Cindy Beals (she / her)

Educator, Learning Designer, Maker Enthusiast, and World Traveler.

[Cindy Beals (she / her) @wanderlust4]

So excited that @KodaiSchool_KIS and KIS Center for Environment and Humanity are starting the Junior Naturalist Action Network for local students to learn about and take action to improve the local environment for the benefit of the local community’s f

[Cindy Beals (she / her) @wanderlust4]

So proud to support the amazing @PSIKyiv students as they shared at the @CEESAorg conference about their experiences as co-facilitators with adults in strategic work: DEIB, Guiding Statements and @neasc / @iborganization CLP accreditation. #studentvoice #aplacewherewebelong

[Cindy Beals (she / her) @wanderlust4]

This film aptly portrays how the school I proudly serve has been affected by the war in Ukraine. Please watch and support our #PSI4Good campaign. #APlaceWhereWeBelong #StandWithUkraine

[IFES Ukraine @ifesukraine]

💬IFES’ Peter Erben and Gio Kobakhidze share their thoughts on “Winning the peace through democratic progress in post-war Ukraine,” in a just published article by the @AtlanticCouncil

👉Full article: https://t.co/qXDmbY8nku

W/ @USAIDUkraine, @CanadaDev @CanEmbUkraine & @UKaid

[Cindy Beals (she / her) @wanderlust4]

So proud of what @PSIKyiv is providing for our learners in partnership with @WIDA_UW throughout these challenging times. #APlaceWhereWeBelong #IBWorldSchoolSince2000 https://t.co/Y7J8AM6Unr

[Cindy Beals (she / her) @wanderlust4]

So proud to be part of the team where our Ukrainian school, PSI, will open a satellite campus in Warsaw to continue to serve this amazing community!

[Cindy Beals (she / her) @wanderlust4]

So proud of how my school is adapting to continue to serve out students through this horrific time and looking forward to exploring Warsaw

[Cindy Beals (she / her) @wanderlust4]

@MonicaLMarks My school in Kyiv also has curated a list of reliable places to donate to #StandWithUkriane https://t.co/YddZAQ8QJx

[Cindy Beals (she / her) @wanderlust4]

@ilove2teachmath And while hard on the teacher it is much easier for the students than learning from a sub with whom they have no relationship.

[Brené Brown @BreneBrown]

Mask up. Practice distancing. The pressure we’re putting on our medical professionals is unconscionable.

Not me. WE.
Not them. US

We have to do this together.

[Cindy Beals (she / her) @wanderlust4]

What a great way to approach assignment completion during the pandemic and beyond as we often don’t know what our students are enduring in their personal lives...

[Dr. Torrey Trust @torreytrust]

Wondering whether you should require students to turn on their videos during virtual class meetings? Here's an infographic to help you rethink that idea #remoteteaching #edtech #isteten #remotelearning

[Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn]

...."Compared to receiving grades...or grades along with comments...comments [alone] led to heightened continuing motivation [a whopping 1.5 SD higher - & kids who rec'd only comments also]...performed nearly 1/3 of a standard deviation higher than their grade-only counterparts"

[Cindy Beals (she / her) @wanderlust4]

How Can We Make the Most of Synchronous and Asynchronous Time in Distance Learning? https://t.co/7Gh59cdC6w via @KatieMartinEdu

[Cindy Beals (she / her) @wanderlust4]

Excellent article clearly articulating the 9 Ways Online Teaching Should be Different from Face-to-Face https://t.co/WPtFg96Qsu via @cultofpedagogy

[Global Online Academy @GOAlearning]

"Defining what online learning should look like in terms of core elements like relationships, rigor, assessment, and the roles of students and teachers is the first step in ensuring learners have the best, most meaningful experience possible." https://t.co/SiUbGNeB1Z