Pride from Within a Classroom Closet

Twitter journal of an LGBTQ Undergraduate English student trying to become a secondary ed teacher in the rural South 🍎✏🌈

[Jimmy Casas @casas_jimmy]

#ThoughtForTheDay 3 responses we as educators need to put to rest.
1. That’s the way we’ve always done it.
2. We tried that before.
3. I don’t need your help.
#Culturize

[Pride from Within a Classroom Closet @prideundercover]

Recently started substitute teaching during my free days from college classes. Scared but so far the response has been great, especially with using Mx. Little signs of hope like this inspire me for when I get to be one my own #TeacherInTraining #LicensureStudent #LGBTQ #🏳️‍🌈

[Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher]

Today is so much more than it appears! #MondayMotivation, via T @gloaleman

[Dana Holley Maloney @danahmaloney]

Important Inquiry Q to ask in literature classes: How does your reading of the text affect your reading of the world? @ncte

[ILA @ILAToday]

Every child everywhere deserves the right to read. Learn more about ILA’s Children’s #RightsToRead and sign the pledge to enact these rights in your classroom, school, and community. https://t.co/JJuxKMPcAs

[Jessie James Grelle🎙️ @JJGrelle]

I hope this has helped them, but they also realize how incredibly talented and creative they are!

[edutopia @edutopia]

At this high school, students can choose to demonstrate their academic growth and mastery in a wide variety of ways, from videos to discussions to papers.

[YALSA @yalsa]

When we call a student something - mean, stupid, etc - that’s an expectation we set for them and that’s something we shouldn’t do. #yalsa18

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

Today, NCTE joined 87 civil and human rights organizations in a show of solidarity with victims of recent acts of hate and bigotry in our country. We are thankful for the critical work our members do each day to oppose hate. #LoveIlluminates https://t.co/0dkwmYTJ8g

[Jarrett Lerner @Jarrett_Lerner]

Kids need to see adults:

- Reading books
- Working hard
- Taking care of themselves
- Making mistakes
- Learning from mistakes
- Being happy
- Being sad
- Helping others
- Standing up
- Voting
- Playing
- Being silly
- Being serious
- Being scared
- Being brave
- Being kind

[edutopia @edutopia]

Giving students randomly assigned roles in teams—such as manager, scribe, and speaker—helps ensure that they all participate.

[John Marshall D. Ed. @jdm1906]

I am certain they have said:
A. I love kids.
B. I love teaching.
C. I work hard.

The real questions are:
A. Do you love all kids?
B. What are you really teaching?
C. What are you working hard to (maintain) do & for who?

https://t.co/8B2tyBBPBM

[Notre Dame Center for Literacy Education @CLEatND]

Picture books can be helpful in any grade level, not just young learners. This #SaturdayStrategy from @RWTnow uses picture books to illuminate social issues for middles school students. https://t.co/7DeHCVCzSJ #Nat

[edutopia @edutopia]

Thank you, teachers.

[Ken Templeton (he/him) @kentempletonela]

I’m interested in how #ela teachers use drawing in class. Any #sketchnote techniques that are particularly helpful for students? #NCTEvillage

[Pride from Within a Classroom Closet @prideundercover]

Planning Activities and A Lesson in Observation: A fun way to introduce students to Fitzgerald's #TheGreatGatsby ? Set up the class like a 1920s speakeasy and dress up like the bartender for the setting #observationjournal #lesson #english

[PBS Teachers @pbsteachers]

While secondary traumatic stress is now well understood in many helping professions, there is a dearth of research, understanding, or acknowledgment of how it affects educators." (via @MindShiftKQED )
https://t.co/WphuZ3XEtT

[Pride from Within a Classroom Closet @prideundercover]

Observation attire for the past month: consistent button-down shirts and sometimes a bowtie with Converse. I've achieved peak aesthetic attire before becoming an actual teacher 😂 #aesthetics #observationjournal
#attire

[Pride from Within a Classroom Closet @prideundercover]

Fun thing from an observation earlier this semester: having a chance to explain proper pronoun use for Trans or GNC people to high schoolers is a great way to explain the Mx. prefix and usage of They pronouns 🌈 #observationjournal #englishteacherintraining #pronouns