Nicole Widdess

Passionate about teaching literacy in diverse, middle-school aged classrooms. Mom of 2 girls. Wife to understanding husband, Mike.

[Nicole Widdess @nwiddess]

Love this! ❤️🙌

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

Storytelling is a core capability for leaders of change. Stories are the building blocks of empathy & compassion and a way of getting to the heart of who you are. They foster feelings of community & connection. They can help people feel more in control & less alone in the challenges they face. Leaders who tell compelling stories can move their audience from apathy to empathy & ultimately to action.
The original article: https://t.co/pgrP0J5Kpd. A new podcast ("Leaders who tell stories rule the world"): https://t.co/Qv1AMcoMQO. By Manfred Kets de Vries via @INSEADKnowledge. I paired this with a graphic by @tnvora.

[Nicole Widdess @nwiddess]

@april_pikk @noiie_bc @RichmondSD38 @sd38ELCC I read it. I think you’ll really like it!

[Nicole Widdess @nwiddess]

@ereid38 @mcneelyelem @ereid38, this is so inspiring!

[Nicole Widdess @nwiddess]

!!!

[Nicole Widdess @nwiddess]

A good reminder!

[Inspirational Quotes @SeffSaid]

Stay patient

[Leyton Schnellert @LeytonSchnell]

@lock_gillian @sd38learn @mjmedenwaldt @RichmondSD38 It was great to be together! @LisaSchwartz05 @sbeairsto @suzyshack @karenibbott38 @MehjD @shannondaly38 @adam_burghall @MrsPantaleo @mllebadams @nwiddess @bmdteach @macmillan_jane

[Nicole Widdess @nwiddess]

This shift in thinking needs to take shape now! ❤️

[Dr. Jody Carrington • Psychologist @DrJCarrington]

The time has come for a shift. What if we started to understand that we were so powerful in support of each other, instead of in competition with each other? The heart of all of this, I think, must involve a reconnection with an emotional language.

[Nicole Widdess @nwiddess]

This!! ❤️

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Great mentors are learners as well as teachers.

Data: when mentors value insights from below, they're more engaged and effective—and their mentees are more successful.

Mentoring is not a transfer of wisdom from one to another. It's a relationship where two people grow together.

[Nicole Widdess @nwiddess]

It’s me! 😊

[Nicole Widdess @nwiddess]

Beautiful & healthy reminder!!

[Nicole Widdess @nwiddess]

Love “positivity partners” 🙌

[edutopia @edutopia]

4 strategies for seamlessly incorporating executive functioning skills—like goal setting and self-reflection—into your daily lesson plans.
https://t.co/rIGSx54xkJ

[Dr. Michele Borba @micheleborba]

Research w 100s confirms: gratitude enhances #empathy, optimism, helps us consider others’ feelings, reduces materialism, self-centeredness, depression & loneliness AND improves #mentalhealth & #resilience. Use a #gratitude ritual https://t.co/PWo6L5JK7c

[Nicole Widdess @nwiddess]

APPRECIATION!!❤️

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Education has always seemed to be focused on fixing teachers. Teachers don’t need to be fixed but they do need to be supported, encouraged, & appreciated. Thank you to all the leaders who do!

[Nicole Widdess @nwiddess]

Very true!

[Nicole Widdess @nwiddess]

Interesting!

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Part of teacher and student burnout is the ridiculous amount of time we spend in school. We could go only Mon- Thurs and still attend more hours than many nations Including Finland.

https://t.co/flPmndmWAq

[Nicole Widdess @nwiddess]

Done!

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Yup! 💯

[Nicole Widdess @nwiddess]

@LouannNeel1, I love your beautiful artwork. I always look forward to what you create!

[Nicole Widdess @nwiddess]

An important reminder!

[Everyday Mindfulness @MindfulEveryday]

What people show you on the surface isn’t the whole picture…
#mindfulness

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[Nicole Widdess @nwiddess]

Happy World Educators Day @cooksd38 #cookiesbysally