Alex Funk (She/Her)

Grade 3 teacher. Currently working on my masters in Education & Neuroscience. Coffee enthusiast. Builder of creativity. Living on Treaty 7 land. #yql

[Alex Funk (She/Her) @msafunk]

My reading goal this year is 15 books. I’ve already read 18 and 1/2 of 2 books. I’m not putting pressure on what I’m reading (so it’s all the romance) and I’m not forcing myself to read something I can’t get into. It’s been refreshing!

[Alex Funk (She/Her) @msafunk]

@mylifeinaword Right? And I wear through them like nobodies business.

[Alex Funk (She/Her) @msafunk]

My heating pad wasn’t working in the middle of the night last night. This is a problem since I’m in the middle of a flare up (“probable” endo). I run through heating pads every couple years. It works now, but now I’m wondering if I should have a backup…

[Alex Funk (She/Her) @msafunk]

@mcbeatke @BedJetSleep I had never heard of this! I think I need this! Thank you!

[Alberta Teachers' Association @albertateachers]

Here’s the truth about the education crisis, straight from educators and parents.

Share this video to make sure candidates in our upcoming election commit to public education. #StandForEducation

[Alex Funk (She/Her) @msafunk]

@ajennwithtwons @charliemackesy @Lakeviewleth They really are! I feel like nothing quite captures how amazing they are in real life

[Alex Funk (She/Her) @msafunk]

We took a quote from @charliemackesy book from Mole about cake in my 3rd grade class and made paper mache cakes for @Lakeviewleth to enjoy. The kids did fabulous. Pictures don’t do it justice.

[Alex Funk (She/Her) @msafunk]

@freakindelight @DEHRtoCare We also made paper mache cakes over the past few weeks. We do and talk about all the things in here 🤣

[Alex Funk (She/Her) @msafunk]

This is how you know you teach kids about the brain a lot. We are prepping for our @DEHRtoCare gala and talking about resilience. One of my grade 3s said “resilience is when your prefrontal cortex controls your reactions to emotions, not your amygdala” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Alex Funk (She/Her) @msafunk]

We teach our students to name it to tame it. We teach that it’s okay to feel. But we don’t often extend the same grace to ourselves (even though it’s necessary work)

[Dr. Jody Carrington • Psychologist @DrJCarrington]

Emotions are unavoidable. Like it or not, they’re part of this “being a human” deal. It’s what we do with them that really matters. Here are 4 ways to better understand your emotions – it’s not always easy and it’s never perfect– but it’s a good start.

[Dr Pнıʟ McRαε @philmcrae]

The fact that we’re experiencing a fundamental crisis in public education in #Alberta (not waving anymore, but drowning) is symptomatic of a society 168° off kilter to what’s critical to its future survival & prosperity. Fixating on a sunset carbon economy while🔥🏛️🔥#abed #ableg

[Alex Funk (She/Her) @msafunk]

@GarnerCody @hubermanlab I am now!

[Alex Funk (She/Her) @msafunk]

You have 2.5 hours left! Don’t forget to vote Alberta teachers!

[Alberta Teachers' Association @albertateachers]

🗳️ PEC elections for president, vice president and district representative end tomorrow at 5pm. Vote now!
➡️ https://t.co/RKQ44bmiJa
#abed #2023PECElection

[Kevin McBeath @mcbeatke]

This announcement barely brings funding back to pre-pandemic levels! It DOESN’T account for the massive influx of students seen in the past 4yrs or the massive increase in classroom complexity. Not to mention to the desperate need to build actual schools. #ableg #abed

[Alex Funk (She/Her) @msafunk]

The University of Minnesota has a whole executive function lab and studying there may be a new dream/goal of mine…

[Alex Funk (She/Her) @msafunk]

Watching kids go from not knowing letters to starting to read gives me goosebumps every time

[ATA Local #41 @ATALocal41]

New inductees taking their pledge. Welcome to the profession!

[Alex Funk (She/Her) @msafunk]

@AlyssaRanger 🤣 this is amazing!

[Alex Funk (She/Her) @msafunk]

@KathrynMombo It makes report card writing a little difficult

[Alex Funk (She/Her) @msafunk]

Day 2 of this darn migraine. Meds haven’t seemed to touch it. I went to bed at 6pm last night hoping to sleep it off. 14 hours later my cheek is numb 😩 this pressure change can end now please!