Sara Strocel

I am an educator and mom with a passion for books, inclusion, & SEL. I am constantly learning, & value empathy, integrity, wisdom, and critical thinking.

[Sara Strocel @swreading]

Greatly appreciated the thought-provoking & learning opportunities at #EESummit24 . Collaborating with fellow educators over story and assessment for the last 2 days was an enlightening & informative experience.

[Lee Ann Jung, PhD @leeannjung]

📝 "Summative" doesn't imply a single, high-stakes test. Summative is a point in time at which we consider ALL evidence, formal and informal. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #TeacherTwitter #Assessment

[Lee Ann Jung, PhD @leeannjung]

❤️ Students aren't manipulating adults with challenging behaviors. They are expressing, consciously or unconsciously, their unmet needs. Our job is to help #students learn to have those needs met in better ways. Empathy and compassion are the key. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders

[Steve Silberman @stevesilberman]

Today is #WorldAutismAwarenessDay. No one ever explained the difference between awareness and acceptance better than this 14-year-old in Australia. Please read my in-depth history of autism and neurodiversity, NeuroTribes, and books by great autistic authors like @EricMGarcia.

[Sara Strocel @swreading]

From personal experience, Greene’s strategies work for typical class conflict as well. It’s how our class solved the great Gaga ball debate of 2021. 😊 It’s another example of how a change in practice for those who need it can actually work for everyone.

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

“Is giving him a consequence—suspending him, calling his grandparents—going to teach him not to throw chairs?” she asks. “When you start doing all these consequences, they’re going to dig their heels in even deeper, and nobody is going to win.” https://t.co/s0qpUZT4Oi

[Lee Ann Jung, PhD @leeannjung]

🌟 #Inclusion benefits everyone in the class because it elevates the quality of instruction. It can take creativity; but the payoff is everything. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Educators #UDL

[Lee Ann Jung, PhD @leeannjung]

📚 Steps to mastery of a skill: 1. acquisition (I did it once) 2. fluency (I can do it consistently) 3. maintenance (I can keep doing it) 4. transfer (I can use it in new ways) (Hanson, et al., 1978) and still true. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat

[Tracy O'Connell Novick @TracyNovick]

The door falling off the plane is scary, but this recounting of the Portland science teacher who found the door in his yard and how he turned it into a Monday morning lesson is delightful.

https://t.co/4Y7tGA5csa

[Lee Ann Jung, PhD @leeannjung]

❤️ When #students dysregulate and exhibit unexpected behaviors, they are thinking with the emotional part of their brain at that moment. This is not a teachable moment. It is a time to connect, not correct. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #TeacherTwitter

[Sara Strocel @swreading]

I used to read every day, but now I’m more of a “binge” reader. It’s good to have reminders that there’s no one right way to read.

[Dr. John Spencer @spencerideas]

When I was a kid, I had a mental image of an "avid reader." This was someone who read daily. For the avid reader, a day without reading was like a day without breathing. It was impossible. I call these people the Regular Readers.

But eventually, I met binge readers who go in spurts of reading nothing and reading everything. For them, reading was less of a marathon and more like interval training. They would stay up late at night to finish a book and then jump onto the next one in a series. They would read a book in between classes, attempt a chapter on the bumpy bus ride and get so lost in a story that they forgot to eat lunch on the weekend. But then, once they're done, they read nothing for weeks. I call these people the Binge Readers.

As I think about my own family, my daughter is a Regular Reader like me. My sons are both Binge Readers. Right now, my middle child is plowing through every Percy Jackson book in the series. I'm pretty sure my wife is a Regular Binge Reader. She reads daily but can get so lost in a book she stays up late to finish it.

I share this because some avid readers are Regular Readers. Others are Binge Readers. Some read across multiple genres. Others stick to one genre and even one author for months. Some read one book at a time. Others read multiple books and enjoy the conversation that occurs between books. Some are diehard physical book fans. Others (like myself) read e-books, physical books, and audio-books. Some prefer text heavy works and others vary between text heavy and graphic novels.

Some race through books at a break-neck speed and some read slowly and carefully, leaving notes in the margins, and wrestling with ideas. Some read 150 books in a year and others 4. Some re-read their favorite works and it feels like returning home only to gain a new perspectives and others bristle at the thought of returning to the same work.

And all of these people are avid readers.

[Sara Strocel @swreading]

Yes! This article articulates what I’ve been feeling in the classroom, with ways to support. A good read.

[Jack Berckemeyer @JBerckemeyer]

I am so proud of this article. If you are noticing changes in your middle school students - check this out. Please share with others. 8 New Characteristics

https://t.co/uOkO7Rr5HP

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

In times of tragedy, don't mistake inaction for apathy. It's often the result of empathy.

Empathic distress is feeling helpless in the face of suffering. It drains us until we're numb.

You never know whose pain others are carrying. They may need compassion more than you realize.

https://t.co/nkK5goBXbn

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Extraversion is not a prerequisite for leadership.

It doesn't matter how outgoing people are. What counts is how well they communicate and how committed they are to serving.

The people to promote are the ones with the skill—and the will—to elevate the group above themselves.

[Sara Strocel @swreading]

What about the other kids in the room? https://t.co/n1UhAn36np

[Sara Strocel @swreading]

World Cup soccer means my door decoration has changed from September. I’m sorry to see “Hamilton” go, but so proud of the students who designed and put up my new door! https://t.co/9YYdtSERjQ

[Sara Strocel @swreading]

Taking a picture of all the books read over the summer makes it look more numerous & dramatic. Also, the dog had permission to stay because he’s cute, but today we learned that we don’t lick books.

[Sara Strocel @swreading]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/uH4cEJlJqh

[Sara Strocel @swreading]

In case you just needed to feel a little bit older today, my son just referred to the SNES as the “Super Nostalgic Entertainment System”. 🤷🏻‍♀️😊

[Sara Strocel @swreading]

I finally finished this book today. I liked some chapters more than others, but it was thought-provoking & well-written. Having reciprocity & gratitude for our natural world is something that’s long overdue. #shelfie https://t.co/ggm88wWEdg

[Sara Strocel @swreading]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/KFzYXmPlvP