Robin Pickens

Follower of Christ. Daughter, wife and mother. Animal Rescue momma. Retired educator. Continuous learner.

[VoteVets @votevets]

USN CDR (Ret) Wes Rexrode was on the USS Theodore Roosevelt on 9/11. Now he's fighting against unnecessary book bans:
“Spent the last decade of my Naval career fighting religious fascism abroad. Never thought I’d have to fight it right here in the United States of America.”

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

If we treated teachers with respect, valued them, paid them well, and supported them properly, attrition would be almost nonexistent! And our college of education programs would be packed!

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

You never know.

[Julia's #STEAMing up Learning! @GiftedTawk]

Calling all teachers! If someone had encouraged your earliest passion, what career would you be in today? #teachers #career #passion #encouragement

[Dr. RJ Webber @DrWebberRj]

@susangbarber I teach for a half day each month, as do 8 members of our @NorthvilleEDU central office team…we all love teaching, it connects us to our mission, provides a half day off to staff, and generates resources for kids via a raffle led by @NorthvilleNEF 🧡🖤

[Susan Barber @susangbarber]

Door Dash requires every employee all the way up to the CEO to deliver food at least once a month.
What would happen if every state/district employee had to teach at least one class each month?

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

I recently came across data on who we spend our time with over the course of our lives.

The insights are simultaneously inspiring and depressing.

Here are 6 graphs everyone needs to see:

[Bored Teachers @Bored_Teachers]

Friendly reminder...

[Robin Pickens @robinwpickens]

Trunk or Treat…technology department showing a little love for our DLC @CarrieJostmeyer @techoodie @alannam01 @Boals_Frisco #friscomadetoshine

[Pam Harris @pwharris]

This describes so well the way I learned fake math - answers to memorize (facts, procedures, steps that someone else figured out) instead of helping me develop my reasoning.

You?

#MTBoS #ITeachMath #MathIsFigureOutAble #Elemmathchat #MSmathchat #HSmathchat #MathStratChat

[David Geurin @DavidGeurin]

Thinking about professional growth this morning…

Unless we act on what we have learned, have we really learned anything at all?

New learning should result in new and better decisions.

[Brittany Frederick @bfrederickd93]

I love this idea! What a great way to ensure those positive notes are making it home😊

[MI Right to Read @MIRighttoRead]

Did you know that 40 years ago..in 1982, the Supreme Court determined that content-based removal of certain books based on subject matter from a school library was a violation of student’s first amendment rights. (Island Tree vs Pico) Not sure why this is being discussed today?!

[Brian Aspinall @mraspinall]

Some things standardized tests don’t measure:

•Sense of Wonder.
•Resourcefulness.
•Motivation.
•Creativity.
•Critical Thinking.
•Self-discipline.
•Resilience.
•Endurance.

[Robin Pickens @robinwpickens]

Come grow with us!

[Robin Pickens @robinwpickens]

Celebrating our first Reading Academy Graduates!! Way to go ladies!!
@Boals_Frisco

[Robin Pickens @robinwpickens]

Coaching Challenge 3: creating a coaching survey to determine the needs of our teachers #coachcollab ⁦@Boals_Frisco⁩ ⁦@Emily_Molitor⁩ ⁦@CarrieJostmeyer⁩ @FriscoISDTech @ci_elem @FisdB

[Robin Pickens @robinwpickens]

Coaching Challenge 2: making plans for next year while enjoying a good lunch #coachcollab ⁦@Boals_Frisco⁩ ⁦@CarrieJostmeyer⁩ ⁦@Emily_Molitor⁩ ⁦@FriscoISDTech⁩ @ci_elem @FisdB

[Robin Pickens @robinwpickens]

Coaching Challenge 1…planning a STEM teacher challenge to make use of our furniture refresh #coachcollab @Boals_Frisco @CarrieJostmeyer @Emily_Molitor @FriscoISDTech @ci_elem

[Heinemann @HeinemannPub]

As your school year comes to a close, please don’t spend time regretting what you didn’t get to or focusing on what the students still can’t do. Do this instead: https://t.co/W9jZV3UtEw @trustingreaders