I am currently reading Ron Clark's The end of Molasses Classes and as I am reading I can't help but think about my first year teaching. (A Thread)
I was called extra, A LOT, by those around me. I was confused by what that meant, I was just doing what I was taught to do.
I'm sharing this for one reason. I need the teaching community to be supportive of one another. Don't call the teacher next door extra, or too loud, or too much. Don't rob another teacher of their love for teaching.
Be supportive, we are all doing our best with what we have.
I want to reach kids where they are at and push them higher than they thought possible.
I feel bad for my kids last year, I feel like they got robbed of all of Ms. Crockett. They got robbed of my full passion.
STEM is not just a name we put on a school.
STEM is not a curriculum we buy.
STEM is not dependent on getting a grant.
STEM is about making learning relevant for EVERY kid in EVERY classroom EVERY day!
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From @librarianliana: "I simply cannot wait any longer to show off our students’ Adopt-a-Shelves!!! Some are still in progress, but the ones who have created their mini book displays completely by their own design have knocked it out of the park!"
I am looking for recommendations on Audiobook websites or apps I can give to parents to help build a passion for reading. TYIA for all the recommendations!
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I love how @jamestanton takes down five of the most common objections to using the area model to conceptually teach multiplication. Check out his 9 minute video where he helps make sense of the madness: https://t.co/jyb0krpaC2 #MTBoS#iteachmath
🤔 Would your students benefit from some support as they learn to articulate what they see, think, and wonder?
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Let's all start off on the right foot! Don't terrorize kids with timed tests and then call the ones that can answer in a minute fluent! Check more out at https://t.co/7mXcwMzH2n