Studies and English Language Arts at fabulous G.R. Whitfield!
#clawsout #PCS_NC

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@tdecresie @PCS_NC What SM tools did you discuss?

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@hjclandreth Jealous! Any resources you could share?

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@BoucherLauren Let's do it!

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@alicekeeler Just shared this one with the math teacher on my team. Love these prompts!

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@ignitechurch252 Love there enthusiasm and sense of humor! Who wouldn't want to have fun with these two?

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#impcs https://t.co/fMjmBn9HUz

[Alice Keeler @alicekeeler]

Good Ts can't be replaced by tech. What tech does is allow Ts to spend more time focusing on their learners & building those relationships.

[George Couros @gcouros]

10 Easy Ways To Create an Amazing #ClassroomCulture This Year https://t.co/KXOgLLOBkk

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@locklearg1015 @gcouros I'm behind in my reading but can't wait to get to this!

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@MrsKShafer I think this idea is what makes good teachers great teachers.

[Kevin Floyd @kfloamy]

"Schools don't exist so adults can have jobs. Schools exist for students." -@awelcome & @TechNinjaTodd #KidsDeserveIt #perspective

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Grit: the power of passion and perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth. #IMPCS https://t.co/oW9uTZ0PMJ

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"I realized I was no longer battling against technology, I was battling for it." https://t.co/L8wx33nL7S #IMPCS

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@LauraCl50664572 Yes! How much of what we, as teachers, do in the classroom is compliance? It's not just students!

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@hjclandreth It was in our staff handbook for years!

[edutopia @edutopia]

Slow down your summer. You and your students deserve it. Via @jhblock

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@annperrysloan @BoucherLauren Definitely! Kids are so afraid to take risks in the classroom! How do we get past that?

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@SpeightEd @BoucherLauren That's a great statement and so true. Definitely try to create a classroom culture I would want for my own child.

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@markdavidwells1 @rickwormeli2 We have got to start giving grades based on mastery of standards. Otherwise, why give grades at all?