“Googling” instead of “thinking” is a symptom of our tech-obsessed society, and its practice has become all too easy in the world of distance learning. #edchat#edtech https://t.co/B3ZOZcdLH1
Okay I’ll end with this for real. If we as teachers don’t put our best, most authentic selves forward, how can we expect kids to grow into adults we want in our communities? 9/9
LGBTQ+ #edchat
Thread on my personal account on being out as a teacher. Spoiler: I think it’s necessary to be out to students. #authenticity#education#lgbtq
Thread?
Was reading comments on post somewhere (I know, never read the comments) and people were saying that teachers shouldn’t be out to their students because it’s irrelevant to classroom teaching and content knowledge 1/
"Introverts often are really amazing, talented, gifted, loving children, and they feel like there's something wrong with them," says @susancain Here are some ways teachers & #parents can support them @ElissaNadworny https://t.co/x9n6lrFlzS #edchat#introverted
I hope this conversation about segregationist politicians refocuses the nation on the fact that schools are more segregated now than 30 years ago, white schools get $23 billion more in funding, and many of the policies that were working to address this have now been dismantled.
PSA. Your students saying “ain’t”, “finna”, etc. are cultural. Instead of “correcting” them, talk to them about code switching and how amazingly SMART they are for being able to codeswitch between the two. Valuing your students’ identities means valuing the way they speak.