Rylee Ownbey

Special educator at Gilson Middle School in Valdez, AK. Striving to see ALL kids succeed. Emporia State alum. Do what you love, love what you do.

[Rylee Ownbey @rownbey]

Don't be upset when kids act like kids, prepare for it, design for it! #ASTE17 @alicekeeler

[Rylee Ownbey @rownbey]

@joerobison907

[Google for Education @GoogleForEdu]

Align your students’ passions with skills of the future. With Google’s free CS First curriculum students build confidence as they learn computer science through their favorite subjects, like Sports, Art and Fashion.

[Dr. Catlin Tucker @Catlin_Tucker]

#Elementary Writing Rubrics https://t.co/4nzKaxApJQ… #elemchat #engchat #edchat #writing #satchat #adminchat

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

Though I teach History, watching the #Tonys has reinforced what I long believed: the Arts are as essential to a child’s education as English, Science, Math and Social Studies.

[Cult of Pedagogy @cultofpedagogy]

23 Great Short Stories to Teach in Middle School
via @WeAreTeachers
https://t.co/AJhTFCNbGO

[Rylee Ownbey @rownbey]

21st century note taking...
Mrs.Ownbey, can I take a picture of… https://t.co/RgvWpT5Ndn

[Alice Keeler @alicekeeler]

Are spelling tests active student engagement? No
Creative thinking? No
Critical thinking? No
Communicating ideas? No
Collaborative? No

RETHINK THE SPELLING TEST

[Jordan Garrett Pelton @jg_jgarrett]

“Kids aren’t empowered by using technology, they are empowered by doing things that inspire them” #ice18 #d100ICE

[Alice Keeler @alicekeeler]

If we say we are paperless we are shutting out thousands of amazing activities that are better with paper. And kids should touch stuff other than a computer #ICE18

[Rylee Ownbey @rownbey]

@alicekeelerorg always blowing my mind with ways to use #GoogleEdu apps for Ss collaboration #edtech #ASTE18 https://t.co/NbOXmohmuh

[Dr. Meredith Akers @meredithakers]

Create interactive stories using Story Speaker Add-on for @GoogleForEdu Docs and your VOICE! #gttribe

Blog Post:
https://t.co/zRNh3MbYqo

[Rylee Ownbey @rownbey]

@Tch2LrnAK @new2techAK @lthumann OMG favorite tweet ever!!! Hang in there @new2techAK you’ve got this!!! #aste18 #teamawesome #aktwittertribe

[Rylee Ownbey @rownbey]

Relationship and voice have to come alive before the content @MawiAsgedom @mawilearning #aste18

[Rylee Ownbey @rownbey]

Education’s root value is love. Nothing is more powerful than the relationship created with a student @MawiAsgedom @mawilearning #aste18

[Tamara Van Wyhe @Tch2LrnAK]

"Too often we reward students for effort and not for actual growth." @MawiAsgedom Big difference between handing in a worksheet and real learning. Challenge matters. #growthmindset #grit #aste18 @mawilearning

[Rylee Ownbey @rownbey]

The way we show love for our kids is in how we challenge them to grow @MawiAsgedom #ASTE18

[Rylee Ownbey @rownbey]

Failure is when you do nothing to grow #growthmindset @MawiAsgedom #ASTE18

[Rylee Ownbey @rownbey]

Things will happen to us in different ways that are challenging. All of us have to find our own way to connect with whatever turbo we have in our life to keep from staying stuck. @MawiAsgedom #ASTE18

[Rylee Ownbey @rownbey]

Education is a field where there are so many challenges, and they’re never going to stop, but we do it because we want to impact and it’s what we dedicate our lives to @MawiAsgedom #ASTE18

[Rylee Ownbey @rownbey]

We've all been invisible at least once in our lives, and we know what it means to be seen @MawiAsgedom #ASTE18

[Rylee Ownbey @rownbey]

The best way to help students is to help educators. Inspiring words during @MawiAsgedom #aste18 keynote