Brave innovators and creators. Nearly 600 students K-6. As I enter my 17th year teaching elementary art, I am fortunate to call WTES my educational home.
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Awesome exhibition of @FCPSfinearts teachers @WorkhouseArts. What incredible skill and creativity. ❤️
💚🐺Good morning, Wolfies!🐺💚 One of my fellow art teachers had a great suggestion… 🤧💜🎨
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Our last Cultural Proficiency training topic was belonging. @BreneBrown knocks another one out of the park! @FCPSEquity @FCPS_PD @NinaThomasFCPS @KimAmenabarFCPS #TikTok vm.tiktok.com/ZMdw9LNJo/
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Our book is released today #WhatHappenedToYou I'm grateful to everyone who invests their time & money on this book. @Oprah & I believe it will be worth it - the core concepts discussed can help us all be more curious, compassionate, patient & kind to others & ourselves
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🌸Managing Mother’s Day in a trauma informed way.🌸 Grateful for these suggestions 🌸 @FCPSEquity @FCPSPsychs @FSP_FCPS @FCPS_PD
@_LisaCherry @marymered @ThriveApproach @stuart_guest @TouchBase_UK @BeaconHouseTeam @BarrowfordHead Any great advice re how to manage Mother's Day in schools in a trauma informed way?
💚🐺🎨 @WolftrapES It will be helpful for all in person Wolfies to tear out 3-5 sketchbook pages from their Art sketchbooks when they return. When folded in half, they should fit nicely in a folder already coming to school. 🎨🐺💚
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In this unprecedented moment, encouraging kids to be creative and to think outside-of-the-box becomes even more important.
Thought by @dylanwiliam
Illustration by @BryanMMathers
@brewerhm Illustrates your post!
Just because someone carries it well doesn’t mean it isn’t heavy. -unknown
Reminding myself of this today.
#meaningfulmarks #dailydrawing #drawingisthinking #heavy #stuff
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@WolftrapES students became “Mix Masters” with crayons (or colored pencils) this week! They were cooking up all kinds of new colors in their Color Cookbooks! 🎨💚🐺. @FCPSfinearts youtu.be/PudmiyUVVf0
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Abolitionist Teaching Network - Co-conspiratorship: How White Educators Should Approach & Teach Black History. @FCPSEquity @katie_eustis @MelanieForEdu @ahmedlitz1 @eddy_colleen abolitionistteachingnetwork.…
Many elementary educators avoid teaching about slavery to avoid hurting students. But silence can be harmful. This free webinar can help you teach hard history in a way that's both accurate and age-appropriate.
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Thinking this could be valuable for many reasons! I just registered for the FREE screening this Saturday at 8pm! @MelanieForEdu @RashidaJGreen @KimAmenabarFCPS @FCPSEquity @NinaThomasFCPS @FCPSRegion1 gathr.us/screening/31689
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Our Brains Struggle to Process This Much Stress @FCPSWellness @FCFTcares @MelanieForEdu @ACEsConnection elemental.medium.com/your-su…
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@FCFTcares @MelanieForEdu @FCPSWellness 💚🐺💚
I think my teacher evaluations for the year are done, goes something like this: You pivoted, adapted, you were flexible & persevered, you were resilient, you showed grace, you worked your tail off & you did it! Thank you, thank u! What educators have accomplished is unbelievable!
💚Thank Y🐺U!!💚
My thoughts about today's @FCPSNews School Board meeting on return to school plans. #COVID @NSBAPublicEd @VASchoolBoards youtu.be/SFqIiCVuaLY
@FCPSEquity @MelanieForEdu Please stop and consider. One of my anxieties this school year was knowing I’d have to field well-intentioned questions like, “How are you?” “How was your summer?”. Mine was traumatic and reflecting back is painful. Let’s all ask better questions.
We see “I hope you are doing well.” a lot in emails. During the pandemic, it is likely that others may be struggling to balance work and childcare, grieving losses, and having limited social connections.
Let’s be intentional about how we connect with others. 🤍🤍🤍
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