Eddie Pietrzak

Professional Magician / Educational Consultant / Keynote Speaker / Middle School STEM Teacher at Haddonfield School District

[Eddie Pietrzak @MagicByEd]

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[NASA Mars @NASAMars]

After a year of scientific scrutiny, a rock sample collected by the Perseverance rover has been confirmed to contain a potential biosignature. The sample is the best candidate so far to provide evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars. https://t.co/0BAO1dhMG8

[Eddie Pietrzak @MagicByEd]

A question inspired by The Simple Path to Wealth (taken from James Clear):
Which expense in your life delivers the least happiness per dollar and which delivers the most happiness per dollar?

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https://t.co/5pBq2ZDvfk

[Eddie Pietrzak @MagicByEd]

Hitting 40 doesn’t mean looking back and wishing you were 20 again. Try this instead: imagine you’re 90, and somehow, the universe hit rewind—you open your eyes and you’re 40, with time and energy on your side. What would future-you be thrilled to do with this bonus round?

[Eddie Pietrzak @MagicByEd]

Architect and furniture designer Eileen Gray on thinking for yourself:
"To create, one must first question everything. Never adopt someone else's conclusion without putting it to the test of your own reasoning and imagination."

[Eddie Pietrzak @MagicByEd]

"We undervalue health if we have not recently experienced illness.

We undervalue wealth if we have not recently experienced poverty.

We undervalue kindness if we have not recently experienced cruelty.

What might you be undervaluing right now?"

-@JamesClear

[Eddie Pietrzak @MagicByEd]

"Mastery is the best goal because the rich can't buy it, the impatient can't rush it, the privileged can't inherit it, and nobody can steal it. You can only earn it through hard work. Mastery is the ultimate status." -Author Derek Sivers

[Eddie Pietrzak @MagicByEd]

How these college students are learning life lessons through magic https://t.co/MbSctBlGdK via @TODAYshow

[Eddie Pietrzak @MagicByEd]

"You can't change your past, but you can reframe it.

Find the lesson in it. Find the opportunity in it. Pull the teachable moment out of it and share with others.

You can't choose your history, but you can choose the story you tell about it."

-@JamesClear

[Eddie Pietrzak @MagicByEd]

Begin each day with a joyful activity in the classroom! A study published in the Journal of Positive Psychology (2017) found that incorporating joyful moments into the school day can improve both student & teacher well-being.

[TCEA @TCEA]

Educators! Try these easy anticipatory sets to focus 👀 activate prior knowledge 🧠 and prep students for learning! 🚀 No more zoning out - just engaged, ready-to-rock students.

https://t.co/64x0ovc1pj via The Blue Brain Teacher
#teaching #k12 #learning

[Rick Wormeli @rickwormeli2]

It's August and that means there's a lot of professional development for educators happening. In case it helps, here is a healthy list (with descriptions) of activities, experiences, and formats for processing and applying all that content experienced during the training, conference, or while watching instructional videos. This year, I'm sending this to each school and organization with whom I work as a clear and urgent reminder that the follow-up to formal and informal PD experiences is often where the individual is the most receptive, has the most applicable insights, and makes the greatest professional gains -- and that follow-up to training is a doable and purposeful act that's just as much a part of the PD program as the day or hour of presentation itself. If you are a presenter, consultant, coach, leader, classroom practitioner, or paraprofessional, feel free to use any of these or to pass them along to those who might find them helpful -- and feel free to add your own ideas to the list! @amle @ascd @solutiontree @stenhousepub @aeiSpeakers @ILAToday @NSTA @ncte @NCSSNetwork @NCTM https://t.co/HVozQOa6ub

[TCEA @TCEA]

✨✨ 5 Question Structures to Improve Higher Order Thinking ✨✨

https://t.co/nc9fXn5VJ1 via @4OClockFaculty
#teaching #learning #edutwitter

[TCEA @TCEA]

✨Continuous Learning with a Growth Mindset Matrix✨

https://t.co/YgmCnStxqV via Erik Youngman
#teaching #learning

[Eddie Pietrzak @MagicByEd]

True leadership involves authenticity and openness, not just appearing 'right', but sharing real doubts and experiences while staying mission-focused. ~ John C. Maxwell

[Eddie Pietrzak @MagicByEd]

When one is excited about the job they have, there is a direct increase in quality of work. ~ Napoleon Hill

[Scott Rocco, Ed.D. @ScottRRocco]

What an amazing resource from @edutopia and fellow educators!!!!
#satchat #education

[Peter Liljedahl @pgliljedahl]

The @BTCthinks team are excited to unveil the new https://t.co/B2nABK6QqI site. You'll find it full of new information on BTC, books, thinking tasks, research, events, consulting, merchandise and more! We hope the site is valuable to the #buildingthinkingclassrooms community. 1/2