Mrs. Taylor

Teacher of Gifted Students; Advocate for Creativity and Innovation; Educational Leader; Instigator of Deep Ponderings and Meddler of Minds

[Mrs. Taylor @MrsTaylor211]

No matter what. Make sure your Tier 1 instruction is solid.

#readingislit

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

A silver lining of being a highly sensitive kid is heightened social and emotional intelligence.

New study of elementary schoolers: The more they feel things deeply, the better they are at recognizing emotions and handling conflicts.

Sensitivity is not a flaw—it's a feature.

[Mrs. Taylor @MrsTaylor211]

Today's PD was a quick (30 min.) awareness on perfectionism and how we must build structures and routines to not only keep the focus on learning, but also equity of voice, growth and perseverance.

I moved so fast, they got whiplash!
#thinkdeeply
#keepthemthinking

[BrainPOP @brainpop]

Talking about feelings and emotions can be hard for anyone–especially kids. Checking in with them is key. How are you feeling today?

[Mrs. Taylor @MrsTaylor211]

The best part of my job is getting to go out to schools, work with teachers and see the students engaged in conversations, laughing and building good relationships.
#joyfullearning

[Mrs. Taylor @MrsTaylor211]

I held another training on adding intentional movement in the classroom. Just received a message from a new teacher that she added 1 small movement strategy this morning into her phonics lesson.

"This is just what we were missing." ❤
#purposefulplay

[Mrs. Taylor @MrsTaylor211]

Another great day of training with middle school teachers and administrators on the many benefits of movement in the classroom! #joyfullearning #purposefulplay

[Mrs. Taylor @MrsTaylor211]

#SEL is critical to learning to trust, to learning how to grow, how to fail, how to be a friend, how to be a leader.

[CASEL @caselorg]

Educators know that #SEL works because their students SHOW THEM that it works!

Social and emotional learning is proven to build teacher-student relationships and a sense of belonging and community for students at school.

[Mrs. Taylor @MrsTaylor211]

It may not be easy, but sometimes the effort is worth it. If we claim kids deserve it, then shouldn't we at least consider some of these ideas.

https://t.co/4RXw3PlE0Q

[Mrs. Taylor @MrsTaylor211]

I got to go visit classrooms yesterday. Every single room had intentional calm corners or zen dens.

Refreshing to see!

[Dolphins Enlighten @embracetruejoy]

#WednesdayWisdom - May you never be the reason why someone who loved to sing, doesn't anymore. Or why someone who always spoke so excitedly about their dreams, is now silent about them. #NoMoreBullying #KindnessMatters

#NotesToAYoungerMe #JoyTrain #StarfishClub @btharp22 @lilybearjoy @BethFratesMD
@melanie_korach @BiscottiNicole @SmrtAleks @Jim_dEntremont @CoachGoodman @KariJoys @JK45PE @gdorn1 @donna_mccance @KippPomra @DesireToInspir7 @bbray27 @MPHickie @iamashukhanna @drwilliams7777 @NicoletteEus @Bob_Lazzari @AnitaBGreen @coachadam34

[Mrs. Taylor @MrsTaylor211]

Never ruin the relationship over a pencil. Is that really the hill to die on?

[𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬 🎸🏴‍☠️🧩🤖🚀 @Principal_H]

Cheers to all of the teachers who give out pencils every single day knowing that they'll never get them back.

#education #teachers

[Mrs. Taylor @MrsTaylor211]

I remember the last time we tried merit based pay. And I also remember a pay for play scandal in Atlanta, where administrators and teachers ended up losing their careers. And some received jail time.

Just pay teachers a decent wage.

[Mrs. Taylor @MrsTaylor211]

@karenvaites If you build a strong primary core, you end up doing less intervention in secondary. Strong primary teachers are a requirement and just make sense.

[Mrs. Taylor @MrsTaylor211]

Nothing will kill a person's energy and passion for a new project like hearing, "in the past, we've always done...." or some version of that.

[Emily Hanford @ehanford]

Have you heard the new episodes of Sold a Story?

[Sharon M. Draper @sharonmdraper]

Happy first day of #womenshistorymonth! 🩵

[Mrs. Taylor @MrsTaylor211]

When the kids speak, we should listen.

[Emily Hanford @ehanford]

🎧 New episodes of Sold a Story are available now. 🎧

[Mrs. Taylor @MrsTaylor211]

Years ago, during a staff training on Socratic Seminars, I had a teacher tell me,

"I teach math. Not reading. This training is a waste of my time."

What do you think my face said??