Wendy Fairon

Exec Director @ChicoCountryDay TK-8 charter in Northern CA. @hthgse alumna. #pbl #deeperlearning Interested in joyful, purposeful, meaningful work for Ss & Ts.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Not all criticism is constructive. Not all critics are thinking critically.

Weak critiques attack your identity. Decent critiques challenge your ideas. Strong critiques sharpen your thinking and improve your ideas.

Listen closely to the people who care enough to help you grow.

[Wendy Fairon @wfairon]

Kindergarten and TK students had their first field trip of the year to the White Ranch. #leavingtolearn #weareccds #play

[Wendy Fairon @wfairon]

@MonicaLewinsky Thank you for posting. I shared this with our school social worker who helps lead our middle school Advisory program - I think this will be a great resource for talking about curbing negative self-talk. Thank you again!

[Cult of Pedagogy @cultofpedagogy]

For anyone feeling that student disrespect and lack of motivation are on the rise, this conversation with @AlexSVenet about unconditional positive regard may be just what you need. https://t.co/sg02LUHl1G #classroommanagement

[Wendy Fairon @wfairon]

@Jess5th I love the slides as a way to house the interviews and photos. I did a similar project years ago with students and couldn't think of a great way to collect and showcase all the work. Thanks for sharing!

[Wendy Fairon @wfairon]

@KellyGToGo I just did this informally with my son going into 5th grade - super interesting and I'm excited to ask him again in a few months. Thank you for sharing!

[Wendy Fairon @wfairon]

These teachers modeled and leaned into joy, vulnerability, and ambiguity in a major way! I can't wait for our project tunings on Monday to see what they create! #beautifulwork

[Wendy Fairon @wfairon]

Teachers are out in our community learning and experiencing #pbl. We began yesterday with @GholdyM's framework and are now creating artifacts to answer the question: "Who feeds our community?" We learned about food access, market access, SNAP benefits, and our local farmers.

[Wendy Fairon @wfairon]

When teachers experience learning in new and authentic ways, they can create meaningful learning experiences for students. A lot of reflection time and modeling took place.

[Wendy Fairon @wfairon]

Summer reading books arrived! I'm starting with @SethGodinBlog and even 1 page in see that I'll be buying more copies to give to my teammates.

[Wendy Fairon @wfairon]

@mrmarchayes I logged in and started playing around - asking for writing samples, openings to newsletters, tips for supporting middle schoolers in a developmentally-appropriate way, and lesson-planning - all very interesting! Would encourage others to jump in and take a look around. #ChatGPT

[Wendy Fairon @wfairon]

Our art teacher shares about the beautiful work she supports in the artist studio. By beautiful, I mean the most beautiful process work.
It's magical when students own their space like this and are supported to view themselves as creators. #arted https://t.co/YTtnBEREgF

[Wendy Fairon @wfairon]

@RJCaughey @judycaraang @ClarksonDana We're using this book to anchor activities throughout the year as well. Thanks for sharing and inspiring our work!

[Wendy Fairon @wfairon]

@TonyThurmond We have student teachers who are here at school, but 30 day sub credentials are delayed back to mid-July submittal. Please help us get our student teachers cleared at CCTC so we have coverage. #teachershortage

[Wendy Fairon @wfairon]

Fourth graders had a blast with our Wellness Teacher, Mr J yesterday! I enjoy seeing him build Kinesthetic Confidence in all of our students! #play #movement #wellness @ChicoCountryDay @BCOEStory

[Wendy Fairon @wfairon]

One of our 5th grade teachers loaned me a wonderful book to read tonight. Can't wait to share this with more students! #belonging @ChicoCountryDay #weareccds @GUBLERNATION

[Wendy Fairon @wfairon]

@Lindsie_McCabe @squidscape That sounds really interesting! We'd love to invite you to our school in downtown Chico. 2nd graders learn about pollinators as part of their spring project. I'm the Director and would be thrilled to connect you with a classroom if you'd be interested. Thank you! @ChicoCountryDay

[Wendy Fairon @wfairon]

@Delta Your friendly pilots made this guy's day! Thank you!!

[Dr. Kaleb “Kofi” Rashad, Creative Director @kalebrashad]

POLICY & PRACTICE, for Meaningful Change:

Possible futures: The policy changes we need to get there https://t.co/kM5Qllxqki via Linda Darling-Hammond
#deeperlearning #weleaded #equityineducation
#education #leadupchat @usedgov @SecCardona

[Wendy Fairon @wfairon]

@curriculumblog This is what we've been working on for our TK-8 school, in partnership with @LCCollaborative.