Dr. Shannon Smith

Passionate Educator and Advocate for Teachers and Students, Professor of Education and Experienced Online Teacher

[Dr. Shannon Smith @shansm222]

Disgusted w/ @Lowes delivery. Ordered fridge for mom in home hospice care & delivery refused due to stairs. Never experienced such horrible treatment under the worst possible circumstances.

[Dan Price @DanPriceSeattle]

Unpopular opinion: "The customer is always right" is one of the most toxic phrases in business and needs to be retired forever.

[Michigan Virtual @MichiganVirtual]

This innovative teacher from @zeelandschools is "YouTube famous" in middle-school Spanish classrooms 😮 Find out why:
https://t.co/FI6I5FQl4q

@SenorAshby, you inspire us!

#miched #educhat #thefutureisBRIGHT

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Tonight, for the first time in history, both people seated behind a president when he speaks to a joint session of Congress will be women.

[Dr. Shannon Smith @shansm222]

This⬇️ is powerful! We want and NEED teachers like this in our profession. Much respect Mr. Sean McCaroll! 👏👏👏 https://t.co/2y1z0rLJUY

[Dr. Shannon Smith @shansm222]

It may not be magical but teachers are doing amazing things in education!

[Michigan Virtual @MichiganVirtual]

A sweet #onlinelearning recipe from @shansm222: Start with a layer of STRUCTURE, sprinkle in a healthy dose of CONSISTENCY, & top it off with CONNECTION. #miched #onlinelearning

[Dr. Shannon Smith @shansm222]

One of the amazing teachers I get to work with at @MichiganVirtual! It’s all about intentional relationships and mindset!

[Michigan Virtual @MichiganVirtual]

Many students think they're "bad at math." Here's how one remarkable teacher is building growth mindsets in her online math classroom 🤩

📖 or 🎧: https://t.co/PL6ZjGyQKs

#miched #edutwitter #thefutureisBRIGHT

[Michigan Virtual @MichiganVirtual]

The Michigan Department of Education is offering $550 per student for credit recovery through Section 23b of Public Act 3 of 2021 funding. Applications for this funding are due April 15. Learn more➡ https://t.co/605dpPwHxv #miched

[Dr. Shannon Smith @shansm222]

Valuable research from ⁦@MichiganVirtual⁩ based on feedback from over 1500 online teachers/administrators from virtual schools across the country. Check it out: https://t.co/7qlQGUCWvY

[Simon Sinek @simonsinek]

It's better to go slow in the right direction than to go fast in the wrong direction.

[Dr. Shannon Smith @shansm222]

@casandraulbrich “edusplaining” is brilliant! #edusplaining

[Dr. Shannon Smith @shansm222]

To all my teacher friends and colleagues:

[Michigan Virtual @MichiganVirtual]

"Teachers also need to feel respected as the highly educated, specially trained experts they are, most of whom would not remain in the field if not for their passion." — @shansm222

Read: https://t.co/HzqAhFyxJq

#MichEd #Edutwitter

[david zeman @davidzeman5]

Teacher retirements soar in Michigan schools amid COVID pandemic https://t.co/CDLKYAycOQ via @BridgeMichigan

[𝒦𝑒𝓋𝒾𝓃 𝐹𝑒𝓇𝒶𝓂𝒾𝓈𝒸𝑜 @theteachingjedi]

“The pandemic didn’t create problems in education, it revealed them.”

@cultofpedagogy
#Keynote
#CUE21
#SpringCUE

[Michigan Virtual @MichiganVirtual]

We💚the @MichiganVirtual instructors! #MACUL21

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

This year more teachers will likely be leaving teaching than ever before, and not because they no longer care about their students or don’t love teaching, but because society doesn’t care about or value them.

[Kylene Beers @KyleneBeers]

New blog post titled "Stop." A Letter to Our Nation's Education Leaders and Our Nation's Teachers.

https://t.co/yM6bQE9PZH

@nytimes @NAESP @NASSP @educationweek, @usedgov

[Harvard Business Review @HarvardBiz]

"Women make highly competent leaders, according to those who work most closely with them — and what’s holding them back is not lack of capability but a dearth of opportunity." https://t.co/W4eI4CoheB

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

So many teachers are not okay, but, because they keep a smile, keep going and keep quiet — everyone thinks they are just fine.

[Conan O'Brien @ConanOBrien]

Thank you Arnold -- this is the most powerful and uniquely personal statement I've heard from ANYONE on where we are right now as a country.