@QJacksonSSRocks One of my favorites! Definitely inspired me as a teacher. Some of my students this year have struggled with depression and didn't even know how to express it. The isolation & lack of interaction has been so difficult on them to where they ask to come back early from lunch to chat
Using Google Slides, Cathleen Beachboard created a digital "desk" for each student in her virtual classroom because she "needed a place where we can all be together."
@lucymcaldwell My children are saved from the torture, but those of us on Long Island, weren't back then. (Might have been fun except for the teenage awkwardness!)
This morning @CraigNewmark gave 40,000 @donorschoose teachers a special gift! He’s showing his #RespectForTeachers by shouting out Emily Royer on behalf of her teacher friend, Kim Howell. Plus, he’s paying tribute to a teacher who changed his life, Anton Schulzki!
Look 👀 at how technology 💻 can make transitions during class simple and effective! #physed#Geneva304#IAHPERD Visual display of time and use of the @iDoceo Classroom Teammates app to mix up the teams every 5 minutes.
Many teachers struggle with imposter syndrome, or feelings of self-doubt or inadequacy, often in spite of evidence to the contrary. https://t.co/LNaynl68al #edchat#k12#teachertwitter
Special thanks to @craignewmark for donating to our classroom project! Donations to my classroom are currently being matched! #RespectForTeachers https://t.co/p2Yyq8iQRK
Donations to @DonorsChoose classrooms are currently being matched! Consider helping teachers out for teacher appreciation week! https://t.co/aZ96kZCOre
Teachers bring joy, wisdom, and kindness to their classrooms. They shouldn't also have to bring essential supplies. Post your first project today at https://t.co/d8hPS78cR9 and unlock the funding on @DonorsChoose (plus get a special match code!).
Memorization is not in the top ten skills needed in 2020.
If school is about preparing students for the future, we need to shift our focus.
#futureready#teachergoals
If we want to reduce the level of anxiety parents feel about child benchmarks we may want to shift from a "learn xyz by age lmnop" to "age lmnop could be a great time to explore xyz."
I seriously feel less anxious just typing it.