@Mrs_K_Shaw You’re not out of your mind. I switched from accounting to teaching 24 years ago. I have never been thanked by a former client for making their tax return correctly or balancing their books. I HAVE been thanked by former students for helping them learn or understand. Amazing job!
@dailystem Love the set game. I used it to teach attributes before we did experiments so that students knew about changing only one variable at a time.
ISTE books - Closing the Gap, Digital Equity Strategies for Teacher Prep Programs, Howard, Thomas and Schaffer, offers insight into creating access to all students through the lens of training our teacher workforce. Researched methods and practical applications abound.
@mosswa@ncte I used songs to show simile and metaphor examples - basically any figurative language. I also had students use garage band to decipher Shakespeare’s iambic pentameter. I know you asked for other than poetry, but using garage band to discover the rhythm to a work is priceless.
@DrBradJohnson Add to that, a stellar teacher needs to be included in teamwork - has to have a team that values the gifts without jealousy. Isolation comes from rejection and undervaluing the individual. When all feel supported and valued, you get the stellar TEAM.