Heather

Wife, Mother, Instructional Leader at Cherokee Elementary School, Cubs Fan, #mysteryskype #ChoiceSeating *Tweets are my own*

[Heather @TeachingJam]

Back 2 School team building fun with a #GooseChase within our community #iLoveTeaching #RETtigers #TtownTigers #Tlap #Culturize

[Heather @TeachingJam]

@MrsSmith_Grade2 We’re looking for a class to have a #mysteryskype with a 3rd grade class in Alabama. Can you do one this week? It’ll be their first one and they’re so excited to play it, but I haven’t found a class yet.

[Heather @TeachingJam]

@kcollazo That time works for us. Will this MysterySkype be with a class or just you?

[Heather @TeachingJam]

Anyone interested in doing a #mysteryskype with a 3rd grade class this week?

[Heather @TeachingJam]

@kcollazo Thank you!! Does this Thursday or Friday work with your schedule? We can do anytime between 8-10 AM or between 11-1 on Thursday in Alabama; central time zone. We can also make Friday between 8-10 work.

[Heather @TeachingJam]

@thepankopost I’m looking for a #mysteryskype for my 3rd graders. Are you interested?

[Heather @TeachingJam]

@MLB @MLBPS_US Blue jays #KonamiWorldSeriesSweepstakes

[Heather @TeachingJam]

@AccuTrainK12 This is such a great conference! @CecilySmith94

[Heather @TeachingJam]

It’s been a great two days at the #innovativeschoolssummit Looking forward to learning from more amazing presenters/authors tomorrow!!

[Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher]

Reminder from T @MrsHunter_OAK: You can't get to the deep learning without going through the discomfort of mistake-making! #GrowthMindset

[Emily Paschall @EmilyAPaschall]

Say. It. Louder. 👏

Let data be your flashlight, not your hammer! #multiplyexcellence

[Heather @TeachingJam]

@mrronclark_ So excited! Couldn’t wait for the hard copy- reading the Kindle version now!!!!

[Heather @TeachingJam]

“Love them enough to change their story.” 🥰

[Emily Paschall @EmilyAPaschall]

It’s easy to get discouraged by *that kid* and say, “I didn’t sign up for this.�� The reality? Yes. We did. We did sign up for this. We signed up to teach KIDS.
🔸*That kid* who is crying every morning when they get to school? We signed up for it.

🔻*That kid* who is in the 8th grade and still can’t read? We signed up for it.

🔸*That kid* who is soiling their pants every day? We signed up for it.

🔻*That kid* who destroyed your classroom? We signed up for it.

🔸*That kid* who cussed you out last week? We signed up for it.

🔻*That kid* who ________________? We signed up for it.

If what we are doing isn’t working, try something different. *That kid* is going to need a different pathway toward success - filled with more patience, more compassion, and a lot more love.

Think about *that kid* in your class right now. Is your heart and mind in the right place? Don’t allow them to become a spectacle in your school - among the kids, teachers, or parents. Don’t allow them to become the topic of conversation at the lunch table. Protect them from that. Love them enough to change their story!

#multiplyexcellence

[Heather @TeachingJam]

Such a marvelous 1st day @ronclarkacademy #rcainspired

[Emily Paschall @EmilyAPaschall]

Don’t forget to water the grass. ⬇️☺️

[Heather @TeachingJam]

Northern Lights in Northern Alabama 📷 Emilee J. @spann

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

This is an important reminder! 🙌
🎙 @WeinsteinEdu

[Heather @TeachingJam]

Our grade level math data meetings at Cherokee Elementary today included our data wall creation, analyzing the data, and then discussing celebrations, changes, and the next steps in our tiers of instruction #CEStribe @AMSTI4all

[Heather @TeachingJam]

🦺 Kindergarten was a construction zone today & finished up their Open Court Unit on Homes by building sentences, letters, CVC words, & high-frequency words in Reading. In Math they built cities with addition and subtraction equations. @amstiuna @Alabama_Reading #CEStribe

[Heather @TeachingJam]

@GaylordOpryland #Soundwavesnashville2 “Heart Like a Truck”

[Ms. Benison- @BenisonMrs]

Yes, handwriting needs to be taught explicitly too.