Amy HR

Mom, wife, & author. ELA & IB teacher. GSA advisor. WI's 2018 NCTE Teacher of Excellence. (All opinions are my own.) she/her

[Amy HR @LAwithMrsHR]

I'm navigating off Twitter (err, X) a bit once more. Please join me on @instagram as I build there: https://t.co/rsNukCaBDj

[Amy HR @LAwithMrsHR]

Cheers to a playful, joyful, conversation-full morning at @LionsMouthBooks! Thanks for celebrating this book and this adventure with me ☺️

[Amy HR @LAwithMrsHR]

Don't forget to mark Sat, 4/12 from 11am to 12pm for a visit to @LionsMouthBooks! I'll be there with *All Subjects in Play* for fellow educators. (& the store has plenty of other coffee & reading delights for those not in educ who still want to come to say "hi," play, & enjoy ☺️)

[Amy HR @LAwithMrsHR]

✨It's Release Day!✨

Today is a special day—my debut book *All Subjects in Play* from @RoutledgeEOE is out in the world! This book is a labor of ❤️, filled with ideas for bringing play-based learning into secondary classrooms. Excited to share & thanks for supporting! #teacher

[edutopia @edutopia]

There’s a public battle raging over what’s more effective: direct instruction or inquiry-based learning.

But that debate misses the point, researchers contend in a 2023 study.

Here’s why.

🧵 1/9

[Amy HR @LAwithMrsHR]

*All Subjects in Play* has officially moved into production! See more information here: https://t.co/RqImSCS82w

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

The hallmark of expertise is no longer how much you know. It's how well you synthesize.

Information scarcity rewarded knowledge acquisition. Information abundance requires pattern recognition.

It's not enough to collect facts. The future belongs to those who connect dots.

[Amy HR @LAwithMrsHR]

Fantastic reminders! -- especially #4: content-knowledge is the foundation on which "critical thinking" can occur.

[edutopia @edutopia]

‘Would You Rather’ is a popular brain break and icebreaker, but it can also serve as an assessment! Here’s how to use it to support higher-order thinking in any subject. 💭✨ https://t.co/BVqLgWrIcv

[Amy HR @LAwithMrsHR]

And not for our big "kids" either 🙏

[edutopia @edutopia]

Neuroscience shows that play and the arts are *not* optional for little children. ✨
https://t.co/YqSQAaH41H

[Amy HR @LAwithMrsHR]

This summer -- often as I was taking my own "big kids" to playful activities, I did a lot of writing about play-based learning at the secondary level

Excited, honored (& admittedly nervous) to post: I'm now starting a journey with @RoutledgeEOE to publish & share those pages😄

[Amy HR @LAwithMrsHR]

Any @BayPortHS students attending St. Norbert College next year: I'd be happy to offer this alumni recommendation to help you save $4000: https://t.co/ZG8dTtqLG1

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

Cormac McCarthy has died at age 89. Read James Wood on the novelist, who, at his best, held “in beautiful balance the oracular and the ordinary.” https://t.co/dquGdt27WU

[International Baccalaureate @iborganization]

Our mission is to create a more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. This Pride month, we encourage our community to check out the tips below for embracing a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. https://t.co/Vbf3VpaGxp

[Amy HR @LAwithMrsHR]

Cheers to incredible students doing purposeful work!

[Howard-Suamico Schools @HSSD]

On May 12, the Bay Port GSA Club hosted a professional development session with the purpose of building trust and creating a supportive learning environment. Thank you, students, for sharing your personal experiences with HSSD staff! @BayPortHS

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

An absolutely life-changing poem about mothers by @adalimon:

[Amy HR @LAwithMrsHR]

@KAJG4 I think I still have a blog-post draft about sage on side somewhere 😇

(Still team "Knowledgeable" for a profile trait, too. #number8

[Howard-Suamico Schools @HSSD]

#AlumniMakingWaves Nicole Wolter, Bay Port 2016, is well on her way to becoming a doctor...then becoming a doctor again! Enrolled at Tufts University (Boston, MA) in a dual medical school/PhD program, she is studying cardiovascular disease.

Full story: https://t.co/gY79PvJ24v

[International Baccalaureate @iborganization]

“If we are going to educate young people for an inclusive future, we need to ensure they experience inclusive learning experiences within inclusive schools. As educators, this means knowing exactly what ‘inclusive’ looks like at the classroom, school and system level” ½

[Amy HR @LAwithMrsHR]

S/O to the @BPHS_Esports alumni whose "Thanos Richards" buttons were helpful to children building a snowman -- per the Frosty song instructions (sort of) -- today 😆🤷‍♀️