Nancy Murphy

M.S. ECE, M.Ed special education, NBCT, Seesaw certified educator, AT/AAC enthusiast, lover of salty snacks and days full of play, she | her

[Nancy Murphy @nancy_PreK]

#secondstep lesson about feelings T: “How can you tell from his face that he is feeling happy?” S “it’s round” follow up chorus of Prek Ss: yeah, oval, round…” 🤦‍♀️ this why we need to explicitly teach SEL

[Nancy Murphy @nancy_PreK]

I worked closely with Maya in Prek. She is passionate about supporting health and safety of those in need. If you have the means consider supporting her health. COVID destroyed Maya’s health: Please help! https://t.co/K93bnoLlHH

[Nancy Murphy @nancy_PreK]

@NicholasFerroni Agreed!!!

[Nancy Murphy @nancy_PreK]

I am firmly in the give ALL the info camp. It doesn’t shade my experience. I am happy to know more history and let families know I am aware. I’ve also read reports that I staunchly disagree with and can share my insight with families into how their child appears in a new school.

[Nancy Murphy @nancy_PreK]

Do you prefer to know everything you can about your students prior to the first day? Or are you in the blank slate club? #education #sped #ece #ecse #preschool #teacher #FirstDayofSchool

[Nancy Murphy @nancy_PreK]

Yes WHY??!!

[Nancy Murphy @nancy_PreK]

Before. Clean floors piles of furniture. Name another career requires active unpaid days of furniture moving. #preksped #newschoolyear #preschool #preschoolteacher https://t.co/zWtiEUCVqD

[Nancy Murphy @nancy_PreK]

“Leaders cite the importance of restoring a sense of normalcy for students after three consecutive school years of interruptions and heightened vigilance”
😷🙄
I just want things to be “normal” doesn’t make it so!

[Education Week @educationweek]

As Students Head Back to School, COVID Protocols Wane https://t.co/sQtKgJ8dia

[Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn]

Linda Darling-Hammond once wrote: "If we taught babies to talk the way that most skills are taught in school, they would memorize lists of sounds in a predetermined order and practice them alone in a closet."

[Nancy Murphy @nancy_PreK]

@madelynross and the thought that if a stray hand covered in paint, glue, or bodily fluid grazes it you feel no pain.

[Nancy Murphy @nancy_PreK]

@madelynross This is definitely and ECE or child dev degree with a research specialty. Let’s do it!

[Nancy Murphy @nancy_PreK]

Attending the early childhood math symposium. Attempting to focus on planning learning for next school year. Loving the speakers' emphasis on family-centered strengths-based models. @GiglianaMelzi @eriksonmath @EarlyMathCA

[Nancy Murphy @nancy_PreK]

@ekanderson17 @L_D_Washington Looking around for the down vote button here. All humans need unstructured time. Structured pe is very difficult for many. Instead provide Inclusive support that helps make unstructured break time successful for all.

[Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn]

How do you reassure anxious children that it's safe to go to school when their fears are entirely reasonable?
And how do you explain to them that people who call themselves pro-life, and people who shriek about what *masks* do to children, allow this to keep happening?

[Nancy Murphy @nancy_PreK]

😂 but please stop! Don’t! I have enough legit reading to do!

[Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn]

You, too, can write education articles! Just pick 1 item from column A and 1 from column B:
"Can students' (attendance, engagement, math scores, graduation rates) be improved with (chess, dancing, sketch comedy, meditation, video games, eating olives, gargling)?"

[Nancy Murphy @nancy_PreK]

Yes, so please give them voice and time to be part of this important team.

[Martin Odima Jr. @MartinOdimaJr]

The general education teacher is a required member of an IEP meeting.

[Nancy Murphy @nancy_PreK]

Order free covid tests from the usps https://t.co/u72WkFVKLC

[Nancy Murphy @nancy_PreK]

But truly you also need to be able to say (and true for adults too) "It was an accident. Are you okay?" https://t.co/vGSLVh8TlJ

[Nancy Murphy @nancy_PreK]

Story time preschool https://t.co/caH5BFLVrK lesson: Talking about repairing after an accident. The story is a tricycle bumping incident, what to say, how the kids are feeling....

[Nancy Murphy @nancy_PreK]

Okay, now we have a minute, I really want to hear what you were thinking..."if they built a force field around the bikes they wouldn't crash!" I love this scientific thinker!